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Robot on the Road

2015 · 10 min

A short, playful animated road trip that is silly and a little cheeky, with a surprisingly tender aftertaste.

Directed by
Hiroyuki Okiura
Genres
Science fiction, Animation, Comedy
Starring
Megumi Hayashibara, Koichi Yamadera
Tagline
The feeling some encounter and farewell from that journey.
Overview
A perverted robot hitchhikes cross-country with an attractive woman in hopes of photographing her naked.

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Directed by
Hiroyuki Okiura
Genres
Science fiction, Animation, Comedy
Starring
Megumi Hayashibara, Koichi Yamadera
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • isolation
    • identity
    Places
    • road trip
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism3
    Romance2
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Genres
    science fiction, animation, comedy
    Directed by
    Hiroyuki Okiura
    Written by
    Hiroyuki Okiura
    Starring
    Megumi Hayashibara, Koichi Yamadera
    Runtime
    10 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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