Human Lost
Movies
Alternate Title
人間失格
Synopsis
In Japan 2036, human beings are guaranteed a 120-year lifespan thanks to nanomachines and the S.H.E.L.L. system which ensures that illness and injury are a thing of the past for those who can afford it. The new technology, however, has created additional problems in an already unequal society resulting in the "Human Lost” phenomenon in which those disconnected from the S.H.E.L.L. system become malformed. Drug user Yozo Oba joins drag racer Masao Horiki on an incursion into elite area The Inside only to be attacked by a “Lost” and rescued by H.I.L.A.M agent Yoshiko Hiiragi, discovering that he too may possess unusual abilities.
Background
Human Lost is very loosely inspired by Osamu Dazai’s classic novel No Longer Human. The movie premiered out of competition at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2019 before getting its North American premiere at Anime Expo, and Canadian premiere at Fantasia International Fantastic Film Festival. Picked up for US distribution by Funimation and international streaming by Netflix, Human Lost will be released worldwide in 2019. m-flo and J Balvin will perform the movie’s main title theme, "Human Lost feat. J Balvin.”
Characters
Yozo Oba (Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano)
Yozo Oba is a young man who struggles to find meaning in a world without death. An artist living in a room above a bar, he lives a dissipated life of drugs, drink, and women. Dragged along by his friend Takeichi, Oba participates in a gang raid on the elite “Inside” and becomes embroiled in a battle for his life.
Tsuneko (Voiced by: Haruka Chisuga)
Tsuneko is a hostess working at Madam’s bar. She is drawn to Oba but he always treats her coldly.
Takeichi (Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama)
Takeichi is the leader of a gang in the poor part of town. He is also Oba’s only friend and the reason he started drawing. Takeichi is opposed to the S.H.E.L.L. system and believes death is a necessary part of being human. He rebels by organizing a raid on the elite Inside area and deeply respects Masao who helps him turn his thoughts into words.
Yoshiko Hiiragi (Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa)
Yoshiko Hiiragi is a member of the secret government group H.I.L.A.M. which combats the Lost threat, as well as a PR officer for the health preserving system S.H.E.L.L. She truly believes that S.H.E.L.L. can bring about the longed for future and has a strange ability to detect the Human Lost phenomenon.
Shibuta (Voiced by: Kenichiro Matsuda)
Shibuta is the head of anti-Lost organization H.I.L.A.M.. He believes in the S.H.E.L.L. system and works to preserve the current regime above all else. Thanks to the advent of anti-ageing technology he looks like a middle-aged man but is in fact far older.
Madam (Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro)
Madam is the owner of the bar Oba lives above. As she believes in natural ageing, she has a portrait Oba painted of her while she is still beautiful hanging in the bar.
Atsugi (Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama)
Atsugi is the leader of H.I.L.A.M.’s field team. A robust veteran soldier, he is steadfast and true. He has looked after Yoshiko like a father ever since she joined H.I.L.A.M.
Masao Horiki (Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai)
Masao Horiki is a mysterious drug dealing gang member from the deprived area. He is an advisor to Takeichi in his resistance operations towards the S.H.E.L.L system. Oba doesn't really trust Masao, but can’t deny his ability to see straight through him.
International Streaming
- Netflix
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Staff
- Original Story: Osamu Dazai
- Director: Fuminori Kizaki
- Supervisor: Katsuyuki Motohiro
- Scriptwriter: Tow Ubukata
- Character Designer: Yusuke Kozaki
- Concept Art: Kenichiro Tomiyasu
- Graphic Designer: Tatsuya Kuwahara
- CG Supervisor: Takuma Ishibashi
- Animation Director: Hiroshi Otake
- Producers: Mitsugu Iwano, Toshiaki Obata
- Animation Production: Polygon Pictures