An elite superhuman agent must stop a foreign military unit from seizing control of an ancient artifact that holds the key to ultimate power.
Direction
Kawasaki channels Otomo's Akira energy with gleeful abandon
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn destruction porn before CGI ruined everything
Editing
Relentless pacing that never lets you breathe

Director
Hirotsugu Kawasaki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Studio 4°C's first feature film, made right after their breakthrough work on Memories. The studio packed every yen of their modest budget into making destruction look gorgeous.
The Ark of Noah plot draws heavily from pseudoarchaeology theories popular in 90s Japan, particularly those claiming ancient civilizations had advanced technology. The film treats these conspiracies with dead seriousness.