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Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel

2009 · 28 min

A quiet, reflective short that lingers on loss and rebuilding, moving gently between past and present with a somber, hopeful ache.

Directed by
Shinji Ishihira
Genres
Animation, Fantasy
Overview
It's been four years since Meteor fell on Midgar. Denzel meets Reeve at an outskirts coffee shop about joining the World Regenesis Organization. Upon the request Denzel tells Reeve about what his life was like prior to the Meteor incident.

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Directed by
Shinji Ishihira
Genres
Animation, Fantasy
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • survival
  • memory
  • trauma
  • healing
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism3
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Final Fantasy VII Collection

  1. Final Fantasy VII: Advent ChildrenMovie · 2005
  2. Final Fantasy VII: Last OrderShort film · 2005
  3. Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode DenzelShort film · 2009 This title

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Details

Genres
animation, fantasy
Directed by
Shinji Ishihira
Written by
Akio Ofuji
Starring
Kazumu Izawa, Banjo Ginga, Yasuyuki Kase, Yoshimitsu Shimoyama, Takako Honda, Daisuke Hirakawa, Ikuko Tani, Fumihiko Tachiki
Music
Takeharu Ishimoto
Cinematography
Ryousuke Omae
Runtime
28 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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