Imaginaerum vs Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 5.7/10 for Imaginaerum). Imaginaerum is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 30m. Imaginaerum is the older of the two (2012 against 2019). Both are drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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ImaginaerumRascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
Audience score★ 5.7/10★ 8.3/10
Year20122019
Length1h 26m1h 30m
GenresDrama, FantasyAnimation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country–Japan
DirectorStobe HarjuSoichi Masui
Main castRon Lea, Francis X. McCarthy, Joanna Noyes, Quinn Lord, Marianne FarleyNao Toyama, Maaya Uchida, Asami Seto, Masaya Fukunishi, Yuma Uchida

Synopsis

Imaginaerum

Imaginaerum tells the story of an elderly composer, Tom, who suffers from severe dementia. As he has had the disease for years and has regressed into childhood, he remembers practically nothing from his adult life. His music, friends, all his past including the memory of his daughter are a blur in his fragile mind. All he has left is the imagination of a ten year old boy. As he drifts away into coma, it seems impossible to get back what he has…

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl

In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Makinohara.

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