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Robot Carnival

1987-07-21 · 93 min · ★ 6.7

Animation · Science Fiction

An anthology of various tales told in various styles with robots being the one common element among them.

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Directors
Atsuko Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Takashi Nakamura, Hidetoshi Ōmori, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Kōji Morimoto, Manabu Ohashi, Yasuomi Umetsu, Katsuhiro Otomo
Production companies
APPP Company, STUDIO4℃
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kumiko TakizawaKumiko TakizawaDaughter / Small Robot (voice)
Katsue MiwaKatsue MiwaFukusuke (voice)
Chisa YokoyamaChisa YokoyamaYayoi (voice)
Kohji MoritsuguKohji MoritsuguThe Main Character (voice)
Keiko HanagataGrandma (voice)
Aya MurataDaughter (child) (voice)
Nariko FujiedaGrandchild (voice)
Satoru InagakiMan A (voice)
Hideyuki UmezuHideyuki UmezuColleague / Man B (voice)
Ikuya SawakiIkuya SawakiMan C (voice)
Hidehiro KikuchiChild A / Child D (voice)
Daisuke NamikawaDaisuke NamikawaChild B (voice)
Tatsuhiko NakamuraChild C (voice)
Kei TomiyamaKei TomiyamaSankichi (voice)
Kaneto ShiozawaKaneto ShiozawaDenjiro (voice)
Toku NishioDaimaru (voice)
James R. BowersJohn Jack Volkerson III (voice)
Hikaru KotonoThe Android Girl (voice)

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