Robot Carnival 36 years old

An anthology of various tales with robots being the one common element among them. It consists of nine shorts by different well-known directors, many of whom started out as animators with little to no directing experience. Each has a distinctive animation style and story ranging from comedic to dramatic story lines.

Credits

Keiko Hanagata

Granny

Toku Nishio

Daimaru

Chisa Yokoyama

Yayoi

Kumiko Takizawa

Daughter / Small Mecha

Koji Moritsugu

Protagonist

Kaneto Shiozawa

Denjirō

Cast

Name	Character
Keiko Hanagata She was 52 , 79 years old when she died	as Granny
Toku Nishio He was 47 , 65 years old when he died	as Daimaru
Chisa Yokoyama She was 17 , now 54 years old	as Yayoi
Kumiko Takizawa She was 33 , now 70 years old	as Daughter / Small Mecha
Koji Moritsugu He was 44 , now 81 years old	as Protagonist
Kaneto Shiozawa He was 33 , 46 years old when he died	as Denjirō
Kei Tomiyama He was 48 , 56 years old when he died	as Sankichi
Katsue Miwa She was 43 , now 80 years old	as Fukusuke
James R. Bowers	as John Jack Vorkarson III

Crew

Name	Job title
Kōji Morimoto Directing He was 28 , now 65 years old	Director
Hiroyuki Kitakubo Directing He was 23 , now 60 years old	Director
Yasuomi Umetsu Directing He was 26 , now 63 years old	Director
Yasuomi Umetsu Writing He was 26 , now 63 years old	Writer
Katsuhiro Otomo Directing He was 33 , now 70 years old	Director
Katsuhiro Otomo Writing He was 33 , now 70 years old	Writer
Joe Hisaishi Sound He was 36 , now 73 years old	Original Music Composer
Hiroyuki Kitazume Directing He was 25 , now 62 years old	Director
Hiroyuki Kitazume Writing He was 25 , now 62 years old	Writer
Takashi Nakamura Directing He was 31 , now 68 years old	Director
Takashi Nakamura Writing He was 31 , now 68 years old	Writer
Manabu Oohashi Directing He was 38 , now 75 years old	Director
Manabu Oohashi Writing He was 38 , now 75 years old	Writer
Atsuko Fukushima Visual Effects	Character Designer
Nizou Yamamoto Art He was 34 , now 70 years old	Background Designer

Robot Carnival (36 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1987-07-21
Runtime: [10] minutes
Number of Episodes: 9