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Sky Crawlers, The

 

Japan 2008, 122 minutes
Dir. Mamoru Oshii
In Japanese with English subtitles
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Science Fiction / Anime, War

 

Aroview: Mamoru Oshii’s (GHOST IN THE SHELL) latest head-scratcher conceives an alternate World War II-reality around another conceptually dense narrative, in which teenage pilots are being genetically engineered to fight corporate-endorsed aerial battles.

Eschewing the mind-bending futurism of Oshii’s previous anime classics for a more contemplative, existential tone, this boasts stunningly realised dogfight sequences drawn through a blend of hand-drawn and CG animation to offset the, admittedly, sluggish pace and profundity.

NZ International Film Festival 2009

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  • 'making of' documentary / featurette
  • aspect ratio: 16:9
 

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