Short film anthologies are a great way to sample various material by multiple creators. It’s like the phrase ‘two for the price of one’, but in the case of Short Peace, it will be four short films compiled into one full length feature. The film is assembled by the “top creators at the leading edge of Japanese animation, exploring possible future avenues of expression.”
Short Peace is presented by the talented creator of Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo, and Sunrise, Inc. (most notable for the Gundam series). This will be the second compilation film that Otomo has supervised; the first being Memories (1995). I thoroughly enjoyed Memories and cannot wait to check out Short Peace! Take a look at the trailer below to get a taste of what’s in store for us in this new anime film.
Short Peace release in Japan on July 20th. Here is a list of the four short films that make up Short Peace:
“Combustible” (“Hi-no-youjin“)
Screenplay, Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
Character Design, Visual Concept: Hidekazu Ohara (Memories‘ Cannon Fodder)
Music: Makoto Kubota
“Tsukumo”
Screenplay, Director: Shuhei Morita (Kakurenbo, Freedom)
Original Story Concept, Conceptual Design: Keisuke Kishi
“Gambo”
Director: Hiroaki Ando (Five Numbers!)
Original Story Concept, Screenplay, Creative Director: Katsuhito Ishii (Redline, Funky Forest: The First Contact, Taste of Tea)
Character Design: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Evangelion, .hack, Summer Wars)
“Buki yo Saraba” (A Farewell to Arms)
Original Story: Katsuhiro Otomo
Screenplay, Director: Hajime Katoki (mechanical designs in Gundam franchise, Super Robot Wars)
Character Design: Tatsuyuki Tanaka (Tojin Kit)
In addition, Koji Morimoto (The Animatrix‘s Beyond, Memories‘ Magnetic Rose, Noiseman Sound Insect, Genius Party‘s Dimension Bomb) contributed the film’s opening animation.