Robotopia
Jan 01, 1990 · 54m
Director
George HaggertyOverview
Robotopia uses the same blend of magic realism and poetic journalism to unpick contemporary Japanese culture. Post-war Japan is viewed as a vortex that sucks in imagery, ideas and applications from all over the world and somehow translates them into diverting artefacts. For a country that never had an industrial revolution, Japan has a unique relationship to robots. Haggerty's investigation of the how and why of this phenomenon bravely slides us up and down the interface between humans behaving like robots and machine robots behaving like humans.
Cast of Robotopia
Crew of Robotopia
About Robotopia
What is Robotopia about?
Robotopia uses the same blend of magic realism and poetic journalism to unpick contemporary Japanese culture. Post-war Japan is viewed as a vortex that sucks in imagery, ideas and applications from all over the world and somehow translates them into diverting artefacts. For a country that never had an industrial revolution, Japan has a unique relationship to robots. Haggerty's investigation of…
When was Robotopia released?
Robotopia was released on January 1, 1990.
How long is Robotopia?
Robotopia runs 54 minutes.
Who directed Robotopia?
Robotopia was directed by George Haggerty.
Who is in the cast of Robotopia?
The cast of Robotopia includes Tetsuhisa Yamada (Self), Frederik L. Schodt (Self) and Joseph Engelberger (Self).