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Hal

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Parental guidance is recommended for younger viewers.

NOTE: Violence and coarse language

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"Surprising and encapsulating."
5 stars"

I'm one who is always cautious when it comes to romance stories, but this is a truly beautifully written one. After the tragedy claims one of the romantic couple, the other becomes completely shut in and unable to function, and so to save them from themselves robotherapy is trialed – giving the lost ones appearance. You find it hard not to end up cheering for them as you slowly discover what and how things happened right up to the twisted end. Essential watch for all anime fans in my opinion.

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Hal is a 2013 Japanese animated film on DVD, directed by Ryōtarō Makihara.

Kurumi’s heart was broken by the sudden death of her boyfriend in a tragic airplane accident. Forced to carry on without her beloved Hal, she fell into a reclusive and joyless existence. Kurumi had given up on the world, but a brilliant scientist devised a plan to win her back. By melding futuristic technology with the binary equivalent of human emotion, they created an ultra-lifelike robotic surrogate to take Hal’s place – and lure Kurumi from her shroud of solitude. Resistant at first, this shattered beauty slowly yielded to her feelings of longing – and took comfort in the company of a robot. Though their unique bond grew stronger with each passing day, Kurumi and Hal would soon discover that nothing about their artificial love story was quite as it seemed.

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Special Features:

  • Actor Commentary
  • Making Of: Production Process
  • Making Of: Animatics & Scratch Tracks
  • Original Trailer
  • Textless Closing Song
  • U.S. Trailer

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Release date NZ
December 4th, 2014
Movie Format
DVD Region
  • Region 4
Collection
Aspect Ratio
  • 1.78 : 1
Language
English, Japanese
Length (Minutes)
60
Studio
Subtitles
English
Supported Audio
  • Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
Number of Discs
1
Country of Production
  • Japan
Genre
Original Release Year
2013
Box Dimensions (mm)
135x190x14
UPC
9322225201774
Product ID
22831904

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