Reviews

Short Peace is a multimedia project composed of four short anime films produced by Sunrise and Shochiku, and a video game developed by Crispy's Inc. and Grasshopper Manufacture. The four films were released in Japanese theaters on July 20, 2013 and were screened in North America during April 2014. Sentai Filmworks have licensed the films for North America. The video game was released in January 2014 in Japan, April 2014 in Europe, and September 2014 in North America.

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Writing and Direction by Katsuhiro Otomo |
A spectacular tale of love, honor and firefighting in ancient Japan. The story revolves around the lives of two different people – a young man and a woman – belonging to two different family backgrounds and going through two different circumstances in their lives. The short film is based on a true incident recorded in the ancient manuscripts of Japan. The tale speaks of the desperate and the adamant nature of human heart which results in a dreadful end due to ignorance. The artwork and animation is well-maintained throughout and the animators have tried their best to make it look like a tale told through scriptures.

Genre (s) – Tragedy | A Dreadful Ending | Runtime – 24 minutes approximately (fractions excluded)