Murder

Once again I am reminded that if you want to be an animator or artisan of any kind, you don't have to aim for the same high-fidelity style that everyone else shoots for today to be "good."

This is the same short plot portrayed multiple times with different famous characters solving the case. Or, rather, how different kinds of story would approach the same inciting incident of a discovering a murdered man. The first short is Sherlock Holmes. I'm pretty sure the second was Poirot. Another one was James Bond. The last was an art film. There was a vampire story in there.

It took the concept ... in several directions, all interesting because of how differently it directed each bit. It's not just the animation on paper; it's also how the camera moves or how it handles color that differentiate the story types.

Basically this is one of those "X but Y" YouTube memes going around, but in 1964. I totally dig it.

Murder.
This straightforward name actually represents the plot of this outstanding anime very well - a Murder, and the struggle to find the culprit behind it. While the movie's art and idea are obviously old (and the movie itself is rather old, 1964, way before the big anime revolution in japan), it is as a matter of fact one of the best short animated movies in the history .
Well, you are probably wondering exactly what is so great about Murder. before I'll go on detail about each aspect, I want to state that this movie is actually a parody, that mocks the then-popular ... detective genere and the different popular stories that belong to this genere. It is also worth mentioning that this is the only anime ever produced by the multi-talanted artist Wada Makoto (known for his involvment in the game industry, Mario Kart DS for example is one of his works).

Story:
As I said, Murder is actually a parody, therefore the story is important. However, Murder simply explores the same story (A man was murdered) a few times, each time, a different detective is working to solve the case. While the parodies will probably appeal to older audience and people who has a larger knowledge in the western popular culture in the sixties, even younger viewers mighr enjoy the delight humour.
It should be noted though that one must not expect a great story. the movie is a parody, and therefore the story is very simple, and is not what the director wanted to show you, so I think rating it a 10 is acceptable.

Art:
Yes, I rated the Art 9.
You are probably looking at the picture and wondering what the hell is wrong with. It looks like a 5 years old boy drew this. And this is exactly my point - the Art is so childish and simple that it fits perfectly to the mood of the parody. While I personaly believe that the Art could have been better, I don't find anything faulty with using this brilliant, childish art; especially when the topic in hand is as serious as murder.

Sound:
The art is what you would expect it to be: simple and matched to the parody in hand. For example, in the film-noir parody, there is a film-noir sound. There is no voice-acting in this movie.
The other sound effects (screaming, walking, etc.) is good enough and is exactly what I would expect it to be.

Character:
I really don't have anything to say here, as the focus is on the parodies and not on the characters. I rated it a 9 and not a 10 because a little character development could be nice, but really, It is not the point.

Enjoyment:
As you can see, I really enjoyed Murder. In my opinion, it is one of the best short-movies ever produced, and I would watch it again for sure. Make sure when you watch to try to link each section in the movie to your previous popular culture knowledge, so you would be able to recognize all the parodies.

well uh hello there first of all murder is a movie and its kinda bad because i couldnt understand it might be straight forward without i notice or its just that im dumb lol so uh my rating is 1 because the art kinda bad its like normal cartoon but for adults and i dont reccomend anyone to watch it if you insist to watch it go ahead i wont force you thats my own opinion gl

rate:

drawing and animation: 1.2 animation kinda bad for a cartoon

lore: 4.5 i couldnt understand it maybe it has a long and confusing lore some people might find it ... so uh like that ;)

characters: 2.3 everyone is like an old draw lol

the main character: i think there isnt a main character 0.0

well i uhh i ran out of idea ;p well good luck and if u like the old animations and un understandable anime this is for u its more like cartoon more than anime idk anime and cartoon are the same thing but the art is the thing and the main idea ;p

gl!