Short Peace

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Short Peace

2013

1h 8m

Fantasy

Sci-Fi

Animation

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A traveler is confronted by spirits in an abandoned shrine, a white bear defends the royal family from a red demon, and ragtag soldiers battle a robotic force in futuristic Japan.

Charles Solomon

Los Angeles Times

Katsuhiro Otomo's uneven but often dazzling anthology feature "Short Peace" reminds viewers of the untapped visual potential of animation.

Apr 17, 2014

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Ard Vijn

ScreenAnarchy

What it does provide is a good overview of the talent and ability of the Japanese animation industry, if maybe not so much its storytelling capabilities. I recommend seeing it!

Jan 10, 2020

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Joe Bendel

Epoch Times

Arguably, the constituent films of Short Peace proceed from best to worst, but the decline is remarkably gradual. Frankly, there is no clunker in the lot.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 17, 2016

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Jamie S. Rich

Oregonian

...one of the more satisfying cinematic anthologies I've seen. It's a mixed bag, but in the best ways possible.

Rated: 4/5

May 20, 2014

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Matt Kamen

Observer (UK)

It's a beautiful exhibition of animation as an art form.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 27, 2014

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Nate J

I thought this was a great anime compilation up there with “The Animatrix”, “Halo Legends”, “Genius Party” “Robot Carnival” & “Memories”. Short and sweet. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/18/24

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Late R

An anthology of animation such as this is always interesting because of the variety of stories told in wildly different ways, sometimes very unusual ways due to the respective director's desire to use the platform to showcase something slightly unconventional, even if the stories themselves aren't quite as interesting as the techniques used. And so it was with 'Short Peace', the follow up to Otomo's outing in the 90's, 'Memories', which featured far more interesting stories, but not so much experimentation.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/17/17

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Audience Member

O mestre Katsuhiro Ôtomo lidera, com a deslumbrante "Hi no yôjin" ("Combustible"), uma nova antologia de quatro curtas de animação japonesas, que têm tudo para ser o rastilho do melhor anime dos próximos anos. A primeira curta - "Tsukumo" - é sem dúvida a mais fraquinha do conjunto, mas tudo o resto é ouro em termos de anime e o último segmento deixa-nos desesperados por novidades do desenhador Hajime Katoki.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

Style over substance, but really amazing style.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Many diverse shorts, all about Japan, all diverse innovative and pretty unique (some more than others perhaps). My personal favourite: a tale of old japane told using the unusual perspectivee (pun intended) of classic japanese painting and prints.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Synopsis

A traveler is confronted by spirits in an abandoned shrine, a white bear defends the royal family from a red demon, and ragtag soldiers battle a robotic force in futuristic Japan.

Director: Hiroaki Ando, Hajime Katoki, Shûhei Morita, Katsuhiro Ohtomo
Production Co: Anime Network
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Animation
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 5, 2017
Runtime: 1h 8m