A traveler is confronted by spirits in an abandoned shrine; a story of honor and firefighting in ancient Japan; a white bear defends the royal family from a monstrous red demon; ragtag soldiers battle a robotic force in futuristic Japan.
Direction
Otomo's firefighter epic alone justifies the price of admission.
Cinematography
Four completely distinct visual languages, zero weak links.
Practical Effects
CGI vs. hand-drawn debates? This settles nothing and everything.
Director
Katsuhiro Otomo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Otomo's 'Combustible' recreates Edo-period firefighting with obsessive historical accuracy — those bucket brigades were real, and genuinely that chaotic.
The title 'Short Peace' is bitterly ironic; producer Masao Maruyama has called it his white whale, with the project gestating for over a decade before finally releasing.
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