Robot Carnival

Overview

An anthology of various tales with robots being the one common element among them. It consists of nine shorts by different well-known directors, many of whom started out as animators with little to no directing experience. Each has a distinctive animation style and story ranging from comedic to dramatic story lines.

Cast

Kohji Moritsugu

Protagonist

Keiko Hanagata

Granny

Kumiko Takizawa

Daughter / Small Mecha

Katsue Miwa

Fukusuke

Kei Tomiyama

Sankichi

Kaneto Shiozawa

Denjirō

Toku Nishio

Daimaru

Chisa Yokoyama

Yayoi

James R. Bowers

John Jack Vorkarson III