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Dead Leaves (2004)

Dead Leaves poster
Original title
デッド リーブス
Directed by
Hiroyuki Imaishi
Genre
comedy film, action film, science fiction film, science fiction comedy, science fiction anime and manga, comedy anime and manga
Country
Japan
Runtime
55 min
Rated
MA 15+
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 139 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two escaped convicts with amnesia go on a crime spree across a futuristic Earth. They are captured and sent to a secret prison on the moon, where they lead a revolt against the facility's sinister warden.

fast-pacedenergeticsurrealanarchichyper-stylizedchaoticviolentwhimsical

What happens

Dead Leaves is a 2004 Japanese animated science fiction film produced by Manga Entertainment and Production I.G and directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi. It was distributed in Japan by Shochiku, in North America, Canada and the U.K. by Manga Entertainment, and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. The film is notable for its fast pace and energetic visual style. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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