Animation, Romance, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Adventure  •  2004  •  103 min

Mind Game (2004)

Mind Game poster

Mind Game (2004)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Mixed

Viewer Rating
8.0

Overview

Nishi is a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.


Starring Cast

Kôji Imada  •   Sayaka Maeda  •   Takashi Fujii


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film explores existential themes of life, death, and personal transformation through a surreal and non-linear narrative. Its focus on individual self-discovery and the appreciation of existence prevents alignment with specific political ideologies.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

The film features traditional casting for its Japanese animated production, with no explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on surreal and philosophical themes, without engaging in critical portrayals of traditional identities or making explicit DEI critique central to its story.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High

The film does not contain significant narrative content regarding family units or family-life norms, thus presenting no clear endorsement or critique of either traditional or progressive models.

LGBTQ: N/R

There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.

Trans: N/R

There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Mind Game is an original animated film, not an adaptation of existing source material or a depiction of historical figures. All characters were created specifically for this movie, meaning no character's gender was altered from a previously established canon.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Mind Game is an original animated film. Its characters were created for this specific production and do not have prior established racial identities from source material or historical records. No race swap occurred.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.0

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.7
The Movie Database logo
7.5

Critic Ratings

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10.0
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6.6

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