A man tries to buy Earth from a vending machine. God says no.
In a convenient world where vending machines offer just about everything, the hero procures whatever he needs from machines on his journey to see the creator. He tries to make a replacement purchase of the earth. But the creator declines his request, saying simply that there's no such thing as a brand new earth. The simplicity of the story illustrates the depths of Osamu Tezuka's despair at the earth's degradation, forming the gist of this 4-minute work.
Direction
Tezuka distills existential dread into 240 seconds.
Production
Retro-futuristic vending machines as character and metaphor.
Director
Osamu Tezuka
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
JP
