JUVENILE
Original Title
ジュブナイル
Jubunairu
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Release : Jul-15-2000 Duration : 100min. STAFF
Director : Takashi Yamazaki (The Great War of Archimedes) Screenplay : Takashi Yamazaki (The Great War of Archimedes) CAST
Shingo Katori (Monkey Magic) Miki Sakai (TALKING THE PICTURES) Yuya Endo (Aircraft Carrier Ibuki)
INTRODUCTION
Do you remember when you were a kid?
Do you remember the times on the playground, while you shared your dreams with your friends?
And when everyday was an adventure?
"Juvenile" reminds us of that time and of theinnocence of youth.
STORY
In the summer of the year 2000.
11 year old Yusuke, and his classmates are camping in a woods when suddenly they see a bright light streak over the treetops and into the woods.
The boys take off into the woods towards the light.
There in the ground, growing, they find a small round metallic object.
Just as Yusuke reaches to touch the mysterious object up pops a set of eyes and the object says; "I am Tetra, I meet Yusuke".
Startled Yusuke replies "Your name is Tetra? Cool!"
Tetra is kept from adult eyes in Yusuke's closet.
Tetra begins creating wonderful gadgets using "never-seen-before" technology.
It would appear Tetra was designed with some ultra-high-tech artificial intelligence.
But where this Tetra come from and what is Tetra's purpose?
As the relationship grows between Yusuke and Tetra,
these questions are answered.