ANDROMEDIA (DVD) DVD

Andromedia
Japan's renegade horror filmmaker Takashi Miike reveals a more subtle (but no less adventurous) side to his cinematic personality in this offbeat example of thinking person's science fiction. Mai (Hiroko Shimabukuro) is a youngster whose father (Tsunehiko Watase) is a scientist who is working on a system to record a person's memory and personality as computer data. As Mai edges into young adulthood, her interest in boys begins to compromise her long-standing friendships, and she is beginning to suffer pangs of guilt for it when she is killed in an auto accident during a date. Mai's father, using his experimental technology, had already recorded his daughter's thoughts and memories into his computer, and is able to create a virtual version of her, Ai, who is able to lead a life of her own. But a less-than-scrupulous technology firm has nefarious plans for this invention, and soon Ai, her father/creator, and her friends are on the run from a team of shadowy assassins. Leading lady Hiroko Shimabukuro is best known in Japan as a member of the best-selling teen pop group Speed; the other members of the group also appear in the supporting cast. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Crew Takashi Miike - Director

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General Specifications: Language Options: Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: none specified MPAA Rating: DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 109 min Part of Series: Takashi Miike Collection   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Chapter 1 [6:41] 2. Chapter 2 [5:54] 3. Chapter 3 [5:36] 4. Chapter 4 [5:36] 5. Chapter 5 [6:10] 6. Chapter 6 [7:25] 7. Chapter 7 [8:29] 8. Chapter 8 [4:55] 9. Chapter 9 [5:43] 10. Chapter 10 [5:23] 11. Chapter 11 [4:10] 12. Chapter 12 [5:43] 13. Chapter 13 [6:00] 14. Chapter 14 [9:02] 15. Chapter 15 [4:49] 16. Chapter 16 [6:20] 17. Chapter 17 [6:17] 18. Chapter 18 [5:15]