Shit Powered Future: the Aachi & Ssipak trailer

I remember that right before the turn of the century, Japan was considered to be the greatest exporter of cinematic goodness in the world. In the last couple of years, thanks to a Korean law that insists that Korean theaters show movies from their country 100 days of the year (much to the MPAA's chagrin), the South Korean movie industry has been booming. Thanks to this law, directors such as Takeshi, Miike and others are being forgotten to new fresh Korean directors like Chan-wok Park, Kim-Ki Duk and Joon-ho Bong. Seriously, Korean cinema is awesome.

Until now, Japan has had a monopoly on animation, specifically weird shit that's aimed at man-children. No longer! Aachi and Ssipak is a futurific thriller that takes place in a post apocalyptic future (aren't they all?) where human shit is used to power the Earth. Thanks to unauthorized defecation, the government has inserted monitors in everyone's anuses to make sure that they're helping to power the future. Spoken for truth. Even if that doesn't grab you (it did me, mother fucker!), check out the trailer and see what happens when you outsource 90% of the animation in the States. The results are eye lovingly awesome