Steamboy
(2004)
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Steamboy
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Anne Suzuki | ... |
James Ray Steam
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Masane Tsukayama | ... |
Eddî Suchîmu-hakase
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Katsuo Nakamura | ... |
Dr. Lloyd Steam
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Manami Konishi | ... |
Scarlett O'Hara
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Kiyoshi Kodama | ... |
Robert Stephenson
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Ikki Sawamura | ... |
David
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Susumu Terajima | ... |
Freddie
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Osamu Saka | ... |
Army General
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Rosalind Ayres | ... |
Additional Voices
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| Mark Bramhall | ... |
Alfred Smith
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Oliver Cotton | ... |
Robert Stephenson
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| Robin Atkin Downes | ... |
David
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| William Hootkins | ... |
Additional Voices
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| Peter Lavin | ... |
Additional Voices
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| David S. Lee | ... |
Jason
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Rei is a young inventor living in the U.K. in the middle of the 19th century. Shortly before the first ever World Expo, a marvelous invention called the "Steam Ball", behind which a menacing power is hidden, arrives at his door from his grandfather Roid in the U.S. Meanwhile the nefarious Ohara Foundation has sent men to acquire theSteam Ball so that they can use its power towards their own illicit ends. Written by Bruce Osborne <saitoh-hajime@neo.rr.com>
Saw this at the Toronto International Film Festival, and I swooned with the massive audience in sheer awe at the absolutely astounding masterpiece that Otomo-san has created. 10 years in the making, the visual feast pays off with an incredible bang.
Although not as violent and complex as the powerhouse Akira, Steamboy is a straight-forward sci-fi-action-adventure story set in Victorian London, England that even strangers of the anime genre can follow with ease. I can see this film being another landmark hit in North America that will hopefully draw more people to appreciate anime. When this comes out in 2005, don't miss it for the world!