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Eden of the East: The King of Eden

2009 · Movie · Not Rated · 82 min · ★ 6.8

AnimationDramaMysteryScience FictionRomance

Six months after a national crisis was stopped, a missing figure draws a determined friend to New York in search of answers. As rivals prepare their next moves in a dangerous game, competing goals threaten to turn the chase into something far bigger.

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Details
Original title
東のエデン 劇場版I The King of Eden
Years
2009
Release date
2009-11-28
Language
Japanese
Rated
Not Rated
Runtime
82 min
TMDB rating
6.8/10 (76 votes)
Box office
$505,349
About

You may like this if you enjoy anime thrillers with conspiracies and strategic games like Liar Game: The Final Stage; Not for you if you want a fully standalone story.

Pros: intriguing mystery; high stakes; globe-trotting search | Cons: sequel-dependent setup; dense backstory; unresolved tensions

Themes

  • new york city
  • sequel
  • romance
  • memory loss
  • conspiracy
  • international intrigue
  • political thriller
  • anime
  • cyber thriller
  • social experiment
  • conspiracy thriller

Cast & crew

Directed by Kenji Kamiyama