Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System - Case.1 Crime and Punishment
Seen it?2019 | 60 min | Animation, Science Fiction, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, sci-fi fans and animation lovers. If you loved Evil Under the Sun, start here.
- The mood
- Gritty, mind-bending.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
In the winter of 2117, a runaway vehicle crashes into the Public Safety Bureau Building. The driver is identified as Izumi Yasaka, a psychological counselor at the Sanctuary, a Latent Criminal Isolation Facility in Aomori Prefecture. But right before her interrogation, Inspector Mika Shimotsuki and Enforcer Nobuchika Ginoza are tasked with promptly escorting Yasaka back to Aomori. What awaits them there is a False Paradise.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani
- Kenji NojimaNobuchika Ginoza (voice)
- Tomokazu SekiShinya Kougami (voice)
- Kana HanazawaAkane Tsunemori (voice)
- Ayane SakuraMika Shimotsuki (voice)
- Kinryu ArimotoTomomi Masaoka (voice)
- Hiroki TouchiTeppei Sugou (voice)
- Masumi AsanoRisa Aoyanagi (voice)
- Kimiko SaitoAiko Gentaku (voice)
- Tsutomu IsobeGuillermo Garcia (voice)
- Takako HondaFrederica Hanashiro (voice)