Short Peace
“A four-film omnibus that features four short anime films all themed around Japan.”
Katsuhiro OtomoWhere to watch in the United States: Stream: HiDive · Free: Kanopy. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Koichi Yamadera 
Aoi Yûki 
Takeshi Kusao Yû Kobayashi 
Tarô Ishida Masaaki Emori
Plot
A traveler is confronted by spirits in an abandoned shrine; a story of honor and firefighting in ancient Japan; a white bear defends the royal family from a monstrous red demon; ragtag soldiers battle a robotic force in futuristic Japan.
Sinekatalog’s take
Katsuhiro Otomo and others' anthology is gorgeous and uneven, with the stand-out Combustible and a Gundam short.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (2,156 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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