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Kino's Journey: Life Goes On (2005)

Kino's Journey: Life Goes On poster

Kino's Journey: Life Goes On (2005)

Overview

In this prequel to the Kino no Tabi series, young Kino is being trained by their teacher. They learn how to ride their motorrad Hermes and develops their gift of excellent marksmanship. However, their guilt concerning the real Kino is with them when they decide to set off on a journey. All the while, Kino is becoming confused about their real identity.


Starring Cast


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.8

Overview

In this prequel to the Kino no Tabi series, young Kino is being trained by their teacher. They learn how to ride their motorrad Hermes and develops their gift of excellent marksmanship. However, their guilt concerning the real Kino is with them when they decide to set off on a journey. All the while, Kino is becoming confused about their real identity.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film maintains a detached, observational stance, exploring various societal structures and human nature without advocating for a specific political ideology. It critiques the loss of individual freedom and agency under rigid systems, but offers an individualistic, philosophical 'solution' rather than a prescriptive political one.

The movie, an anime adaptation, features characters designed within a Japanese aesthetic, where the concept of 'traditionally white roles' for recasting does not apply. Its narrative explores diverse societal structures and human philosophies, offering critiques on universal aspects of human nature and power dynamics rather than explicitly targeting traditional Western identities or centering on modern DEI discourse.

Secondary

The film 'Kino's Journey: Life Goes On' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on philosophical exploration and observation of various cultures through the protagonist's journey, without engaging with queer identities or experiences.

The film "Kino's Journey: Life Goes On" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on Kino's travels and observations of various societies and their unique customs, without engaging with transgender identity or experiences.

The film features Kino, the primary female character, who is highly skilled in combat. However, her victories against male opponents are consistently achieved through the use of firearms. There are no clear instances where she decisively defeats one or more male opponents using only hand-to-hand combat, martial arts, or melee weapons.

The main character, Kino, has an intentionally ambiguous gender in the source material, which is maintained in this film. No other established characters from the broader canon have their gender changed in this adaptation.

The animated film maintains the visual character designs consistent with its Japanese light novel and anime source material. No character established as one race in prior canon is depicted as a different race in this adaptation.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.5
The Movie Database logo
8.0

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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