Three separate science-fiction stories by three prominent Japanese animators.Three separate science-fiction stories by three prominent Japanese animators.Three separate science-fiction stories by three prominent Japanese animators.
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Marc Swint
- Heinz
- (English version)
- (voice)
Robbie Daymond
- Miguel
- (English version)
- (voice)
Frank Todaro
- Ivanov
- (English version)
- (voice)
Laura Post
- Eva
- (English version)
- (voice)
Derek Stephen Prince
- Aoshima
- (English version)
- (voice)
Alexa N. Careccia
- Emily
- (English version)
- (voice)
Kirk Thornton
- Mr. A
- (English version)
- (voice)
- (as Buba Chow)
- …
Martha Harms
- Anna
- (English version)
- (voice)
Michael Sinterniklaas
- Carlo
- (English version)
- (voice)
- …
Stephanie Sheh
- Robot
- (English version)
- (voice)
Stephen Fu
- Nobuo
- (English version)
- (voice)
Chris Guerrero
- Omaeda
- (English version)
- (voice)
- …
Gianni Matragrano
- Kamata
- (English version)
- (voice)
- …
Steven Kelly
- Nirasaki
- (English version)
- (voice)
Kira Buckland
- Sakiko
- (English version)
- (voice)
- …
Jack Britton
- Boy
- (English version)
- (voice)
Mike Pollock
- General Officer
- (English version)
- (voice)
- …
Ellen-Ray Hennessy
- Mother
- (English version)
- (voice)
- Directors
- Kôji Morimoto(segment Magnetic Rose)
- Tensai Okamura(segment Stink Bomb)
- Katsuhiro Ôtomo(segment Cannon Fodder)
- Writers
- Satoshi Kon(segment Magnetic Rose)
- Katsuhiro Ôtomo(segment Cannon Fodder)
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Did you know
- TriviaIn "Magnetic Rose," the opera singer's lover is named Carlo Rambaldi. This is most likely a tribute to film special effects creator Carlo Rambaldi who has contributed effects to "Alien" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (among others).
- GoofsIn the three tales anthology segment, Cannon Fodder, depicts a city with numerous windows amid very large cannons. Oversized cannons generally blow out window panes.
- ConnectionsEdited from Magnetic Rose (1995)
Featured review
Classic anime
After seeing Akira it's natural to be curious of what Otomo's produced. This collection of short movies(all more than 20 minutes though) is a fun, action-packed and imaginative reminder why anime is among the best genres, and NOT restricted to kids(or in the case of these shorts, not really for kids at all).
The last short of the three is called Cannon Fodder. It features a very cool style unlike normal anime, some neat "camera" tricks and illusions of 3D, and a heavy but playful mood. It's quirky and good but not great.
The second short is called Stink Bomb, which is a crazy, fast-paced disaster/action story with a healthy dose of black humour. It's very well made, with insanely detailed tanks, helis, airplanes etc, and lots of explosions. The whole thing is funny and bizarre, and easily a classic.
The first of the three shorts, which in my opinion should have been saved to last, is Magnetic Rose. Here the humour of the two others is gone, and we have a very gripping and serious story set in a sci-fi environment. This is more like Otomo's Akira stuff; epic but with great characters. Some scenes are gut-wrenchingly emotional and disturbing. All set to a classic opera score, it is chilling and eerie and grand-scale in a way Hollywood never seems to get right.
If you like to watch the occasional anime, this is a very good choice. Don't know how easy it is to get a hold of, but it seems to be very popular at least in Japan.
The last short of the three is called Cannon Fodder. It features a very cool style unlike normal anime, some neat "camera" tricks and illusions of 3D, and a heavy but playful mood. It's quirky and good but not great.
The second short is called Stink Bomb, which is a crazy, fast-paced disaster/action story with a healthy dose of black humour. It's very well made, with insanely detailed tanks, helis, airplanes etc, and lots of explosions. The whole thing is funny and bizarre, and easily a classic.
The first of the three shorts, which in my opinion should have been saved to last, is Magnetic Rose. Here the humour of the two others is gone, and we have a very gripping and serious story set in a sci-fi environment. This is more like Otomo's Akira stuff; epic but with great characters. Some scenes are gut-wrenchingly emotional and disturbing. All set to a classic opera score, it is chilling and eerie and grand-scale in a way Hollywood never seems to get right.
If you like to watch the occasional anime, this is a very good choice. Don't know how easy it is to get a hold of, but it seems to be very popular at least in Japan.
- MrVibrating
- Jan 5, 2008
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- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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