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Films like Phoenix 2772.

Phoenix 2772 (1980) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured sci-fi / tezuka, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, epic, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

The Lord of the Rings (1978) poster
1. The Lord of the Rings1978

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Adieu Galaxy Express 999 (1981) poster
2. Adieu Galaxy Express 9991981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Galaxy Express 999 (1979) poster
3. Galaxy Express 9991979

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Toward the Terra (1980) poster
4. Toward the Terra1980

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Secret of NIMH (1982) (1982) poster
5. The Secret of NIMH1982

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Arion (1986) poster
6. Arion1986

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Wizards (1977) poster
7. Wizards1977

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a bone-dry seriousness.

Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983) poster
8. Legend of the Eight Samurai1983

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) poster
9. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) poster
10. Escape from the Planet of the Apes1971

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984) poster
11. Macross: Do You Remember Love?1984

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Princess Mononoke (1997) poster
12. Princess Mononoke1997

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

These are Phoenix 2772’s neighbours — where are yours?

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