Neo Tokyo
| Anime movie | |
|---|---|
| title | Neo Tokyo |
| Original title | Mania mania 迷宮 物語 |
| transcription | Mania-mania meikyū monogatari |
| Country of production |
 Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 1987 |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| length | 50 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Rintaro , Yoshiaki Kawajiri , Katsuhiro Ōtomo |
| idea | Taku Mayumura (template) |
| script | Rintaro , Yoshiaki Kawajiri , Katsuhiro Ōtomo |
Neo Tokyo (AKA Manie-Manie迷宮物語 even 迷宮物語- mania mania or just 迷宮物語 , Meikyu Monogatari , literally "Labyrinth Stories"), official German title mania mania - Maze stories , is an anime - anthology film . Under the overall direction of Rintaro , he and his two colleagues Yoshiaki Kawajiri and Katsuhiro Ōtomo each created a short film based on short stories by Taku Mayumura .
Production and publication
The first segment, “The Labyrinthos Labyrinth” (original title ラ ビ リ ン ス ラ ビ リ ン ト ス, Rabirinsu rabirintos ; also known as “Labyrinth Labyrinthos” or just “Labyrinth”), comes from director Rintaro. It consists of two parts that frame the other two segments. Yoshiaki Kawajiri directed the second segment, "The Driving Man" (original title 走 る 男, Hashiru otoko ; also known under the English title "Running Man"). For the third segment, "The Construction Stop Order" (original title „中止 命令, Kōji Chūshi Meirei ; also known under the English titles" Construction Cancellation Order "and" (The) Order to Stop Construction ") was Katsuhiro Ōtomo responsible as director.
The film premiered at the Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival in 1987, but it wasn't until 1989 that it entered regular Japanese theaters.
action
The Labyrinthos Labyrinth (1st part)
The girl Sachi plays hide and seek with her cat Cicerone at home. Through a mirror, the two get into a kind of dream world in which they meet ghostly figures. In a circus tent, a clown opens the curtain for the next segment.
The traveling man
Zack Hugh is the most successful racing driver in a futuristic auto racing sport. During a race, however, he loses control of his vehicle and accelerates more and more, while his competitors suffer mysterious accidents. After the finish line, they meet again as ghost figures.
The construction stop command
Construction company worker Tsutomu Sugioka is sent to a remote construction site abroad to stop construction. The construction site is fully automated and is managed by a humanoid robot while the human construction manager is missing. However, the robot cannot be dissuaded from continuing with the construction.
The Labyrinthos Labyrinth (Part 2)
Sachi and Cicerone are still in the circus arena, which is now haunted by the bizarre circus performers.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy: The Anime Encyclopedia. Stone Bridge Press, Berkeley 2006, ISBN 1-933330-10-4 (English).
- ^ Neo-Tokyo (movie) . In: Anime News Network Encyclopedia .