Origin: Spirits of the Past

Origin: Spirits of the Past

Together, we can face the future...

2006 · 95 min · ★ 6.9 · Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Action

It is 300 years into the future. Earth's environment had been devastated by mankind's own foolish plans and humankind is beleaguered by the sentient forests which they have awoken. The world balance is tipped when a young boy named Agito stumbles across a machine that glowed in a strange blue hue inside a forbidden sanctuary.

Directed by Keiichi Sugiyama · Written by Naoko Kakimoto

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