THE ASTROBOY AGE

Directed by : Marc Caro

According to the Japanese research institute, Seed Planning, by 2015, 13 million robot assistants will be part of Japanese homes to cheer up, comfort and possibly take care of their owners.
This documentary blends clips from Japanese cartoons, interviews with fiction writers, sociologists, robotics specialists and footage shot in the labs where humanoid robots are designed in order to explain why and how the Japanese are getting ready to cohabit with robots…  following in the footsteps of Astroboy…

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Author : Etienne Barral

Photography : NAGATA Yuichi

Sound : FUJIOKA Daisuke et Denis Lefdup

Editing : Jérôme Lefdup

Producer : Les Films d'Ici - Serge Lalou / Tezuka productions

Broadcaster : Canal+

Partners : La Fondation du Japon / Procirep -Société des Producteurs / Angoa / Programme Media de la Commission Européenne / CNC

Length : 52 min et 70 min

Format : Vidéo

Available version : VF/VA

ISAN : 0000000217250000O000000002

distribution

International sales : Films Distribution

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