Underplayed Gems

The Flying Luna Clipper (1987)

The Flying Luna Clipper poster
Original title
ザ・フライング・ルナクリッパー
Directed by
Ikko Ohno
Genre
animation
Country
Japan
Runtime
55 min
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is an early Japanese computer-animated film from 1987. It was made entirely on 8-bit MSX computers and looks like a surreal video game or music video. The film is a short art demo that takes you through a strange colorful dream world.

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What happens

The Flying Luna Clipper (ザ・フライング・ルナクリッパー) is a 1987 Japanese computer-animated art film/demo directed by Ikko Ono and produced by Sony. The film was animated entirely using 8-bit MSX computers and was released on Video8, Betamax, VHS, and LaserDisc in Japan. It was mostly unknown until a copy was found in a Japanese thrift store and uploaded to YouTube in December 2015 by journalist Matt Hawkins. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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