Kid's Story (2003)

Director:

Shinichirô Watanabe

Writers:

Larry Wachowski (story) and
Andy Wachowski (story) ...
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Genre:

Animation | Sci-Fi | Short

Plot:

A teenager's dreams which conclude with him falling off a building, lead him to believe that the reality he lives in, may not be so real after all.

Plot Keywords:

Cellular Phone | Dream | Fall From Height | Skateboard | Chase

Cast

Clayton Watson	...	Michael Karl Popper (The Kid) (voice)
Keanu Reeves	...	Neo (voice)
Carrie-Anne Moss	...	Trinity (voice)
John DeMita	...	Teacher (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Cop (voice) (as Kevin M. Richardson)
James Arnold Taylor	...	Miscellaneous Voices (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hiroaki Hirata	...	(voice)
Hikaru Midorikawa	...	(voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki	...	(voice)
Hiromi Tsuru	...	(voice)
Yûsaku Yara	...	(voice)

Directed by
Shinichirô Watanabe

Writing credits
Larry Wachowski		(story) and
Andy Wachowski		(story)
Shinichirô Watanabe		(written by) (as Shinichiro Watanabe)

Produced by
Eiko Tanaka	....	producer

Original Music by
Don Davis

Casting by
Jack Fletcher

Art Direction by
Kazuhisa Asai

Art Department
Kazuko Katsui	....	art
Marefumi Niibayashi	....	art
Minoru Nishida	....	art
Seiki Tamura	....	art
Mariko Tasaki	....	art

Sound Department
Eddie Kim	....	sound effects designer
James Azizi Penny	....	sound effects recordist

Animation Department
Masashi Ando	....	key animator
Hideki Hamazu	....	key animator
Chiharu Haraguchi	....	inbetween animator
Shinji Hashimoto	....	animation director
Shinji Hashimoto	....	character designer
Shinji Hashimoto	....	key animator
Yasuhiro Irie	....	key animator
Hidetsugu Ito	....	key animator
Emiko Iwayanagi	....	inbetween animator
Yukari Kaku	....	inbetween animator
Kazuya Kimura	....	inbetween animator
Chizuko Kusunoki	....	inbetween animator
Norio Matsumoto	....	key animator
Hiroshi Nakanishi	....	inbetween animator
Kazuto Nakazawa	....	key animator
Rie Niidome	....	inbetween animator
Sae Niraduka	....	inbetween animator
Kazuya Nomura	....	inbetween animator
Gosei Oda	....	inbetween animator
Shin'ya Ôhira	....	key animator
Kyuma Oshita	....	key animator
Junko Sanuki	....	inbetween animator
Miwa Sasaki	....	key animator
Hideki Sekiguchi	....	inbetween animator
Yutaka Sumi	....	inbetween animator
Naoto Takemoto	....	inbetween animator
Osamu Tanabe	....	key animator
Ushio Tazawa	....	inbetween animator
Norimoto Tokura	....	key animator
Akie Tsutsumi	....	inbetween animator
Chie Uratani	....	key animator
Keiko Watanabe	....	inbetween animator
Shinichiro Yamada	....	key animator

Other crew
Jack Fletcher	....	voice director

Production Companies

• Studio 4°C

Also Known As:

The Animatrix: Kid's Story (USA) (series title)

Runtime:

UK:15 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Finland:K-15

Company:

Studio 4°C

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: During the first part of the short, where Mr. Popper is typing, his keystrokes are inconsistent with what appears of the screen.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Hard Problem: The Science Behind the Fiction (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE

Impressive

some have commented that this is plot-light, and in some ways it is, but it doesnt need a plot. this episode of the animatrix is pure philosophy and lead in to a great character in the films. the key to overcoming reality in the matrix is to unlearn everything you know. if you can learn that gravity is meaningless, then it is meaningless, our minds hold total power. and if we can make ourselves believe that death is not the end....well.. brilliant philosophy, amazing, unique animation. great stuff.