Ritual
2000 | 128m | Japanese
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Hideaki Anno |
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| Writer: | Hideaki Anno, Ayako Fujitani |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 07, 2000 |
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| Director: | Hideaki Anno |
| Writer: | Hideaki Anno, Ayako Fujitani |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, birthday, film director |
| Production Companies | Tokuma Shoten, Studio Kajino Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Nov 18, 2025 Entered: Nov 18, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Shunji Iwai | Director |
| Ayako Fujitani | She |
| Jun Murakami | Bicycle Man |
| Shinobu Otake | Mother |
| Suzuki Matsuo | Man (voice) |
| Megumi Hayashibara | Woman (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Cocco | Theme Song Performance |
| Hideaki Anno | Director, Screenplay |
| Isao Tsuge | Makeup Department Head |
| Yasuo Hashimoto | Sound Recordist |
| Kazunori Shimizu | Sound Recordist |
| Soichi Ueno | Editor |
| Takashi Kako | Music |
| Yuji Hayashida | Production Design |
| Yuichi Nagata | Director of Photography |
| Katsuro Onoue | Special Effects |
| Ayako Fujitani | Novel |
| Tatsuya Osada | Lighting Director, Lighting Technician |
| Yoshiko Ôsawa | Assistant Camera |
| Akira Ohsaki | Assistant Director |
| Sachiko Itô | Dresser |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Nozomu Takahashi | Producer |
| Miyuki Nanri | Producer |
| Yasuyoshi Tokuma | Executive Producer |
| Toshio Suzuki | Co-Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 659 | 732 |