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64% Critic Match
Short Peace
“A four-film omnibus that features four short anime films all themed around Japan.”
6.4 / 10• 2013• 1h 8m•NR• Japanese
Animation
Storyline
A traveler is confronted by spirits in an abandoned shrine; a story of honor and firefighting in ancient Japan; a white bear defends the royal family from a monstrous red demon; ragtag soldiers battle a robotic force in futuristic Japan.
Cast & Crew
Aoi Yuuki
Beauty (segment "Tsukumo") (voice)
Lead
Koichi Yamadera
Samurai (segment "Tsukumo") (voice)
Takeshi Kusao
Frog (segment "Tsukumo") (voice)
Saori Hayami
Owaka (segment "Hi no yôjin") (voice)
Yu Kobayashi
Oume (segment "Hi no yôjin") (voice)
Masakazu Morita
Matsukichi (segment "Hi no yôjin") (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Katsuhiro Otomo's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Short Peace is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
