Ritual (2000)
A disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young woman who has a ritual of repeating "Tomorrow is my birthday" everyday. He tries to communicate with her through his video camera.
Director:
Hideaki Anno
Writer:
Hideaki Anno
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Shunji Iwai as Director |
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Ayako Fujitani as She |
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Jun Murakami as Bicycle Man |
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Shinobu Otake as Mother |
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Suzuki Matsuo as Man (voice) |
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Megumi Hayashibara as Woman (voice) |
| Sound | Cocco | Theme Song Performance |
| Directing | Hideaki Anno | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isao Tsuge | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Yasuo Hashimoto | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Kazunori Shimizu | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Soichi Ueno | Editor |
| Production | Nozomu Takahashi | Producer |
| Production | Miyuki Nanri | Producer |
| Sound | Takashi Kako | Music |
| Art | Yuji Hayashida | Production Design |
| Writing | Hideaki Anno | Screenplay |
| Camera | Yuichi Nagata | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Katsuro Onoue | Special Effects |
| Writing | Ayako Fujitani | Novel |
| Lighting | Tatsuya Osada | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Yoshiko Ôsawa | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Akira Ohsaki | Assistant Director |
| Production | Yasuyoshi Tokuma | Executive Producer |
| Lighting | Tatsuya Osada | Lighting Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sachiko Ito | Dresser |
| Production | Toshio Suzuki | Co-Executive Producer |