Robot Carnival
Seen it?1987 | 93 min | Animation, Science Fiction
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
An anthology of various tales told in various styles with robots being the one common element among them.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 47K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Atsuko Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Koji Morimoto, Takashi Nakamura, Yasuomi Umetsu, Manabu Ohashi, Hidetoshi Ōmori, Katsuhiro Otomo
- Kumiko TakizawaDaughter / Small Robot (voice)
- Katsue MiwaFukusuke (voice)
- Chisa YokoyamaYayoi (voice)
- Kohji MoritsuguThe Main Character (voice)
- Keiko HanagataGrandma (voice)
- Aya MurataDaughter (child) (voice)
- Nariko FujiedaGrandchild (voice)
- Satoru InagakiMan A (voice)
- Hideyuki UmezuColleague / Man B (voice)
- Ikuya SawakiMan C (voice)