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Memories
A collection of three relatively short Japanese animation pieces by Katsuhiro Otomo, of AKIRA fame.
'Magnetic Rose' sees a two-bit salvage rig, manned by a couple of astronauts, answer an SOS in deep space from a derelict palatial ship of a former opera diva, that is controlled by a super computer. They are drawn into an atmospheric asteroid world where a traditional ghost story plays out set in a science fiction like reality.
'Stink Bomb' sees Nerdy lab assistant Nobuo Tanaka accidentally takes an experimental drug and transforms himself into a human biological weapon. As he unwillingly and unknowingly goes on a path of destruction through Tokyo the army deplores increasingly aggressive and desperate means to stop him.
'Cannon Fodder' depicts a militarized civilization where gargantuan machines dominate and this short depicts a day in the lives of a family of this city whose entire purpose is the firing of cannons at an unseen enemy.
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