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Synopsis:

Memories (??????, also Otomo Katsuhiro's Memories) is an anime produced in 1995 by artist/director Katsuhiro Otomo which were based on three of his manga short stories. The film is composed of three episodes: "Magnetic Rose" (?????? Kanojo no Omoide?), "Stink Bomb" (???? Saishu-heiki?) and "Cannon Fodder" (???? Taiho no Machi?). The latter story was directed by Otomo himself.

Short production details, etc. (+ Time codes!)

Magnetic rose 00:42 - 44:19

"Four space travelers are drawn into an abandoned spaceship that contains a world created by one woman's memories."

Directed by Koji Morimoto. Script by noted anime director Satoshi Kon, based on a story by Katsuhiro Otomo. This episode featured Maria Callas' performance of Un bel dì, vedremo.

Music was composed by Yoko Kanno and largely influenced by Giacomo Puccini's Madame Butterfly. It is primarily operatic and highly involved, reflecting the serious, intense nature the film takes on as it progresses.

Stink bomb 44:20 - 1:24:32

"A young lab assistant accidentally transforms himself into a human biological weapon set on a direct course for Tôkyô"

Directed by Tensai Okamura. Script by Katsuhiro Otomo. Music is by Jun Miyake and uses jazz and funk as its main influence, adding to the film's chaotic, comedic nature.

It is mentioned the interview featurette that the story for "Stink Bomb" is based on an actual event.

Loose Canon 1:24:35 - 1:46:49

"Loose Cannon depicts a day in the life of a city whose entire purpose is the firing of cannons at an unseen enemy"

Written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. Music by Hiroyuki Nagashima. The score of is difficult to categorize; blending brass band, orchestral and avant-garde compositional techniques.

Through unusual animation techniques the illusion is created that the film consists of one continuous shot or long take.