Neo Tokyo
by Katsuhiro ?tomo, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Rintaro
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Actor: Barbara Goodson, Cheryl Chase, Hideko Yoshida, Hiroshi ?take, Y? MizushimaDirector: Katsuhiro ?tomo, Rintaro, Yoshiaki Kawajiri
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 50 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-09-14
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Adv Films
Movie Reviews of Neo Tokyo
Movie Review: Sci-fi Tales from Anime Greats
Summary: 5 Stars
Anime of this type--the short story collections (Memories, Animatrix)--seem impossible, to me, to do any wrong. If one story fails, the next one will steps up. Neo Tokyo (also known as Manie Manie) is one of these anime, yet all of the tales have their own special intrigue to them that is sure to attract older fans of anime (those old enough to remember Liquid Television on MTV).
This collection brings together some of the greatest anime directors around, and when you consider the production credits of all the creators of Neo Tokyo (Galaxy Express 999, Metropolis, Ninja Scroll, Akira, Steamboy, and Tokyo Godfathers) you can't help but realize that this is a special film indeed. And all of these shorts were created well before they became as legendary as they now are, so in many ways Neo Tokyo is a genesis anime.
Who are the anime directors in which I'm talking about? Rintaro, Yoshiyaki Kawajiri, and Katsuhiro Otomo, that's who. If you want to see the earlier works of some of the greatest minds in anime, not to mention a classical anime that was well ahead of its time, then I highly recommend this title.
The Stories:
1. Labyrinth Labyrinthos: This story follows a curious little girl as she and her cat make their way through a magical maze. Guided by a strange dancing clown she meets many interesting creatures. This story is more a frame story than anything else, beginning and ending Neo Tokyo.
2. Running Man: A futuristic tale where an investigative reporter is doing a story on a prolific, and psychopathic, arena racer, who is the star of the most deadly race around. Yet during his investigation, the reporter discovers the horrifying secret to the racer's success, as well as the reasons in which the running man runs. An expectantly violent tale from the maker of Ninja Scroll.
3. Construction Cancellation Order: It's obvious who created this short from the first character intro: Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira and Steamboy). A man is sent into a jungle-buried city, where expensive robots work endlessly, in order to replace the lost super-attendant and shut down the work of the robots. But the robots have other plans for him... The back of the Neo Tokyo DVD case describes this tale perfectly as "Bradbury-esque."
Summary of Neo Tokyo
*Rintaro's "Labrynth" is an elegant fantasy exploring a little girl's impressionable imagination: The beginning of the three stories opens with a girl who, while keeping herself entertained at home with her pet cat, finds herself transported to a mysterious world. As she wanders the streets of this new world, surrounded by creatures of all sizes and shapes, she makes her way to an entrance that leads her to a tent. She is invited inside by a clown and she and her cat go inside to find. *Kawajiri's "The Running Man" is a high-octane futuristic thriller revolving around a deadly formula-1 race: Bob Stone is writing a story about a legendary race car driver, Zach Hugh. A man who has been at the very top of a brutal race called Deus Ex for close to ten years. What Bob Stone finds is a man whose sheer will and tenacity has transcended this realm leaving the racer's body and mind in tatters. In the end, Zach Hugh's inhuman will leads him on a road of ruin. *Otomo's "The Order to Stop Construction" is a Bradbury-esque allegory speculating on the dangers of man's over-reliance with technology: Deep in the jungles of the Aloana Republic is a construction project gone amuck. A coup d'etat leaves a new power in charge of the government which demands the immediate termination of the construction. Tsutomu Sugioka is an employee who is charged with venturing deep into unfamiliar territory to invetigate what has happened to the on-site supervisor whom the company has lost contact and to halt the construction project.Animation DVD Video
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