Question

This film’s director gave its composer only the words “festival” and “requiem” as ideas for its soundtrack, which heavily features the percussion of a jegog troupe. A boy watches a tiny toy car, a rabbit, and a bear slowly climb on his pillow in a scary scene from this film, whose production resulted (10[1])in the “creation” of 50 new colors. This film’s title card appears in blood red over a shot of a massive crater after an explosion. Films like Nope (10[1])have recreated a shot from this film in which the protagonist’s motorcycle slides away (10[1])from the camera. (10[1])A teenager who wears a red jacket with a pill design tries to rescue his friend from the military in 2019 in this 1988 film by Katsuhiro Otomo. For 10 points, the telekinetic Tetsuo wreaks havoc in “Neo-Tokyo” in what cyberpunk anime film? ■END■

ANSWER: Akira (The jegog troupe is Geinoh Yamashirogumi.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Yuxuan LuVanderbilt ALouisville A5210
Monish JampalaGeorgia Tech DTennessee A8010
Britton WebsterAlabama AGeorgia Tech C9410
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech BBruin A9710

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