silentcheesedude So how could a short, 7 minute anime action/music video get so much attention and high score? Hayao Miyazaki is the answer. Two futuristic/alternate reality policemen become involved with an unusual prisoner, a girl with wings. Realizing that she must be set free, they set a course of events to free her. No words are spoken by the characters. And no need to sit for 2 hours worth as to why the girl has wings, or why the police decided to do what they do. It would make a great movie, I'm sure, but it's to the point subtlety is what make this interesting, what it's meant to be. The music that plays isn't bad. And Miyazaki leaves his usual trademark with someone flying.It isn't the most perfect short I've ever seen, but I'm glad I watched. If your a fan of Miyazaki, anime, or anything animated and out of the ordinary, hunt for this.

csi_yellowknife This is a film my anime guru Miyazaki. That'll take care of the first 1,000,000 people who scramble around looking for it. The for rest, read on:The music is nothing special, but that may just be my personal tastes. Then again, the video more than makes up for it. The somewhat confusing video plot deals with two policemen who free a strange angel-like girl. The short video contains three of Miyazaki's traits: The sweet-looking but strong girl (but never in a lewd, creepy way that so many try), scenes of flying, and that mixture of strange but beautiful animation and storyline.There's a lot to catch in this little flick, and it'd be too much of a spoiler to give it all away. Even more, it's probably not a movie that you'd expect to make a lot of sense. That's okay, just sit back and enjoy the ride.

frankgaipa The music's forgettable but will have become part of you, once you've replayed "On Your Mark" enough times to decipher it. Bypassing as much as possible of what's already on this page, what struck me, last viewing, was except for very beginning which is really a flash forward to the very end, nothing takes place at ground level. Everything seems to happen in or between towers. Falling's a big deal. Witness the oh no!/yes go! collapse that ends the rescue sequence. Finally the two rescuers are grounded, though speeding forward, and the `angel' appears to fall, though naturally, with as little trauma as imaginable, upward. The hands' release modifies the Sistine Chapel detail, but also echoes many of Robert Bresson's shots of hands.

Motaba On Your Mark is a music video created by Miyazaki Hayao for a song by the popular duo Chage and Aska. It tells a story (of sorts) which is a little confusing, owing to how it does not follow a linear time-flow, and has no dialogue. However, the stunning visuals and amazing sound-effects enable the viewer (even if unfamiliar with Japanese) to create their own story. Definitely more entertaining if you are familiar with Miyazaki's work, as certain motifs (the face of the angel, flight, etc.) reappear from his earlier work.I frequently show people unfamiliar with Japanese animation my copy of this video to change their opinion of what is possible in animation, which usually helps removed those negative pre-conceived notions people pick up from American animation. I have created a number of anime fans with this method.