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Angel's Egg (Japanese: 天使のたまご, Hepburn: Tenshi no Tamago) is a Japanese art film original video animation (OVA) written and directed by Mamoru Oshii. Released by Tokuma Shoten on 15 December 1985, the film was a collaboration between artist Yoshitaka Amano and Oshii.
Angel's Egg: Directed by Mamoru Oshii. With Mako Hyôdô, Jinpachi Nezu, Keiichi Noda. A mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg.
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- Animation, Drama, Fantasy
- Mamoru Oshii
- 1986
In this run-down world, a young girl takes care of a large egg and scavenges for food and drink. She encounters a mysterious man with a cross over his shoulder, who soon becomes curious about who she is and what her egg contains.
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Sep 14, 2022 · An allegorical fantasy enriched by symbolism and biblical allusion, Oshii’s beautifully melancholic OVA ruminates on the tragic underpinnings of existence in a world untouched by God. Dir ...
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- JapanSocietyNYC
Is Angel's Egg an Overlooked Masterpiece? - Analyzed and Explained. Chris Stuckmann. 2.04M subscribers. Subscribed. 25K. 469K views 7 years ago.
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- Chris Stuckmann
May 30, 2022 · The forerunner to Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell, Angel's Egg is a masterpiece of surrealist film-making and a treatise on loss of faith.
In a dark and largely abandoned city a little girl wanders in search of something – beneath the folds of her dress she carries a mysterious giant egg. While living on the streets, she encounters a lonesome warrior who has forgotten his past and his purpose and, like the girl, travels aimlessly. Now they journey together, mistrustful of each ...
