Hisano

Hisano is a 2000 Japanese animated psychological thriller film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai in his feature directorial debut, starring Steve Blum, Cate Blanchett, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Michael Caine and Tilda Swinton. The plot centers around an obsessive fan who holds a manga writer captive in a Gloucestershire and forces him to rewrite the finale to his manga series. The film was released in Japan on February 4, 2000 by Toho. It received highly positive reviews for its animation, screenplay, musical score, atmosphere and voice acting and was a box office success.

Cast
Steve Blum as Takeshi Okunaga

Cate Blanchett as Susan Smith

Colleen Clinkenbeard as Misuka Ono

Michael Caine as Seargent Steven Atkins

Tilda Swinton as Officer Margaret Simmons

Release
The film was released on February 4, 2000.

Music
The film's score was composed by David Julyan.

Transcript
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Critical reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Hisano has an approval rating of 90% based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 7.60/10.