It really is. If only the film was more widely available to watch! So many people could be enjoying it (and this whole anthology) if they just had the chance.
Always glad to see appreciation for the works in Short Peace. 'Combustible' is an exceptional short, and it's really cool to see these production materials. The settei are so clean - as expected of Otomo's circle! but given how tiny these characters appear in the short, it's amazing seeing the details up close.
For sure -- the production materials for this one are gorgeous. It's crazy to think about how experienced this crew was (Hidekazu Ohara was once a Topcraft animator on The Last Unicorn and Nausicaa!). Short Peace in general may be the best overall anthology film Otomo's been in thus far. So many great shorts in there. We've wanted to profile A Farewell to Weapons for years and years, and we might finally have enough material now, maybe even without the hyper-overpriced artbook. We'll have to see!
Fascinating animation!
A favorite of ours, for sure!
Such a stunning premise for a story.
It really is. If only the film was more widely available to watch! So many people could be enjoying it (and this whole anthology) if they just had the chance.
so cool! I think I found this on Mubi!
Ah, that's great! We could only find it on Kanopy where we are -- it's so rare to see it around on most services. It deserves so many more eyes.
Always glad to see appreciation for the works in Short Peace. 'Combustible' is an exceptional short, and it's really cool to see these production materials. The settei are so clean - as expected of Otomo's circle! but given how tiny these characters appear in the short, it's amazing seeing the details up close.
For sure -- the production materials for this one are gorgeous. It's crazy to think about how experienced this crew was (Hidekazu Ohara was once a Topcraft animator on The Last Unicorn and Nausicaa!). Short Peace in general may be the best overall anthology film Otomo's been in thus far. So many great shorts in there. We've wanted to profile A Farewell to Weapons for years and years, and we might finally have enough material now, maybe even without the hyper-overpriced artbook. We'll have to see!