Jinsei
Greenwich Entertainment | Release Date: June 5, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
VarietyJessica KiangJun 25, 2026
Jinsei is magnificently singular: intensely personal, wildly hypothetical and so thrillingly new it feels it might itself have come from some version of the vividly strange future it imagines. Read full review
83
IndieWireChristian ZilkoJun 5, 2026
Ryuya Suzuki’s masterful anime, which spans the century-long life of a J-Pop star, makes it impossible to ignore how little it shows you. Read full review
75
The Film StageEthan VestbyJun 5, 2026
Suzuki’s film does more to suggest a promise of great things to come. But the vision is still there to impress, even when one feels certain pieces are missing. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineEli FriedbergJun 3, 2026
This brooding, disaffected character study is a singularly odd, messy, and haunting portrait of detachment. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanJun 6, 2026
An often miraculous and occasionally exasperating Japanese anime film. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleJames ScottJun 11, 2026
By the film’s midway point, there’s little concrete to hold onto within the story and there’s always a risk of floating away from the onscreen action entirely. Read full review
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