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Kakurenbo - Hide & Seek (OAV)

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©2005 YAMATOWORKS / D.I.C.


Alternative title:
Игра в прятки (Russian)
カクレンボ (Japanese)
捉迷藏KAKURENBO (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: horror, supernatural
Themes: demons
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Among the ruins of the city, there is a game only children can play. It is called “Otokoyo”; a game of hide-and-seek. But whenever children play this game, one by one they would disappear into the blinds of the buildings… The story begins when a boy enters the world of Otokoyo, to find his missing sister.
User Ratings: 715 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 32 votes (sub:15, dub:15, ?:1, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Excellent: 79 votes (sub:37, dub:37, raw:1, others:4
1 German subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Very good: 162 votes (sub:83, dub:64, edit.dub:2, raw:2, ?:1, others:10
5 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Good: 201 votes (sub:101, dub:91, ?:2, edit.dub:1, others:6
2 Spanish subtitled
2 Swedish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Decent: 111 votes (dub:53, sub:50, edit.dub:2, ?:1, others:5
2 Swedish subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Chinese Mandarin subtitled
)
 So-so: 65 votes (dub:32, sub:31, others:2
1 Swedish subtitled
1 Russian edited dub
)
 Not really good: 30 votes (sub:15, dub:14, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Weak: 21 votes (sub:11, dub:8, edit.dub:1, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Bad: 5 votes (dub:3, sub:2)
 Awful: 7 votes (sub:4, dub:3)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (dub:1, sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1078 users, rank: #1147 (of 10152)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.888 (Good), std. dev.: 1.7577, rank: #4581 (of 10321)
Weighted mean: 6.843 (Good), rank: #4597 (of 10321) (seen all: 6.85 / seen some: 5.46 / won't finish: 3.00)
Bayesian estimate: 6.854 (Good), rank: #4211 (of 7760)
Running time: 25 minutes
Vintage:
2004-09-01
2005-09-29 (Japanese Television Broadcast [TV Kanagawa])
Premiere date:
2004-10-02 (Japan, onedotzero)
2005-10-30 (USA)
2006-01-19 (Italy, Future Film Festival)
2007-09-08 (Sweden)
Official website:
Central Park Media: Kakurenbo
Comix Wave Films: Kakurenbo (Japanese)
Kakurenbo (Japanese)
Review:
Kakurenbo DVD (Oct 1, 2005)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Kakurenbo - Hide & Seek (DVD) 2005-10-11 (from $26.24)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Akiko Kobayashi as Suku
Junko Takeuchi as Hikora
Makoto Ueki as Yaimao
Masami Suzuki as Sorincha
Mika Ishibashi as Tachiji
Ryō Naitō as Noshiga
Japanese companies
Production:
CoMix Wave Films
Dentsu Inc.
YAMATO WORKS (as Yamatoworks/D.A.C)
Yamatoworks/D.A.C.
Recording Studio: Jinnan Studio
VTR Editing: Imagica
English staff
English cast
ADR Script: Tom Wayland
Executive producer: John O'Donnell
Producer: Stephanie Shalofsky

ADR Engineer:
Tom Wayland
Vern Vennard
In-House Production:
Alex Shum
Billy Tran
Dan Liu
Seth Isenberg
Mixing: Vern Vennard
Production Coordination:
Erin Kinnee
Marc Landers
Video Production Manager: Tim Werenko
Voice Direction: Tom Wayland
Dan Green as Yaimao
Michael Sinterniklaas as Hikora
Sean Schemmel as Noshiga
Tom Wayland as Tachiji
Veronica Taylor as
Sorincha
Suku
English companies
Audio Post Production: TripWire Productions
Broadcaster:
Adult Swim
Cartoon Network (Adult Swim)
iaTV
Distributor: U.S. Manga Corps
Internet Streaming: Darkroom
Licensed by: Central Park Media
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Stefano Brusa
Art Director: Andrea Sergio
Translation: Yumiko Salvitti

Coordination: Mandy Mometti
Dialogues: Gianluca Aicardi
Dubbing Assistant: Mirella Mastronardi
Dubbing Sound: Marco Comba
Editorial Director: Anna Marani
Executive Director: Carlo Cavazzoni
Graphic Design: Paolo Torchetti
Licensing: Mandy Mometti
Marketing Assistant: Alice Quaglino
Marketing Director: Giorgio Pulini (italian edition)
Partners Coordination: Gianluca Aicardi (Ad Libitum)
Production Assistant:
Alex Corazza
Michele Stagni
Alessia Marzano as Suku
Angela Brusa as Hikora
Fabrizio Odetto as Noshiga
Giulia Buffa as Sorincha
Stefano Brusa as Yaimao
Valentina Virando as Tachiji
Italian companies
Distributor: Dynit
Russian staff
Russian companies
(none)
Distributor: Animedia
Russian cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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