Memorîzu
Screenplay:
Satoshi KonCast:
Kōichi Yamadera, Shigeru Chiba, Shōzō Iizuka, Akio Ōtsuka, Ken'ichi Ogata, Chikao Ohtsuka, Osamu Saka, Masato Hirano, Kōzō Shioya, Takashi Nagasako (more)Plots(1)
Created by celebrated anime master Katsuhiro Otomo, Memories consists of three dazzling stories, each delivered with its own astonishing style. Magnetic Rose, directed by Koji Morimoto based on a manga short by Otomo, concerns two space travellers following a distress signal drawn into a magnificent world created by one woman's memories. In director Tensai Okamura's Stink Bomb, a young chemist accidentally transforms himself into an unstoppable biological weapon set on a direct course for Tokyo. Otomo's own Cannon Fodder depicts a day in the life of a city whose entire purpose is the firing of cannons at an unknown enemy. (Siren Visual Entertainment)
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I admit that I expected a little more from Studio 4°C, especially after reading something about them. I'm not sure if "Memories" is exactly a film that stands out from traditional Japanese animation, but it seemed pretty standard to me, although the storytelling style is definitely not straightforward. Some scenes are really excellent, and you can see how much can happen in one scene. I guess I was just expecting something more exceptional.
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