Double post time.
I've meant to say a bit more about these movies earlier, but life and work got in the way, so... here goes nothing:
Phoenix 2772 / Space Firebird - 8/10
Wonderful Sci-fi fantasy.
The beginning felt a it hushed, with loads to happening, but very little explanation. The setting is a apocalyptical future, where earth's resources have all been used up and the planet is dying. They need to find the Phoenix to use its powers an revive the earth.
The Phoenix: Chapter of Dawn - 7/10
Live action of a Tezuka story... I though that the ending was particularly great.
During the warring era of Japan, a witch queen seeks immortality by drinking the Phoenix blood. For that goal, she start war against neighbor countries. In the meantime, a much stronger conqueror makes his moves.
Fantastic Adventures of Unico 1 - 9/10
Lovely fantasy about an unicorn who can make people happy... Cheesy, childish, but still gives you such an heart warming feeling and the end let you half heart broken.
Unico is a unicorn baby which was born with an unique power. He can make those around him become happy. The gods that believed that they only had the right to decide who would be happy or not, becomes envious of Unico and separates him from his family.
While running from the wrath of the gods, Unico meets Beezle a devil of solitude and Katy a kitty who wants to become a witch.
The Lion Books - 10/10
Lunn, rain boy and adachi-ga hara are very powerful stories. the other ones are good as well, but lunn is so heart warming, and somehow felt so personal to me. Rain boy got me in tears at some point and adachi-ga hara had an amazingly unexpected ending.
Lion books is one of the best movies I've seen year. The best anime I've seen this year definitely and one of the best things I've watched this year.
Lion books ismade of 5 short stories
1 The Green Cat 1983
A story about a green cat who can make its owner reach success through dodgy ways.
2 Rain Boy 1983
Heart warming story of a boy with no friends who manages to become friends with Rain boy, the spirit of forgotten umbrellas.
3 Lunn Flies into the Wind 1985
A boy passes by a poster and decides to find the girl in the poster. Simple like that.
4 Adachi-ga Hara 1991
Scifi fantasy about a space pilot who meets a cannibal witch he must exterminate.
5 Akuemon 1993
A fox decides to start living with a fox hunter in order to let her comrades know when they will start hunting next.
Prime Rose - 6/10 - fun, but.... well, guess that's all I can say bout it.
Prime Rose is the story about two cities that are sent to the future and made into a giant show where each city needs to fight the other.
A special police force responsible for taking action in such cases is assigned to investigate the case and destroy the culprit, death mask, a sentient weapon.
Ushio said:
I saw the short films showcase last night and it was really good. So good in fact that I just ordered the DVD of them from Australia... @_@;
Mind if I ask you for a link?
