X (1996)
X -エックス-
Overview
It's the year of destiny, and 15 year old Kamui Shiro, a powerful psychic, has returned to Toyko after a 6 year absence, having left when he was very young. He wants to be with his childhood friends, Fuma (his best friend) and Kotori, Fuma's little sister (and Kamui's possible girlfriend). He wants to protect them from all dangers, but destiny and fate are haunting Kamui and pulling in himself and his beloved childhood friends. It is his destiny and his sole decision to decide the fate of the world, no matter if he wants the role or not. Now it is a matter of if he will join the side of the Seven Seals and become the Dragon of Heaven to save mankind or join the Seven Angels and become the Dragon of Earth to destroy all civilization so the earth can heal itself from man's destruction.
Where to watch X
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What is X about?
It's the year of destiny, and 15 year old Kamui Shiro, a powerful psychic, has returned to Toyko after a 6 year absence, having left when he was very young. He wants to be with his childhood friends, Fuma (his best friend) and Kotori, Fuma's little sister (and Kamui's possible girlfriend). He wants to protect them from all dangers, but destiny and fate are haunting Kamui and pulling in himself and his beloved childhood friends. It is his destiny and his sole decision to decide the fate of the world, no matter if he wants the role or not. Now it is a matter of if he will join the side of the Seven Seals and become the Dragon of Heaven to save mankind or join the Seven Angels and become the Dragon of Earth to destroy all civilization so the earth can heal itself from man's destruction. X is a Action, Animation, Fantasy, Horror movie, released on 1996-08-02, runtime 97 minutes.
Is X worth watching?
TMDB users rate X 6.2 out of 10 from 80 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch X?
In Japan, X streams on dAnime. The table on this page lists 1 more country. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Rintaro
Cast
- Junko Iwao as Kotori Monou
- Ken Narita as Fuuma Monou
- Tomokazu Seki as Kamui Shirou
- Atsuko Takahata as Kanoe
- Emi Shinohara as Arashi Kishyuu
- Hideyuki Tanaka as Seiichirou Aoki
- Issei Miyazaki as Subaru Sumeragi
- Jouji Nakata as Kusanagi Shiyuu
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Yuuto Kigai
- Kotono Mitsuishi as Satsuki Yatoji
- Mami Koyama as Karen Kasumi
- Rica Matsumoto as Nataku
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Sources
Details and the 6.2/10 rating from X on TMDB, also on IMDb. Back to Movie World.