Neo Tokyo |  | Directors: Katsuhiro Ôtomo, Rintaro, Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Actors: Robert Axelrod, Cheryl Chase, Barbara Goodson, Steve Kramer, Michael McConnohie
Studio: Adv Films
Category: DVD
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Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 50 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1578139465
UPC: 702727094828
EAN: 9781578139460
ASIN: B0002KVV92
Theatrical Release Date: November 20, 1992
Release Date: September 14, 2004
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*Rintaro's "Labrynth" is an elegant fantasy exploring a little girl's impressionable imagination: The beginning of the three stories opens with a girl who, while keeping herself entertained at home with her pet cat, finds herself transported to a mysterious world. As she wanders the streets of this new world, surrounded by creatures of all sizes and shapes, she makes her way to an entrance that leads her to a tent. She is invited inside by a clown and she and her cat go inside to find… *Kawajiri's "The Running Man" is a high-octane futuristic thriller revolving around a deadly formula-1 race: Bob Stone is writing a story about a legendary race car driver, Zach Hugh. A man who has been at the very top of a brutal race called Deus Ex for close to ten years. What Bob Stone finds is a man whose sheer will and tenacity has transcended this realm leaving the racer's body and mind in tatters. In the end, Zach Hugh's inhuman will leads him on a road of ruin. *Otomo's "The Order to Stop Construction" is a Bradbury-esque allegory speculating on the dangers of man's over-reliance with technology: Deep in the jungles of the Aloana Republic is a construction project gone amuck. A coup d'etat leaves a new power in charge of the government which demands the immediate termination of the construction. Tsutomu Sugioka is an employee who is charged with venturing deep into unfamiliar territory to invetigate what has happened to the on-site supervisor whom the company has lost contact and to halt the construction project.
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 It's been a long time in the coming. August 22, 2004
L'Etranger (Mission Viejo, CA United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This was previously available through the now-defunct, Streamline Pictures. Before that, only one clip was known to US fans and that was Yoshiaki Kawajiri's Running Man (no relation to Stephen King's story), which was shown as an edited version on MTV's late-night Liquid TV show. The fact that it was edited should make any avid film buff cringe with disgust, but the upside of this television version was that it was narrated with a deep, raspy smoker's voice (I think the name of the voice actor is Jose Ferrer, but I'm not too sure about that - this same voice actor also did voice overs for other Liquid TV segments). The problem with the Streamline unedited version is that they dubbed this clip with another voice actor whose voice completely does not fit what fans had seen before. And so it has been for more than 10 years. We either had a duped and edited copy from television or we had an unedited, horribly dubbed version on old, worn out, out-of-print VHS (yes, I still have mine too). This DVD is a welcomed addition to fans of the wave of sophisticated anime that came to the US in the late 80s and early 90s (Akira, Wicked City, Bubblegum Crisis, etc). Despite the bad rep Streamline gets for the bad dubbing jobs, let's not forget they were the ones putting this stuff out there for more people to see. Before there was a Cartoon Network, the only place you could see anime was at conventions or at limited theater releases of Streamline products (were it not for them, most new US fans back then would have missed out on what was going on in the animation scene). And thanks to ADV for remembering the older core fans (who were around to buy the first run of Devil Hunter Yohko videos at 40 bucks a pop!).
Sci-fi Tales from Anime Greats February 19, 2006
Antonio D. Paolucci (Beaver Falls, PA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Anime of this type--the short story collections (Memories, Animatrix)--seem impossible, to me, to do any wrong. If one story fails, the next one will steps up. Neo Tokyo (also known as Manie Manie) is one of these anime, yet all of the tales have their own special intrigue to them that is sure to attract older fans of anime (those old enough to remember Liquid Television on MTV).
This collection brings together some of the greatest anime directors around, and when you consider the production credits of all the creators of Neo Tokyo (Galaxy Express 999, Metropolis, Ninja Scroll, Akira, Steamboy, and Tokyo Godfathers) you can't help but realize that this is a special film indeed. And all of these shorts were created well before they became as legendary as they now are, so in many ways Neo Tokyo is a genesis anime.
Who are the anime directors in which I'm talking about? Rintaro, Yoshiyaki Kawajiri, and Katsuhiro Otomo, that's who. If you want to see the earlier works of some of the greatest minds in anime, not to mention a classical anime that was well ahead of its time, then I highly recommend this title.
The Stories:
1. Labyrinth Labyrinthos: This story follows a curious little girl as she and her cat make their way through a magical maze. Guided by a strange dancing clown she meets many interesting creatures. This story is more a frame story than anything else, beginning and ending Neo Tokyo.
2. Running Man: A futuristic tale where an investigative reporter is doing a story on a prolific, and psychopathic, arena racer, who is the star of the most deadly race around. Yet during his investigation, the reporter discovers the horrifying secret to the racer's success, as well as the reasons in which the running man runs. An expectantly violent tale from the maker of Ninja Scroll.
3. Construction Cancellation Order: It's obvious who created this short from the first character intro: Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira and Steamboy). A man is sent into a jungle-buried city, where expensive robots work endlessly, in order to replace the lost super-attendant and shut down the work of the robots. But the robots have other plans for him... The back of the Neo Tokyo DVD case describes this tale perfectly as "Bradbury-esque."
Three edgy vignettes July 22, 2004
B. Stewart (Houston, Texas, USA)
I have waited a long time for this to be released on DVD. I was turned on to it first when the second of the three feature vignettes aired on MTV's liquid television. My VHS copy was stolen, I quickly acquired another copy, which has now been played almost to death, so the DVD version is arriving just in time.
This is a series of three vignettes around the central theme of "The Circus". The stories and themes range from the mildly amusing to the profoundly disturbing, waxing metaphorical on more than one occasion. The animation quality is excellent, and the stories as well developed as possible for their running time.
The devout anime fan will be impressed by the quality of graphic design, and the tenative anime fan will be greatly entertained. In short, a "must-have" addition to anyones anime/manga collection.
my introduction December 5, 2009
C. S. Ethridge
this was the first anime i ever saw and i loved it. when i was a kid, mtv had a show called liquid television. they showed part of this. i was amazed. since i've grown up and seen more anime, i still look back at this as quintessential anime. a must have for any collector.
Classic Anime !!!! from the old Skool August 3, 2004
Parrish V Adams (Chicago, IL USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I also first saw one of the short stories taken from this compilation on MTV..which happen to be Running Man,after seeing this i quickly started building up my anime collection along with my already owned copy of Akira.I searched and finally rented Neo Tokyo from my local block busters, so i could see the other stories and i was very satisfied with all three, even the first one with the girl and her cat using a classic instrumental as
it's background which i still do not know who the artist is to this day. i highly recommend! this DVD for any serious anime collector to buy and add it to your collection. it is truly a work of art
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