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Appleseed

Original title: Appurushîdo
  • 2004
  • R
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
18K
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Appleseed (2004)
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In a utopian society created at the end of the third world war, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade. And what does this community ... Read allIn a utopian society created at the end of the third world war, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade. And what does this community have planned for the rest of humankind?In a utopian society created at the end of the third world war, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade. And what does this community have planned for the rest of humankind?

  • Director
    • Shinji Aramaki
  • Writers
    • Shirow Masamune
    • Haruka Handa
    • Tsutomu Kamishiro
  • Stars
    • Ai Kobayashi
    • Jûrôta Kosugi
    • Yuki Matsuoka
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    18K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Shinji Aramaki
    • Writers
      • Shirow Masamune
      • Haruka Handa
      • Tsutomu Kamishiro
    • Stars
      • Ai Kobayashi
      • Jûrôta Kosugi
      • Yuki Matsuoka
    • 68User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Ai Kobayashi
    • Deyunan
    • (voice)
    Jûrôta Kosugi
    • Buriareosu
    • (voice)
    Yuki Matsuoka
    • Hitomi
    • (voice)
    Mami Koyama
    Mami Koyama
    • Atena
    • (voice)
    Miho Yamada
    • Nike
    • (voice)
    Yuzuru Fujimoto
    • Uranosu
    • (voice)
    Takehito Koyasu
    Takehito Koyasu
    • Hadesu
    • (voice)
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    • Yoshitsune
    • (voice)
    Ryûji Nakagi
    • Shichiken rô Erekutoryuon
    • (voice)
    Fumio Matsuoka
    • Shichiken rô Oionosu
    • (voice)
    Hirotake Nagata
    • Shichiken rô Kadomosu
    • (voice)
    Norihiko Kuwagaki
    • Shichiken rô Guraukosu
    • (voice)
    • …
    Yoshiyuki Kaneko
    • Shichiken rô Deukarion
    • (voice)
    Ikuo Nishikawa
    • Shichiken rô Hesutia
    • (voice)
    Takehiro Koyama
    • Shichiken rô Raiosu
    • (voice)
    Emi Shinohara
    Emi Shinohara
    • Giriamu
    • (voice)
    Tomoko Kawakami
    Tomoko Kawakami
    • Deyunan yôshô
    • (voice)
    Tadahisa Saizen
    • Kudô
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Shinji Aramaki
    • Writers
      • Shirow Masamune(comic)
      • Haruka Handa(screenplay)
      • Tsutomu Kamishiro(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The tattoo on Briareos' left upper arm says "Cogito Ergo Sum", which is Latin for "I think, therefore I am." Strangely, Greek characters are used and not Roman. Also the first character is Gamma, but C would rather be transliterated as Kappa in Greek. It also has the dates 2096-2122, which are Briareos' date of birth and date of his "death" when he became a cyborg.
    • Goofs
      After Briareos' weapon is sliced into pieces, he throws the weapon to the ground in one piece.
    • Quotes

      Deunan: We have to believe that life is what we make of it!

    • Alternate versions
      The film was re-released on Blu-ray by Sentai Filmworks with an all new English dub in 2010.
    • Connections
      Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #34.2 (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Dive For You
      Words & Music by Boom Boom Satellites

      Performed by Boom Boom Satellites

      Produced by Boom Boom Satellites

      COURTESY OF SONY MUSIC RECORDS INC.

    User reviews68

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    9/10
    Way of the future.
    First things first; if you're looking for a literary masterpiece or an anime masterful like the works of Hayao Miyazaki and Mamoru Oshii, then Appleseed is not for you. It's plot is cliché with the overused science fiction premise of struggle between two coexisting races and the flaws and sins of humans, and the general execution of the plot is also in no way an outstanding one of the genre.

    What Appleseed truly is, is a technological achievement in 3D animation for Japanese anime. It's animation style is far from Hollywood animation features like Finding Nemo and Shrek, instead it uses cel-shading technology which we've already seen in video games, and takes it up to a very high and polished level. The result is a beautiful movie with jaw-dropping animation, such that one cannot doubt that this style will pave the way for the future of anime movies. The range of emotions expressed through the CG is impressive; and motion capture has worked beautifully into the film, making it a seamless viewing experience. As a whole product, it's graphical presentation rivals that of great 2D animation features.

    Other aspects are fairly well done; the music is done fairly well, with the opening song giving it a distinct flavour but later that fades away to the average run-of-the-mill songs that aren't particularly effective in rousing the emotions and senses. The artistic direction is great, with wonderful colors and tones chosen to accentuate the mood from the bleak dark ruins to the pastel colors of the Utopia. Scene execution is also stellar, and the structural development of the movie is natural although inter character relationships are somewhat lacking in development.

    As a whole, it's an extremely graphically polished product based on an overused premise.
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    • Dec 7, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 17, 2004 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Cuộc Chiến Tương Lai
    • Production companies
      • Appleseed Film Partners
      • Digital Frontier
      • Geneon Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $129,135
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $66,869
      • Jan 16, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,650,432
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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