Robot Carnival (1987)
Für die Kurzfilmsammlung Robot Carnival steuerten neun der führenden japanischen Animatoren eine Interpretation zum übergreifenden Thema "Roboter" bei. Gemeinsames Element aller Filmsegmente ist die Interaktion zwischen Mensch und Maschine und das ethische Dilemma bei der Erschaffung künstlichen Lebens. Unter den Machern finden sich beispielsweise Atsuko Fukushima und Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira, Steamboy), Kouji Morimoto (Golgo 13 Movie, Animatrix), Hiroyuki Kitakubo (Blood the Last Vampire, Roujin Z) und Hiroyuki Kitazume (Armitage III). Die neun Kurzfilme lauten: 1. Eröffnung (Opening) 2. Frankens Getriebe (Franken's Gear) 3. Berauben (Deprive) 4. Gegenwart (Presence) 5. Star Light Angel 6. Wolke (Cloud) 7. Eine Geschichte von zwei Robotern, Teil 3: Fremdinvasion (A Tale of Two Robots, Part 3: Foreign Invasion) 8. Alptraum oder Feigling und Prolet in Tokio (Nightmare aka Chicken Man and Red Neck in Tokyo) 9. Abschluss (Ending)
Die Regisseur: 福島敦子, 北久保弘之, 北爪宏幸, 森本晃司, なかむらたかし, 梅津泰臣, 大橋学, 大森英敏, 大友克洋.
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滝沢久美子 as Daughter / Small Robot (voice) |
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三輪勝恵 as Fukusuke (voice) |
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横山智佐 as Yayoi (voice) |
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森次晃嗣 as The Main Character (voice) |
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花形恵子 as Grandma (voice) |
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Aya Murata as Daughter (child) (voice) |
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Nariko Fujieda as Grandchild (voice) |
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Satoru Inagaki as Man A (voice) |
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梅津秀行 as Colleague / Man B (voice) |
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沢木郁也 as Man C (voice) |
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菊池英博 as Child A / Child D (voice) |
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Daisuke Namikawa as Child B (voice) |
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Tatsuhiko Nakamura as Child C (voice) |
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富山敬 as Sankichi (voice) |
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Kaneto Shiozawa as Denjiro (voice) |
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西尾徳 as Daimaru (voice) |
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James R. Bowers as John Jack Volkerson III (voice) |
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Hikaru Kotono as The Android Girl (voice) |
| Production | 野村和史 | Producer |
| Production | Jerry Beck | Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | 福島敦子 | Animation |
| Visual Effects | 川名久美子 | Animation |
| Visual Effects | 北爪宏幸 | Animation |
| Visual Effects | 毛利和昭 | Animation |
| Visual Effects | 森山雄治 | Animation |
| Visual Effects | なかむらたかし | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Hatsune Ôhashi | Animation |
| Visual Effects | 大橋学 | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shiho Ôhashi | Animation |
| Visual Effects | 貞本義行 | Animation |
| Visual Effects | 寺沢伸介 | Animation |
| Art | Tom Wyner | Other |
| Visual Effects | 前田真宏 | Animation |
| Visual Effects | 森本晃司 | Animation |
| Visual Effects | 梅津泰臣 | Animation |
| Visual Effects | 二村秀樹 | Animation |
| Directing | 福島敦子 | Director |
| Art | Fumi Yamamoto | Art Direction |
| Writing | 福島敦子 | Writer |
| Art | 池畑祐治 | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | 大森英敏 | Animation |
| Directing | 北久保弘之 | Director |
| Directing | 北爪宏幸 | Director |
| Directing | 森本晃司 | Director |
| Directing | なかむらたかし | Director |
| Directing | 梅津泰臣 | Director |
| Directing | 大橋学 | Director |
| Directing | 大森英敏 | Director |
| Directing | 大友克洋 | Director |
| Crew | 阿部郷 | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | 大森英敏 | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | 北爪宏幸 | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | 森本晃司 | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | 大橋学 | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | なかむらたかし | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | 梅津泰臣 | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | 貞本義行 | Character Designer |
| Camera | 森田俊昭 | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Akara Arisato | Editor |
| Editing | 尾形治敏 | Editor |
| Editing | Osamu Toyosaki | Editor |
| Art | 山本二三 | Art Designer |
| Art | 山本二三 | Background Designer |
| Writing | 大森英敏 | Writer |
| Writing | 北久保弘之 | Writer |
| Writing | 北爪宏幸 | Writer |
| Writing | 大友克洋 | Writer |
| Writing | 森本晃司 | Writer |
| Writing | 大橋学 | Writer |
| Writing | なかむらたかし | Writer |
| Writing | 梅津泰臣 | Writer |
| Visual Effects | 福島敦子 | Character Designer |
| Sound | 久石譲 | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Isaku Fujita | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Masahisa Takeichi | Original Music Composer |