Jinsei

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Ryuya Suzuki

Producer:

Kenji Iwaisawa

Writer:

Ryuya Suzuki

Release Date:

Jun 5, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 33m

Synopsis

Our hero (voiced by rapper ACE COOL), called by a different name in each chapter of his life, becomes a J-pop idol, an outcast, a leader, and an oracle in this hundred-year chronicle spanning the past, present, and future. Through a chance encounter with a transfer student, he trains to become an idol, starting his search for self-identity and a journey toward greatness beyond superstardom. Written, directed, edited and entirely hand-drawn by newcomer Ryuya Suzuki over eighteen months, JINSEI (meaning “life” in Japanese) is an anime tour-de-force that announces Suzuki to the world as a bold new talent in independent animation.

Cast

  • Cool Ace
  • Remi Chon
  • Eri Kamataki
  • Katsuya Magma
  • Ayumu Nakajima
  • Tsubaki Nekoze
  • Ryotaro Nishino
  • Miho Ohashi
  • Taketo Tanaka
  • Kanji Tsuda
Moviegoers are saying
This experimental Japanese animated film follows one man's century-spanning journey through tragedy, fame, and a dystopian future, told in ten chapters named after the derogatory nicknames he's called throughout his life. While audiences praise its striking visual artistry and ambitious scope - created almost entirely by one person in 18 months - most find it overly long and meandering, with many describing it as feeling like multiple films crammed together.
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  • Jun 13, 2026

    An experimental exploration of a man's life across one century from a tragic childhood through a journey to celebrity then into a future wrought with love, war and robots. Framed through a series of chapters titled by the year and also the name the protagonist is being…

    58 Likes
    Patr0ck
    Patr0ck
    Jun 3, 2026

    I admire this movie’s artistry and ambition. It was more interesting than it was captivating, and it overstayed its welcome considerably. This was too “film school” for its own good. I’m never missing another NBA Finals game for a random movie again.

    53 Likes
    Matt Struhar
    Matt Struhar
    Jun 6, 2025

    quick reaction (longer review follows): I did not expect this... My goodness It really goes all out, aiming for the stars (almost literally), what a swing of an animation (done in 18 months basically by Suzuki himself who directed, edited, animated and scored the…

    51 Likes
    matteoB
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    Jun 10, 2025

    I feel the director had a lot to say, it’s just that he tried to say it all at once.

    47 Likes
    DominicFalisi
    DominicFalisi
    Jun 11, 2026

    Psychedelic Japanese Forrest Gump with anger issues.

    31 Likes
    Rob the Film Snob
    Rob the Film Snob
    May 13, 2026

    This movie covers a hundred years of its protagonists life, and it feels like it.

    24 Likes
    Clayton Walter
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    May 6, 2026

    It’s like watching 10 films in a row but all of them are bad

    23 Likes
    vylizanacica
    vylizanacica
    Jun 3, 2026

    A 90 minute movie that felt like 3 hours. I enjoyed the abstract music video sequences, but not so much the narrative sequences. It's great that one guy did almost all of this himself, but I think it might have been better with some more collaboration.

    21 Likes
    Garfalomew
    Garfalomew
    Nov 4, 2025

    Tokyo International Film Festival 2025 Jinsei is such a unique and visionary little animated film from Japan. A very depressing one, to say the least. It depicts 100 years of Jinsei’s life (1994–2095), divided into ten chapters, each named after how Jinsei is referred to…

    19 Likes
    Nicolas
    Nicolas
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    Jinsei

    🫎🫎🫎🫎1/2 I felt so odd coming out of this movie. I did not understand the point of the ending, but other than that this was a very well made film. The animation was interesting and felt like watching a graphic novel come to life. The story was engaging with lots of dry humor that was…

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    No words for this. This is a film worth watching for self-identity.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is Jinsei (2026)?
The movie is 1hr 33min long.
What's Jinsei (2026) about?
Our hero (voiced by rapper ACE COOL), called by a different name in each chapter of his life, becomes a J-pop idol, an outcast, a leader, and an oracle in this hundred-year chronicle spanning the past, present, and future. Through a chance encounter with a transfer student, he trains to become an idol, starting his search for self-identity and a journey toward greatness beyond superstardom. Written, directed, edited and entirely hand-drawn by newcomer Ryuya Suzuki over eighteen months, JINSEI (meaning “life” in Japanese) is an anime tour-de-force that announces Suzuki to the world as a bold new talent in independent animation.
Who's the cast of Jinsei (2026)?
  • Cool Ace
  • Remi Chon
  • Eri Kamataki
  • Katsuya Magma
  • Ayumu Nakajima
  • Tsubaki Nekoze
  • Ryotaro Nishino
  • Miho Ohashi
  • Taketo Tanaka
  • Kanji Tsuda
Who's the director behind Jinsei (2026)?
Ryuya Suzuki directed Jinsei (2026).
Who produced Jinsei (2026)?
Kenji Iwaisawa produced Jinsei (2026).