Robot Carnival

"Nine Animators. One Vision."

1987 1h 33m JA

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 86

AnimationScience Fiction

Synopsis

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An anthology of various tales told in various styles with robots being the one common element among them.

“Nine Animators. One Vision.”

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Cast

Kumiko Takizawa
Daughter / Small Robot (voice)
Katsue Miwa
Fukusuke (voice)
Chisa Yokoyama
Yayoi (voice)
Kohji Moritsugu
The Main Character (voice)
Keiko Hanagata
Grandma (voice)
Aya Murata
Daughter (child) (voice)
Nariko Fujieda
Grandchild (voice)
Satoru Inagaki
Man A (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Atsuko Fukushima
Writers: Atsuko Fukushima, Katsuhiro Otomo, Kōji Morimoto
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Atsuko Fukushima, shot by Toshiaki Morita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joe Hisaishi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Akara Arisato shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kumiko Takizawa and Katsue Miwa and Chisa Yokoyama carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Nine Animators. One Vision.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0093871 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Atsuko Fukushima directs. Toshiaki Morita behind the camera. Joe Hisaishi scores. Akara Arisato cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
3Directed by Atsuko Fukushima, shot by Toshiaki Morita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Joe Hisaishi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Akara Arisato shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kumiko Takizawa and Katsue Miwa and Chisa Yokoyama carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Nine Animators. One Vision.".
8IMDB entry: tt0093871 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 86 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "android", "anthology", "robot as menace", "giant robot".