Katsuhiro Ôtomo — Playwright (6)
Orbital Era (2021) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB
ORBITAL ERA
director: 大友克洋
other title: 轨道纪元 / ORBITAL ERA
The story takes place in the near future on a space colony under construction. An action-adventure story of some boys in this peculiar environment and society who keep living their lives while they’re being tossed about by fate.
Roujin Z (1991) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB WikiData IMDb
Rôjin Z
director: Hiroyuki Kitakubo actor: Chisa Yokoyama / Toni Barry
other title: Rôjin Z / Oldman Z
Mr. Takazawa, an elderly invalid who is cared for at his home by Haruko, a young nursing student, is chosen by the Japanese Ministry of Public Welfare to test the Z-001, a computerized hospital bed with robotic features that allegedly displays more efficiency and skills than any human nurse, but Haruko mistrusts a machine unable to consider human feelings.
Mushishi (2006) [Movie] Douban NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB
蟲師
director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo actor: 小田切让 / 大森南朋
other title: 虫师 / 蟲師
Mushi are beings in touch with the essence of life, far more basic and pure than normal living things. Most humans are incapable of perceiving Mushi and are oblivious to their existence, but there are a few who possess the ability to see and interact with Mushi. One such person is Ginko who travels from place to place to research Mushi and aid people suffering from problems caused by them.
她的回忆 (1995) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb
彼女の想いで
director: 森本晃司 actor: 矶部勉 / 山寺宏一
other title: 彼女の想いで
A freighter crew responds to a distress call from a station run by an AI opera diva. The AI manipulates life support, VR, and nanosystems, posing dangers the crew must overcome to survive.