X: The Movie (1996): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1996, X: The Movie is an action, fantasy and animation film directed by Rintaro, running about 97 minutes.

What it’s about. It's the year of destiny, and 15 year old Kamui Shiro, a powerful psychic, has returned to Toyko after a 6 year absence, having left when he was very young. He wants to be with his childhood friends, Fuma (his best friend) and Kotori, Fuma's little sister (and Kamui's possible girlfriend). He wants to protect them from all dangers, but destiny and fate are haunting Kamui and pulling in himself and his beloved childhood friends. It is his destiny and his sole decision to decide the fate of the world, no matter if he wants the role or not. Now it is a matter of if he will join the side of the Seven Seals and become the Dragon of Heaven to save mankind or join the Seven Angels and become the Dragon of Earth to destroy all civilization so the earth can heal itself from man's destruction.

Who’s in it. X: The Movie stars Junko Iwao as Kotori Monou, Ken Narita as Fuuma Monou, Tomokazu Seki as Kamui Shirou and Atsuko Takahata as Kanoe, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, X: The Movie has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch X: The Movie page.

If you liked it. Fans of X: The Movie tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.