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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 73.3 / 100
2013·Animation / Drama / Family·1h

HAL

Kurumi’s heart was broken by the sudden death of her boyfriend in a tragic airplane accident. By melding futuristic technology with the binary equivalent of human emotion, a brilliant scientist created an ultra-lifelike robotic surrogate to take Hal’s place – and lure Kurumi from her shroud of solitude.

Above the Line
Ryôtarô Makihara·DirectorTsutomu Izumi·ScreenplayTokiko Mega·ScreenplayKoji Tanaka·Director of PhotographyMichiru Oshima·Original Music ComposerAya Hida·Editor
Cast
Yoshimasa Hosoya·Hal (voice)Yoko Hikasa·Kurumi (voice)Mamoru Miyano·Ryuu (voice)Shinpachi Tsuji·Aranami (voice)Tamio Ohki·Tokio (voice)Ako Mayama·Tsukiko (voice)Hikari Yono·Rumiko (voice)Showko Tsuda·Mami (voice)Ikki·Nepali (voice)Kanami Satou·Megane (voice)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Ryotaro Makihara·Director
Writing· 2
Tsutomu Izumi·ScreenplayTokiko Mega·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Koji Tanaka·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Aya Hida·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Michiru Oshima·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 3
Yusuke Takeda·Art DirectionRyotaro Makihara·Storyboard ArtistSachiko Matsumoto·Assistant Director of Photography
Production· 7
George Wada·ProducerMitsuhisa Ishikawa·Executive ProducerYoko Furukawa·Executive ProducerKazutaka Akimoto·Executive ProducerTetsuya Kinoshita·ProducerFumi Teranishi·ProducerSho Ohtani·Production Assistant
Other Departments· 14
Shūichi Seki·Key AnimationTakaaki Wada·Key AnimationMai Ogawa·Key AnimationMasahiro Sato·Key AnimationTomoko Nitta·Key AnimationShingo Adachi·Key AnimationAkira Honma·Key AnimationNaoki Tate·Key AnimationTomohisa Shimoyama·Key AnimationTomoko Sugimoto·Key AnimationTomomi Kamiya·Key AnimationAyumi Yamada·Key AnimationEmiko Nishida·CGI DirectorAtsuko Nozaki·Animation Director
By the Numbers
73.3
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Hal's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#040506
#141516
#27292A
Mood
Melancholy, Intimate
Composition
Centered
Era
2020s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a man and a woman standing close to each other at night. The woman, with long curly hair, is facing the man. The man, with dark hair a”

romance
Key Elements
Balcony RailingCity Lights
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Dark
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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