Memories (1995)

"Memories" is made up of three separate science-fiction stories. In the first, "Magnetic Rose," four space travelers are drawn into an abandoned spaceship that contains a world created by ... See full summary »

Directors:

Kôji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura

Writers:

Satoshi Kon (segment), Katsuhiro Ôtomo (mangas) (as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)

Stars:

Shigeru Chiba, Hisao Egawa, Kayoko Fujii

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Cast

Credited 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)
Yu Hayashi	...	The Boy (segment: Cannon Fodder) (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)

Storyline

"Memories" is made up of three separate science-fiction stories. In the first, "Magnetic Rose," four space travelers are drawn into an abandoned spaceship that contains a world created by one woman's memories. In "Stink Bomb," a young lab assistant accidentally transforms himself into a human biological weapon set on a direct course for Tôkyô. The final episode, "Cannon Fodder," depicts a day in the life of a city whose entire purpose is the firing of cannons at an unseen enemy.

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Plot Keywords:

animated anthology | violence | space station | hallucination | memory | 

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Taglines:

In the future, present or imaginary world, Memories reveal themselves, like roses' petals opening.

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violent and disturbing images

Did You Know?

Trivia

Above the entrance to the cannon it appears to read, SKLUF ACCURATE AND MAGNIFICENT PLAY OF VOLUMES IN LIET(UVOS), this is actually a reference to, "Architecture is the skillful, accurate and magnificent plays of volumes seen in light." - Le Corbusier.

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Goofs

In the three tales anthology segment, Cannon Fodder, depicts a city with numerous windows amid very large cannons. Oversized cannons generally blow out window panes.

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Quotes

Heinz: Memories... Memories aren't an escape

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Connections

Featured in Anime Abandon: Memories (2015)

User Reviews

Amazing anime trilogy

Amazing anime trilogy from AKIRA's Katsuhiro Otomo, who presents three unrelated sci fi stories directed by different directors (he did the last one, writers/first-time directors Tensai Okamura and Koji Morimoto did the other two). They are amazing vignettes with some stupendous animation in three different styles. Otomo's is especially unique in that there are no cuts – the "camera" moves fluidly through every scene without a jump or a stop. Morimoto's 40-min "Magnetic Rose" is stunningly animated, the most amazing of the two, telling of a space ship's investigation of a distress signal discovering a magnificent world created by a woman's memories – the music takes advantage of the operatic aria, Madame Butterfly, arranged by Yoko Kanno, who also supplies an excellent original score. "Stink Bomb," the middle segment, is clever and funny and fast-paced; Otomo's anti-war statement in "Cannon Fodder" closes out the film with a subtle bit of thought-provocation about a city whose entire purpose is the firing of cannons at an unknown enemy.

Details

Official Sites:

Yoshiaki Kawajiri Official site - Archive - Memories: Stink Bomb [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English Italian

Release Date:

23 December 1995 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Memories

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandai Visual Company, Kodamsha Co., Shochiku

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1