Please Save My Earth (1993): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1993, Please Save My Earth is a fantasy, drama, animation and science fiction film directed by Kazuo Yamazaki, running about 180 minutes. “A Tale of Love, Loss, and Reincarnation” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Alice is a Japanese schoolgirl who has never thought much about the past... that is, until her classmates, Jinpachi and Issei, tell her that they've been sharing the same vivid dreams ever since they were in junior high school. In the dreams, Jinpachi and Issei, plus five other scientists, are on some sort of base or research station on the moon. The seven of them are involved in some kind of work observing the Earth, collecting data. Alice doesn't think anything of it... until she has the same dream.

Who’s in it. Please Save My Earth stars Nobuo Tobita as Hiragi / Daisuke Dobashi (voice), Yoshino Takamori as Enju (voice), Kappei Yamaguchi as Hirohiko Kazama (voice) and Yumi Touma as Rin Kobayashi (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, Please Save My Earth has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Please Save My Earth page.

If you liked it. Fans of Please Save My Earth tend to enjoy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Green Mile, Spirited Away and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.