196X. Anna, an enigmatic and attractive professional kidnapper, abducts The Professor during his wedding ceremony on request from one of the latter's former girlfriend. This woman, whose face Anna has never seen, wishes to die with The Professor before he marries. Leaving the church with The Professor on the back seat of her motor-bike, Anna starts on the journey to the fictional city of 'Alpha Paris'.
Direction
Satou packs a feature's worth of style into 27 minutes
Cinematography
That motorbike escape through stained glass light
Score
Soundtrack that makes speed feel like longing
Director
Kaichi Satou
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Japan's 'young animators training project,' where rookies direct shorts with industry backing—this one's a stunning calling card.
The fictional 'Alpha Paris' deliberately evokes both urban decay and impossible romance, a city that exists only in transit.
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