Synopsis
In the ruins of a strange city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms. She bonds with a boy who is searching for a bird he saw in a dream.
Angel's Egg (1985) is a 1h 11min animation feature film by Mamoru Oshii. In the ruins of a strange city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms. Selected for Fantasia International Film Festival (2025).
Key facts
Cast
Keiichi Noda, Mako Hyodo, Jinpachi Nezu
Original language
Japanese
First release
December 22, 1985 (Japan)
Production companies
Studio Deen, Tokuma Shoten
Crew
Screenplay
Mamoru Oshii
Producer
Hiroshi Hasegawa, Koki Miura, Masao Kobayashi, Yutaka Wada
Cinematography
Juro Sugimura
Editing
Seiji Morita
Music
Yoshihiro Kanno
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Busan International Film Festival 2026 generic - Midnight Passion
- Splat!FilmFest - International Fantastic Film Festival 2026 - Cult Classics
- Fantasia International Film Festival 2025 generic - Animation Plus
- Fantastic Fest 2025 - Features
- Imagine Fantastic Film Festival 2026 2025 - Main Programme 2025
- New York Film Festival 2025 generic - Revivals
- Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2025 - Anima't - Sessió Especial
- Sydney Film Festival 2025 generic - Classics Restored
- The Fantasy Film Festival 2025
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Japan | December 22, 1985 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | September 25, 2025 |
| Theatrical | Australia | November 13, 2025 |
| Theatrical | Canada | November 19, 2025 |
| Theatrical | United States | November 19, 2025 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | November 20, 2025 |
| Theatrical | Japan | November 21, 2025 |
| Theatrical | Lithuania | November 28, 2025 |
| Theatrical | France | December 3, 2025 |
| Theatrical | Italy | December 4, 2025 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | December 11, 2025 |
| Theatrical | Puerto Rico | December 11, 2025 |
| Theatrical | Russia | January 22, 2026 |
| Theatrical | Ukraine | January 29, 2026 |
| Theatrical | Bulgaria | January 30, 2026 |
| Theatrical | Finland | February 6, 2026 |
| Streaming | United States | March 1, 2026 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | March 12, 2026 |
| Theatrical | Slovakia | March 12, 2026 |
| Theatrical | Poland | March 20, 2026 |
| Streaming | Lithuania | March 26, 2026 |
| Streaming | Germany | May 28, 2026 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | June 17, 2026 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Japan | December 15, 1985 |
| Home video | Japan | April 25, 2001 |
| Home video | Japan | August 21, 2013 |
| Home video | United States | September 22, 2026 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | November 2, 2026 |
Full credits
| Director | Mamoru Oshii |
| Cast | Keiichi Noda (Narrator (Voice)), Mako Hyodo (Girl (Voice)), Jinpachi Nezu (Man (Voice)) |
| Screenplay | Mamoru Oshii |
| Producer | Hiroshi Hasegawa, Koki Miura, Masao Kobayashi, Yutaka Wada |
| Executive producer | Yasuyoshi Tokuma |
| Cinematography | Juro Sugimura |
| Editing | Seiji Morita |
| Music | Yoshihiro Kanno |
| Visual effects | Go Abe |
Additional data: TMDB.
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