Short Peace

Short Peace

classified 15 S

Japan Foundation Tour: It Only Happens in the Movies?

Film

Please note: This was screened in Feb 2015

Director
Various
Cast
Various
Details
68 mins, Subtitled, 2013, Japan

The brainchild of renowned animation filmmaker Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira), this anthology of animated shorts consists of four dystopian tales that together represent a crossover between contemporary anime and traditional Japanese artistic customs. Including Otomo’s Combustible, a depiction of a huge fire in Edo; A Farewell to Weapons, a dystopian action film written by Otomo and directed by designer Hajime Katoki (highly regarded for his work on the Gundam series); Hiroaki Ando’s Gambo about a legendary battle between a demon and white bear; and Possessions, Shuhei Morita’s Academy Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film.

Ticket prices: £8.00 full / £6.50 concessions.

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