Angels’ Egg in 4K Anniversary Review: Mamoru Oshii’s Post-Apocalyptic Anime Reflects A Broken, Yet Persistent Humanity

Aside from a brief opening sound, this line marks the beginning of the story in Angel’s Egg, a unique and experimental anime film by director Mamoru Oshii, known for works like Ghost in the Shell and The Red Spectacles. It appears roughly halfway through the 73-minute film, at a point where dialogue is minimal and the atmosphere is particularly mysterious. Similar to the characters in Alain Resnais’ classic film Hiroshima mon amour (1959), the Man (Jinpachi Nezu) and the Girl (Mako Hyodo) appear to come from nowhere and are traveling aimlessly, their memories fragmented and uncertain.





