Kara no Kyoukai Movie 4: Garan no Dou


The Garden of Sinners Chapter 4: The Hollow Shrine

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners Movie 4, Borderline of Emptiness: The Hollow Shrine, The Garden of Sinners: garan-no-dou
Japanese: 劇場版 空の境界 the Garden of sinners 第四章『伽藍の洞』
English: The Garden of Sinners Chapter 4: The Hollow Shrine
German: the Garden of Sinners Film 4: Der leere Tempel
French: the Garden of sinners Film 4: L’abîme du Temple
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Information

Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: May 24, 2008
Producers: Aniplex, Kodansha, Notes
Licensors: Aniplex of America
Studios: ufotable
Genres: ActionAction, FantasyFantasy, MysteryMystery, SuspenseSuspense
Theme: Urban FantasyUrban Fantasy
Duration: 46 min.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 7.811 (scored by 146583146,583 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #10352
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1136
Members: 235,098
Favorites: 322

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Synopsis

Following the events of Satsujin Kousatsu (Zen), Shiki Ryougi has been in a coma for two years due to a traffic accident. When she finally awakens, she has no memories of her past and is plagued by a profound loneliness. Even stranger, she notices dark lines encompassing the things around her, and if she touches them she can disassemble the object—something which completely terrifies her. Her friend, Mikiya Kokutou, enlists the help of Touko Aozaki, a mage who can help Shiki understand what her eyes—the "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception"—are truly capable of and how to use them properly.

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Background

Includes claymation short which was shown before the movie in theaters.

Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Hariu, Masayuki
Producer
Toba, Yousuke
Assistant Producer


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Ending Theme

"Aria" by Kalafina

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Reviews

Feb 4, 2009
Kara no Kyoukai review Part 4

One of the hallmarks of a good story is the ease with which it can suspend the disbelief of the reader or viewer, and in that respect the Kara no Kyoukai franchise has been good, but not truly great. That said, the fourth installment, Garan no Dou (The Hollow Shrine), is a tad more introspective than previous outings, and it may signify a shift into a higher gear for the series.

The story begins directly after the end of the second movie, with the unconscious Ryougi Shiki being transported to hospital in an ambulance accompanied by Kokutou Mikiya. When she finally ...
Jan 10, 2012
I really like many of the TYPE MOON series and one of them is Kara no Kyoukai. And this chapter is very interesting and fascinating.

First at all, I was delighted with the graphics. They are very cool, and well done. The animation is very clear, many scenes were dark but this just add more mystery and thrill, just what this anime is. There are many abstrac obscure scenes and in this time, you're not going to see many bloody scenes, however, routine scenes are intriguing, too. I like the character design but I think is kind of little cliche, both of the main characters ...
Jun 23, 2025
This movie comes 2nd chronologically in the series. But of course, you've been gaslit into watching it 4th for pointless overcomplication so you've already been spoiled on what happens afterwards and this movie is more or less pointlessly redundant, overexplaining what you already know about Shiki by moving her setpiece into where it will've needed to be for the later chronologies.

Since this is a redundant transitional movie, it stretches very little story of moving 1 setpiece into place into a great big nothingburger of 45 mins crammed full of overindulgent directorial vomit and masturbatory filler. At the very least we can congratulate it on finally ...

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