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20th Century Nostalgia(1997)
Status: Released
Date: 1997-07-26
71%
9 Votes
Time: 1h 33m
Overview:
A young student believes that the spirit of an alien from another planet has gone back in time, taking over his body to infiltrate and study humanity in order to find the reasons why our civilization is doomed to future destruction. He replicates the spirit of another alien in a girl that he meets, and together they use their video cameras to document modern urban Japanese society.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: 20th Century Nostalgia
Top 10 Billed Cast
広末涼子
Anzu / Pouse
余貴美子
Anzu's Mother
根岸吉太郎
Shinya Toyama
佐藤正宏
Vice Principal
梅垣義明
Policeman
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Overview
A young student believes that the spirit of an alien from another planet has gone back in time, taking over his body to infiltrate and study humanity in order to find the reasons why our civilization is doomed to future destruction. He replicates the spirit of another alien in a girl that he meets, and together they use their video cameras to document modern urban Japanese society.
Release Date
1997-07-26
Average
7.111
Rating:
3.6 startsTagline
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日本語
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