Perhaps the only film ever to include a pub crawl, a 10 minute musical number, a natural disaster sequence, an army of cowboys fighting a crowd of politicians, a slav squad, and still somehow be pretty coherent and unironically amazing.

Y'ALL

i had the shittiest of days and watching this movie cleared my mind and probably added 10 years to my life expectancy

A movie about a woman who understands that the three most important things in life are drinking, used books, and experimental musical theatre.

Reviewed as part of my Japan Cuts coverage.

★ Gonzo's Top 10 Movies of 2018: #3

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Like Ghibli-fied Scott Pilgrim on crack.

Lots and lots of crack.

No one does animation quite like Yuasa. NO ONE.

I mean, the man made this (another highly recommended favorite of mine) and helped make this (also a favorite, but much shorter and readily available, so if you could spare some time...)

Yuasa's clearly in a league (and world) of his own, and I greatly admire him for that.

Hands down, one of the best movies I've seen this year, and one of the most imaginative films I've seen in quite some time.

You DO NOT want to miss this.

An unforgettable and—deep down—sweet romantic adventure, The Night is Short comes highly, HIGHLY recommended.

The Scorecard:
Direction: ★★★★½
Acting: ★★★★½
Writing: ★★★★½
Editing: ★★★★½
Visuals: ★★★★★
Sound: ★★★★½
Entertainment: ★★★★★
Overall Rating: ★★★★½

Watched in theatres with Cat, Carlos, and 1 or 2 others (maybe Ben? or MyAunna and Ben? idk) It has a very Paprika feel to it, very whismiscal and fun and light. Liked the twist at the end, but I wish the guy ended up with the guy, would be a 5/5

what a ride

Once every so often, high art and optimism - true optimism - meet. The story of this pub crawl turned literal and metaphysical odyssey is objectively hilarious, and subjectively about having the courage to face the future with hope and trust. Another feather in mad genius animator Masaaki Yuasa’s headdress.

So delightful.

"Meeting like this... Must be some kind of fate!"

[85]

Rapid-fire review. Thoroughly deranged in the best possible way; truly flabbergasted at how director Masaaki Yuasa wields whimsy, absurdity, hysteria, and genuine romantics in a way that is at once charming, hilarious, and near its end, moving. The pace is breakneck, the dialogue seemingly shot out of a gatling gun, the subtitles often having a hard time keeping up with the action onscreen, the transitions from scene to scene racking up the filmic psychosis at an almost exponential rate. Never becomes stale, yet it takes a good ~10 minutes to finally cast its hook in the opening act. A 'road trip' movie set in the after hours of Kyoto, Night Is Short, Walk on Girl is an explosive work*, perfectly weaving its absurdist humor with catalytic animation.

*Could possibly see this film as an irritant to those averse to deafening paroxysm in their films, but this is an outstanding piece of work nonetheless, and one I highly recommend.

This movie is insane, and definitely not for everyone. However it hit well with me. I enjoyed the adventurous nature of the characters and the zany activities. It hands itself very well.

A mysterious night that seemed to last a year.

The purest most wonderful piece of filmmaking to come out in a while. The only emotion is pure joy as you're lost in the beautiful company of people.