The Daft Punk anime Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem is coming to film theaters on December 12, for one night time solely. It’ll be screened in over 800 cinemas in additional than 40 international locations all through the globe. Tickets go on sale November 13, so bookmark this web page to be sure you snag one earlier than they promote out.
For the uninitiated, the movie was first launched again in 2003 and was a joint collaboration between Daft Punk and manga legend Leiji Matsumoto, who handed away final yr. The anime acts as a visible companion piece to Daft Punk’s album Discovery. There’s no dialogue and minimal sound results. It’s all in regards to the music.
There’s a plot, but it surely’s extra a unfastened amalgamation of sci-fi concepts that act as a springboard to play Daft Punk songs. For example, the band’s iconic “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” begins when the lead character gets a hold of some high-tech sunglasses. It is, however, a visually stunning affair.
To that end, this is a 4K remaster of the original. However, there has already been a bit of controversy surrounding this remaster. Distributor Trafalgar allegedly used AI to upscale some of the footage and, well, people don’t seem to be happy with the results. In any event, we don’t have too long to see how it all came together.
To commemorate this restricted theatrical launch, the band’s releasing a complete bunch of affiliated merch. There’s a bodily version of the movie, full with the unique Japanese paintings, stickers and a collectible Daft Membership card. Followers can even buy the soundtrack album in a number of codecs, together with gold vinyl and numbered CDs.
