Japan Synopsis
人間失格 ディレクターズカット版
A theatrical film version of Madhouse's Aoi Bungaku Series anime. The film will re-edit the four episodes based on Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku) novel, which have character designs inspired by manga artist and novel illustrator Takeshi Obata. This "director's cut" will include new "navigation" footage which is being created specifically for the film with narrator Masato Sakai.
The 2008–2010 Japan Window
386 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Ningen Shikkaku: Director's Cut-ban sits at position #239.
Other Titles From Madhouse
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ningen Shikkaku: Director's Cut-ban premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,144 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (31st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,996 of 2,532 (top 79%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Madhouse |
| Runtime | 1h 39m |
| Release Date | December 12, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1805647 |