“A girl guards a giant egg in a surreal, desolate world, joined by a cross-bearing stranger exploring faith and existence.”
Angel's Egg
天使のたまご
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Synopsis
A girl guards a giant egg in a surreal, desolate world, joined by a cross-bearing stranger exploring faith and existence.
The surrealist world of Tenshi no Tamago is desolate and devoid of the bustle of traditional everyday life. Instead, the world is filled with ominous phenomena, including floating orbs populated with statues of goddesses, gargantuan army tanks that seem to move unmanned, armies of fishermen who chase after the shadows of nonexistent fish, and caverns solely decorated with glass vessels of water. In this run-down world, a young girl takes care of a large egg and scavenges for food and drink. She encounters a mysterious man with a cross over his shoulder, who soon becomes curious about who she is and what her egg contains. They decide to explore the lost and broken landscape together, questioning each other about the nature of faith, the purpose of the world, and the origins of their lives.
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What 97 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.38 · split reception
6.2 pts
Recommenders 8.9 · others 2.7
↓ 1.13
Running avg · Jul 2008 → Sep 2025
- 10 “The film's abstract nature, stunning atmosphere, artwork, and music create a mesmerizing dream-like experience that feels like watching someone's random dream transformed into cinema. While...”
- 10 “As a little baby (Four/Five,) My father showed me this movie. After about 5 minutes in, I ran off, and watched a less tense movie. To this day I still can no get my self to watch the shock of...”
- 8 “A truly odd film this is, it somewhat feels like a dream, in an almost poetic kind of way. The lightning in this is beautifully used, with the blacks really standing out and being very smartly...”
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- Format 1 × 71′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 11m all episodes
- Aired Dec 1985 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0801 catalog
Produced by
- Tokuma Shoten Producer
Licensed by
- Anchor Bay Films Licensor
- GKIDS Licensor