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title: 'The Imaginary (2023)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yoshiyuki Momose'
released: '2023-12-15'
runtime_minutes: 105
certification: 'PG'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-imaginary-2023'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16369708/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Imaginary (2023)

2023 · PG · 105 min · Japan

Original title: 屋根裏のラジャー

## Synopsis

The Imaginary  is a 2023 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Yoshiyuki Momose from a screenplay written by Yoshiaki Nishimura, who also produced the film, and animated by Studio Ponoc. Based on A.F. Harrold's 2014 novel of the same name, it is Studio Ponoc's first full-length animated film since Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017). The Japanese voice cast includes Kokoro Terada, Rio Suzuki, Sakura Ando, Riisa Naka, Takayuki Yamada, Atsuko Takahata and Issey Ogata. The narrative follows Rudger, an Imaginary, who spends his days delving into adventures crafted by his creator, Amanda. After a terrible accident separates them, Rudger is forced to confront an inexorable fate to which all Imaginaries are subject: dissolution with human forgetfulness.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yoshiyuki Momose](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshiyuki-momose)
- **Screenplay:** [Yoshiaki Nishimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshiaki-nishimura)
- **Producer:** [Yoshiaki Nishimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshiaki-nishimura)

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Official site: https://ponoc.jp/Rudger
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-imaginary-2023
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