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Patema Inverted

Original title: Sakasama no Patema
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
11K
YOUR RATING
Patema Inverted (2013)
A young girl, from a civilization that resides in deep underground tunnels, finds herself trapped in an inverted world and teams up with a resident to escape and return home.
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A young girl, from a civilization that resides in deep underground tunnels, finds herself trapped in an inverted world and teams up with a resident to escape and return home.A young girl, from a civilization that resides in deep underground tunnels, finds herself trapped in an inverted world and teams up with a resident to escape and return home.A young girl, from a civilization that resides in deep underground tunnels, finds herself trapped in an inverted world and teams up with a resident to escape and return home.

  • Director
    • Yasuhiro Yoshiura
  • Writer
    • Yasuhiro Yoshiura
  • Stars
    • Yukiyo Fujii
    • Nobuhiko Okamoto
    • Shintarô Ôhata
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yasuhiro Yoshiura
    • Writer
      • Yasuhiro Yoshiura
    • Stars
      • Yukiyo Fujii
      • Nobuhiko Okamoto
      • Shintarô Ôhata
    • 30User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Yukiyo Fujii
    • Patema
    • (voice)
    Nobuhiko Okamoto
    • Age
    • (voice)
    Shintarô Ôhata
    • Porta
    • (voice)
    • (as Shintarô Oohata)
    Shin'ya Fukumatsu
    • Elder
    • (voice)
    • (as Shinya Fukumatsu)
    Masayuki Katô
    • Lagos
    • (voice)
    Hiroki Yasumoto
    • Jaku
    • (voice)
    Maaya Uchida
    • Kaho
    • (voice)
    Takaya Hashi
    • Izamura
    • (voice)
    Hideyuki Umezu
    • Principal
    • (voice)
    Gô Shinomiya
    • Teacher
    • (voice)
    • (as Gou Shinomiya)
    Yû Shimamura
    • Announcer
    • (voice)
    • (as Yu Shimamura)
    Tomoyuki Shimura
    • Underground Person A
    • (voice)
    Shunsuke Itô
    • Underground Person B
    • (voice)
    Yuka Keicho
    • Underground Person C
    • (voice)
    Genki Muro
      Tôru Sakurai
      • Student A
      • (voice)
      Kiyohito Yoshikai
      • Student B
      • (voice)
      Robbie Daymond
      Robbie Daymond
      • Porta
      • (voice: English version)
      • Director
        • Yasuhiro Yoshiura
      • Writer
        • Yasuhiro Yoshiura
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

      User reviews30

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      10kristaps-729-656229

      Awesome!!!

      This is with out of doubt the best Anime movie i seen in years (Better then most Hollywood films.) This was awesome, for me this was a joy ride, that fill me with emotions and blown my mind. Since I am an artist in my own way I was speechless how detailed and beautiful was the drawings(architecture, character design and world design). Music was Great, Music definitely enhanced the film (Hopefully the soundtrack will come out soon, so I could add to my collection with other anime soundtracks). And Story was mind blowing, it dug deep in my mind even after leaving the cinema. It had great story (+) art and (+) music = Excellent film.

      Fans of "Time of EVE" will definitely enjoy "Patema Inverted". I recommend for every one to see this film,
      9reallyevilboy

      descent anime

      It's been a while since I've seen a descent anime movie. I sometimes think my expectations have been too high.

      This is a movie set well after an accident that inverted gravity for a lot of the world causing people to literally fall into the sky. Years later the survivors of this accident live in two worlds below and above ground. Each world fearing the other.

      I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. I felt it was brilliantly executed and the massive twist at the end then took me ages to work out. The credits were nearly coming to the end before I went "OMIGOD!!" as the meaning of the ending suddenly occurred to me.

      Great!
      10RyoukonZ

      Humanity

      It's an amazing movie because it's story line is incredible...
      9TwiZone

      Very original and overlooked Anime film

      In the midst of rehashed Hollywood story lines that we have seen a million times nowadays, it's nice to see something as original as "Patema Inverted" as far as the premise and scenarios go. It is a very interesting and mind-bending take on different groups of people who are affected by gravity in a different way. It also features nice chemistry between the two leads, breath-taking and detailed animation, one of the nicest end credits songs I have ever heard and a great twist ending that I did not see coming, along with the other twist that happens earlier in the film. If you are looking for something totally new and fresh, definitely check out "Patema Inverted."
      10a-gordon-2374

      Incredibly underrated; slow start but incredible finish

      Don't read any spoilers for this movie, just watch it if you like anime. I think this is better than most other anime movies out there, including many Ghibli movies.

      It does start off a little slow, and the music is pretty mediocre, but if you keep watching you will be surprised how good this movie is. Make sure you pay attention to the small details, and it will all make sense. Watching it a second or third time, you notice things you didn't the first time you saw it! That's all I can really say. Give it a try, you may love it. The story is just fantastically done.

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      • Trivia
        The English text in the film was hand written by Michael Arias, the director of "Tekkon Kinkreet".
      • Connections
        Follows Patema Inverted: Beginning of the Day (2012)

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      Details

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      • Release date
        • November 9, 2013 (Japan)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Official site
        • Studio Rikka (Japan)
      • Languages
        • Japanese
        • Esperanto
      • Also known as
        • Патема догори дриґом
      • Production companies
        • Sakasaka Kai
        • Asmik Ace Entertainment
        • Directions Inc.
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 38m(98 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.78 : 1

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