Genius Party

2007 1h 42m JA

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 60

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tomoko Kaneda
Rinko Kikuchi
Taro Yabe
Yuya Yagira
Nanase Iwai
Miki Yamamoto
Gakuto Furuhara
Hiroshi Mikami

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoji Fukuyama
Writers: Masaaki Yuasa, Shoji Kawamori, Hideki Futamura
Languages: Japanese, Mandarin
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, Mandarin.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Genius Party Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Tomoko Kaneda and Rinko Kikuchi and Taro Yabe carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0962762 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoji Fukuyama directs. Nobukazu Takemura scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, Mandarin.
3Part of the "Genius Party Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Original score by Nobukazu Takemura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Tomoko Kaneda and Rinko Kikuchi and Taro Yabe carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0962762 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.