X: The Movie
1996 1h 37m movie Film Japan

X: The Movie

エックス

Synopsis

エックス

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.

The 1995–1997 Japan Window

142 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. X: The Movie sits at position #126.

  1. Romeo and the Black Brothers
    #1

    Romeo and the Black Brothers

    ★ 8.9 · 1995

  2. Sasuke
    #2

    Sasuke

    ★ 8.8 · 1997

  3. Neon Genesis Evangelion
    #3

    Neon Genesis Evangelion

    ★ 8.6 · 1995

  4. Revolutionary Girl Utena
    #4

    Revolutionary Girl Utena

    ★ 8.6 · 1997

  5. Long Vacation
    #5

    Long Vacation

    ★ 8.6 · 1996

  6. Rurouni Kenshin
    #6

    Rurouni Kenshin

    ★ 8.5 · 1996

  7. Berserk
    #7

    Berserk

    ★ 8.5 · 1997

  8. Hell Teacher Nube
    #8

    Hell Teacher Nube

    ★ 8.4 · 1996

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with X: The Movie. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Bandai Visual

The 1990s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when X: The Movie premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.8
TMDB Rating
48
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,000 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (13th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,542 of 1,714 (top 90%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Bandai Visual, Marubeni, Victor Entertainment, Shelty Company Limited, Madhouse
Runtime 1h 37m
Release Date August 2, 1996
IMDb tt0118200

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