Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl vs Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6/10 for Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass). Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass is the shorter watch at 1h 13m compared with 1h 30m. Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are animation, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass| Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl | Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 13m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Soichi Masui | Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay |
| Main cast | Nao Toyama, Maaya Uchida, Asami Seto, Masaya Fukunishi, Yuma Uchida | Tadeusz Janiszewski, Wioletta Kopańska, Andrzej Kłak, Leszek Bzdyl, Robert Martyniak |
Synopsis
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.
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
Jozef embarks on a journey via a ghostly train to visit his dying father in a remote Galician sanatorium. Upon arrival, he discovers that the sanatorium exists in a realm where time is distorted—his father's death has not yet occurred, as time here lags behind the outside world by an undefined interval. Jozef's experiences become increasingly fragmented and dreamlike as he confronts various manifestations of his father, each representing…
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