Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion

2011 1h 4m JA

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 88

AnimationScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Rescued by Doctor Easter from a deadly assault on their headquarters by Dimsdale Boiled, Rune Balot finds temporary shelter in "Paradise," a high-tech laboratory where the Scramble 09 protocol originated. While the severely injured Oeufcoque regenerates in a healing vat, Rune struggles to find the answers within herself that will let her equally injured psyche find some measure of peace. But as the search for clues to the location of Shell's hidden memories continues, Boiled finds them again, and Rune and the Doctor decide it's time to carry the war to the enemy.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Megumi Hayashibara
Rune Balot
Norito Yashima
Oeufcoque Penteano
Tsutomu Isobe
Dimsdale Boiled
Hiroki Touchi
Doctor Easter
Kazuya Nakai
Shell Septinos
Takaya Hashi
Ashley Harvest
Toshiko Fujita
Bell Wing
Akiko Katsuta
Octavia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Susumu Kudo
Writers: Tow Ubukata, Jun Nakai, Shingo Suzuki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Mardock Scramble Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Susumu Kudo, shot by Toru Fukushi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Megumi Hayashibara and Norito Yashima and Tsutomu Isobe carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Susumu Kudo directs. Toru Fukushi behind the camera. Conisch scores. Manabu Kamino cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Part of the "Mardock Scramble Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Susumu Kudo, shot by Toru Fukushi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Conisch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Manabu Kamino shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Megumi Hayashibara and Norito Yashima and Tsutomu Isobe carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt2048804 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.