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.
Episodes
Opening
A boy finds a small "coming soon" poster advertising the Robot Carnival, and becomes frightened and agitated. He warns the people in his village, most likely to escape, when a huge machine with many robots performing on its exterior grinds its way right towards the village.
Strange Tales of Meiji Machine Culture: Westerner’s Invasion
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Top Cast
Kohji Moritsugu
Protagonist
Keiko Hanagata
Granny
Kumiko Takizawa
Daughter / Small Mecha
Katsue Miwa
Fukusuke
Kei Tomiyama
Sankichi
Kaneto Shiozawa
Denjirō
Toku Nishio
Daimaru
Chisa Yokoyama
Yayoi
James R. Bowers
John Jack Vorkarson III
