Movie
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature
1984 · 90 min
A sombre, earnest ecological fable that drifts from childhood tenderness into violent regret, leaving a lingering ache of loneliness and misunderstanding.
- Directed by
- Osamu Tezuka
- Genres
- Animation, Science fiction, Tv movie
- Starring
- Saeko Shimazu, Kazuhiko Inoue, Katsuji Mori
- Overview
- In 1984 the Japanese government approved gene recombination experiments. Baggy is Tezuka’s response. A cute kitten escapes a lab, and is befriended by lonely child Ryosuke. Years later, he joins her in a quest that’s part spaghetti Western, part contemporary adventure.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest, dark and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Identity, isolation, science, betrayal
- Content
- Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Osamu Tezuka
- Genres
- Animation, Science fiction, Tv movie
- Starring
- Saeko Shimazu, Kazuhiko Inoue, Katsuji Mori
