Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina (2007) Ekusu makina (original title)

Director:

Shinji Aramaki

Writers:

Masamune Shirow (characters)
Kiyoto Takeuchi (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

20 October 2007 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

With Brialeos convalescing after a mission, Deunan is assigned a new and remarkably familiar partner as a strange wave of terrorist attacks plague Olympus.

Plot Keywords:

Cyborg | Futuristic | Clone | Computer Animation | Anime

Cast

Ai Kobayashi	...	Deunan Knute (voice)
Kôichi Yamadera	...	Brialeos Hecatombcales (voice)
Yûji Kishi	...	Tereus (voice)
Kong Kuwata	...	Aeacus (voice)
Shinpachi Tsuji	...	Commander Lance (voice)
Gara Takashima	...	Athena (voice)
Rei Igarashi	...	Nike (voice)
Rica Fukami	...	Yoshino (voice)
Takaya Hashi	...	Dr. Kestner (voice)
Miyuki Sawashiro	...	Hitomi (voice)
Yasuyuki Kase	...	Yoshitsune (voice)
Takaya Kuroda	...	Arges (voice)
Naoko Kouda	...	Dr. Xander (voice)
Atsushi Imaruoka	...	(voice)
Ken Yamaguchi	...	(voice)
Youichi Nishijima	...	(voice)
Masato Funaki	...	(voice)
Takuo Kawamura	...	(voice)
Koji Yoshida	...	(voice)
Kota Nemoto	...	(voice)
Hisanori Koyatsu	...	(voice)
Kenichi Mochizuki	...	(voice)
Keiichi Kuwabara	...	(voice)
Tadahisa Saizen	...	(voice)
Kiyomi Asai	...	(voice)
Eri Oono	...	(voice)
Nao Takamori	...	(voice)
Masafumi Kimura	...	(voice)
Luci Christian	...	Deunan Knute (voice: English version)
David Matranga	...	Briareos (voice: English version)
Illich Guardiola	...	Terius (voice: English version)
Allison L. Sumrall	...	Athena (voice: English version)
Shelley Calene-Black	...	Nike (voice: English version)
Hilary Haag	...	Hitomi (voice: English version)
Chris Hutchison	...	Lance (voice: English version)
Mike MacRae	...	Aeacus (voice: English version)
John Gremillion	...	Kestner (voice: English version)
Melissa Davis	...	Yoshino (voice: English version)
Quentin Haag	...	Arges (voice: English version)
Alice Fulks	...	Xander (voice: English version)
Chris Patton	...	Yoshitsune (voice: English version)
Kara Greenberg	...	Misc. (voice: English version)

Directed by
Shinji Aramaki

Writing credits
Masamune Shirow		(characters)
Kiyoto Takeuchi		(screenplay)
Todd Weinger		(as Todd W. Russell)

Produced by
Terence Chang	....	producer
Joseph Chou	....	producer
Jeff Conner	....	co-producer
Ikuko Kogiso	....	co-producer
Yasue Mochizuki	....	co-producer
Lori Tilkin	....	co-producer
Hidenori Ueki	....	producer
Naoko Watanabe	....	producer
John Woo	....	producer

Original Music by
Haruomi Hosono
Keigo Oyamada		(as Cornelius)
Tetsuya Takahashi

Production Design by
Shinji Aramaki

Costume Design by
Miuccia Prada

Art Department
Katsuhito Akiyama	....	storyboard artist
Shinji Aramaki	....	storyboard artist
Kazuyoshi Katayama	....	storyboard artist
Seiji Mizushima	....	storyboard artist
Atsushi Takeuchi	....	storyboard artist: Production I.G

Sound Department
Simon Ellegaard	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steven Foster	....	adr director

Stunts
Fumihito Minamitsuji	....	stunts: motion capture

Production Companies

• Digital Frontier
• Ex Machina Film Partners
• Micott & Basara K.K.
• Sega of Japan
• TYO Productions
• TakaraTomy
• Toei Company
• Toei Video Company

Distributors

• Toei Company (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Argentina) (all media)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Digital Frontier

Other Companies

• Cinepix  CG production
• Kanwa Nagafuji Design  2d motion graphics
• Prada  costumes
• Rakuonsha  sound production
• SCF  CG production
• Saruchin Company  CG production
• Sony Music Japan International  music support
• Studio 2001  recording studio
• Studio Bokan  CG production
• Studio Gong  recording studio
• Tokyo TV Center  recording studio

Also Known As:

"Ekusu makina" - Japan (original title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action/violence and brief strong language

Runtime:

USA:103 min (DVD version) | Argentina:105 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | South Korea:12 | UK:12 | Japan:U | New Zealand:M | Germany:12 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:6 | Denmark:11 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario/Manitoba/Nova Scotia)

Company:

Digital Frontier

Movie Connections:

References La Femme Nikita (1990)

Soundtrack:

Rescue

State of the art anime!!!

While Appleseed from 2004 had a fantastic story, Ex Machina has the best graphics that I've ever seen since FF VII:Advent Children. If you are a fan of Ghost in the shell & Matrix this is for you "a must see anime" The connections between the first part and the second aren't many, so if you haven't watched the first part, there is nothing that you won't understand in this anime. Unlike some other anime with complexed plot and long boring scenes with never ending conversations, this is anime with great story (although as I said from the first part is better) and you won't wanna miss a second. The action scenes where cyborgs with big machine guns fight combined with awesome music will blow you away. Another good thing is that they aren't so much nasty bloody scenes like in the first part so this anime can only be watched by the younger audience. 10 out of 10 no doubt about it!