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●UHD BLU-RAY + BLU-RAY● MEMORIES 4K REMASTER SET

Bandai Namco has released Katsuhiro Otomo's omnibus project MEMORIES in a newly remastered special limited edition in Ultra High Definition 4k Blu-ray. The set includes one UHD Blu-ray disc with the movie in 4K and a regular Blu-ray discs with the movie in HD. The set will also include the complete storyboard book of the first installment of the film KANOJO NO OMOIDE (彼女の想いで) as well as a booklet collecting the dubbing scripts of the three pieces. In addition to that, various Japanese retailers will included some bonus materials with the set.

SPECIAL SETS

◆Amazon Japan (Uesugi's Key Visual | A5 size | ¥15,400 + ¥2,200):

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◆Amazon Japan (Set of 5 Visual Sheets | 275mm x 195mm | ¥15,400):

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◆A-ON Store (Original Visual | B4 size | ¥15,400):

https://a-onstore.jp/item/item-1000236768/
◆Yodobashi: (Uesugi's Key Visual Postcard | 100mm×148mm | ¥15,400):

https://www.yodobashi.com/product/100000009004172596/

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REGULAR SET SET DETAILS

Publisher: Bandai Namco Arts (バンダイナムコアーツ)
Release date: 2025-XII-24
Format DISC 1: HEVC / 100G / 16: 9 2160p UHD

Format DISC 2: AVC / 50G / 16: 9 1080p HD
Audio: Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 | Linear PCM
Subtitles: Japanese | English
Duration: 113 min + 2 min
Retail price: ￥15,400
Catalog number: BCQA-0023

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ITALIAN EDITION:

MEMORIES 30th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION (Limited and numbered)

(4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY + DVD + 2 CD)

The box set includes a steelbook with the 3 discs and two CDs with the soundtrack, a 62-page booklet featuring in-depth analysis and interviews, MAGNETIC ROSE storyboard book, Settings Book with 90 pages of concept art, 3 exclusive postcards and a poster.

EDITION DETAILS

Publisher: Dynit
Release date: 2026-IV-22
Format DISC 1: HEVC / 100G / 16: 9 2160p UHD
Format DISC 2: AVC / 50G / 16: 9 1080p HD

Format DISC 3: MPEG-2 / DVD9 / 480p SD
Audio: Japanese / Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: Italian
Duration: 113 min
Retail price: 69,99€

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ITALIAN EDITION: Steelbook (4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY)

EDITION DETAILS

Publisher: Dynit
Release date: 2026-IV-22
Format DISC 1: HEVC / 100G / 16: 9 2160p UHD
Format DISC 2: AVC / 50G / 16: 9 1080p HD

Audio: Japanese / Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: Italian
Duration: 113 min
Retail price: 39,99€

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FRENCH EDITION:

MEMORIES MEMORIES 30th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION Édition Collector 4K

(4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY + 2 CD)

The box set includes 4K UHD + Blu-ray discs and two CDs with the soundtrack, a 62-page booklet featuring in-depth analysis and interviews, MAGNETIC ROSE storyboard book, Settings Book with 90 pages of concept art, 3 exclusive postcards and a poster.

EDITION DETAILS

Publisher: Dybex
Release date: 2026-IX-16
Format DISC 1: HEVC / 100G / 16: 9 2160p UHD
Format DISC 2: AVC / 50G / 16: 9 1080p HD

Format DISC 3: MPEG-2 / DVD9 / 480p SD
Audio: Japanese / French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: French
Duration: 113 min
Retail price: 69,99€

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SPANISH EDITION:
MEMORIES Edición Coleccionistas Limitada
(4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY + 2 CD)

The box set includes 4K UHD + Blu-ray discs and two CDs with the soundtrack a 62-page booklet featuring in-depth analysis and interviews and 4 exclusive postcards.

EDITION DETAILS
Publisher: Selecta Vision
Release date: 2026-VI-26
Format DISC 1: HEVC / 100G / 16: 9 2160p UHD
Format DISC 2: AVC / 50G / 16: 9 1080p HD
Audio: Japanese DTS-HD 5.1 | Spanish, Catalan and Portuguese DTS-HD 2.0
Subtitles: Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese
Duration: 113 min
Retail price: 59,99€

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SPANISH EDITION: MEMORIES Steelbook (4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY)

EDITION DETAILS
Publisher: Selecta Vision
Release date: 2026-VI-26
Format DISC 1: HEVC / 100G / 16: 9 2160p UHD
Format DISC 2: AVC / 50G / 16: 9 1080p HD
Audio: Japanese DTS-HD 5.1 | Spanish, Catalan and Portuguese DTS-HD 2.0
Subtitles: Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese
Duration: 113 min
Retail price: 39,99€

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●ANNOUNCEMENT● MEMORIES (メモリーズ) 30th ANNIVERSARY VISUAL + 4K REMASTER SET PROMOTIONAL VIDEO

Katsuhiro Otomo's MEMORIES (メモリーズ) omnibus film project released in 1995 is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a theatrical re-release coming on November 28th and a new 4K Blu-ray remaster set due to be published in December 24th by BANDAI NAMCO.

A private filmmakers screening took place on November 5th that reunited part of the staff that worked on the film and some of them have been sharing their comments in the following days in this special website created for the occasion: https://v-storage.jp/sp-site/memories30th/

KEY VISUAL designed by Toshiaki Uesugi (上杉季明) for the 30th anniversary

4K UHD BLU-RAY REMASTER SET

Bandai Namco's 4K remaster set will include the new 4K transfer of the film in a two disc set that includes the 4K ULTRA HD Blu-Ray and Blu-Ray disc formats accompanied by the complete storyboard book of the first installment of the film KANOJO NO OMOIDE (彼女の想いで) as well as a booklet collecting the dubbing scripts of the three pieces. In addition to that, various Japanese retailers will included some bonus materials with the set:

◆Amazon Japan (Regular edition: ¥15,400):

https://amzn.to/43Ax60a
◆Amazon Japan (Uesugi's Key Visual | A5 size | ¥15,400 + ¥2,200):

https://amzn.to/4p5p7jY
◆Amazon Japan (Set of 5 Visual Sheets | 275mm x 195mm | ¥15,400):

https://amzn.to/49VwaqZ
◆A-ON Store (Original Visual | B4 size | ¥15,400):

https://a-onstore.jp/item/item-1000236768/
◆Yodobashi: (Uesugi's Key Visual Postcard | 100mm×148mm | ¥15,400):

https://www.yodobashi.com/product/100000009004172596/

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4K REMASTER SET promotional video

●ANNOUNCEMENT● MEMORIES (メモリーズ) 4K theatrical release

To mark the 30th anniversary of MEMORIES (メモリーズ), the omnibus film created by Otomo in 1995, Filmarks （フィルマークス) has announced a new 4K digital remaster that will be theatrically released starting in November 28, 2025. The limited two-week run release will hit 64 theaters in Japan, with more venues to be added in the future.

It was also announced that the film will be released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on December 24 and a bunch os merchandise is being created for the occasion, such as layout storyboard for Magnetic Rose and voice recording scripts covering all three pieces that make up the film.

OTOMO'S COMMENT

Anyway, is 30 years a happy occasion?

TRAILER

●BLU-RAY● MEMORIES (メモリーズ) High Spec Edition

Bandai Visual has released today a High Spec Edition Blu-ray of Katsuhiro Otomo's omnibus MEMORIES. The High Specification means that the images have been processed with the new Panasonic proprietary codec named MGVC (Master Grade Video Coding) and the sound is presented in Dolby TrueHD Advanced 96KHz up sampling resulting in a better image quality and higher sound quality than ever before. Memories is a 1995 released film that consist in three original stories by Katsuhiro Otomo.

■EPISODE 1 - MAGNETIC ROSE「彼女の想いで」: Based on short manga by Katsuhiro Otomo was Directed by Koji Morimoto (森本晃司)
■EPISODE 2 - STINK BOMB「最臭兵器」: Directed by Tensai Okamura (岡村天斎), Katsuhiro Otomo was in charge of the script and the Character Designs
■EPISODE 3 - CANNON FODDER「大砲の街」: Katsuhiro Otomo wrote the script, directed, draw the storyboards and designed the characters of this third episode.

BLU-RAY DETAILS

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OTHER JAPANESE EDITIONS

Memories was previusly released in regular Blu-ray and Blu-ray + DVD bundle:
●MEMORIES (メモリーズ)

●BLU-RAY+DVD● MEMORIES (メモリーズ)

Bandai Visual has released a two disc Blu-ray + DVD edition of Katsuhiro Otomo's omnibus MEMORIES, the 1995 released film that consist in three original stories by Katsuhiro Otomo.

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2010 HIGH SPEC BLU-RAY JAPANESE EDITION

●MEMORIES High Spec Edition (メモリーズ High Spec Edition )

2008 SINGLE BLU-RAY JAPANESE EDITION

BLU-RAY DETAILS
Publisher: Bandai Visual (バンダイビジュアル)
Release date: 2008-VII-25
Format: NTSC | BD50 | AVC | 16:9 | 1080p
Audio: Japanese TrueHD 5.1 | Linear PCM | Dolby Surround
Subtitles: Japanese
Running time: 115 minutes
Retail Price: ￥7,800
Catalogue number: BCXA-0091

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2021 USA BLU-RAY EDITION

BLU-RAY DETAILS
Publisher: Diskotek Media
Release date: 2021-VI-29
Format: NTSC | BD50 | AVC | 16:9 | 1080p
Audio: Japanese & English DTS-HD 5.1 & 2.0
Subtitles: English
Running time: 115 minutes
Retail Price: $29.95

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2022 UK BLU-RAY COLLECTOR'S EDITION

This edition features the original unrestored and the restored version of the film. It also includes a poster and a 36 page book.

BLU-RAY+DVD DETAILS
Publisher: Anime Ltd.
Release date: 2022-X-3
Blu-ray Format: Region B | BD50 | AVC | 1.85:1 | 1080p

Audio: Japanese: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Audio 2.0(48kHz, 24-bit)

Subtitles: English
Running time: 115 minutes
Retail Price: £39.99

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2023 UK BLU-RAY

This edition features the original unrestored and the restored version of the film.

BLU-RAY+DVD DETAILS
Publisher: Anime Ltd.
Release date: 2023-IV-24
Blu-ray Format: Region B | BD50 | AVC | 1.85:1 | 1080p
Audio: Japanese: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Audio 2.0(48kHz, 24-bit)Subtitles: English
Running time: 115 minutes
Retail Price: £14.99

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2022 FRENCH BLU-RAY+DVD COLLECTOR'S EDITION

This edition includes a poster a a book with the films' settings

BLU-RAY+DVD DETAILS
Publisher: Dybex
Release date: 2022-VII-29
Blu-ray Format: Region B | BD50 | AVC | 1.85:1 | 1080p

DVD Format: Region 2 | PAL | DVD9 | 576i
Audio: Français 5.1, Français 5.1 HD, Japanese 5.1, Japanese 5.1 HD
Subtitles: Français
Running time: 115 minutes
Retail Price: 59.99€

Reference No. 5413505331572

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2024 FRENCH BLU-RAY+DVD STEELBOOK EDITION

BLU-RAY+DVD DETAILS
Publisher: Dybex
Release date: 2024-VI-18
Blu-ray Format: Region B | BD50 | AVC | 16:9 | 1080p

DVD Format: Region 2 | PAL | DVD9 | 576i
Audio: Français 5.1, Français 5.1 HD, Japanese 5.1, Japanese 5.1 HD
Subtitles: Français
Running time: 115 minutes
Retail Price: 34.99€

Reference No. 5413505331589

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2026 ITALIAN BLU-RAY -30th Anniversary Edition-

BLU-RAY DETAILS
Publisher: Dynit
Release date: 2026-VI-24
Blu-ray Format: Region B | BD50 | AVC | 16:9 | 1080p
Audio: Japanese | Italian DTS-HD 5.1
Subtitles: Italian
Running time: 115 minutes
Retail Price: 19.99€

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2026 SPANISH BLU-RAY

BLU-RAY DETAILS
Publisher: Selecta Vision
Release date: 2026-VI-29
Blu-ray Format: Region B | BD50 | AVC | 16:9 | 1080p
Audio: Japanese | Spanish DTS-HD 5.1
Subtitles: Spanish
Running time: 115 minutes
Retail Price: 16.99€

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●INTERVIEW● OTOMO on MEMORIES

The Japanese TV channel BS2 will broadcast MEMORIES this month, the omnibus project released 10 years ago that concludes with the short film CANNON FODDER「大砲の街」 directed by Otomo himself. This short film stablishes some visual and narrative style that Otomo will continue developing in his next film STEAMBOY. Here Otomo's insights on Memories.

●DVD● MEMORIES

Bandai Visual has released today Katsuhiro Otomo's omnibus MEMORIES on DVD. This first edition comes in a Laser Disc size box and includes the original movie program. Memories is a 1995 released film that consist in three original stories by Katsuhiro Otomo.

●Memories Special Preview Video
●Director interview
●Pilot film
●Theatrical trailer
●Set material
●Art board

DVD DETAILS

Publisher: Bandai Visual (バンダイビジュアル)
Release date: 1999-III-25

Format: NTSC | Region 2 | DVD9 | 2.35:1
Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital Stereo

Subtitles: English
Running time: 142 min
Retail Price: ¥9,800
Catalogue number: BCBA-0031

AVAILABILITY

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2007 BLU-RAY + DVD JAPANESE EDITION

●MEMORIES (メモリーズ)

2000 ●JAPANESE EDITION●

DVD DETAILS

Publisher: Bandai Visual (バンダイビジュアル)
Release date: 2000-X-25
Format: NTSC | Region 2 | DVD9 | 2.35:1
Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: English
Running time: 142 min
Retail Price: ¥9,800
Catalogue number: BCBA-0640

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2003 ●JAPANESE EDITION●

DVD DETAILS
Publisher: Bandai Visual (バンダイビジュアル)
Release date: 2003-X-24
Format: NTSC | Region 2 | DVD9 | 2.35:1
Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: English
Running time: 142 min
Retail Price: ￥ 3,990
Catalogue number: BCBA-1763

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2026 ●ITALIAN EDITION● MEMORIES -30th Anniversary Limited Edition-

DVD DETAILS
Publisher: Dynit
Release date: 2026-VI-24
Format: PAL | Region 2 | DVD9 | 1.78:1
Audio: Japanese / Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Italian
Running time: 142 min
Retail Price:12.99€

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●CD-ROM● MEMORIES Digital Library (デジタルライブラリー)

The Bandai Visual division, Emotion Digital Software has released Katsuhiro Otomo's omnibus animation project MEMORIES in 3 CD-ROMS for windows PC, featuring each a chapter of the animation film. The CD-ROMS include multiple bonus features such as storyboards and designs.

■EPISODE 1 - MAGNETIC ROSE「彼女の想いで」: Based on short manga by Katsuhiro Otomo was Directed by Koji Morimoto (森本晃司)

■EPISODE 2 - STINK BOMB「最臭兵器」: Directed by Tensai Okamura (岡村天斎), Katsuhiro Otomo was in charge of the script and the Character Designs

■EPISODE 3 - CANNON FODDER「大砲の街」: Katsuhiro Otomo wrote the script, directed, draw the storyboards and designed the characters of this third episode.

CD-ROM DETAILS

Publisher: Emotion Digital Software

Release date: 1996

Format: MS-DOS 5.0 | Japanese version Windows 3.1 (Windows 95 operation enabled)

Audio: Japanese

Subtitles: -

Running time: 142 min

Retail Price: ¥7,800 each

Catalogue number: BCRW-0014 | BCRW-0015 | BCRW-0016

●LASER DISC● MEMORIES Deluxe Version (メモリーズデラックス版)

Bandai Visual has released Katsuhiro Otomo's omnibus MEMORIES on Laser Disc. The three disc set comes with a velvet slipcase and includes a reprint of the original movie program. Memories is a 1995 released film that consist in three original stories by Katsuhiro Otomo.

■EPISODE 1 - MAGNETIC ROSE「彼女の想いで」: Based on short manga by Katsuhiro Otomo was Directed by Koji Morimoto (森本晃司)

■EPISODE 2 - STINK BOMB「最臭兵器」: Directed by Tensai Okamura (岡村天斎), Katsuhiro Otomo was in charge of the script and the Character Designs

■EPISODE 3 - CANNON FODDER「大砲の街」: Katsuhiro Otomo wrote the script, directed, draw the storyboards and designed the characters of this third episode.

BONUS MATERIAL

■Production Drawings
■Interviews
■Pilots
■Trailer

LD DETAILS

Publisher: Bandai Visual (バンダイビジュアル)
Release date: 1996-X-25
Format: NTSC | CAV | 3 Discs | 1.85:1
Audio: Japanese Dolby Surround Analog and digital
Subtitles: English
Running time: 142 min
Retail Price: ¥14,800
Catalogue number: BEAL-926

AVAILABILITY

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●VHS● MEMORIES No Trimming Size Version (メモリーズノートリミング版)

Bandai Visual has released a no trimmig version of Katsuhiro Otomo's omnibus MEMORIES on VHS, released theatrically last year and consisting in three original stories by Katsuhiro Otomo.

■EPISODE 1 - MAGNETIC ROSE「彼女の想いで」: Based on short manga by Katsuhiro Otomo was Directed by Koji Morimoto (森本晃司)

■EPISODE 2 - STINK BOMB「最臭兵器」: Directed by Tensai Okamura (岡村天斎), Katsuhiro Otomo was in charge of the script and the Character Designs

■EPISODE 3 - CANNON FODDER「大砲の街」: Katsuhiro Otomo wrote the script, directed, draw the storyboards and designed the characters of this third episode.

VHS DETAILS

Publisher: Bandai Visual (バンダイビジュアル)

Release date: 1996-X-25

Audio: Japanese

Duration: 115 minutes

Retail Price: ￥9,800

Catalogue number: BES-1417

AVAILABILITY

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●VHS● MEMORIES (メモリーズ) Standard Size Version

Bandai Visual has released today in VHS Katsuhiro Otomo's omnibus MEMORIES, released theatrically last year and consisting in three original stories by Katsuhiro Otomo.

■EPISODE 1 - MAGNETIC ROSE「彼女の想いで」: Based on short manga by Katsuhiro Otomo was Directed by Koji Morimoto (森本晃司)

■EPISODE 2 - STINK BOMB「最臭兵器」: Directed by Tensai Okamura (岡村天斎), Katsuhiro Otomo was in charge of the script and the Character Designs

■EPISODE 3 - CANNON FODDER「大砲の街」: Katsuhiro Otomo wrote the script, directed, draw the storyboards and designed the characters of this third episode.

VHS DETAILS

Publisher: Bandai Visual (バンダイビジュアル)
Release date: 1996-VI-25
Audio: Japanese
Duration: 115 minutes
Retail Price: ￥14,800
Catalogue number: BES-1416

AVILABILITY

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●BOOK● The Memory of Memories

This book collects all the work behind the recently released MEMORIES. An omnibus animation film composed of three stories written by Katsuhiro Otomo. Among hundreds of sketches and paintings the book contains interviews and conversatons with the artist involved in the creation of the film: Koji Morimoto (森本晃司), Toshiyuki Inoue (井上俊之), Takashi Watanabe (渡部高志), Tensai Okamura (岡本天斎), Hirotsugu Kawasaki (川崎博嗣), Nakamura Terumi (中村照美), Hiroaki Edamitsu (枝光弘明), Hiroaki Ando (安藤裕章), Hidekazu Ohara (小原秀一), Sunao Katabuchi (片渕須直) and Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋) himself.

BOOK DETAILS

Publisher: Kodansha (講談社)

Release date: 1996-I-8

Language: Japanese

Number of opages: 160

Retail price: ￥2,000

Size: 10.2 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches

ISBN-10: 4063196658

ISBN-13: 978-4063196658

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●CD● MEMORIES Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (メモリーズ ― オリジナル・モーション・ピクチャー・サウンドトラック)

The Soundtrack of MEMORIES the omnibus animation project by Katsuhro Otomo that collects three stories is presented in a double CD box that includes a standard 12cm disc with the music featured in MAGNETIC ROSE「彼女の想いで」and STINK BOMB「最臭兵器」and a small 8 cm one with the music from CANNON FODDER「大砲の街」directed by Katsuhiro Otomo.

CD DETAILS

Label: Victor Entertainment (ビクターエンタテインメント)

Release date: 1996-I-1

Running time: 80 min (2 CD)

Retail price: ￥3,900

Cataloge number: VIZL-22

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TRACK LIST

DISC 1
01. PROLOGUE (0:39)
02. CHORALE (4:04)
03. COSMOS (2:46)
04. MADAMA BUTTERFLY (2:00)
05. MEMORIES (3:29)
06. SICKNESS (3:37)
07. TOSCA (2:04)
08. RADIO~MAD BUTTERFLY (5:25)
09. EMILY (2:36)
10. END (3:25)
11. CHORALE [Reprise] (2:00)
12. GOOD MORNING YAMANASHI (0:45)
13. NOBUO'S GROOVE I (1:42)
14. CAPSULE OF BLUE (0:37)
15. SKETCHS OF SMELL (0:41)
16. SIX STEPS TO HEAVEN (1:55)
17. NOBUO'S GROOVE II (1:15)
18. MAD FUNNY BALANCE TOWN (1:14)
19. FIVE STEPS TO HEAVEN (1:19)
20. NOBUO'S GROOVE III (1:11)
21. WALKIN' (1:06)
22. IN A SMELL WAY (1:49)
23. WORKIN' (1:27)
24. FOUR STEPS TO HEAVEN (1:24)
25. BATTLE DANCE (3:07)
26. AT THE CORNER (1:14)
27. SOMEDAY OUR PRINCE WILL COME (2:45)
28. RELAXN' (1:37)
29. ANTS (1:41)

DISC 2

01. A BOY AND A PORTRAIT (0:23)
02. MORNING IN THE CITY (1:49)
03. SONG OF THE SOLDIERS (0:36)
04. A BOY'S DREAM (0:54)
05. THE CANNON'S FANFARE (4:09)
06. GUN CREW'S MARCH (2:14)
07. LUNCH TIME (1:50)
08. THE CANNON'S FANFARE [Reprise] (0:28)
09. DISCIPLINARY MEASURES (0:39)
10. EVENING FALLS (0:39)
11. A BOY AND A PORTRAIT [Reprise] (1:20)
12. IN YER MEMORY (6:34)

●PAMPHLET● MEMORIES movie pamphlet (メモリーズ映画パンフレット)

The theatre program of MEMORIES the last animation project by Katsuhiro Otomo. Includes a chronology of Katsuhiro Otomo, a review of the 3 episodes and a talk with directors Koji Morimoto (森本晃司) and Takashi Okamura (岡村天斉).

PAMPHLET DETAILS:

Publisher: Sochiku (松竹)
Release date: 1995-XII-23
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 20
Size: LP
Retail price:-

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OTHER EDITIONS

A facsimile of it was included as a booklet in the Laser Disc Box Set and first edition of the DVD of the film.

2025 RE-PRINT EDITION

The pamphlet was reprinted for the 4K re-release of the film to celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2025. It was available in limited quantities only in certain theaters and later at the official website.

PAMPHLET DETAILS:

Publisher: Filmarks
Release date: 2025-XI-28
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 24
Size: LP
Retail price: ¥1650

AVAILABILITY
Filmarks Store: https://store.filmarks.com/products/cgmmrs022511

●VHS● MEMORIES Special preview Video

This VHS, released together with advanced tickets for the theatrical release of Katsuhiro Otomo's latest animation project: MEMORIES, includes interviews with the creators and an inside look to the production of the three short that comprehend this anthology.

VHS DETAILS

Publisher: Bandai Visual (バンダイビジュアル)
Release date: -
Audio: Japanese
Duration: 25 minutes
Retail Price: ￥679 + ¥1300 (ticket)
Catalog number: TIK-106

●ANIMATION FILM● MEMORIES (メモリーズ)

Today it was released in Japanese theaters MEMORIES (メモリーズ) an omnibus project consisting on three animation pieces directed by Koji Morimoto (森本晃司), Tensai Okamura (岡村天斎) and Katsuhiro Otomo. the three of them based on original stories by Otomo.

MAIN FILM CREDITS

●MAGNETIC ROSE●

KANOJO NO OMOIDE (彼女の想いで)
Directed by

Koji Morimoto (森本晃司)

Script & setting:

Satoshi Kon (今敏)

Storyboard:

Koji Morimoto (森本晃司)

Music:

Yoko Kanno (菅野よう子)

Original creator:

Katsuhiro Otomo

Character Design & Animation Director:

Toshiyuki Inoue (井上俊之)

Art Director:

Akira Yamakawa

Mutsuo Koseki

Nizo Yamamoto

Yuji Ikehata

Director of Photography:

Hiroaki Edamitsu (枝光弘明)

Producer:

Eiko Tanaka (田中栄子)

CG:

Hiroaki Ando (安藤裕章)

Color design:

Yuko Kobari (小針裕子)

Editing:

Takeshi Seyama (瀬山武司)

Harmony:

Noriko Takaya (高屋法子)

●STINK BOMB●

SAISHŪ HEIKI(最臭兵器)

Direction & Storyboard by

Tensai Okamura (岡村天斎)

Original creator and Script:

Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)

Music:

Jun Miyake (三宅純)

Character Design:

Hirotsugu Kawasaki (川崎博嗣)

Art Director:

Tatsuya Kushida(串田達也)

Animation Director:

Hirotsugu Kawasaki (川崎博嗣)

Mechanical design & Mechanical animation Director:

Morifumi Naka (仲盛文)

Director of Photography:

Hitoshi Yamaguchi (山口仁)

Producer:

Masao Maruyama (丸山正雄)

Art Setting:

Hiroshi Kato (加藤浩)

Color design:

Takako Suzuki (すずきたかこ)

Color setting:

Kumi Akiyama (秋山久美)

Editing:

Takeshi Seyama (瀬山武司)

Special Effects:

Kunji Tanifuji (谷藤薫児)

Supervision:

Yoshiaki Kawajiri (川尻善昭)

●CANNON FODDER●

TAIHŌ NO MACHI (大砲の街)

Written & Directed by

Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)

Storyboard & Art:

Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)

Music:

Hiroyuki Nagashima

Original creator & charater designer:

Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)

Character Design & animation director:

Hidekazu Ohara (小原秀一)

Director of Photography:

Hiroaki Edamitsu (枝光弘明)

Producer:

Eiko Tanaka (田中栄子)

CG:

Hiroaki Ando (安藤裕章)

Color design:

Terumi Nakauchi (中内照美)

Editing:

Takeshi Seyama (瀬山武司)

CG Technical Support:

Hiroyuki Tanaka

Chief Production Supervisor:

Katsuhiro Otomo

Planning:

Katsuhiro Otomo

Shin Unozawa

Title Music:

Takkyu Ishino

Animation Production:

MADHOUSE

Studio 4°C

Broadcaster:

Bandai Channel

Distributor:

Shochiku Co., Ltd.

Production:

Bandai Visual

Kodansha

Shochiku Co., Ltd.

Production Studio:

Mushroom

Oniro

Studio 4°C

●CD● 4 Pieces of MEMORIES

This Single CD from MEMORIES, the upcoming animation project by Katsuhiro Otomo that will be released theatrically on december 23, 1995 features four tracks by four different composers.

CD DETAILS

Label: Victor Entertainment (ビクターエンタテインメント)
Release date: 1995-XII-16
Running time: 17 min
Retail price: ￥1,500
Cataloge number: VICL-15044

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TRACK LIST

1. Chorale by Yoko Kanno (菅野よう子)
2. Nobuo's Groove I by Jun Miyake (三宅純)
3. The Cannon's Fanfare by Hiroyuki Nagashima (長嶌寛幸)
4. In Yer Memory by Takkyu Ishino (石野卓球)

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