Apple TV/iTunes [apple.com] has Masaaki Yuasa Five Films (Mind Game, Ride Your Wave, Lu Over the Wall, INU-OH, The Night is Short Walk on Girl) for
$9.99
Note, films are
not Movies Anywhere
(MA) compatible
The collection includes:
- Mind Game (100% RT 2018 unrated)
Cult classic Mind Game is an explosion of unconstrained animated expression. After a deadly encounter with yakuza, a loser with a crush on his childhood girlfriend goes to heaven and back, embarking on a psychedelic self-discovery experience.
- Ride Your Wave (93% RT 2020 NR)
From director Masaaki Yuasa (The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl, Devilman Crybaby) comes a deeply emotional tale of romance, grief and self-discovery, told with is Yuasa's trademark visual ingenuity.
- Lu Over The Wall (78% RT 2018 NR)
From the visionary mind of Masaaki Yuasa comes a joyous twist on the classic fairy tale about a little mermaid who comes ashore to join a middle-school rock band and propel them to fame. After his family moves from Tokyo to a small fishing village, teenager Kai spends his days sulking and adrift. When his classmates invite him to play keyboard in their band, their jam sessions bring an unexpected guest: Lu, a young mermaid whose fins turn to feet when she hears the beats, and whose singing causes humans to compulsively dance. But when an ancient prophecy threatens Lu and the village, Kai and his new friends must save the day in this toe-tapping adventure for the entire family.
- Inu-Oh (91% RT 2022 PG-13)- nominated for Best Animated Feature at the "2023 Golden Glove Awards".
A soaring glam-rock opera set in 14th-century Japan from visionary director Masaaki Yuasa (MIND GAME, Devilman Crybaby). Afflicted by curses that have left them on the margins of society, dancer Inu-oh and musician Tomona become fast friends and develop an electrifying musical collaboration.
- The Night is Short, Walk on Girl (90% RT 2018 NR)
From the visionary mind of director Masaaki Yuasa comes The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl, a comedy about one epic night in Kyoto. As a group of teens go out for a night on the town, a sophomore known only as"The Girl with Black Hair" experiences a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife… all the while unaware of the romantic longings of Senpai, a fellow student who has been creating increasingly fantastic and contrived reasons to run into her, in an effort to win her heart.
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The Night is Short, Walk on Girl was my favorite.
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