13. Cyberpunk Chaos Feat. Jason Harden

Plug us into your head and listen as Alex and Jonathan invite their friend Jason Harden to the show to talk about three Japanese cyberpunk films: Akira (1988), Ghost in the Shell (1995), and Paprika (2006). We talk about the impact of hand-made animation, the influence of anime on western blockbusters, and the philosophical diversity of themes in Japanese film. Skip to: 5:14 - Akira 24:51 - Ghost in the Shell 40:44 - Paprika 1:03:03 - Overall 1:11:00 - Coming Attractions Coming up next week: Yojimbo (1961) A Fistful of Dollars (1964) To find links to things we talked about visit the blog: https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2017/04/04/episode-13-cyberpunk-chaos-feat-jason-harden/