Synopsis

Rudger is Amanda's best friend. He doesn't exist, but nobody's perfect. Only Amanda can see her imaginary friend until the sinister Mr Bunting arrives at Amanda's door. Mr Bunting hunts imaginaries. Rumour says that he eats them. And he's sniffed out Rudger. Soon Rudger is alone, and running for his imaginary life. But can a boy who isn't there survive without a friend to dream him up?

Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for The Imaginary (2023) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Kokoro Terada, Rio Suzuki, Sakura Ando, Riisa Naka, Takayuki Yamada, Atsuko Takahata DIRECTOR: Yoshiyuki Momose CINEMATOGRAPHY: Toru Fukushi MUSIC: Kenji Tamai PRODUCTION: STUDIO PONOC, TOHO, Nippon Television Network Corporation, The Walt Disney Company (Japan), KADOKAWA, Lawson, Poplar

Box Office Performance

Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for The Imaginary (2023). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Summary: 1 nomination total

CRITICAL RECEPTION

On Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of 80 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The consensus on the website states, "A visually splendid and emotionally resonant anime film that appeals to the child in everyone, The Imaginary is a flight of fancy that audiences won't mind getting swept up in." Based on 18 critics on Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, indicating that it received generally positive reviews.