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Memories

1995 · 113 min

A haunting triptych that drifts from operatic space melancholy to deadpan catastrophe to grim satirical dystopia, unsettling and beautiful in turn.}<​/think>{.

Tagline
Three unforgettable tales from the masters of anime.
Overview
Three back-to-back anime films by three different directors make up this sci-fi trilogy three years in the making.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • war
  • identity
Places
  • space
  • big city
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • animated
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour3
Realism4
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
fantasy, animation, science fiction
Directed by
Tensai Okamura, Katsuhiro Otomo, Koji Morimoto
Written by
Satoshi Kon, Katsuhiro Otomo
Starring
Tsutomu Isobe, Koichi Yamadera, Gara Takashima, Shozo Iizuka, Shigeru Chiba, Ami Hasegawa, Yoko Soumi, Tomoko Ishimura
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
113 min
Country
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Languages
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