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X: Their Destiny Was Foreordained

Play trailer X: Their Destiny Was Foreordained R Released Aug 3, 1996 1h 38m Fantasy Anime Play Trailer Watchlist
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The story takes place in 1999, the Year of Destiny, and the beginning of the end of the world. The future of the universe rests on one young man, Kamui Shiro, who must destroy either the Dragons of Earth or the Dragons of Heaven -- two opposing armies. He alone must decide whether humanity should be destroyed to create a purified universe, or whether it should be protected to preserve civilization.

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Newsday Rated: 3/4 Jun 2, 2006 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 19, 2002 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 1/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review Rated: 2/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Maitland McDonagh Film Journal International Won't win over any new fans to the form. Mar 1, 2007 Full Review Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Part of the reason it moves so slowly is that it takes time to introduce the 20 or so main characters in the film, and it takes some time to show each of these characters being hacked to death with swords. Rated: D Feb 13, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The story elements involved in the much longer manga are largely ignored, but as a purely visual work, it is stunning and dreamlike. The battle sequences are more than satisfying and I would still recommend that anime fans and fans of the manga see this one. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Damn hippies. Its a good story... but the environmental preachiness is beginning to become a stale concept in anime. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Have to see if you are an anime fan. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Moves through the plot and characters far too fast. If you wish to see this story watch the anime TV series instead. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member This Movie reminds me of U William Adams;) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member TV series is alot better..too much story to try and fit into 90 minutes. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The story takes place in 1999, the Year of Destiny, and the beginning of the end of the world. The future of the universe rests on one young man, Kamui Shiro, who must destroy either the Dragons of Earth or the Dragons of Heaven -- two opposing armies. He alone must decide whether humanity should be destroyed to create a purified universe, or whether it should be protected to preserve civilization.
Director
Rintaro
Producer
Kazuhiko Ikeguchi, Kazuo Kokoyama, Masanori Maruyama
Screenwriter
Mokona Apapa, Satsuki Igarashi, Mick Nekoi, Rintaro, Nanase Ôkawa
Distributor
Manga Entertainment
Production Co
Sega Enterprises, Clamp, Shelty Company Ltd., X Committee, Bandai Visual Co. Ltd., Victor Entertainment, Marubeni Corporation, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Mad House Company Ltd.
Rating
R (Gore|Violence|Nudity)
Genre
Fantasy, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 3, 1996, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Dec 6, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA)
$142.5K
Runtime
1h 38m