Genius Party
Jul 07, 2007 | IMDB 6.5
102 min Watch NowAnimation, Science Fiction
The seven short films making up GENIUS PARTY couldn’t be more diverse, linked only by a high standard of quality and inspiration. Atsuko Fukushima’s intro piece is a fantastic abstraction to soak up with the eyes. Masaaki Yuasa, of MIND GAME and CAT SOUP fame, brings his distinctive and deceptively simple graphic style and dream-state logic to the table with “Happy Machine,” his spin on a child’s earliest year. Shinji Kimura’s spookier “Deathtic 4,” meanwhile, seems to tap into the creepier corners of a child’s imagination and open up a toybox full of dark delights. Hideki Futamura’s “Limit Cycle” conjures up a vision of virtual reality, while Yuji Fukuyama’s "Doorbell" and "Baby Blue" by Shinichiro Watanabe use understated realism for very surreal purposes. And Shoji Kawamori, with “Shanghai Dragon,” takes the tropes and conventions of traditional anime out for very fun joyride.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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Trinity Seven: Eternity Library & Alchemic Girl
Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero: Washio Sumi's Chapter 1 - Friends
All That We Destroy
The Legend of Marine Snow
CyberWorld
The・Ultraman: Jackal vs. Ultraman
Blood: The Last Vampire
Invasion of the Mindbenders
Terepashiru
Zillion: Burning Night
Lupin the Third: Fujiko's Lie
The Girl from the Other Side
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
The Little Witch
Ivashka from the Palace of Pioneers
The House of the Lost on the Cape
Hula Fulla Dance
Matasaburou of the Wind
The Dog Who Was a Cat Inside
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IMDB 7.3 | Feb , 2017
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