Jinsei

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Jinsei

2025,

1h 33m,

Animation/

Comedy/

Drama

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Jessica Kiang

Variety

Jun 15, 2026

It is the opposite of a prestige Hollywood blockbuster primed to manufacture astonishment on an industrial level. But if this is the Summer of Awe, the visionary “Jinsei” belongs right there alongside them.

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James Scott

Austin Chronicle

Jun 11, 2026

3/5

I see so much potential in Suzuki’s skill as an image-creator, and his process with Jinsei where he created the scenes over an 18-month crunch makes for an exciting behind-the-scenes story.

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Christian Zilko

IndieWire

Jun 10, 2026

B+

Anyone lamenting that it’s getting harder to make truly personal films should jump at the chance to watch something that so clearly emerged from the mind of one passionate artist.

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

Aug 18, 2026

3.5/5

… presents a life lived through stoicism built entirely by a trauma response that’s never treated or addressed. The end result is a film that breaks your heart, even as you may feel distant from it.

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Christopher Lloyd

The Film Yap

Jul 16, 2026

3/5

An animated exercise in disassociation and distraction, chronicling a century in the life of a glum Japanese boy-band exile who's something like a cross between Zelig and Billy Pilgrim.

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Joe Creely

In Review Online

Jul 10, 2026

A project with ambition and commitment that you can’t fault, but which feels too palpably like the work of a first-time feature director, one not short on grand formal ideas but also not yet one who can stitch the threads satisfyingly together.

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Director: Ryuya Suzuki
Producer: Kenji Iwaisawa
Production Co: Rock'n Roll Mountain
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Japanese
Runtime: 1h 33m

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