Memorîzu (1995)

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 | Satire | Anthology | Militarism | 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 | 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).

Movie Connections:

Edited from Kanojo no omoide (1995)

A Masterpiece!

It's a masterpiece.

On 23 December 1995, Otomo Katsuhiro, the creator of Akira, released Memories to Japan's general viewing public. A collection of three stories, this movie brings not only variety, but enjoyment to each. "Magnetic Rose" is the first and longest of the three, followed by "Stink Bomb" and "Cannon Fodder".

The animation of each episode differs, depending on how one views it. While all three episodes are very well done, the style of "Cannon Fodder" is vastly different from "Magnetic Rose" and "Stink Bomb". "Cannon Fodder" uses more computer effects than the other two, integrating them into the perspective of the scenes (like the Sharon Apple concert in Macross Plus), rather than just using them for a computer display. All three episodes are very fluid, never once skipping a few cels per second for the sake of the budget.

Magnetic Rose: "Magnetic Rose" is set in space in the year 2092. Four men -- Heintz, Miguel, Ivanov, and Aoshima -- pilot the mighty spacecraft Corona to new heights in interstellar garbage collecting. Actually, they are one of many ships that collect garbage left over from the expansion of humankind into space. When the crew of the Corona run across a distress call, they discover a huge scrapyard of debris floating about a huge, central piece. Heintz and Miguel go to investigate, discovering living area set aside for an early twenty-first century opera diva who went into space after the death of her husband, Carlo. While there, the pair encounter strangely real and seductive illusions which make one wonder what exactly is going on.

"Magnetic Rose" - the first part of Memories, an artistic masterpiece by Katsuhiro Otomo - is one of the best animes we've ever seen. Despite its length, it's only about 50 minutes, its depth and content is amazing. A fantastic story, excellent graphix and some scary touch. We really love "Magnetic Rose's" message, and the ending is tough. You've gotta see it. 6 out of 5 stars. Hehe.