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A collection of short stories, made by different animators with "robot" as the working title.A collection of short stories, made by different animators with "robot" as the working title.A collection of short stories, made by different animators with "robot" as the working title.
Kôji Moritsugu
- Toymaker
- (voice)
Yayoi Maki
- Android
- (voice)
Keiko Hanagata
- Wife
- (voice)
Kumiko Takizawa
- Grown Daughter
- (voice)
- …
Aya Murata
- Daughter
- (voice)
Nariko Fujieda
- Granddaughter
- (voice)
Satoru Inagaki
- Man
- (voice)
Hideyuki Umezu
- Man
- (voice)
Ikuya Sawaki
- Man
- (voice)
Hidehiro Kikuchi
- Kid
- (voice)
Daisuke Namikawa
- Kid
- (voice)
Tatsuhiko Nakamura
- Kid
- (voice)
Kei Tomiyama
- Sankichi
- (voice)
Chisa Yokoyama
- Yayoi
- (voice)
Katsue Miwa
- Fukusuke
- (voice)
Kaneto Shiozawa
- Denjiro
- (voice)
Toku Nishio
- Daimaru
- (voice)
James R. Bowers
- Volkeson
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe segment "Nightmare" was influenced by the "Night on Bald Mountain" segment from Disney's "Fantasia" feature film & the "Sleepy Hollow" segment from Disney's "The Adventures of Icabod & Mr. Toad". The main villain towers over his minions as they dance below (in almost the same animated motion, as in "Fantasia"). At one point the villain scoops them up with his giant hand & drops them, in the same fashion. Also, the human in the scene looks a lot like Icabod Crane, with his huge hook nose & giant ears. There's even a part when the man turns his head completely around, just like Icabod does in his film. The chase between the robot & the man mimics the chase between Icabod & the Headless Horseman.
- Alternate versionsThe version released in the United States by Streamline Pictures has the following differences compared to the original Japanese release:
- Dialog in the segments Presence and A Tale of Two Robots was dubbed into English (even the dialog of John Jack Walkerson III, which was already in English with Japanese side titles, was re-dubbed.)
- The order in which the interior segments were shown was altered. In the Japanese version, the order was: 1. Franken's Gears 2. Deprive 3. Presence 4. Starlight Angel 5. Cloud 6. A Tale of Two Robots 7. Nightmare In the Streamline version, the order was: 1. Franken's Gears 2. Starlight Angel 3. Cloud 4. Deprive 5. Presence 6. A Tale of Two Robots 7. Nightmare
- A short segment to signify the end of the film was moved from after the credits to just before the credits.
- Part of the credits which showed a series of still shots of the Robot Carnival while it was in its glory years (but included Japanese titles) was replaced with a series of character sketches with English titles.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Blank Check (1994)
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This is a great Japanese animated collection of seven creative and imaginative stories done by many directors including Katsuhiro Otomo ( of "Akira" fame) which tells a creator trying to create a Frankenstein-like creation, a romantic tale in a disneyland-esque place, a robotic kid walking through clouds, a romance between a toymaker and his toy, a planet western with robots, a hilarious duo between bad guy and Japan in the 19th century and a nightmarish city runned by robotic creatures.
These stories are quite interesting and very well made works of arts, the music score is outstanding which is one of the best in anime music scores. This is definitely Japanimation's answer to "Fantasia", if only this would be released on DVD then that would be great! if you love anime, i strongly recommend this movie.
Also recommended: Akira, Ghost in The Shell, Metropolis ( Anime), Memories, Heavy Metal, Fantasia, Fantasia 2000, Roujin-Z, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Transformers: The Movie, Ninja Scroll, The Professional: Golgo 13, Vampire Hunter D, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Sin: The Movie, Spriggan The Movie, Slayers The Motion Picture, Creepshow, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Ghost in The Shell 2: Innocence, Kiki's Delivery Service, Fist of the North Star.
9/10.
These stories are quite interesting and very well made works of arts, the music score is outstanding which is one of the best in anime music scores. This is definitely Japanimation's answer to "Fantasia", if only this would be released on DVD then that would be great! if you love anime, i strongly recommend this movie.
Also recommended: Akira, Ghost in The Shell, Metropolis ( Anime), Memories, Heavy Metal, Fantasia, Fantasia 2000, Roujin-Z, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Transformers: The Movie, Ninja Scroll, The Professional: Golgo 13, Vampire Hunter D, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Sin: The Movie, Spriggan The Movie, Slayers The Motion Picture, Creepshow, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Ghost in The Shell 2: Innocence, Kiki's Delivery Service, Fist of the North Star.
9/10.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,642
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,642
- Mar 17, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $10,642
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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