Memorîzu (1995)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Directors:

Kôji Morimoto
Tensai Okamura

Writers:

Satoshi Kon (segment)
Katsuhiro Ôtomo (mangas) (segments)

Genre:

Animation | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

"Memories" is made up of three separate science-fiction stories. In the first, "Magnetic Rose," three...

Plot Keywords:

Cannon | Steampunk | Anthology | Satire | Love

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Shigeru Chiba	...	Aoshima (voice)
Hisao Egawa	...	Swiveler (voice)
Kayoko Fujii	...	Sakiko (voice)
Nobuaki Fukuda	...	Chief Shell Handler (voice)
Ami Hasegawa	...	Emily (voice)
Isamu Hayashi	...	Boy (voice)
Michio Hazama	...	Nirasaki (voice)
Masato Hirano	...	Mr. A (voice)
Hideyuki Hori	...	Nobuo Tanaka (voice)
Hiroaki Ishikawa	...	Announcement in Station 1 (voice)
Takkô Ishimori	...	Doctor (voice)
Tomoko Ishimura	...	Robot (voice)
Tsutomu Isobe	...	Heinz (voice)
Tetsuya Iwanaga	...	Nobuo's Younger Brother (voice)
Shôzô Îzuka	...	Ivanov (voice)
Yoshio Kawai	...	Male 2 (voice)
Yukimasa Kishino	...	Executive Officer 2 (voice)
Takurô Kitagawa	...	Announcement in Station 3 (voice)
Michitaka Kobayashi	...	Reporter (voice) (as Sanshirô Nitta)
Chie Kôjiro	...	Miki (voice)
Hisako Kyôda	...	Grand Mother (voice)
Naoki Makijima	...	Pirot (voice)
Atsuko Mine	...	Female 1 (voice)
Stefan Mori	...	U.S. Soldier (voice)
Takashi Nagasako	...	Announcement in Station 2 (voice)
Ryûji Nakagi	...	Teacher (voice)
Hidetoshi Nakamura	...	Commander (voice)
Naoko Nakamura	...	Nurse (voice)
Kenichi Ogata	...	Omaeda (voice)
Makoto Ohba	...	Voice 1 (voice)
Hideaki Ono	...	Announcer (voice)
Shinya Ôtaki	...	Operator 2 (voice)
Youko Otomo	...	Female 3 (voice)
Akio Ôtsuka	...	Military Official (voice)
Chikao Ôtsuka	...	General Manager (voice)
Tetsuo Sakaguchi	...	Voice 2 (voice)
Osamu Saka	...	Kamata (voice)
Masaharu Satô	...	Operator (voice)
Ai Satou	...	Weather Forecaster (voice)
Hiroyuki Satou	...	Operator (voice)
Bin Shimada	...	Master (voice)
Kôzô Shioya	...	Male 1 (voice)
Kazuyuki Sogabe	...	Workmate (voice)
Keiichi Sonobe	...	Soldier 3 (voice)
Yôko Soumi	...	Anna (voice)
Katsumi Suzuki	...	Soldier 1 (voice)
Gara Takashima	...	Eva (voice)
Kazumi Tanaka	...	Soldier 2 (voice)
Ryôichi Tanaka	...	Executive Officer (voice)
Seiko Tomoe	...	Female 2 (voice)
Keaton Yamada	...	Father (voice)
Kôichi Yamadera	...	Miguel (voice)
Keiko Yamamoto	...	Mother (voice)

Also Known As:

Memories (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violent and disturbing images.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | German | Portuguese | Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Brazil:12 | Australia:PG | Germany:12 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-11 | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia)

Company:

Bandai Visual Company

Trivia:

The sound effect of the Nostromo's computers turning on in the opening scene of Ridley Scott's Alien (1979) can be heard briefly at an elapsed time of 00:24:57 (Region 1 DVD).

Beautifully made .

THis was one of the best animated movies that I've seen in along time . I'm not a big fan of anime ,but I appreciate originality and "Memories " isn't like the Japanese animation that you see on television .

Katsuhiro Otomo , the director of "Akira " directs with other two animators this collection of shorts .

The first "Magnetic Rose " Takes place in the future , it's my favorite .The animation it's splendid ,full of details and a subtle use of CGI .The opera music was very effective to support the dramatic story .

The second "Stink Bomb " ,takes place in the modern Japan ,and works very well like a dark comedy . The animation it's very good ,just like the first .

The third ,"Cannon Fodder " it's the most original ( and the most strange ) first of all ,the animation doesn't look like it were anime ,but it had a stylish and interesting appearance .The story follows the every day life of a family that lives in a society were every activity it's connected with the war . This movie it's a must see for every fan of animation .Even if you don't like anime ,I'm sure that you will find interesting material on this movie ,and proofs that animation could be art .