Executive produced by Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo, Memories is a monumental anime anthology of three distinct science-fiction stories, each pushing the boundaries of hand-drawn cell animation.
Beginning with Koji Morimoto’s Magnetic Rose, a haunting space-opera following two engineers lured into a deep-space graveyard by a holographic opera singer.
Tensai Okamura’s Stink Bomb shifts the tone to dark comedy, tracking a lab assistant who accidentally turns into a deadly, walking chemical weapon.
The trilogy culminates in Otomo’s own Cannon Fodder, a breathtaking, heavily stylised segment presented in a single continuous shot that observes a surreal city trapped in a perpetual, hollow war.
Brought to life by an incredible team of animators and an eclectic electronic score, Memories remains an unparalleled classic of 1990s Japanese cinema. This big-screen presentation showcases the film’s astonishing visual detail, rich worldbuilding, and biting social commentary in all its sensory glory.