A Tale of Two Robots

This is set in the nineteenth century and features two "giant robots" directed from within by a human crew. In the style of a movie serial of the sound era, a Westerner in his giant robot attempts to take over Japan, but is challenged by locals operating a "machine made for the parade" -- a Japanese giant robot. The style of this segment is somewhat reminiscent of a Japanese World War II-era propaganda film. Despite the title of this segment, there is no known prequel or sequel. The voice acting of this piece are a mix of English and Japanese with the Westerner speaking English and the Japanese speaking their language.

Dans le style des premiers films parlants, l’histoire montre deux robots géants pilotés manuellement par un équipage humain au dix-neuvième siècle. L’un, occidental, a pour mission d’envahir le Japon, tandis que l’autre, japonais, a été construit pour empêcher cela. Le style de ce court-métrage rappelle les films de propagande lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.