Pale Cocoon (2005)
In the far future when the continuity of the history has been lost, humans live in an ever more deteriorating completely artificial and enclosed world. The sea and the sky have disappeared, and the only window to "living" scenery exists in the records from the past, excavated in the relic.The Bureau of Record Excavation is an organization responsible for this task. Ura works for the 92nd office of the bureau. He is absorbed by the restoration of various records and fascinated by world of the past. Riko keeps a little distance to watch him, but averts her eyes from the records, believing that sometimes people just want things to stay the same.Everyone in this world knows that to know the past means to know the misery of this world, the present reality. But one day, Ura restores a strange video...
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Very well executed
Good start, but then it gets ruined
Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.
This is "Peiru Kokun" or "Pale Cocoon", a Japanese 23-minute animated short film from almost 10 years ago. Writer and director is the fairly well-known Yasuhiro Yoshiura. This is a futuristic science fiction movie and this is generally not a genre I have too much interest in, even if I probably prefer animation from that genre over live action. Still, this one did not really cut the cake for me. Neither the voice acting nor the action in terms of the script left me particularly impressed. The only thing I really liked about this little film here was the animation. There's no denying it is a stunning-looking picture. Unfortunately, this also makes it a case of style over substance as even the most beautiful looks cannot make up for a weak story and this is the case here as well. Not recommended.
This short OVA is the first work from director/writer Yasuhiro Yoshiura, the creator of 'Time of Eve'. Like his later work this is beautiful to look at although inevitably there is far less depth of character as it is only twenty three minutes long. Set in the distant future when the Earth's surface has been abandoned following an unspecified catastrophe; Ura works in the "Archive Excavation Department" where he attempts to restore files made before the surface became uninhabitable. Previously many people worked at this but as time past people grew weary of seeing pictures of a beautiful Earth that they themselves would never see. One day Uri is given a file to restore which will lead him to make a startling discovery which will change everybody's perception of their reality.I'd recommend and anime fan check out this short, especially if you like science fiction that doesn't involve space battles or giant robots. The animation looks really beautiful, the story is interesting and there is a nice little twist at the end.