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Sand Whale and Me

2017 · 1 season

A sparse, near-wordless survival mood piece that drifts slowly across an empty desert, asking for patience more than excitement.

Created by
Mamoru Oshii
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Action & adventure
Starring
Hinako Saeki, Yoshikatsu Fujiki
Overview
In the distant future, a female paratrooper is stranded in a vast desert. With limited supply of food and water, her only hope is to catch a sand whale from a pack. If she can't, her life may just hang in the balance.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Mamoru Oshii
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Action & adventure
Starring
Hinako Saeki, Yoshikatsu Fujiki
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • isolation
    • obsession
    Places
    • wilderness
    Era
    far-future
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism4
    Romance0
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure
    Created by
    Mamoru Oshii
    Starring
    Hinako Saeki, Yoshikatsu Fujiki
    Length
    1 seasons, 5 episodes, 5 min each
    Network
    Adult Swim
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    No Language

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