Genius Party

• Animation
• Science Fiction
• Fantasy
• Action
• Drama
• Comedy

The seven short films making up GENIUS PARTY couldn’t be more diverse, linked only by a high standard of quality and inspiration. Atsuko Fukushima’s intro piece is a fantastic abstraction to soak up with the eyes. Masaaki Yuasa, of MIND GAME and CAT SOUP fame, brings his distinctive and deceptively simple graphic style and dream-state logic to the table with “Happy Machine,” his spin on a child’s earliest year. Shinji Kimura’s spookier “Deathtic 4,” meanwhile, seems to tap into the creepier corners of a child’s imagination and open up a toybox full of dark delights. Hideki Futamura’s “Limit Cycle” conjures up a vision of virtual reality, while Yuji Fukuyama’s "Doorbell" and "Baby Blue" by Shinichiro Watanabe use understated realism for very surreal purposes. And Shoji Kawamori, with “Shanghai Dragon,” takes the tropes and conventions of traditional anime out for very fun joyride.

Genius Party is a 2007 Japanese animated anthology film comprising seven distinctive short films by acclaimed directors including Masaaki Yuasa and Shinichiro Watanabe. Each segment showcases a different visual style and storytelling approach, ranging from abstract animation to surreal realism, unified by high production quality and creative ambition. The film is available to watch now.

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