The story follows 17 year old school girl Sayako who dreams of becoming a journalist. One day at a train station she sees a ghost of her idol journalist, Kanemoto, who committed suicide in the same train station the day before. The apparition of Kanemoto, distressed, pulls Sayako into a courtroom hearing where it is decided if he will go to heaven or hell because he committed a sin by killing himself. This triggers Sayako's exploration into Buddhism and finding the true reincarnation of Buddha on earth.
Overall, this movie isn't bad but it isn't very good either. I rated it a four because of the lack of character development, average animation (with a strange scene of IMVU looking angels that looks nothing like the rest of the art in the movie), but has an understandable plot. The movie does have some shinning scenes: when the reincarnated Buddha talks about achieving success along with other enlightened teachings Buddhists adhere to.
I think if you’re looking for a quick movie to watch that is different than the majority of animes out there you should check this out.
