Movie
A tag for Noah’s Barks pages relating to movies, films, etc.
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sound / phantasma / mirror
A short film created by Kojiro Shishido, who would become an animation director for many Type-Moon anime adaptions. ‘sound / phantasma / mirror’ is a technical showcase of realistic lighting, and not very interesting. (read more)
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Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo G: The Great Space Encounter
Another one of the ’70’s many animated Super Robot movies featuring some of Japan’s most iconic cultural heroes. (read more)
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UFO Robo Grendizer vs. Great Mazinger
Another team-up between two beloved ’70s mecha, but its storyline is a cut above most of its contemporaries—if only slightly. (read more)
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Rebuild of Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
‘Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0’ continues to experience diminishing returns. Everything here has been done before and better, and the allusions to ‘End of Evangelion’ only make its comparative hollowness more apparent. (read more)
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Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
‘Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door’ essentially works as a longer version of a standard episode. Considering the series was more than the sum of its parts, that could be a problem. (read more)
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Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Horror auteur Yoshiaki Kawajiri directs his biggest budget film yet with Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, a mere glimpse into a Gothic-styled dark fantasy world bleeding with mystery and untold history. (read more)
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Digimon Adventure Movie
What if ‘Digimon’ was a "giant monster" movie? ‘Digimon Adventure Movie’ answers: it’d be pretty damn fun. (read more)
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Mobile Police Patlabor 2: The Movie
‘Patlabor 2’ director Mamoru Oshii attempts a seemingly personal treatise on post-World War II Japanese politics, but the esoteric themes left me somewhat cold. (read more)
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Summer Wars
One part Digimon, one part boring, and all parts fairly unmoving, lazily-written entertainment. (read more)
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1001 Nights
Not to be confused with Osamu Tezuka’s 1969 film, ‘1001 Nights’ is a short film from 1998 that features the surreal, evocative art of Final Fantasy alum Yoshitaka Amano. (read more)