Silent Möbius (1991): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1991, Silent Möbius is an action, animation and science fiction film directed by Michitaka Kikuchi, running about 50 minutes.

What it’s about. In a futuristic Tokyo, several policewomen fight a monster. One of them, Katsumi Liqueur, remembers where she saw it before... Katsumi Liqueur, an American-born woman of Japanese descent, travels to Tokyo to visit her mother, Fuyuka, who is sick in the hospital. She takes a shortcut through an alley after her taxi gets stuck in traffic, only to encounter a monster and two policewomen fighting it. Later, she meets their chief, Rally Cheyenne, who, it seems, has been expecting her, though Katsumi has never met her before. The policewomen want Katsumi to help them fight the monster, but Katsumi, who does not want to believe in magic, resists.

Who’s in it. Silent Möbius stars Toshiko Fujita as Rally Cheyenne (voice), Masako Ikeda as Fuyuka Liqueur (voice), Kiyoshi Kawakubo as Glos-Poriner the King of Swords (voice) and Naoko Matsui as Katsumi Liqueur (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, Silent Möbius has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Silent Möbius page.

If you liked it. Fans of Silent Möbius 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.