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Voices of a Distant Star (Hoshi no koe)
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Directed by Makoto Shinkai Japan 2003 / Animation / Short / Romance / 30+75 min / Color / Dolby 5.1 / 1.33: 1 / NTSC / In Japanese with Optional English Subtitles |
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| Although it looks like a studio work,
Voices of a Distant Star is a personal film, made almost entirely
by a single artist, Makoto Shinkai. Mikako and Noboru are separated
at the beginning of high school in 2046. She's accepted into the training
program for mecha pilots to fight the aliens who attacked human settlements
on Mars. As she moves across the miles and, ultimately, light years,
she sends messages that the forlorn Noboru patiently awaits. The animation
is largely restricted to camera moves over still artwork and CG objects,
but Shinkai is a skillful enough director to tell this melancholy
sci-fi romance through the strong music and vocal tracks. Voices of
a Distant Star packs more of an emotional punch than many elaborate
studio films.
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