All Films

Down to Hell

1997 • 47 min • Japan

4 guys kidnap random people from the street, take them to a remote forest and give them 3 choices: run away, kill us or die. The film follows the fate of one of their victims.

Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness

1997 • 60 min • Japan

Mayuka is a girl who appears one day and claims to be Tenchi's daughter. As the initial shock wears off, everyone in the Masaki household gets used to Mayuka's presence. However, things only become more interesting as Washu tries to discover Mayuka's background. What Washu found involves demon, the Prince of Jurai, and unrequited emotions.

Eternal Family

1997 • 29 min • Japan

Six men and women who are completely underground to one another have been given false memories and are living together as a family in a capsule hall. They know nothing about the outside world, and that they are broadcasted as a real-life soap opera in the imaginary community of Champon City.

Qui

1997 • 14 min • Italy

Baby Love

1997 • 30 min • Japan

Seara loved Shuhei ever since she was a little girl. Although, Shuhei was thee years older and much bigger than her. He told her to come back when she was older and more grown-up. A few years later, Seara grew to look like a high school student and managed to riggle her way into Shuhei's home. She will now attempt to win his heart, although there might be some obstacles in her path.OAV adapted from Baby Love manga.

Somewhere Else

1997 • 60 min • Austria

Four months after the end of the war, four young people from Sarajevo share their experience, their thoughts and their hopes for the future, walking around the city in ruin.

Kurushime-san

1997 • 56 min • Japan

An early film by Noboru Iguchi.

Chikan densha: Kuikomu nama-shitagi

1997 • 60 min

On a crowded train, an office lady, Rika, is attacked. When Rika turns around, she lets out a cry of shock. The man is Tatsuo, who is married to Rika's co-worker, Miho. Later, Rika visits Miho's house and confesses what Tatsuo did to her, but...

Cremaster 5

1997 • 55 min • Hungary, United States of America

Cremaster 5 is a five-act opera (sung in Hungarian) set in late-ninteenth century Budapest. The last film in the series, Cremaster 5 represents the moment when the testicles are finally released and sexual differentiation is fully attained. The lamenting tone of the opera suggests that Barney invisions this as a moment of tragedy and loss. The primary character is the Queen of Chain (played by Ursula Andress). Barney, himself, plays three characters who appear in the mind of the Queen: her Diva, Magician, and Giant. The Magician is a stand-in for Harry Houdini, who was born in Budapest in 1874 and appears as a recurring character in the Cremaster cycle.

Hell Teacher Nube: At 0 a.m. Nube is Dead!!

1997 • 45 min • Japan

Nube gets a new student called Jun Kagami, a shy boy who has just transferred to Doumori Elementary School. Due to his insecurities, Jun believes that his only friend is a mysterious clown entity that lives inside mirrors. It is up to Nube to find out the true nature of this clown.

Underwater Iceland

1997 • 52 min • Finland, Iceland

Marko Röhr's film crew takes the viewer to Europe's last unexplored area: Iceland's unique underwater world. We explore the geysers of boiling waters and the crystal clear lakes off the coast of Iceland. We dive under the icebergs, into the tears between the continental plates and into the deep caves.

Kishin Douji Zenki Gaiden: Anki Kitan

1997 • 30 min • Japan

In Kanoesaru village every 60 years mysterious murders happen. Every time seven 17 year old girls are killed. The villagers believe it is the work of a demon who once saved the village so they keep quiet about it. However the current head of the Ibuki family calls an exorcist to save her 2 daughters. What is the truth behind the murders in Kanoesaru village?

Zookeeper Workbook

1997 • 4 min • Canada

A surreal short film featuring a zookeeper with a large moustache.

Auton

1997 • 57 min

In a top-secret UNIT warehouse Dr Sally Arnold is studying a Nestene energy unit with little success. Until she subjects it to cosmic signals that activate it and it awakens several dormant Autons stored in the facility.

Molester and Peeping Wife's Lewd Juice

1997 • 57 min • Japan

Yusuke, who works for a magazine and eavesdrops on married women's infidelity, accidentally overhears a scene of a murder. As he eventually discovers the culprit and peeks into his life, he learns that Wakana, a married woman, is his next prey... The story depicts the reality of married women who betray their husbands for money and have affairs, as seen through the eyes of the main character, a wiretapping enthusiast who lives in the underworld.

Libre indirecto

1997 • 10 min

In an amateur soccer match, the referee kicks out the goalkeeper. A very special fan will animate the substitute the rest of the game.

Ultra Nyan: Extraordinary Cat who Descended from the Starry Sky

1997 • 30 min • Japan

Haruka finds a cat in an abandoned building and names it "Nyan". Little does she know that this cat is actually "Ultra-Nyan" who has come from outer space. Using his mysterious powers, Ultra-Nyan helps Haruka and her friends foil the plans of a couple of no-good catnappers.

Saving Soldier Cashman

1997 • 15 min • Japan

An adaptation by V-Jump Festa of a one shot manga by Akira Toriyama.

Hakui honban: Hageshii aegi

1997 • 58 min • Japan

After a brief kidnapping, a young woman connects with the boyish member of a gang. They start traveling, soon encountering a nurse hoping to become pregnant. Along the way, they encounter other gang members around the city and country.

Skins

1997 • 14 min • United States of America

A successful, but unhappy man tries to be himself.

(Blooper) Bunny!

1997 • 8 min • United States of America

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of "The Bugs Bunny 51st-and-a-Half Anniversary Spectacular," complete with shaky camera and a variety of outtakes from stars Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and Yosemite Sam.

Akogare no eigo no sensei: Kankin baibu chôkyô

1997 • 60 min • Japan

Pinku distributed by Okura Eiga

Chikan man'in densha: Etchi na nioi

1997 • 60 min • Japan

Shinpei and Kota are an uneven duo who are training as fraudsters. One day, the two of them playfully molest a young woman on the train. Seeing the woman's innocent reaction, the two follow her to see where she is going, but...

Blue City

1997 • 12 min

It's morning in Blue City. Amidst a bleak industrial landscape, a boy, a suicidal man, and two car thieves continually cross paths. In the end, the most unlikely candidate emerges unscathed.