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Genius Party
Genius Party

6.5

Genius Party

NR·2007·102m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director

Shinji Kimura

Director, Screenplay

Shinichiro Watanabe

Director, Screenplay

Shoji Kawamori

Director, Screenplay

Masaaki Yuasa

Director, Screenplay

Hideki Futamura

Director, Screenplay

Atsuko Fukushima

Director, Screenplay

Yoji Fukuyama

Screenplay

Mitsuyoshi Takasu

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

Japanese

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

anthology
woman director
anime