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

feeling so blessed to be alive at the same time as this movie

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.

literally everything about this film is gorgeous - from the yuasa's incredible exaggerated animation, to the surreal soundscape and score / soundtrack, and the hilarious ensemble of unforgettable characters.

so much care and enthusiasm was put into every single frame of this and it shows.

i love it all so, so much.

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an absolute blast, imagine just walking around town getting absolutely plastered and going to a used book market held at night, now that's the fucking dream lads

A 93 minute ode to youth and its boundless potential. There's not much else to say really. It almost feels like a disservice to talk about this at all it just has to be experienced

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This is a mostly charming aesthetic mood board with evocative nighttime used book fairs and a traveling mystery train. Falls apart after the end of the second act, where the film promptly restarts after losing focus on its initial setup. Erratic but not without its pleasures.

★ Gonzo's Top 10 Movies of 2018: #3

★ Gonzo's Top 200 Favorite Movies of All Time

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

The best musical/pub crawl/second hand bookshop centred/cold epidemic/odyssey hybrid I've ever seen.

Rather than trying to control fate, ride it, see where the wind takes you, and then land spectacularly. Rather than trying to capture a rose colored dream, focus on what is real and look around, there are so much more reality has to offer, a larger variety of colors both bright and dull and never boring, mixed together like vodka and cranberry juice. The possibility of failures and the promise of missed opportunities in life are just as important as the comfort and security a perfectly square, 4.5 tatami room has to offer. Don't just lie there, seize what is dangling in front of you, venture out into the night, make mistakes, walk on.

quero viver exatamente assim, ao sabor do vento

tentei assistir pelomenos uns 5 filmes hj
esse foi um dos dois q eu terminei

tmb tentei assistir tatmi galaxy mas todomundo falava muito rapido q bom q esse eu concegui acompanhar
perfeito incrivel amei
maluquice total

cute slice of life... the art style took getting used to for me

i love the style of animation and the music. this was beautiful

Super delightful creative moment in art film history

eu não esperava que ele pudesse ficar Mais Doido mas cada 20min de filme o nível de Doidera aumentava exponencialmente

Muito fofo mas preocupada com o rim da menina

Basically what a night out in Japan is like.

Favourite scene may be the ending which ties up a beautiful theme, that isn’t always clear in a very eclectic film. 

Screen: the big N

Night is too short, I want a five-hour film.

Went on a date last night and we watched this which was just still so delightful and charming. Yuasa's visual style is just so intoxicating (just as the characters are intoxicated). Playful, wistful, and surreal.
Date went very well btw!!

nothing like a drinking contest to find the loml

Lovely animation

ok but what is romantic about a dude that just STALKS his crush for the entirety of the movie and then gets with her at the end????