An anthology of four standalone films encompassing different genres. 
 
Tsukumo (Possessions) 
A lost wanderer seeks refuge inside a shrine where he finds lots of possessed objects. 
 
Hi no Youjin (Combustible) 
The movie depicts the events that led to the Great Fire of Meireki which destroyed more than half of the Japanese capital city of Edo. 
 
Gambo (Gambo) 
A young girl asks a white bear to defeat a vicious ogre that is kidnapping the first born girls of a small village. 
 
Buki yo Saraba (A Farewell to Weapons) 
In a post-apocalyptic future, a group of soldiers is sent to a ghost city to destroy an automated sentry. 
 
Note: 
- Tsukumo and Hi no Youjin received advanced individual screenings at the Annecy Animation Film Festival in June 2012. 
- Hi no Youjin and Buki yo Saraba are based on Katsuhiro Ootomo's manga of the same name, whereas Tsukumo and Gambo are original stories.

Collection of short stories including: 
 
1. FLOWER; SF Houseki 1979/10 
2. Kanojo no Omoide... (彼女の想いで..., Memories); Young Magazine 1980/11/17 
3. Bukiyosaraba (武器よさらば, Farewell to Weapons); Young Magazine 1981/11/16 
4. SOUND OF SAND; Kisoutengai 1979/11 
5. ELECTRIC BIRD LAND; SF Adventure 1980/07 
6. Hair; Young Comic 1979/02/28 
7. That's Amazing World - Magic Pot of Aladdin; 1981 
8. That's Amazing World - Noah's Ark; 1981 
9. That's Amazing World - The Old Man and the Sea; 1981 
10. That's Amazing World - Knights of the Round Table; 1981 
11. MINER SWING; Manga Action Zoukan 1977/08/24 
12-13. Wakusei TAKO Nendaiki (惑星TAKO年代記, Chronicle of the Planet TAKO); SF Adventure 1981/03 
14. Wakusei TAKO Nendaiki: Reimei-hen (惑星TAKO年代記「黎明編」, Chronicle of The Planet TAKO - Chapter of Dawnlight); Takarajima 1982/02 
15-16. Fire-Ball; Action Deluxe 1979/01/27

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