Transcending Dimensions

Transcending Dimensions

Enter the gate to the universe.

2025 · 97 min · ★ 7.3 · Fantasy, Science Fiction, Drama, Mystery

Rosuke, a monk, has gone missing. His lover, Nonoka, takes the assassin Shinno to a religious temple in search of Rosuke. There, they meet a sorcerer called Hanzo. Meanwhile, Rosuke is on a spaceship heading to the unknown planet named Kelman, in another dimension. There, he meets a strange old man. And then, a metaphysical battle.

Directed by Toshiaki Toyoda · Written by Toshiaki Toyoda

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