GKIDS’ 4K restoration of Angel’s Egg will stream on HBO Max this Sunday, March 1.
The 1985 Japanese post-apocalyptic fantasy anime film is written and directed by Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell), who supervised the restoration.
The acclaimed filmmaker collaborated with revered artist Yoshitaka Amano (Final Fantasy, Vampire Hunter D) on the allegorical tale, which intertwines Oshii’s thematic reflections on philosophy and theolog with Amano’s distinctive ink painting style.
Set in an underwater city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms – a treasure that she believes is an angel’s egg. A boy with a gun arrives in search of a bird he saw in his dream.
At first, it seems as if feelings of sympathy are developing between the two. Then, one night, the boy crushes her precious egg.
Jinpachi Nezu and Mako Hyōdō voice the boy and the girl, respectively, with Keiichi Noda serving as narrator.
The new restoration of Angel’s Egg screened at last year’s Cannes, Fantasia, New York Film Festival, and Fantastic Fest before hitting theaters in November.
