Dead Leaves (2004) (V)

Director:

Hiroyuki Imaishi

Writers:

Toonz Imai (creator)
Takeichi Honda (screenplay)

Release Date:

28 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Breaking out of prison was never this much...fun?

Plot:

Cast

Kerry Anderson	...	Galactica (voice: English version)
Keith Burgess	...	Chinko Doll (voice: English version)
Chad Fifer	...	666 (voice: English version)
Takako Honda	...	Pandy
Steven Krulser	...	931, Engineer, Ponytail Guy, Sergeant (voice: English version) (as Stephen Kruiser)
Jason Lee	...	Retro (voice: English version)
Hal Lublin	...	Blue Elephant, Mini Bluto, Mr. Coffee, Offspring, Pedestrian, Ship Computer, Testicle Head (voice: English version)
Jason Miller	...	777, Bearded Old Man (voice: English version)
Stephen Millunzi	...	Curly Haired Freak, Cyclops, Dispatcher, Grey Robot, Guards, Gunner, Old Puffy, Purple Turnip (voice: English version) (as Steve Millunzi)
Michael Ross	...	Hippopotabull, Judge, Looneytuner, Shirley, Straberry Robot, Tank Commander (voice: English version) (as Michael Paul Ross)
Douglas Rye	...	Bobafett Guy, Caterpillar, Dr. Yabu, Easter Island Guy, White Haired Guy (voice: English version)
Nobuo Tobita	...	Drill
Amanda Winn Lee	...	Pandy (voice: English version) (as Amanda Winn)
Kappei Yamaguchi	...	Retro

Runtime:

USA:55 min (original version)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Japan:PG-12 | USA:Approved (video rating) | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Japan

Company:

Production I.G.

Quotes:

Retro: [Retro has just been hooked up to the "poop removal" device] OH DEAR LOOORD! IT'S SUCKING MY AAA...!
Chinko Doll: Relax, man. Just "go with the flow"!

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Pure Mayhem.

I saw this one night on a whim. I had no idea what this was going to be. On animidnight I catch the occasional anime and this was something different. This is Dead Leaves.

This totally blew away my expectations!! We start with our two heroes who for some reason are sitting alone naked and have amnesia. After a small introduction to our heroes, the mayhem begins. The animation alone is the first thing I noticed and it's so stunningly original and fun to look at and fits the story well. The characters our heroes meet along the way are far too funny and silly. This is also packed with some memorable one liners as well. The action is aggressive, funny, original(there's that word again), and extremely violent. Our heroes are very likable(especially Retro), and totally own the screen. Also watch for lots of crude and vulgar humor and language. This is not for kids at all. One of the many characters is Chinco Doll, a mutant with a drill. Once we meet him, let the crude begin. I'll just leave it at that. The voice acting is fantastic, the story is pretty good too. After all of this, why give this a nine and not a ten? Because this is only 45 minutes long. After this ended, I wanted more. 45 minutes does this no justice.

The Last Word: Fantastic. This is an original work of art. I can watch this over and over and this will not get old. From the humor to the action, Dead Leaves delivers all. Only drawback, too short. Dead Leaves will leave you wanting more.