Serial Experiments Lain (1998): Cast
Serial Experiments Lain is a 1998 animated drama directed by Ryutaro Nakamura and Yuichi Tanaka, starring Kaori Shimizu as Lain Iwakura (voice), Jouji Nakata and Shigeru Chiba. It runs 5 hours 16 minutes.
- Runtime
- 5h 16m (316 min)
- Directors
- Ryutaro Nakamura and Yuichi Tanaka
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Pioneer LDC
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Serial Experiments Lain About?
The premise of Serial Experiments Lain without spoilers.
After a classmate’s sudden suicide, a quiet teenager named Lain becomes drawn to the Wired, an all‑pervasive virtual network. As she dives deeper, the line between the physical world and the digital realm blurs, trapping her in a maze of hallucinations, fragmented memories, and intertwined psyches, forcing her to confront the nature of identity and reality.
Serial Experiments Lain Themes & Keywords
· 32 tags- surrealism
- computer
- lynchian
- psychological drama
- girl
- female protagonist
- character name in series title
- violence
- dementia anime
- psychological horror
- anime animation
- anime
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- for grown ups animation
- hand drawn animation
- tv mini series
- suicide
- reference to alice in wonderland
- cyberpunk
- e mail
- internet
- tech tv
- religion
- drugs
- hallucination
- men in black
- power line
- death
- child suicide
- virtual reality
- life after death
- japanese cyberpunk
- cyberpunk sci fi
Serial Experiments Lain Cast & Characters
Kaori Shimizu leads the cast as Lain Iwakura (voice), with Jouji Nakata as Karl Haushoffer - Man in Black 1(voice) and Shigeru Chiba as Office worker. Directed by Ryutaro Nakamura and Yuichi Tanaka; 15 actors are credited in all.
- Co-director Ryutaro Nakamura
- Co-director Yuichi Tanaka
- Kaori Shimizu as Lain Iwakura (voice)
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Jouji Nakata as Karl Haushoffer - Man in Black 1(voice) - Shigeru Chiba as Office worker
- Ayako Kawasumi as Mika Iwakura - Lain's older sister (voice)
Also Starring in Serial Experiments Lain
· 11 more- Show Hayami Eiri Masami (voice)
- Takumi Yamazaki Lin Sui-Xi - Man in black 2 (voice)
- Ryusuke Ohbayashi Yasuo Iwakura - Lain's father (voice)
- Rei Igarashi Miho Iwakura - Lain's mother (voice)
- Yoko Asada Arisu Mizuki - Lain's friend (voice)
- Chiharu Tezuka Reika Yamamoto (voice)
- Sumi Mutoh Chisa Yomoda (voice)
- Manabi Mizuno Yūri Katō (voice)
- Yuki Yamamoto Myū-Myū (voice)
- Keito Takimoto Tarō (voice)
- Sora Fujimatsu Masayuki (voice)
Serial Experiments Lain Also Known As
15 alternative titles, including “シリアルエクスペリメンツレイン” and “시리얼 익스페러먼츠 레인”.
- Also known as
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- シリアルエクスペリメンツレイン
- 시리얼 익스페러먼츠 레인
- 레인
- Experimentos en serie Lain
- Eksperymenty Seryjne Lain
- Серийные эксперименты Лэйн
- Лэйн: Серийные испытания
- Серійні експерименти Лейн
- Эксперименты Лэйн
- 시리얼 익스페리먼츠 레인
- 玲音
- تجارب لاين المتسلسلة, serial experiments lain
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- Wirtualna Lain
- Експерименти Лейн
- סדרת הניסויים ליין
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Serial Experiments Lain FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Director
Runtime, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Serial Experiments Lain, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Serial Experiments Lain?
Serial Experiments Lain runs 5 hours 16 minutes (316 minutes).
Who directed Serial Experiments Lain?
Serial Experiments Lain was directed by Ryutaro Nakamura and Yuichi Tanaka.
More films by Ryutaro Nakamura Who is in the cast of Serial Experiments Lain?
Serial Experiments Lain stars Kaori Shimizu as Lain Iwakura (voice), Jouji Nakata as Karl Haushoffer - Man in Black 1(voice) and Shigeru Chiba as Office worker, among 15 credited actors.
Does Serial Experiments Lain have a post-credit scene?
No. Serial Experiments Lain has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Serial Experiments Lain in?
The original language of Serial Experiments Lain is Japanese.
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