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Memories (movie)

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©1995 Mash Room/Memories Project.


Alternative title:
Katsuhiro Otomo Presents: Memories
Recuerdos (Spanish)
Recuerdos Peligrosos (Spanish)
Воспоминания (Russian)
メモリーズ (Japanese)
Themes: military
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Memories consists of three dazzling stories, each delivered with its own astonishing style. "Magnetic Rose," based on a manga short by Katsuhiro Otomo, concerns two space travelers following a distress signal drawn into a magnificent world created by one woman's memories. In "Stink Bomb," a young chemist accidentally transforms himself into an unstoppable biological weapon set on a direct course for Tokyo. "Cannon Fodder" depicts a day in the life of a city whose entire purpose is the firing of cannons at an unknown enemy.
User Ratings: 1153 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 136 votes (sub:122, dub:6, ?:3, raw:1, others:4
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Excellent: 262 votes (sub:205, dub:39, ?:2, others:16
8 Spanish subtitled
3 Russian subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Chinese Mandarin subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
1 Swedish subtitled
)
 Very good: 319 votes (sub:249, dub:48, raw:5, ?:4, others:13
2 French subtitled
2 Italian dubbed
1 Russian dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 Swedish subtitled
1 Russian edited dub
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
1 German dubbed
)
 Good: 251 votes (sub:188, dub:43, ?:2, others:18
8 Spanish subtitled
2 Italian dubbed
1 Dutch subtitled
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Turkish subtitled
1 French dubbed
1 Korean subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 German dubbed
)
 Decent: 111 votes (sub:91, dub:15, ?:1, others:4
1 French dubbed
1 Spanish edited dub
1 French subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 So-so: 45 votes (sub:29, dub:15, others:1
1 Dutch subtitled
)
 Not really good: 16 votes (sub:11, dub:3, ?:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Weak: 6 votes (sub:4, dub:2)
 Bad: 4 votes (sub:3, dub:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (raw:1, sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1807 users, rank: #668 (of 10072)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.813 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.4996, rank: #1058 (of 10256)
Weighted mean: 7.783 (Very good−), rank: #1007 (of 10256) (seen all: 7.79 / seen some: 6.75 / won't finish: 6.61)
Bayesian estimate: 7.779 (Very good−), rank: #740 (of 7748)
Running time: 113 minutes
Vintage:
1995
2006-05-07 (IFC Canada)
2006-07-27 (Cartoon Network Latin America)
2007-03-29 (Cartoon Network Latin America 2nd Time)
2008-05-10 (Latin America- Cinemax)
Premiere date:
1995-12-23 (Japan)
2004-01-15 (Italy - Future Film Festival)
2007-04-14 (USA - Encore Action)
2007-04-28 (Finland - Nelonen)
Release dates: We have 1
Trivia: We have 2
Reviews:
Memories Collector's Edition (Jul 3, 2021)
Memories (Jun 12, 2020)
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Ghibliotheque Screenings in London Announced for July and August (May 26, 2023)
Memories Collector's Blu-ray Released Monday (Oct 2, 2022)
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Memories Anthology's English Dub Streams on February 6 (Feb 4, 2021)
Discotek Unveils Dub Cast for Memories Anthology's Stink Bomb, Cannon Fodder Segments (Dec 14, 2020)
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 16-22 (Oct 18, 2016)
Library Wars Streams English-Subtitled Live-Action Short Before New Special, Film (Sep 26, 2015)
Collected Ef Released Monday (Mar 8, 2015)
Autralia's Siren Visual to Release Otomo's Memories Blu-ray (Nov 2, 2014)
ef: a tale of memories DVD in August, Sequel in September (May 10, 2013)
MVM to Release ef: a tale of memories and ef: a tale of melodies (Apr 19, 2013)
No Anime Nominated for Oscars (Jan 10, 2013)
Viz Hosts 4°C Founder Tanaka, Berserk Showing at Comic-Con Int'l (Jun 26, 2012)
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Memories Clips (Feb 25, 2004)
Memories Site Launched (Feb 17, 2004)
Memories coming in March (Dec 17, 2003)
LA Anime Festival Licencing News (Apr 16, 2003)
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Anime Expo 2001 News (Jun 4, 2001)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Memories (Blu-ray) 2021-06-29 (from $23.96)
Blu-ray (Region B)
    Memories - [AU] (Sub.Blu-ray) 2015-07-22
DVD (Region 1)
    Anime Favorites Collection - Memories / Paprika / Steamboy / Tekkonkinkreet (DVD) 2016-10-18
    Metropolis / Memories (DVD) 2019-02-05 (from $16.76)
    Steamboy Box Set with Memories (DVD) 2005-07-26 (from $34.45)
    Pop Culture Bento Box (Dub.DVD) 2019-02-05 (from $7.49)
    Memories (Sub.DVD) 2004-02-24 (from $12.03)
    Memories (Sub.DVD) 2017-06-09 (from $14.99)
Soundtrack
    Memories: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (OST) 2004-08-17 (from $24.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Chief Director: Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Sound Director: Sadayoshi Fujino
Executive producer:
Makoto Yamashina
Shigeru Watanabe
Shoji Yakigaya
Teruo Miyahara
Producer:
Atsushi Sugita
Eiko Tanaka
Fumio Samejima
Hiroaki Inoue
Yoshimasa Mizuo

Casting Affairs: Takuo Takahashi
CG Coordinator: Yasusuke Sonoyama
CG Technical Support: Hiroyuki Tanaka
Chief Production Supervisor: Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Editing: Takeshi Seyama
Editing Assistant:
Hiroshi Adachi
Keiko Mizuta
Engineer:
Masatoshi Aoki
Toru Kadokura
Tsukuru Takagi
Film Development, Timing: Hiroaki Hirabayashi
Lab Coordinator:
Masafumi Fukui
Shigeru Takemura
Music producer:
Shirō Sasaki
Shousei Ito
Planning:
Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Shin Unozawa
Publicity Producer:
Seiji Tsuge
Toshihiko Murai
Recording Adjustment: Chiaki Satō
Sound Producer: Masakatsu Aida
Sound Production: Tetsuo Ono
Technical Assistant: Mikio Mori
Title Music: Takkyu Ishino
(none)
Japanese companies
Animation Production:
Madhouse (Stink Bomb)
Studio 4°C (Cannon Fodder; Magnetic Rose)
Broadcaster: Bandai Channel
Distributor: Shochiku
DVD Distribution: Bandai Visual
Film Developing: Imagica
Lithwork: Maki Production
Materials Assistance: Josai University College of Pharmacy
Music Production: Victor Entertainment
Original Soundtrack Production: Victor Entertainment
Production:
Bandai Visual
Kodansha
Shochiku
Production Assistance:
Aplix Co., Ltd.
Apple Computer, Inc.
EASTWEST Inc.
F2
I-O Data
Imagica
Minolta Business Machine Sales
Pastel
Studio Hard
Production Studio:
Mushroom
Oniro
Studio 4°C
Publicity Assistance: Trial
Recording Studio:
Tact Studios
Tokyo TV Center
Sound Effects Assistance: Ooizumi-Higashi Elementary School
Sound Production: Audio-Visual Systems
Technical Assistance: Continental Far East Inc.
English companies
English staff
(none)
Broadcaster:
Encore Action
Encore WAM
Independent Film Channel Canada
Internet Streaming:
Kanopy
RetroCrush
Tubi TV
Licensed by:
Anime Limited (United Kingdom and Ireland)
Discotek Media (2020)
Mill Creek Entertainment (2018)
Siren Visual (Australia & New Zealand)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Soundtrack: Geneon Entertainment Inc.
English cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
(none)
Broadcaster:
Canal UCR (subtitled)
Cartoon Network L.A.
Cinemax Latin America (Latin America)
HBO (Latin America)
HBO Family (Latin America)
HBO Latin America
I-Sat (Latin America)
Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Spain)
DVD Distribution:
LK-TEL (Chile | DVD; Argentina)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Licensed by:
Selecta Visión (Spain; 2024)
Sony Pictures
Spanish cast
(none)
German staff
German companies
(none)
German cast
(none)
Dutch staff
Dutch companies
(none)
Dutch cast
(none)
Russian staff
Russian companies
(none)
Distributor: MC Entertainment
Russian cast
(none)
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
Portuguese cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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