1986·Adventure·45m
7.1
★
Carefree Californians Noera and Marcia find themselves at the center of a massive government conspiracy when they discover a mysterious object in the wreckage of a military convoy. Their search for answers leads them all the way to the heart of Death Valley, where a secret of international proportions (or bigger) is just waiting to get out.
Directed by Mizuho Nishikubo
secret agent
road trip
alien
dramatic
IMDB
N/A
Cast
Mina Tominaga
Marcia (voice)
Yoshito Yasuhara
Noera (voice)
Kaneto Shiozawa
Jack (voice)
Kosei Tomita
Cain (voice)
Masaharu Sato
Dodge Man (voice)
Michitaka Kobayashi
Soldier (voice)
Ryusuke Ohbayashi
D.J (voice)
Rumiko Ukai
Announcer (voice)
Shinya Ôtaki
Master (voice)
Crew
Mizuho Nishikubo
Director
Mizuho Nishikubo
Writer
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
muppet
7.0★ · 11/19/25
I love the style, but there's that one weird scene, and the story also just feels unfinished
I love the style, but there's that one weird scene, and the story also just feels unfinished
Jacob Paddison
7.0★ · 08/10/25
What if Hiroshi Nagai, Patrick Nagel and Michael Mann circa Thief made The X-Files? I think you'd probably end up with something like this. The most aggressively '80s neon-lit synthwave production to actually come out of the '80s. Not much in the way of a story but its visuals more than make up for any lapse in narrative. City Pop personified.
What if Hiroshi Nagai, Patrick Nagel and Michael Mann circa Thief made The X-Files? I think you'd probably end up with something like this. The most aggressively '80s neon-lit synthwave production to actually come out of the '80s. Not much in the way of a story but its visuals more than make up for any lapse in narrative. City Pop personified.
Nick
6.0★ · 03/10/25
This movie is an aesthetic. I think it knows it too. Unlike other movies with a throwaway story, this one doesn't seem to even try to justify it. These two characters find an alien tech orb and take it to Death Valley in pursuit of the "American Dream." That's it. And the score is so vibey, there's no conclusion other than that's what they set out to make.
Another achievement is the matching quality between poster and movie. In my obscure anime journey, I've learned how frequently the power of an anime lies in its poster. This manages to sustain the feel of the poster throughout its runtime, which is the perfect length.
I recently lamented the recently popular Flow felt like a nice looking screensaver to me. Here, I might say the same thing, but in a good way. I personally love the art, invoking an even more stylized Western through-the-eyes-of-anime experience.
Another achievement is the matching quality between poster and movie. In my obscure anime journey, I've learned how frequently the power of an anime lies in its poster. This manages to sustain the feel of the poster throughout its runtime, which is the perfect length.
I recently lamented the recently popular Flow felt like a nice looking screensaver to me. Here, I might say the same thing, but in a good way. I personally love the art, invoking an even more stylized Western through-the-eyes-of-anime experience.
This movie is an aesthetic. I think it knows it too. Unlike other movies with a throwaway story, this one doesn't seem to even try to justify it. These two characters find an alien tech orb and take it to Death Valley in pursuit of the "American Dream." That's it. And the score is so vibey, there's no conclusion other than that's what they set out to make.
Another achievement is the matching quality between poster and movie. In my obscure anime journey, I've learned how frequently the power of an anime lies in its poster. This manages to sustain the feel of the poster throughout its runtime, which is the perfect length.
I recently lamented the recently popular Flow felt like a nice looking screensaver to me. Here, I might say the same thing, but in a good way. I personally love the art, invoking an even more stylized Western through-the-eyes-of-anime experience.
Another achievement is the matching quality between poster and movie. In my obscure anime journey, I've learned how frequently the power of an anime lies in its poster. This manages to sustain the feel of the poster throughout its runtime, which is the perfect length.
I recently lamented the recently popular Flow felt like a nice looking screensaver to me. Here, I might say the same thing, but in a good way. I personally love the art, invoking an even more stylized Western through-the-eyes-of-anime experience.
José
5.0★ · 05/09/24
This is purely carried by its animation and music because the story is pretty mediocre lol
This is purely carried by its animation and music because the story is pretty mediocre lol
Sir Maris Otter
6.0★ · 02/08/23
Just the hit of nostalgic 80’s anime art style that I needed. It would have paired nicely with an actual story, but I didn’t really mind the absurd nonsense with a runtime of only 45 minutes.
It’s too bad they never made the proposed sequel so we got to find out what was actually going on.
On rec from @pizzabones
It’s too bad they never made the proposed sequel so we got to find out what was actually going on.
On rec from @pizzabones
Just the hit of nostalgic 80’s anime art style that I needed. It would have paired nicely with an actual story, but I didn’t really mind the absurd nonsense with a runtime of only 45 minutes.
It’s too bad they never made the proposed sequel so we got to find out what was actually going on.
On rec from @pizzabones
It’s too bad they never made the proposed sequel so we got to find out what was actually going on.
On rec from @pizzabones