is a 2015 Japanese film written and directed by

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and based on a play by

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. Starring Bryerly Long and

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, the film was promoted as "the first movie to feature a

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performing opposite a human actor". It premiered in October 2015 at the

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and was scheduled for release in Japan on November 21, 2015.

Cast

*Bryerly Long as Tanya *

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*Makiko Murata * Nijirō Murakami *Yukio Kibiki *

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* Noémie Nakai

Release

The world premiere of the film was in October 2015, at the

. The film was then released in Japan on November 21, 2015.

Reception

Critical reception

Peter Debruge of ''

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'' called the film a "dreary study of human-robot relations

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offers little to engage apart from its pretty scenery." Deborah Young of ''

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'' called the film a "dark, hopeless and pretty depressing ..post-apocalyptic Japanese mood piece".

Accolades

The film was in competition at the 2015

References

External links

* * {{Kōji Fukada 2015 films 2010s Japanese films 2015 science fiction films 2010s English-language films Japanese films based on plays 2010s French-language films 2010s German-language films 2010s Japanese-language films Japanese post-apocalyptic films Japanese science fiction films 2015 multilingual films Japanese multilingual films