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Is there any connection between the seven short films that were included in
[Genius Party](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genius_Party)?


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Is there any connection between the Genius Party movies?


It seems there is no direct connection between any of the 7 Genius party
movies, besides their high standard of quality and inspiration, as said by
[Rupert Bottenberg](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Bottenberg):

> The seven short films making up **GENIUS PARTY** couldn’t be more diverse,
> linked only by a high standard of quality and inspiration. Atsuko
> Fukushima’s intro piece is a fantastic abstraction to soak up with the eyes.
> Masaaki Yuasa, of **MIND GAME** and **CAT SOUP** fame, brings his
> distinctive and deceptively simple graphic style and dream-state logic to
> the table with “Happy Machine,” his spin on a child’s earliest year. Shinji
> Kimura’s spookier “Deathtic 4,” meanwhile, seems to tap into the creepier
> corners of a child’s imagination and open up a toybox full of dark delights.
> Hideki Futamura’s “Limit Cycle” conjures up a vision of virtual reality,
> while Yuji Fukuyama’s "Doorbell" and "Baby Blue" by Shinichiro Watanabe use
> understated realism for very surreal purposes. And Shoji Kawamori, with
> “Shanghai Dragon,” takes the tropes and conventions of traditional anime out
> for very fun joyride. —﻿Rupert Bottenberg

Source: [Fantasia Festival](http://www.fantasiafestival.com/)'s [2008
program](http://issuu.com/fantasiafestival/docs/fantasia2008) (see p. 119)


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