Angel’s Egg poster

Angel’s Egg (天使のたまご)

December 22, 1985 · 73 min · 7.8/10 · Animation, Fantasy, Mystery

In an underwater city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms – a treasure that she believes is an angel's egg. One day, a boy with a gun arrives in search of a bird he saw in his dream and, at first, it seems as if feelings of sympathy are developing between the two.

Director: Mamoru Oshii
Writers: Mamoru Oshii

Cast

Keiichi Noda
Keiichi Noda
Narrator (voice)
Mako Hyodo
Mako Hyodo
Girl (voice)
Jinpachi Nezu
Jinpachi Nezu
Man (voice)

Crew

  • Director: Mamoru Oshii
  • Producer: Hiroshi Hasegawa
  • Executive Producer: Yasuyoshi Tokuma
  • Producer: Yutaka Wada
  • Editor: Seiji Morita
  • Animation Director: Yasuhiro Nakura
  • Producer: Koki Miura
  • Director of Photography: Juro Sugimura
  • Screenplay: Mamoru Oshii
  • Art Direction: Shichiro Kobayashi
  • Sound Director: Shigeharu Shiba
  • Original Music Composer: Yoshihiro Kanno

Overview

In an underwater city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms – a treasure that she believes is an angel's egg. One day, a boy with a gun arrives in search of a bird he saw in his dream and, at first, it seems as if feelings of sympathy are developing between the two.

Official Videos

Clip
Official Trailer [Subtitled]
Interview of Composer, Yoshihiro Kanno vol.3 [ENG SUB]
Selected for Cannes!! Interview of Composer, Yoshihiro Kanno vol.2 [ENG SUB]
Selected for Cannes!! Interview of Composer, Yoshihiro Kanno vol.1 [ENG SUB]
Selected for Cannes!! Message from Composer, Yoshihiro Kanno [ENG SUB]