The Imaginary (2023)
December 15, 2023Release Date
The Imaginary (2023)
December 15, 2023Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Kokoro Terada
Rudger (voice)
Rio Suzuki
Amanda (voice)
Sakura Ando
Lizzie (voice)
Riisa Naka
Emily (voice)
Takayuki Yamada
Jinzan (voice)
Atsuko Takahata
Downbeat Grandma (voice)
Issey Ogata
Mr. Bunting (voice)
Akira Terao
Old Dog (voice)
Hana Sugisaki
Aurora (voice)
Teiya Ichiryusai
Honneko Garigari (voice)
Mitsuaki Kanuka
Koyuki (voice)
Teiyu Ichiryusai
Honneko Garigari
Ikue Otani
Doron (voice)
Kokoro Hirasawa
Julia (voice)
Eito Kawahara
John (voice)
Yoshiyuki Momose
Director
Yoshiaki Nishimura
Producer
Geoffrey Wexler
Producer
A. F. Harrold
Novel
Kenji Tamai
Composer
Emily Gravett
Character Designer
Kenichi Konishi
Animation Director
Ian Axel
Theme Song Performance
Rachel Platten
Theme Song Performance
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 15, 2023
Original Name屋根裏のラジャー
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Genres
Wiki.
The Imaginary (Japanese: 屋根裏のラジャー, Hepburn: Yaneura no Rajā, lit. 'Rudger in the Attic') is a 2023 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Yoshiyuki Momose from a screenplay written by Yoshiaki Nishimura, who also produced the film, and animated by Studio Ponoc. Based on A.F. Harrold's 2014 novel of the same name, it is Studio Ponoc's first full-length animated film since Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017). The Japanese voice cast includes Kokoro Terada, Rio Suzuki, Sakura Ando, Riisa Naka, Takayuki Yamada, Atsuko Takahata and Issey Ogata. The narrative focuses on Rudger, a boy who is one of the invisible entities known as Imaginaries, created by a girl named Amanda who is coping with emotional loss.
The Imaginary is produced with hand-drawn animation. It was originally scheduled to be released between June and August 2022, but it was postponed due to production delays and was theatrically released on December 15, 2023, in Japan.