Robot Carnival

Jul 21, 1987

1h 30m

★ 6.7

Nine Animators. One Vision.

Overview

An anthology of various tales told in various styles with robots being the one common element among them.

Genres

Animation

Science Fiction

Production Companies

APPP Company

STUDIO4℃

Robot Carnival Trailers

Cast

Daughter / Small Robot (voice)

Kumiko Takizawa

Fukusuke (voice)

Katsue Miwa

Yayoi (voice)

Chisa Yokoyama

The Main Character (voice)

Kohji Moritsugu

Grandma (voice)

Keiko Hanagata

Daughter (child) (voice)

Aya Murata

Grandchild (voice)

Nariko Fujieda

Man A (voice)

Satoru Inagaki

Colleague / Man B (voice)

Hideyuki Umezu

Man C (voice)

Ikuya Sawaki

Child A / Child D (voice)

Hidehiro Kikuchi

Child B (voice)

Daisuke Namikawa

Sonnet is a cyborg/esper from a harsh background and now trained to be the ultimate warrior and most powerful weapon in the world. She is sent to Japan to watch Komatsuzaki Lan, who is thought to be controlled by the rage of the esper Akai Kiba (Crimson Fang). Lan is a quiet girl who knows she's different from everybody else and starts to show signs of Crimson Fang after coming into contact with Sonnet. In the course of fighting with Lan, Sonnet starts to rediscover her humanity. At the same time Lan has to fight to retain her humanity and control the Crimson Fang.

7.8

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6.3

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Jun 8, 1999

When diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's ‘mojo,’ Austin must return to the swingin' '60s himself - with the help of American agent, Felicity Shagwell - to stop the dastardly plan. Once there, Austin faces off against Dr. Evil's army of minions to try to save the world in his own unbelievably groovy way.

7.4

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

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A member of an elite paramilitary counter-terrorism unit becomes traumatized after witnessing the suicide bombing of a young girl and is forced to undergo retraining. However, unbeknownst to him, he becomes a key player in a dispute between rival police divisions, as he finds himself increasingly involved with the sister of the girl he saw die.

7.5

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Sep 18, 1951

An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.

6.0

This Island Earth

Jun 10, 1955

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7.2

2046

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4.9

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5.9

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0.0

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6.5

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

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Dr. Clayton Forrester figures he can rule the world if he deadens his subjects' brains by making them endure terrible movies. Exploiting his access to nearby satellite-dwellers Mike Nelson and his robot pals, Crow T. Robot and Tom Servo, Forrester makes them watch "This Island Earth", a cheesy 1950s spaceship film. But when Mike and friends make funny comments throughout the movie and others that follow, Forrester's plan looks increasingly flimsy.

5.7

Sweet Dreams

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5.3

Daddy Long Legs

Oct 10, 1979

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7.9

Blade Runner

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8.0

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

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8.3

Princess Mononoke

Jul 12, 1997

Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.

8.5

Spirited Away

Jul 20, 2001

A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

7.9

Akira

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5.8

Darken

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8.6

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