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 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 have recreated a shot from this film in which the protagonist’s motorcycle slides away from the camera. 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■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: Akira (The jegog troupe is Geinoh Yamashirogumi.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell DESF A1410
Kevin PengCornell CRIT A14110
Greg ReiserRIT BBinghamton A14110

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Upstate NY2025-02-01Y367%0%0%141.00