Genius Party
2007 · 1h 42m · Not Rated
Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Atsuko Fukushima
,
Yoji Fukuyama
,
Hideki Futamura
,
Shoji Kawamori
,
Shinji Kimura
,
Shinichiro Watanabe
,
Masaaki Yuasa
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Genius Party
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Atsuko Fukushima Director
- Yoji Fukuyama Director
- Hideki Futamura Director
- Shoji Kawamori Director
- Shinji Kimura Director
- Shinichiro Watanabe Director
- Masaaki Yuasa Director
- Tomoko Kaneda Cast
- Rinko Kikuchi Cast
- Taro Yabe Cast
- Yuya Yagira Cast
- Nanase Iwai Cast
- Miki Yamamoto Cast
- Gakuto Furuhara Cast
- Hiroshi Mikami Cast
- Lu Ningjuan Cast
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