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Ajin: Demi-Human – Compel

2015 · 104 min

A grim, propulsive chase through a world that treats its monsters as lab specimens, tense and cold with flashes of brutal action.

Directed by: Hiroaki Ando, Hiroyuki Seshita
Genres: Animation, Action, Thriller
Starring: Mamoru Miyano, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Hochu Otsuka

Overview: Kei discovers the curse of immortality when he gets hit by a bus... and doesn't die. Now on the run from a government that wants to experiment on him, and his fellow Ajin, Kei's only hope to live a peaceful life lies in his ability to learn how to use his new powers. Aided by the strength of his "Black Ghost", a once apathetic Kei must now fight to avoid becoming a cruel demi-human experiment.

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Directed by: Hiroaki Ando, Hiroyuki Seshita
Genres: Animation, Action, Thriller
Starring: Mamoru Miyano, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Hochu Otsuka

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
identity
isolation
power
betrayal
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	7
Horror	5
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: animation, action, thriller, horror, mystery
Directed by: Hiroaki Ando, Hiroyuki Seshita
Written by: Kenta Ihara, Hiroshi Seko, Jun Kumagai
Starring: Mamoru Miyano, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Hochu Otsuka, Takahiro Sakurai, Mikako Komatsu, Daisuke Hirakawa, Aya Suzaki, Hiroyuki Kinoshita
Music: Yugo Kanno
Cinematography: Tadahiro Yoshihira
Runtime: 104 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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