Episode 20: Angel's Egg

Angel's Egg is a 1985 Japanese animated OVA film written and directed by Mamoru Oshii, best known for his work directing the animated film Ghost in the Shell in 1995. This film follows two nameless characters, a young girl who carries an egg with her and a young man with a cross-shaped sword who joins her as they travel through a ruined empty city. Because of the abstract nature of the movie's setting and plot and its short runtime, we're going to not bother with a spoiler alert for this episode. We can't really talk about this film without going into detail about what happens in it. So if you want to see it completely fresh you may want to come back to this after you've seen it, either by hunting it down on the internet or getting the eventual Blu Ray or streaming release. But this movie really isn't something that can be spoiled, so for those who don't mind hearing the details, carry on. Time Stamps: (00:59) Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals (11:31) Ghost in the Shell (27:56) Evangelion 1.0+3.0 Thrice Upon a Time (44:37) Angel's Egg (1:31:06) Next Time: Rental Family Works Cited: Angel's Egg (Mamoru Oshii, 1985) Angel's Egg | Screen Slate  (Danielle Burgos) Brain Structure #03 - Hideo Kojima x Mamoru Oshii: Part 1 (Hideo Kojima, 2022) Brain Structure #03 - Hideo Kojima x Mamoru Oshii: Part 2 (Hideo Kojima, 2022) Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Pizza Man fight scene Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals (Shigeyuki Hayashi, 1994) Final Fantasy Rewind: Cracked Crystals (Ben Verschoor, 2024) Ghost in the Shell (Mamoru Oshii, 1995) In the Aftermath (Carl Colpaert, 1988; Arrow Video Blu Ray release 2019) Interview with Director Mamoru Oshii (Maki Watanabe, 2025) Mamoru Oshii on Why Angel's Egg Could Never Be Made Today (Eli Friedberg, 2025) Metal Gear Solid (Hideo Kojima, 1998) Oshii, Mamoru - Senses of Cinema (Richard Suchenski, 2004) The Resonance of Image and Sound Evokes Fundamental Emotions (Ryusuke Hikawa, 2025) Seraphim: 266613336 Wings (Mamoru Oshii, Satoshi Kon, 1994) Email us at [email protected]! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/ @benverschoor.bsky.social Steven Santana https://breakingarrows.substack.com/ https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/ @number8axel.bsky.social‬ Opening music is "Root Beer Rag" by Billy Joel Closing music is "G-Spot Tornado" by Frank Zappa Subscribe, rate and review us! Apple Podcasts: Mise en Screen - Podcast - Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts: Mise en Screen | Podcast on Spotify Player.fm: Mise En Screen podcast Podcast Addict: Mise en Screen - Podcast Addict