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The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View (2007): Cast & Plot

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The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View is a 2007 crime action film directed by Ei Aoki, starring Maaya Sakamoto as Shiki Ryougi (voice), Kenichi Suzumura and Ayumi Fujimura. It runs 50 minutes.

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The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View (2007) movie poster
Released
Runtime
50 min
Director
Ei Aoki
Genres
Crime , Action , Animation , Fantasy
Original language
Japanese
Studio
ufotable
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View About?

The premise of The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

The film opens with a disturbing scene: a young girl leaps from the roof of an apartment block, appearing already lifeless before she falls. Although investigators initially write the case off, similar deaths continue to occur, all at the same location. Rumors spread that a vengeful spirit haunts the rooftop, driving the unsettling mystery forward.

The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View Themes & Keywords

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  • anime
  • blood
  • blood splatter
  • cigarette smoking
  • corpse
  • dead body
  • elevator
  • knife
  • long hair
  • pool of blood
  • psychic
  • rooftop
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  • severed hand
  • suicide
  • surrealism
  • crushed to death
  • dream like
  • evil
  • falling from height
  • floating
  • full moon
  • ghost
  • kimono
  • psychic power
  • raincoat
  • refrigerator
  • sadism
  • sinister
  • street
  • supernatural power
  • lynchian
  • character's point of view camera shot
  • dog
  • enigma
  • enigmatic
  • investigation
  • jacket
  • mercilessness
  • night
  • photograph
  • rain
  • scene before opening credits
  • self mutilation
  • subjective camera
  • tower crane
  • water bottle
  • year 1998
  • woman wrapped in a towel
  • anime animation
  • 3d
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Cast & crew

The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View Cast & Characters

Maaya Sakamoto leads the cast as Shiki Ryougi (voice), with Kenichi Suzumura as Mikiya Kokutou (voice) and Ayumi Fujimura as Azaka Kokutou (voice). Directed by Ei Aoki; 7 actors are credited in all.

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Plot

The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View Plot Summary

What happens in The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Note: for clarity, this retelling follows the events in chronological order, even though the film presents them non-linearly.

In September 1998, taciturn Shiki Ryougi lives alone in a barely-furbished apartment, regularly visited by her close friend, Mikiya Kokutou. One day, he stops by with a small gesture of warmth—strawberry-flavored Häagen-Dazs ice-cream—and their easy banter hints at a comfortable, lived-in friendship. The moment sets a quiet stage for the mysteries to unfold, as Shiki’s world quietly begins to intersect with darker currents.

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The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View Also Known As

30 alternative titles, including “The Garden of Sinners Movie 1” and “Kara no Kyoukai 1: Fukan Fuukei”.

Also known as
  • The Garden of Sinners Movie 1
  • Kara no Kyoukai 1: Fukan Fuukei
  • The Garden of Sinners 1 : Thanatos
  • 空之境界 第1章 俯瞰风景
  • Garden of Sinners 1 : Blick von Oben
  • Межа пустоти: Сад грiшникiв. Фiльм перший - Вид з висоти
  • Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners - Overlooking View
  • 공의 경계 제 1장 부감풍경
  • 空之境界 第一章 俯瞰风景
  • Kara no Kyoukai - the Garden of sinners
  • Thanatos (Vista panorámica)
  • The Garden of Sinners Chapter 1 - Thanatos
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  • The Garden of Sinners, film 1 - Thanatos
  • The Garden of Sinners 1 - Thanatos
  • 공의 경계 1장 부감풍경
  • The Garden of Sinners Chapter 1: Thanatos. (Overlooking View)
  • Kara no Kyoukai Movie 1: Fukan Fuukei
  • Kara no Kyoukai: Fukan Fuukei
  • The Garden of Sinners Chapter 1: Overlooking View
  • The Garden of Sinners - Chapter 1: Overlooking View (Thanatos.)
  • Граница пустоты: Сад грешников (фильм первый)
  • The Garden of Sinners, film 1 : Thanatos
  • The Garden of Sinners: Thanatos
  • Межа пустоти: Сад грішників — Фільм 1: З висоти польоту птахи
  • El jardín de los pecadores: Thanatos (Vista panorámica)
  • The Garden of Sinners: Vista Panorâmica (Tânato)
  • Gekijô Ban Kara no Kyôkai: Dai Isshô - Fukan Fûkei
  • 空之境界 第一章：俯瞰風景
  • The Garden of Sinners - Chapter 1: Overlooking View
  • El Jardín de los Pecadores 1: Vista desde lo alto

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The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View, each answered in a sentence.

How long is The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View?

The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View runs 50 minutes.

When was The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View released?

The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View was released on December 1, 2007.

Who directed The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View?

The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View was directed by Ei Aoki.

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Who is in the cast of The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View?

The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View stars Maaya Sakamoto as Shiki Ryougi (voice), Kenichi Suzumura as Mikiya Kokutou (voice) and Ayumi Fujimura as Azaka Kokutou (voice), among 7 credited actors.

Does The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View have a post-credit scene?

No. The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View in?

The original language of The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View is Japanese.

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