ORBITAL ERA
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A KATSUHIRO OTOMO FILM
NEW AGE MOVIE IS
COMING SOON

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INTRODUCTION

A new project by Katsuhiro Otomo, that’s been long-awaited by the whole world.
His 3rd animated feature film after “AKIRA” in 1988 and “STEAMBOY” in 2004. As he did with these movies, Katsuhiro Otomo himself writes the original concept and screenplay, does design works and directs the film.

The plot takes place in the near future on a space colony under construction, and it’s 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.

“The real in the mankind’s future” will be depicted through a perspective of those boys.

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COMMENT

I’m very happy I can bring to you a new animated feature film.
This movie is what I would like to present to the today’s world.
We’re still in the middle of production, but I would like to create a film that will be enjoyed by a wide range of people.
Please look forward to it.

Katsuhiro OtomoManga artist, film director

He is well known for “SAYONARA NIPPON (Goodbye Japan)”, “DOMU (A Child's Dream)” and “AKIRA” among others.
His elaborate drawings, bold compositions and skillful story structures were so fresh and shocking they have greatly influenced the manga industry in Japan and that even such phrase as “Before Otomo, after Otomo” was coined.
His film and video works include “AKIRA”, “MEMORIES” and “STEAMBOY” among others. “AKIRA” was directed by him based on his own manga and became very popular through the world.

Biography

In 1954: Born in Miyagi Prefecture
In 1973: He debuted with “JUSEI (A Gun Report)”
In 1979: Published his first independent book “SHORT PEACE”, which attracted attention.
In 1983: Published his first independent book “SHORT PEACE”, which attracted attention.
In 1983: As for his film and video works, after he did character designs for “HARMAGEDON (Genma Taisen)” and directed the portion of “CONSTRUCTION CANCELLATION ORDER” in “NEO TOKYO (Meikyu Monogatari)”, he directed an animated feature film “AKIRA” in 1988. Then he continued to work as director for “MEMORIES” in 1995, “STEAMBOY” in 2004 and “MUSHISHI” in 2007 among others.
In 1983: He received the 4th Nihon SF Taisho Award (Japanese science fiction award) for “DOMU (A Child's Dream)”
In 1984: He received the 15th Seiun Award (Japanese speculative fiction award) in its comics category for “DOMU (A Child's Dream)”, and the 8th Kodansha Manga Award for “AKIRA”.
In 2005: French government decorated him with Order of Art and Culture Chevalier.
In 2013: He received the Medal of Purple Ribbon from Japanese government. Participated in the omnibus film “SHORT PEACE” (directed the portion of “COMBUSTIBLE (Hi-No-Yojin)”)
In 2014: He received the Winsor McCay Award at the Annie Awards. French government decorated him with Order of Art and Culture Officier.
In 2015: He received the Prize for Best Album at the 42nd Angouleme International Comics Festival.