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Persona3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down
Animation · Fantasy · Adventure · 2015
The season turns to autumn and the fight of Makoto and his group S.E.E.S. with the strange monsters known as ‘Shadows’ is getting closer to the end. Makoto and his allies engage in life-or-death battles with Shadows in order to end the Dark Hour. Through the battles, some must face the deaths of friends and family, some must notice what precious things must be protected, and some must find meaning in the battles that have occurred. In front of Makoto, the mysterious transfer student Ryoji Mochizuki appears. When the group greets a new morning, the gears of fate begin to turn. A fight revolving around each of the heroes' bonds begins...
Movie details
Persona3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down
“Death takes many forms.”
2015 Animation · Fantasy · Adventure 1h 27m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.7 / 10
549 votes
TMDB
7.3 / 10
Community rating
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The season turns to autumn and the fight of Makoto and his group S.E.E.S. with the strange monsters known as ‘Shadows’ is getting closer to the end. Makoto and his allies engage in life-or-death battles with Shadows in order to end the Dark Hour. Through the battles, some must face the deaths of friends and family, some must notice what precious things must be protected, and some must find meaning in the battles that have occurred. In front of Makoto, the mysterious transfer student Ryoji Mochizuki appears. When the group greets a new morning, the gears of fate begin to turn. A fight revolving around each of the heroes' bonds begins...
CriticWise case file
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The archetype split
Who fights over Persona3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Keitaro Motonaga
Written by
Jun Kumagai
Akira Ishida
Makoto Yuki / Pharos (voice)
Megumi Toyoguchi
Yukari Takeba (voice)
Kohsuke Toriumi
Junpei Iori (voice)
Rie Tanaka
Mitsuru Kirijo (voice)
Hikaru Midorikawa
Akihiko Sanada (voice)
Megumi Ogata
Ken Amada (voice)
Mamiko Noto
Fuuka Yamagishi (voice)
Court is in session
Put Persona3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.