Author(s): James Somerton
Location: NS, Canada
“DragonTown"
Directed by Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Written by Hayao Miyazaki and Haruka Handa
Music by Joe Hisaishi
Principal Cast:
Sonny Chiba as Boss Tasaka
Chiaki Kuriyama as Sen
Rinko Kikuchi as Atani
Yuki Matsuzaki as Takumi
Takehito Koyasu as Fongotsu
Tagline: "The Darkest Evil Is Purer Than The Greatest Good Deed"
Language: Japanese
Synopsis: Tokyo has fallen into a depression. The politicians arecorrupt and are taking the population for everything they're worth. The bosses of the underground are planning a revolt but one, Boss Tasaka, is going onestep further. He is using an ancient spell to bring back a force of pureevil to destroy everything that is impure.
Hundreds of miles away in the small village of Hykoto a teenaged boy, named Takumi, wakes up from a terrible nightmare. He tells his younger sister, Sen, about the terrible fires rising up in Tokyo and the war brewing there that will soon expand into their peaceful countryside. Takumi sets out for Tokyo, leaving his younger sister behind to watch over the farm but she isn't safe for long as nightmares invade her sleep.
When Takumi arrives in Tokyo he is witnesses the destruction of a once great temple by a fleet of tanks. With the help of a girl named Atani, who looks like she could be his twin, Takumi fights his way to the top of DragonTown Hall where he comes face to face with Boss Tasaka.
Boss Tasaka calls forth his demon purity known as Fongotsu and the battle is nearly lost right away. Takumi is near dead when the nightmares plaguing his younger sister arrive in Tokyo to protect him. A battle of biblical proportions takes place atop DragonTown Hall and the outcome will decide the fate of both Japan and the world.
What the press would say:
Hayao Miyazaki has brought us another brilliant animated masterpiece. "DragonTown" shows us that even the best intentions can become corrupted. A battle between evil and... evil is shown here as demonic creatures fight to destroy each other just so the other can have control. Takumi and his sister are really the only good people in this movie, as even Takumi's partner Atani is in it for herself. A brilliant voice cast lead by Sonny Chiba and Yuki Matsuzaki bring this epic to life. The astonishing visuals could arrest the most jaded of moviegoers. Computer animation is blended seamlessly with traditional animation, the countryside being more heavily traditional and Tokyo being more computer-generated; subtly showing us the difference in the two worlds. The story is modern and ancient at the same, taking the modern world and mixing it with problems as old as time; namely the corruption of power. This is a work of conscience hidden behind layers of amazing animation. One of Miyazaki's best!
Best Animated Picture
Best Foreign Film
Best Sound
Best Original Screenplay
Location: NS, Canada
“DragonTown"
Directed by Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Written by Hayao Miyazaki and Haruka Handa
Music by Joe Hisaishi
Principal Cast:
Sonny Chiba as Boss Tasaka
Chiaki Kuriyama as Sen
Rinko Kikuchi as Atani
Yuki Matsuzaki as Takumi
Takehito Koyasu as Fongotsu
Tagline: "The Darkest Evil Is Purer Than The Greatest Good Deed"
Language: Japanese
Synopsis: Tokyo has fallen into a depression. The politicians arecorrupt and are taking the population for everything they're worth. The bosses of the underground are planning a revolt but one, Boss Tasaka, is going onestep further. He is using an ancient spell to bring back a force of pureevil to destroy everything that is impure.
Hundreds of miles away in the small village of Hykoto a teenaged boy, named Takumi, wakes up from a terrible nightmare. He tells his younger sister, Sen, about the terrible fires rising up in Tokyo and the war brewing there that will soon expand into their peaceful countryside. Takumi sets out for Tokyo, leaving his younger sister behind to watch over the farm but she isn't safe for long as nightmares invade her sleep.
When Takumi arrives in Tokyo he is witnesses the destruction of a once great temple by a fleet of tanks. With the help of a girl named Atani, who looks like she could be his twin, Takumi fights his way to the top of DragonTown Hall where he comes face to face with Boss Tasaka.
Boss Tasaka calls forth his demon purity known as Fongotsu and the battle is nearly lost right away. Takumi is near dead when the nightmares plaguing his younger sister arrive in Tokyo to protect him. A battle of biblical proportions takes place atop DragonTown Hall and the outcome will decide the fate of both Japan and the world.
What the press would say:
Hayao Miyazaki has brought us another brilliant animated masterpiece. "DragonTown" shows us that even the best intentions can become corrupted. A battle between evil and... evil is shown here as demonic creatures fight to destroy each other just so the other can have control. Takumi and his sister are really the only good people in this movie, as even Takumi's partner Atani is in it for herself. A brilliant voice cast lead by Sonny Chiba and Yuki Matsuzaki bring this epic to life. The astonishing visuals could arrest the most jaded of moviegoers. Computer animation is blended seamlessly with traditional animation, the countryside being more heavily traditional and Tokyo being more computer-generated; subtly showing us the difference in the two worlds. The story is modern and ancient at the same, taking the modern world and mixing it with problems as old as time; namely the corruption of power. This is a work of conscience hidden behind layers of amazing animation. One of Miyazaki's best!
Best Animated Picture
Best Foreign Film
Best Sound
Best Original Screenplay
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