[[caption-width-right:220:Your life is the result of your own
decisions.]]  ''Mind Game'' (マインド・ゲーム) is a Japanese animated
feature film based on the comic by Robin Nishi. It was written
and directed by Masaaki Yuasa and animated primarily by
Studio4C.  Nishi is a 20-year-old, self-deprecating loser who
dreams of drawing manga for a living. Since the age of nine, he
has always been in love with a girl named Miyo - but although
she has feelings for him, his shyness and inability to confess
his love have led her to think about marrying another man.
Shortly after learning of this, Nishi is shot through the butt
by an angry Yakuza mobster and dies - and thus begins the story
of Mind Game, a movie about second chances and living life with
no regrets.  The whole movie is told in several different styles
of animation, visual metaphors, intertwining plots and
philosophical messages. Since its release, it has become
something of a cult classic, being praised by directors from
both the West and the East for its storyte