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Memories (DVD, 2004)

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Three masters of anime--Koji Morimoto, Tensai Okamuro, and Katsuhiro Otomo--collaborate on this trilogy of critically acclaimed, stunningly rendered tales of the fantastic. First, in "Magnetic Rose," the crew of a spacecraft answer a call for help only to find themselves trapped in a ship haunted by the ghostly memories of a dead opera star. Next, in "Stink Bomb," a chemical worker takes what he believes to be cold medicine, only to discover that it was, in fact, a deadly biological weapon. Finally, in "Cannon Fodder," the inhabitants of a grim and mysterious city exists only to create and assemble an endless supply of deadly weapons.

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UPC0043396012561

eBay Product ID (ePID)6477297

Product Key Features

RatingPG-13

Movie/TV TitleMemories

DirectorKatsuhiro Otomo, Koji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura

FormatDVD

Release Year2004

GenreSci-Fi & Fantasy

Additional Product Features

Region CodeRegion 1

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureJapan

Signal StandardDvd

Release Date20040224

Film CountryJapan

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by dAD8bG2QSGa@Deleted
29 Mar, 2016
It's a Pretty Good Movie.
"Memories" is an omnibus of three short films that is collectively about 100 minutes long. "Magnetic Rose" is the first, and while it had some good design work and the animation was great, I felt this short got unnecessarily intense in the last act. "Stink Bomb" is the second, It also has some great animation (There is one shot with spacesuits in a tunnel which contains an incredibly live-action movie like glare effect), though I felt the short only really picked up in the second half with some very fantastic and energetic action sequences which contrast the rather scary atmosphere of the first half. "Cannon Fodder" is the last short, and I think it is definitely the best; I trust Otomo's directing to be very non-gripping, and really liked how the short's focus was simply seeing a day in the life of a fictional world presented very matter-of-fact-ly, this allowed the appeal of the short to come from the environment that was presented instead of the audience's thoughts while watching the short. The movie ends with a nice techno dance piece that plays during the credits roll. "Memories" overall has some uniformly great animation, though the appeal of the film may be limited by a sprinkling of some mature imagery (and some PG-13-level swearing in the English subtitles). I personally think that the films get better as they go on, but I could imagine the argument that "Magnetic Rose" is the best simply due to the engagement factor of the short film. Watching this film was a good time, and I think that it has an appeal to a broad range of audiences, not just Anime fans.
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by braso-1653
13 Sep, 2024
Perfectly sealed and intact
I was excited to finally receive the Memories DVD and dive into its three captivating sci-fi stories. While the plastic seal was a little dirty, it wasn't an issue as both the DVD case and disc were well-protected.
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by byr1595
14 Feb, 2019
Rare and classic DVD!
Great story telling and awesome animation!
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by miclock_77
29 Apr, 2025
Must own
Great movie happy with purchase
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by terf-80
20 Jul, 2021
Really good
Good product
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by soupsoup12
02 Jan, 2016
Excellent Short Films!
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