In a post-apocalyptic future, a group of soldiers is sent to a ghost city to destroy an automated sentry.
Visual Effects
Photorealistic CGI that still haunts
Direction
Katoki's mechanical obsession pays off
Sound
Sentry screams will ring in your skull
Director
Hajime Katoki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 'Short Peace' anthology, this was meant to showcase Japan's CGI capabilities—and accidentally became its most nihilistic anti-war statement.
Katoki spent three years on those 25 minutes; the sentry's design deliberately echoes WW2 Japanese armor to twist the knife.
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