Paranoia Agent - 4-DVD Box Set ( Môsô dairinin )

Paranoia Agent - 4-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Môsô dairinin
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
Japanese ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
325 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2004 and produced in:
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
Satoshi Kon

Written By:
Satoshi Kon

Actors:
Jonathan Klein ..... Additional Voices (13 episodes, 2004)
Shôzô Îzuka ..... Keiichi Ikari (7 episodes, 2004)
Toshihiko Seki ..... Mitsuhiro Maniwa (7 episodes, 2004)
Mamiko Noto ..... Tsukiko Sagi (6 episodes, 2004)
Ryûji Saikachi ..... Old Man (6 episodes, 2004)
Kotono Mitsuishi ..... Harumi Chono / ... (4 episodes, 2004)
Daisuke Sakaguchi ..... Shonen Bat (4 episodes, 2004)
Toshihiko Nakajima ..... Masami Hirukawa (4 episodes, 2004)
Makoto Tsumura ..... Shogo Ushiyama (4 episodes, 2004)
Mayumi Yamaguchi ..... Yuichi Taira (4 episodes, 2004)
Haruko Momoi ..... Maromi (3 episodes, 2004)
Kenji Utsumi ..... Akio Kawazu (2 episodes, 2004)
Akio Suyama ..... Masashi Kamei (2 episodes, 2004)
Hisako Kyôda ..... Old Woman (2 episodes, 2004)
Liam O'Brien ..... Mitsuhiro Maniwa / ... (unknown episodes)
Michael McConnohie ..... Keiichi Ikari (unknown episodes)
Michelle Ruff ..... Tsukiko Sagi (unknown episodes)
Jamie Gallardo ..... Lil' Slugger (unknown episodes)
Carrie Savage ..... Maromi (unknown episodes)
Hunter Mackenzie Austin ..... Yuichi's Teacher (unknown episodes)
Steven Bendik ..... Shogo Ushiyama (unknown episodes)
Johnny Yong Bosch ..... Yuichi Taira (unknown episodes)
Deem Bristow ..... Masami Hirukawa (unknown episodes)
Howard Clarendon ..... Junji Handa, Additional Voices (unknown episodes)
Sally Dana ..... Yuichi's Mom (unknown episodes)
Adam Gordon ..... Additional Voices (unknown episodes)
Lance J. Holt ..... Akihiko Ryu (unknown episodes)
Jody Jaress ..... Old Woman (unknown episodes)
J.E. ..... Old Woman (unknown episodes)
William Knight ..... Old Man (unknown episodes)
Wendee Lee ..... Additional Voices (unknown episodes)
Jonathan C. Osborne ..... Masashi Kamel (unknown episodes)
Sam Riegel ..... Hatomura Shinsuke, Old Man's Son (unknown episodes)
Erica Shaffer ..... Harumi Chono (unknown episodes)
Melodee Spevack ..... Misae Ikari (unknown episodes)
Jessica D. Stone ..... Additional Voices (unknown episodes)
Kirk Thornton ..... Shunsuke Makabe, Additional Voices (unknown episodes)

Synopsis:

Then darkness overcomes the heart and Lil' Slugger appears... After the first victim's story the police felt the overly stressed woman was having a breakdown and liedi o cover up for some crime. However, after the third and fourth attacks upon unrelated victims led to the same description of a young attacker with a golden baseball bat and in-line skates, the police had to wonder: is the Lil' Slugger real or a sinister phantom? Explore a contagious madness in the first TV show directed by Satoshi Kon, the visionary director behind 'Perfect Blue', 'Millennium Actress' and 'Tokyo Godfathers'!

Episodes comprise:
1. Enter Lil' Slugger
2. The Golden Shoes
3. Double Lips
4. A Man's Path
5. The Holy Warrior
6. Fear Of A Direct Hit
7. MHZ
8. Happy Family Planning
9. ETC
10. Mellow Maromi
11. No Entry
12. Radar Man
13. The Final Episode

A psychological thriller that strives for social commentary, PARANOIA AGENT is an anime series from director Satoshi Kon (PERFECT BLUE, MILLENNIUM ACTRESS). Kon makes the leap to the small screen with the same fluid professional images and mature plotline and themes that mark his films. Utilizing an episodic structure, PARANOIA AGENT focuses on the attacks made by the serial assaulter Shounen Bat, a mysterious adolescent who beats random victims with a baseball bat and quickly rollerskates away. As the detectives charged with investigating the Shounen Bat assaults find only confusion, the city itself threatens to explode with pent up rage, frustration, and paranoia. This release contains all 13 episodes of the enigmatic and dark series, in four volumes.

We follow different fates in modern Japan. Each episode ends with an asault by a boy with a golden bat. Throughout the animation series we learn more about the boy.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 19 May, 2010.