“Forbidden love between merchant's daughter and firefighter sparks inferno that destroys 18th-century Edo.”
Combustible
火要鎮
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Synopsis
Forbidden love between merchant's daughter and firefighter sparks inferno that destroys 18th-century Edo.
The city of Edo, the 18th century. Owaka, the daughter of a merchant family, and her childhood friend Matsukichi. The two were drawn to each other, but Matsukichi has been disowned by his family, and is working for the city fire brigade. Meanwhile, negotiations begin for the arrangement of Owaka's marriage. Unable to let go of her thoughts of Matsukichi, her mad emotions make her bring about a massive inferno which razes Edo. By chance encounter, the two meet again amidst the fires. It is an epic spectacle set against the stage of the massive metropolis of Edo. (Source: Short Peace Site)
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What 5 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.67 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 3.00
Running avg · Nov 2014 → Jun 2021
- 10 “Written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo himself, Combustible tells the tragic love story of a firefighter and a geisha as we see their love being impossible due to laws that forbids them to be...”
- 7 “Love story in Edo period. This is the second short story from the movie Short peace. Art style is very interesting for this short, as it will remind of Japanese art style. At first, I thought it...”
- 7 “Preliminary Information: Combustible is a 12 minute short film included in Short Peace, which released in June of 2012. Notable names attached to this short include Katsuhiro Otomo (Director:...”
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A Movie Production
Sunrise.- Format 1 × 12′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 12m all episodes
- Aired Jun 2012 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-6993 catalog
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- Sentai Filmworks Licensor