Genius Party

Genius Party

2007
1h 42m
6.5

6.5/10

59 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

The seven short films making up GENIUS PARTY couldn’t be more diverse, linked only by a high standard of quality and inspiration. Atsuko Fukushima’s intro piece is a fantastic abstraction to soak up with the eyes. Masaaki Yuasa, of MIND GAME and CAT SOUP fame, brings his distinctive and deceptively simple graphic style and dream-state logic to the table with “Happy Machine,” his spin on a child’s earliest year. Shinji Kimura’s spookier “Deathtic 4,” meanwhile, seems to tap into the creepier corners of a child’s imagination and open up a toybox full of dark delights. Hideki Futamura’s “Limit Cycle” conjures up a vision of virtual reality, while Yuji Fukuyama’s "Doorbell" and "Baby Blue" by Shinichiro Watanabe use understated realism for very surreal purposes. And Shoji Kawamori, with “Shanghai Dragon,” takes the tropes and conventions of traditional anime out for very fun joyride.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
STUDIO4℃
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese Mandarin

Quick Facts

Release Date July 7, 2007
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0962762
Website Visit Site

Cast

Tomoko Kaneda
Tomoko Kaneda

Rinko Kikuchi
Rinko Kikuchi

Taro Yabe
Taro Yabe

Yuya Yagira
Yuya Yagira

Nanase Iwai
Nanase Iwai

Miki Yamamoto
Miki Yamamoto

Gakuto Furuhara
Gakuto Furuhara

Hiroshi Mikami
Hiroshi Mikami

Lu Ningjuan
Lu Ningjuan

Key Crew

Yoji Fukuyama
Director
Shinji Kimura
Director
Hideki Futamura
Director
Shinichiro Watanabe
Director
Masaaki Yuasa
Director
Shoji Kawamori
Director
Atsuko Fukushima
Director
Masaaki Yuasa
Screenplay