Junk World, a Japanese animated film by Takahide Hori, hits theaters in France on May 13, 2026. Presented in competition at the 2026 Gérardmer Film Festival, the feature-length film expands the universe of Junk Head, serving as a prequel set more than a thousand years before the events of the first movie.
Junk World
Film | 2025
Release in theaters: May 13, 2026
Animation, Adventure, Science Fiction | Runtime: 1h45
Director: Takahide Hori | Screenplay: Takahide Hori
Music: Takahide Hori, Erina Koyama
Country: Japan
In a distant future, a team made up of humans, clones and cyborgs ventures into an underground robotic empire. The expedition takes a turn when it is ambushed by rebel cyborgs. The story broadens Takahide Hori's sci‑fi cosmos, weaving together time travel, parallel dimensions and a mutating mechanical world.
Self-taught director Takahide Hori first made his mark with Junk Head, a stop-motion project years in the making before it finally hit Japan. With Junk World, he returns to that underground universe in a film that premiered at the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival 2025, the Paris International Fantastic Film Festival 2025, and Gérardmer 2026.
Trailer for Junk World
Junk World is aimed at fans of stop-motion animation, dystopian science fiction, and Japanese fantasy tales with striking visual universes.
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