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{{Nihongo|'''''xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream'''''|劇場版 ×××HOLiC 真夏ノ夜ノ夢<ref name="ig">{{cite web|title=Sakuhin shōsai |url=http://www.production-ig.co.jp/contents/works_sp/1290_ |publisher=Production I.G |access-date=October 9, 2010 |year=1996–2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607055902/http://www.production-ig.co.jp/contents/works_sp/1290_/ |archive-date=June 7, 2011 }}</ref>|Gekijōban Horikku: Manatsu no Yo no Yume<ref>{{cite web|title=''Gekijōban ×××HOLiC: Manatsu no Yo no Yume'' trailer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKgENayy9lY|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=October 9, 2010|date=December 6, 2008}}</ref>}} is an hour-long anime film by [[Production I.G]] based on the [[Young Magazine]] [[manga]] ''[[xxxHolic]]'' by [[Clamp (manga artists)|Clamp]], though it is an original story set within that of the manga rather than an adaptation of any part of it. It opened in Japan on August 20, 2005 as the A movie of a [[Double feature|double bill]] with the ''[[Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle]]'' film ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom]]'', also by Production I.G (unlike the ''Tsubasa Chronicle'' television series) and originally based on a Clamp manga. The film is the first motion picture and the first voiced work based on the manga.
{{Nihongo|'''''xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream'''''|劇場版 ×××HOLiC 真夏ノ夜ノ夢<ref name="ig">{{cite web|title=Sakuhin shōsai |url=http://www.production-ig.co.jp/contents/works_sp/1290_ |publisher=Production I.G |access-date=October 9, 2010 |year=1996–2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607055902/http://www.production-ig.co.jp/contents/works_sp/1290_/ |archive-date=June 7, 2011 }}</ref>|Gekijōban Horikku: Manatsu no Yo no Yume<ref>{{cite web|title=''Gekijōban ×××HOLiC: Manatsu no Yo no Yume'' trailer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKgENayy9lY| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725100320/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKgENayy9lY&fmt=18| archive-date=2013-07-25 | url-status=dead|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=October 9, 2010|date=December 6, 2008}}</ref>|lead=yes}} is a 2005 [[Anime|Japanese animated]] [[Supernatural fiction|supernatural]] [[dark fantasy]] film based on ''[[xxxHolic]]'' [[manga|manga series]] written and illustrated by manga artist group [[Clamp (manga artists)|CLAMP]]. The film is directed by [[Tsutomu Mizushima]], co-written by Junichi Fujisaku and Yoshiki Sakurai, and produced by [[Production I.G]]. The film was released in Japan on August 20, 2005 as a [[Double feature|double bill]] with the ''[[Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle]]'' [[short film]], ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom]]'', also by Production I.G (unlike the ''Tsubasa Chronicle'' television series) and originally based on a CLAMP manga.
The film is the first [[film adaptation]] and the first voiced work based on ''xxxHolic''.


==Plot==
==Plot==
A woman comes to Yūko to ask for assistance because her key (an elaborate golden artifact) won't unlock her mansion. Coincidentally, Yūko receives an invitation to the same mansion. She takes Watanuki and Dōmeki along with her to solve the mystery. When they reach the place, a grand mansion with a tower, they are able to enter without trouble, but they discover they aren't the only people there. Many collectors were invited to what they believe to be some kind of auction that would enable to complete their collections. Watanuki feels that something dangerous is happening, as strange events take place at night and the organizer of the auction doesn't present himself.
A woman comes to [[Yuko Ichihara|Yūko]] to ask for assistance because her key (an elaborate golden artifact) won't unlock her mansion. Coincidentally, Yūko receives an invitation to the same mansion. She takes [[Kimihiro Watanuki|Watanuki]] and Dōmeki along with her to solve the mystery. When they reach the place, a grand mansion with a tower, they are able to enter without trouble, but they discover they aren't the only people there. Many collectors were invited to what they believe to be some kind of auction that would enable to complete their collections. Watanuki feels that something dangerous is happening, as strange events take place at night and the organizer of the auction doesn't present himself.


When collectors start disappearing one by one, Watanuki and Dōmeki penetrate the depths of the mansion. Browsing through a variety of collections in the rooms of the mansion, among them a room full of barbed wire, a room full of chains, and a room full of masks, they find out that the captured collectors are kept in what looks like a collection of paintings. They are joined by Yūko to meet the Collector, a ghost-like entity who seeks to have the greatest collection of anything ever. The Collector summons apparitions against them, and Watanuki and Dōmeki have to fight them, while Ichihara confronts the Collector himself. When it seems that she has been captured by the Collector, she reveals the true reason of his desire to collect, an old promise made to a little girl a long time ago. The revelation makes the mansion disappear, and they appear outside of a much smaller house, where the Collector admiringly re-encounters the girl, now an old lady in a wheelchair, who was actually the woman who hired Yūko.
When collectors start disappearing one by one, Watanuki and Dōmeki penetrate the depths of the mansion. Browsing through a variety of collections in the rooms of the mansion, among them a room full of barbed wire, a room full of chains, and a room full of masks, they find out that the captured collectors are kept in what looks like a collection of paintings. They are joined by Yūko to meet the Collector, a ghost-like entity who seeks to have the greatest collection of anything ever. The Collector summons apparitions against them, and Watanuki and Dōmeki have to fight them, while Ichihara confronts the Collector himself. When it seems that she has been captured by the Collector, she reveals the true reason of his desire to collect, an old promise made to a little girl a long time ago. The revelation makes the mansion disappear, and they appear outside of a much smaller house, where the Collector admiringly re-encounters the girl, now an old lady in a wheelchair, who was actually the woman who hired Yūko.
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| Amber Cotton
| Amber Cotton
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| House Spirit
| Collector
| [[Taiki Matsuno]]
| –
| –
| –
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| Old Lady
| Old Lady
| Yoshiko Matsuo
| –
| Julie Erickson
| Julie Erickson
|}
|}


==Release==
==DVD and Blu-ray Disc release==
===Japanese release===
The film was released in Japanese theaters on August 20, 2005, with the short film ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom]]'' as a [[double feature]].

===English release===
The film was licensed by [[Funimation Entertainment]] in North America and released alongside the forty-minute anime film ''Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom''.<ref name="DVD" /> It was released with both Japanese and English. The Blu-ray has full 1080p high definition and AVC encoding. The audio is [[Dolby TrueHD]] with a 5.1 track for the English dub and a 2.0 track for the original Japanese version. The special features are some trailers, a recording montage, character artwork, background designs, and some video footage of the film's opening release in Japan.<ref name="DVD">{{cite web | url = http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/42273/clamp-tsubasa-chronicle-with-xxxholic/ | title = Clamp Double Feature: Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and xxxHOLiC (Blu-ray) | access-date = September 28, 2010 | last = Douglas Jr. | first = Todd | date = May 4, 2010 | work = DVD Talk}}</ref> The back of the ''Tsubasa'' movie/''xxxHolic'' movie combo DVD and [[Blu-ray Disc]] claims that it has over two hours of bonus features. There is a commentary from the original Japanese actors, actresses, and other staff.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://dvd.ign.com/articles/860/860119p1.html | title = Clamp Double Feature: Tsubasa Chronicle and xxxHOLiC DVD Review | access-date = September 28, 2010 | last = Davidson | first = N.S. | date = March 17, 2008 | work = IGN}}</ref>
The film was licensed by [[Funimation Entertainment]] in North America and released alongside the forty-minute anime film ''Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom''.<ref name="DVD" /> It was released with both Japanese and English. The Blu-ray has full 1080p high definition and AVC encoding. The audio is [[Dolby TrueHD]] with a 5.1 track for the English dub and a 2.0 track for the original Japanese version. The special features are some trailers, a recording montage, character artwork, background designs, and some video footage of the film's opening release in Japan.<ref name="DVD">{{cite web | url = http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/42273/clamp-tsubasa-chronicle-with-xxxholic/ | title = Clamp Double Feature: Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and xxxHOLiC (Blu-ray) | access-date = September 28, 2010 | last = Douglas Jr. | first = Todd | date = May 4, 2010 | work = DVD Talk}}</ref> The back of the ''Tsubasa'' movie/''xxxHolic'' movie combo DVD and [[Blu-ray Disc]] claims that it has over two hours of bonus features. There is a commentary from the original Japanese actors, actresses, and other staff.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://dvd.ign.com/articles/860/860119p1.html | title = Clamp Double Feature: Tsubasa Chronicle and xxxHOLiC DVD Review | access-date = September 28, 2010 | last = Davidson | first = N.S. | date = March 17, 2008 | work = IGN}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
N.S. Davidson of [[IGN]] said that the film is very original, clever, and long enough to get things accomplished. Todd Douglass Jr. of ''DVD Talk'' said that the film feels like an extended episode, but that it has better animation and a better story.<ref name="DVD" /> The film was selected for the 2006 Annecy International Animated Film Festival alongside the films ''[[Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'', ''[[Renaissance (2006 film)|Renaissance]]'', ''[[Asterix and the Vikings]]'', and ''[[Origin: Spirits of the Past]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/5203 | title = Annecy Selection Unveiled | access-date = September 28, 2010 | last = Ball | first = Ryan | date = March 24, 2006 | work = Animation Magazine}}</ref> The film is included in the book ''Magic as Metaphor in Anime: A critical study'' by Dani Cavallaro.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Cavallaro | first1 = Dani | title = Magic as Metaphor in Anime: A critical study | publisher = McFarland | year = 2010 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ImxbE6Pf1lYC&q=xxxholic%3A+a+midsummer+night%27s+dream&pg=PA200 | access-date = September 28, 2010 | isbn = 978-0-7864-4744-2}}</ref>
N.S. Davidson of [[IGN]] said that the film is very original, clever, and long enough to get things accomplished. Todd Douglass Jr. of ''DVD Talk'' said that the film feels like an extended episode, but that it has better animation and a better story.<ref name="DVD" /> The film was selected for the 2006 Annecy International Animated Film Festival alongside the films ''[[Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'', ''[[Renaissance (2006 film)|Renaissance]]'', ''[[Asterix and the Vikings]]'', and ''[[Origin: Spirits of the Past]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/5203 | title = Annecy Selection Unveiled | access-date = September 28, 2010 | last = Ball | first = Ryan | date = March 24, 2006 | work = Animation Magazine}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:53, 6 June 2024

xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream
North American DVD cover
Kanji劇場版 ×××HOLiC 真夏ノ夜ノ夢
Revised HepburnGekijōban Horriku: Manatsu no Yo no Yume
Directed byTsutomu Mizushima
Screenplay by
  • Junichi Fujisaku
  • Yoshiki Sakurai
Based onxxxHolic
by CLAMP
Produced by
  • Hiroki Morita
  • Ikuko Shikano
  • Junji Seki
  • Natsumi Shirahama
  • Tetsuya Nakatake
  • Tetsuya Watanabe
  • Toru Kawaguchi
  • Toshiaki Doushita
  • Yoshihiro Iwasaki
Starring
CinematographyHisashi Ezura
Edited byTaeko Hamauzu
Music byTsuneyoshi Saito
Production
company
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • August 20, 2005 (2005-08-20) (Japan)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Japanese: 劇場版 ×××HOLiC 真夏ノ夜ノ夢[1], Hepburn: Gekijōban Horikku: Manatsu no Yo no Yume[2]) is a 2005 Japanese animated supernatural dark fantasy film based on xxxHolic manga series written and illustrated by manga artist group CLAMP. The film is directed by Tsutomu Mizushima, co-written by Junichi Fujisaku and Yoshiki Sakurai, and produced by Production I.G. The film was released in Japan on August 20, 2005 as a double bill with the Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle short film, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom, also by Production I.G (unlike the Tsubasa Chronicle television series) and originally based on a CLAMP manga.

The film is the first film adaptation and the first voiced work based on xxxHolic.

Plot

[edit]

A woman comes to Yūko to ask for assistance because her key (an elaborate golden artifact) won't unlock her mansion. Coincidentally, Yūko receives an invitation to the same mansion. She takes Watanuki and Dōmeki along with her to solve the mystery. When they reach the place, a grand mansion with a tower, they are able to enter without trouble, but they discover they aren't the only people there. Many collectors were invited to what they believe to be some kind of auction that would enable to complete their collections. Watanuki feels that something dangerous is happening, as strange events take place at night and the organizer of the auction doesn't present himself.

When collectors start disappearing one by one, Watanuki and Dōmeki penetrate the depths of the mansion. Browsing through a variety of collections in the rooms of the mansion, among them a room full of barbed wire, a room full of chains, and a room full of masks, they find out that the captured collectors are kept in what looks like a collection of paintings. They are joined by Yūko to meet the Collector, a ghost-like entity who seeks to have the greatest collection of anything ever. The Collector summons apparitions against them, and Watanuki and Dōmeki have to fight them, while Ichihara confronts the Collector himself. When it seems that she has been captured by the Collector, she reveals the true reason of his desire to collect, an old promise made to a little girl a long time ago. The revelation makes the mansion disappear, and they appear outside of a much smaller house, where the Collector admiringly re-encounters the girl, now an old lady in a wheelchair, who was actually the woman who hired Yūko.

With the curse dissipated and the collectors liberated, the trio move to a nearby resort, where Yūko also brings Himawari and Mokona. In the final scene, Syaoran and Sakura make an appeal to Yūko to free the Birdcage Kingdom from the darkness. Yūko helps by giving them the key that helped unlock the mansion.

Casts

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Character Japanese voice actor English voice actor
Kimihiro Watanuki Jun Fukuyama Todd Haberkorn
Yūko Ichihara Sayaka Ohara Colleen Clinkenbeard
Shizuka Dōmeki Kazuya Nakai J. Michael Tatum
Himawari Kunogi Shizuka Itō Cherami Leigh
Maru & Moro Kazuko Kojima (Maru)
Hisayo Mochizuki (Moro) 		Leah Clark (Maru)
Brina Palencia (Moro)
Black Mokona Mika Kikuchi Carrie Savage
Syaoran Miyu Irino Jason Liebrecht
Tomoyo Maaya Sakamoto Amber Cotton
House Spirit Taiki Matsuno –
Old Lady Yoshiko Matsuo Julie Erickson

Release

[edit]

Japanese release

[edit]

The film was released in Japanese theaters on August 20, 2005, with the short film Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom as a double feature.

English release

[edit]

The film was licensed by Funimation Entertainment in North America and released alongside the forty-minute anime film Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom.[3] It was released with both Japanese and English. The Blu-ray has full 1080p high definition and AVC encoding. The audio is Dolby TrueHD with a 5.1 track for the English dub and a 2.0 track for the original Japanese version. The special features are some trailers, a recording montage, character artwork, background designs, and some video footage of the film's opening release in Japan.[3] The back of the Tsubasa movie/xxxHolic movie combo DVD and Blu-ray Disc claims that it has over two hours of bonus features. There is a commentary from the original Japanese actors, actresses, and other staff.[4]

Reception

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N.S. Davidson of IGN said that the film is very original, clever, and long enough to get things accomplished. Todd Douglass Jr. of DVD Talk said that the film feels like an extended episode, but that it has better animation and a better story.[3] The film was selected for the 2006 Annecy International Animated Film Festival alongside the films Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Renaissance, Asterix and the Vikings, and Origin: Spirits of the Past.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Sakuhin shōsai". Production I.G. 1996–2008. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Gekijōban ×××HOLiC: Manatsu no Yo no Yume trailer". YouTube. December 6, 2008. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c Douglas Jr., Todd (May 4, 2010). "Clamp Double Feature: Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and xxxHOLiC (Blu-ray)". DVD Talk. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  4. ^ Davidson, N.S. (March 17, 2008). "Clamp Double Feature: Tsubasa Chronicle and xxxHOLiC DVD Review". IGN. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  5. ^ Ball, Ryan (March 24, 2006). "Annecy Selection Unveiled". Animation Magazine. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
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