Armitage: Dual Matrix (2002) (V)

Director:

Katsuhito Akiyama

Writers:

Naoko Hasegawa (writer)
Hideki Kakinuma (writer)

Release Date:

22 March 2002 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Animation | Sci-Fi | Adventure | Thriller

Plot:

Five years after the OAV series, Third series robot Naomi Armitage and her husband Ross Sylibus now live peacefully on Mars with their daughter, until a corporation wants to know the secrets of the third's ability to bear children. |

Plot Keywords:

Robot | Ghost | Violence | Toddler | Anime

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ryôka Yuzuki	...	Naomi Armitage
Hikaru Hanada	...	Ross Sylibus
Yuka Imai	...	Yôko (voice)
Kazuhiro Yamaji	...	Demitrio Mardini
Jôji Nakata	...	Strings
Mitsuki Saiga	...	Julian
Ahmed Best	...	Mouse (voice: English version) (as Ahmed A. Best)
Takumi Yamazaki	...	Mouse
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kirk Baily	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Richard Barnes	...	Security Manager (voice: English version) (as Milton James)
Catherine Battistone	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Peter Doyle	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Dorothy Elias-Fahn	...	Reporter (voice: English version)
Don Fischer	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Michael Forest	...	Frederick Ohara (voice: English version)
Rebecca Forstadt	...	Yoko (voice: English version) (as Reba West)
Josh Gerhardt	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Barbara Goodson	...	Yoko's Kindergarten Teacher (voice: English version)
Michael Gregory	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Rachael Harris	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Rachel Harris)
Leslie Hicks	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Wendee Lee	...	Reporter / Flight Attendant (voice: English version)
Juliette Lewis	...	Naomi Armitage (voice: English version)
Mona Marshall	...	Julian Moore (voice: English version)
Michael McCarty	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Michael Devon McCarty)
Michael McConnohie	...	Demitrio (voice: English version)
Tony Oliver	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Bob Papenbrook	...	Sergeant Magu (voice: English version)
Tony Pope	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Lisa Rhoden	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Michelle Ruff	...	Hotel Receptionist (voice: English version)
Lia Sargent	...	AM Plant Warning / Reporter (voice: English version)
Melodee Spevack	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Melodee M. Spevack)
Carol Stanzione	...	Lawyer (voice: English version)
Skip Stellrecht	...	Kevin Oldman / Ross Sylibus (voice: English version)
Kirk Thornton	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Dave Wittenberg	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Tom Wyner	...	Colonel Strings (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

Armitage III: Dual Matrix (Japan) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | UK:15 | USA:R | Germany:16 (DVD rating)

Company:

Pioneer LDC

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

Put simply. Good anime. Better voice acting. Great surround sound.

When I first read that Juliette Lewis was going to be a seiyuu (voice actor) for Armitage I wasn't sure if she would be able to pull it off. Even though I think she is a great actress some actors don't seem to make a good transition to voice acting. I am happy to say that she did a great job. Elizabeth Berkley did a good job with the first movie along with Kiefer Sutherland but Juliette really shines in some scenes when Armitage is blowing her top (no pun intended). It would have been great if they would have gotten Kiefer Sutherland to play the role of Ross with Juliette for the sequel but Skip Stellrecht does a fine job as the ex-cop. The picture quality is great although it would have been better in letterbox. Now, the real jem of this DVD is the surround sound. It seems Pioneer went all out and purposely made the movie's soundtrack for 5.1 systems. The sound engineers balanced the music very well with the voices and sound effects. Even during an action scene you can still here the voices very well along with the music and everything else without having to play with the volume buttons. Of course, you can only appreciate this if you have a surround sound system. I give this anime 7 out of 10 stars for it's excellent sound engineering.