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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 (10[1])from this film, whose production resulted 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 (10[1])explosion. Films like Nope have recreated a shot from this film in which the protagonist’s motorcycle slides away from (10[3])the camera. (10[2])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 (10[1])in “Neo-Tokyo” in what cyberpunk anime film? ■END■

ANSWER: Akira (The jegog troupe is Geinoh Yamashirogumi.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
William OrrYale AVassar A4610
David BassJohns Hopkins ARutgers A7610
William GrogerColumbia BHaverford B9510
Gus VanskikeMaryland BPenn B9510
Eshan PantNYU AJohn Jay College9510
Nathan ZhangCornell BColumbia C9710
Zaid AsifNYU BGeorge Washington A9710
Taaj RaiGeorge Washington BPenn A13310

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