A surgeon buries his guilt in the gutter, then finds redemption in a real estate conspiracy.
After Oppenheimer, a brilliant surgeon, causes a traffic accident that takes the life of a child, he takes the alias Norman and begins living a dissolute life in the slums. Meanwhile, detective Gavan is searching for the culprit behind the accident and Oppenheimer/Norman learns that land speculation is taking place in the slums and takes action...
Direction
Masami Anno frames slum life with surprising tenderness.
Writing
Absurd premise grounded in genuine moral weight.
Director
Masami Anno
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of 1980s anime aimed at adult audiences, when the medium was expanding beyond children's programming into socially conscious melodrama.
The 'Miracle of Love' title is deeply ironic—there's no miracle, and the love is broken people clinging to wreckage. Japanese distributors often slapped hopeful titles on bleak content to secure funding.
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