Jinsei

Name: Jinsei
Duration: 1 h 33 min

1hr 33m

3.3/5 (276)

1hr 33m
3.3/5 (276)

Our hero (voiced by rapper ACE COOL), called by a different name in each chapter of his life, becomes a J-pop idol, an outcast, a leader, and an oracle in this hundred-year chronicle spanning the past, present, and future. Through a chance encounter with a transfer student, he trains to become an idol, starting his search for self-identity and a journey toward greatness beyond superstardom. Written, directed, edited and entirely hand-drawn by newcomer Ryuya Suzuki over eighteen months, JINSEI (meaning “life” in Japanese) is an anime tour-de-force that announces Suzuki to the world as a bold new talent in independent animation.

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Ryuya Suzuki

Producer:

Kenji Iwaisawa

Writer:

Ryuya Suzuki

Release Date:

Jun 5, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 33m

Synopsis

Cast

Cool Ace
Remi Chon
Eri Kamataki
Katsuya Magma
Ayumu Nakajima
Tsubaki Nekoze
Ryotaro Nishino
Miho Ohashi
Taketo Tanaka
Kanji Tsuda

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3.3

RATINGS 1 FANS

3.3

Jun 6, 2025

quick reaction (longer review follows): I did not expect this... My goodness It really goes all out, aiming for the stars (almost literally), what a swing of an animation (done in 18 months basically by Suzuki himself who directed, edited, animated and scored the…

24 Likes

matteoB

Jun 3, 2026

baby’s first angelika mystery screening! i normally don’t enjoy movies with a deeply unsettling vibe but this one gets a pass bc cool graphics and cool music and also yay asian media!! all those old white ppl that walked out within the first 15 mins really missed out

3 Likes

don

Nov 4, 2025

Tokyo International Film Festival 2025 Jinsei is such a unique and visionary little animated film from Japan. A very depressing one, to say the least. It depicts 100 years of Jinsei’s life (1994–2095), divided into ten chapters, each named after how Jinsei is referred to…

11 Likes

Nicolas
Jun 3, 2026

I admire this movie’s artistry and ambition. It was more interesting than it was captivating, and it overstayed its welcome considerably. This was too “film school” for its own good. I’m never missing another NBA Finals game for a random movie again.

3 Likes

Matt Struhar

Jun 4, 2025

I need to watch again.

11 Likes

gyatei

May 9, 2026

Had me in the first half, not gonna lie

7 Likes

alex_lnz
Jun 10, 2025

I feel the director had a lot to say, it’s just that he tried to say it all at once.

10 Likes

DominicFalisi

Jan 25, 2026

Not sure if director/editor/composer/artist/basically everything Ryuya Suzuki entirely hit a perfect series of homeruns but GODDAMN does he swing the bat. Wildly ambitious and impressive from second one to second done. Jaw-dropping, inspiring work just on basis of it…

8 Likes

Baxter

Jun 3, 2026

i don’t know what i was expecting the surprise movie to be, but it wasn’t this. what an adventure! Jinsei chronicles a man’s 100 year life from 1995-2095. the story shifts from coming of age to thriller to war drama to sci-fi – i thought the genre bending was extremely…

3 Likes

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