Akiko Hiramatsu,
Chris Patton,
Daisuke Sakaguchi,
Jessica Boone,
Kappei Yamaguchi
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At the base of a huge tree lives a botanist with his malfunctioning wooden robot named Palme. One day a wounded female warrior arrives there just ahead of her pursuers. She tells Palme to deliver a ca...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 8, 2005
Stats: 36 reviews
A rag tag collection of scenes and symbols that don't ever amount to anything like a good narrative or story. Nothing is explain, hence nothing makes sense. It's a major disappointment for something which I was expecting more from. A lot of the animation is good, at moments great...( read more)
I'm alone in loving this movie. I find it to be a more accurate commentary on environmental issues than 2008's "WALL?E"
A great piece of beautiful and oniric animation.
Is true that the plot is Pinocchio mixed with sci-fi and surreal elements, but the evolution of the main character, the process of explore his own feelings, specially the love, make this very recomended.
A gloomy, yet highly fantastical, acid trip telling of Pinocchio with meaty chunks of Peter Pan, Snow White, and Dune thrown in for good measure. Symbolism runs rampant throughout the entire movie, but the movie itself makes little sense (whether subbed or dubbed)
This was an excellent movie. It's an anime by the people who did Akira, so that right there means it's a must-see. The cover doesn't do the art style justice. I wouldn't have watched it if my brother hadn't have bought it. The cover looks like bad 3-D. [Bleh] But the art is simpl...( read more)
Amazing sound and visuals. I know it's supposed to be surreal, but without proper explanations, it became difficult to comprehend every scene and fully make sense of the whole underlying story.
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