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Venus Wars

1989 · 102 min

A scrappy, kinetic anime war adventure with scrappy teens, cool bikes, and a reporter's-eye view of a crumbling colony.

Overview: The new frontier of Venus has degenerated into a dystopia ravaged by the civil war between Ishtar and Aphrodia. Bubbly reporter Susan Sommers arrives in the capitol of Aphrodia just before it's captured by Ishtar. She falls in with a bunch of teen-agers who live for a sort of motorcycle version of Roller Derby. Daredevil rider Hiro and his friends reluctantly join the struggle to free Aphrodia from the invaders. Not surprisingly, Hiro proves an ace at piloting the mono-cycles that are the Aphrodians' secret weapon in the key battle.

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
rebellion
coming-of-age
survival
friendship
Places: big city
space
Era: far-future
Audience: teen
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	7
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action, animation, science fiction
Directed by: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Written by: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Yuichi Sasamoto
Starring: Katsuhide Uekusa, Eriko Hara, Gorō Naya, Hochu Otsuka, Kaneto Shiozawa, Shuichi Ikeda, Yuko Mizutani, Yuko Sasaki
Music: Joe Hisaishi
Cinematography: Yoshiyuki Tamagawa
Runtime: 102 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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