The return of MEMORIES holds special significance. This three-part omnibus overseen by Otomoro Katsuhiro was first introduced to Korean audiences at the inaugural Busan International Film Festival in 1996 where it caused a sensation. MAGNETIC ROSE (Morimoto Koji), in which the crew of a space-debris salvage ship are consumed by illusions conjured from an opera singer′s memories, offers a blueprint for the world Kon Satoshi would later develop in Perfect Blue. STINK BOMB (Okamura Tensai), a farce about a salaryman who becomes a walking biochemical weapon after a laboratory accident, is a satire of modern civilization disguised as a black comedy. CANNON FODDER (Otomo Katushiro), depicting in a one-shot style a city where bombardment has become part of everyday life, brings the film to a weighty close. This screening presents the 30th-anniversary digital remaster released in 2025, offering a rare opportunity to experience together three short films that explore variations on a single theme—memory—through distinctly different genres and rhythms. A memory that began in Busan returns to Busan 30 years later, completing a perfect circle that only a film festival could bring about. (SONG Kyung-won)