Cells at Work!

This action-adventure comedy follows the daily lives of various cells working inside the human body to maintain health and fight off invading pathogens. The story centers on a beginner red blood cell and a determined white blood cell as they collaborate to protect their host from germs and bacteria. The narrative contrasts the internal environments of a high school student who maintains a healthy lifestyle and her father, whose poor habits create a much more challenging struggle for survival for the cells within his body.

Directed by Hideki Takeuchi, this is the third film in his chronological list of directed works, following Nodame Cantabile in Europe and What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister. The screenplay was written by Yuichi Tokunaga. The cast features Mei Nagano as the red blood cell, Takeru Satoh as the white blood cell, and Mana Ashida and Sadao Abe as Niko and Shigeru Urushizaki. Koji Yamamoto and Riisa Naka also appear in the production, which credits 50 cast members.

Produced by Kodansha, Aniplex, Warner Bros. Japan, and Twins Japan, the film earned 40 million USD at the worldwide box office. It holds a rating of 6.7/10 on IMDb based on 1,500 votes and a rating of 7.6/10 on TMDB from 67 votes.