A mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg.A mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg.A mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg.
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- TriviaWas released in Australia in an edited form under the title "In the aftermath: Angels never sleep" with some obscure live-action footage included.
- Quotes
Boy: I've seen a tree like this somewere... When was it? So long ago that I've forgotten... Under a sky where the clouds made sound as they moved. The black horizon swelled and from it grew a huge tree. It sucked the life from the ground... And it's pulsing branches reached up, as if to grasp something...
- Alternate versionsIn the North Korean release, the names of the Japanese cast and crew names are written in Korean characters.
- ConnectionsEdited into In the Aftermath (1988)
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A bizarre, but thought-provoking animated drama
This film is not live-action, nor is it a short. What it is is the quintessential Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell) film, a haunting, ethereal drama more concerned with imagery and mood than with plot or characterization. A young girl (lavishly designed by animator-turned-fine artist Yoshitaka Amano) wanders the desolate streets of a dark, nightmarish world; her fragile faith rests in the form of a gigantic egg, which she hopes to protect. Eventually, she meets an enigmatic stranger bearing a crucifix and a decidedly pragmatic worldview ("You have to break an egg if you are to know what's inside," he tells her). This is Oshii at his most obtuse, and even he claims to not know the true meaning of this film. The film is a pure work of art, however, free from all commercial baggage. For this reason, it should be viewed by everyone with a genuine interest in the art of animation. Note: Beware the Roger Corman film "In the Aftermath," which takes some footage from this film and places it in a different context.
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- zenamako
- Nov 25, 1999
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- Gross worldwide
- $1,094
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