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6. Talking Head (1992)

“The audience, having escalated their desire to watch is now reaching the point of apathy. No matter what or how you show it to them, it won’t amount to much.”

Well, in this case, “what” and “how” do amount to very much. Talking Head is a wordy, yet never boring meta film about film, anime and the history of cinema – as viewed through the prism of the author’s personal interpretations and tribulations. Beautifully shot by Yōsuke Mamiya who worked on both the previous and next list entry as well, it offers the experience vastly different from any other movie (within the movie).

Its ironic, self-referential story revolves around the disappearance of an esteemed director, Rei Maruwa (guess whose pseudonym this is), during the production of his latest feature titled Talking Head. A “ghost director” who’s able to mimic any of his colleagues’ style is called by a producer faced with a fast-approaching deadline. Once he arrives at the studio, the eccentric crew members (named after Oshii’s collaborators) start to die one by one in the oddest of ways.

As avant-garde and genre-defying/defining as it gets, this pseudo-mystery develops at a rapid-fire pace in spite of its many “static” moments and deliberately stagey sets. Given its nature, it is no sur

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Plot: What’s it about?Video: How does it look?Audio: How does it sound?Supplements: What are the extras?

Plot: What’s it about?

Mamoru Oshii has been the creative force behind some landmark projects, such as Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, Avalon, the PatLabor series, and most famous of all, the anime classic Ghost in the Shell. So Oshii’s talents are well known, but not all of his films have found much exposure, which is a real shame. But Pioneer has solved that problem to an extent, with the release of the Mamoru Oshii Cinema Trilogy. This four disc collection holds three of Oshii’s lesser known projects, so that we can view some of his earlier works. All three movies are live action and while not on the same level as his best work, these are well crafted and worthwhile pictures. You can see his style and technique evolve over the course of these three flicks, so the seeds of his later masterworks were sown in these projects. You can purchase the three films in separate editions, but if you nab this box set, then you’ll also get a bonus Stray Dog soundtrack. I found these to be solid, well executed movies and for the price, this box set is a nice value. I have included a brief synopsis below for each film, so don’t miss this terrific releas