Bekushiru: 2077 Nihon sakoku (2007)

Japan, 2077: A female agent named Vexille is dispatched to Tokyo to investigate whether Japanese are developing robotic technology, which has been banned by the U.N. due to its potential threat to humankind.

Director:

Fumihiko Sori

Writers:

Fumihiko Sori (screenplay), Haruka Handa (screenplay)

Stars:

Meisa Kuroki, Shôsuke Tanihara, Yasuko Matsuyuki

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Meisa Kuroki	...	Vexille (voice)
Shôsuke Tanihara	...	Leon (voice)
Yasuko Matsuyuki	...	Maria (voice)
Akio Ôtsuka	...	Saito (voice)
Romi Pak	...	Takashi (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai	...	Ryo (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa	...	Kisaragi (voice)
Tetsuya Kakihara	...	Taro (voice)
Takaya Kuroda	...	Zack (voice)
Takayuki Sugô	...	Captain Borg (voice)
Kenji Takahashi	...	Saga (voice)
Jirô Saitô	...	Chairman Itakura (voice)
Colleen Clinkenbeard	...	Lt. Cdr. Vexille Serra (voice)
Christopher Sabat	...	Zack (voice)
Luci Christian	...	Takashi (voice)

Storyline

Japan, 2077: A female agent named Vexille is dispatched to Tokyo to investigate whether Japanese are developing robotic technology, which has been banned by the U.N. due to its potential threat to humankind.

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Plot Keywords:

japan | year 2077 | female warrior | cyberpunk | cgi | 

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Taglines:

The dark secret of future Tokyo!

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence, and brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Funimations [United States] Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

18 August 2007 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Vexille

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avex Entertainment, CCRE, Oxybot

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film takes place in 2067 and 2077.

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Connections

Referenced in Movie Friends: Prashant Prabhakar (2013)

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Soundtracks

Bird Flu
Written by M.I.A.
Performed by M.I.A.

User Reviews

Impressive all around

Okay, so if you've read all of the other reviews then you know that the animation of this film is AWESOME! It's an excellent step forward for hybrid animation. Also, though not all of the reviewers agree, my opinion of the action in this film was that it was sweet and sick (in the most radical fashion.) For the animation and action alone, this film is totally worth the price of a rental. Which brings us to the plot of the film; while some reviewers thought the plot was empty or lacked merit, I am of the opinion that those reviewers probably didn't pay attention to all of the dialog. The plot was well developed, more believable than several of the big-budget live-action Hollywood films (such as The Happening, which totally sucked,) and played along the social issue of fear of technological invasiveness quite nicely, though it was a rather formulaic script. The dialog was a little weak, and there wasn't much for serious character development, but the nonverbal scripting played quite well. After all, this was an animated action flick, and quite frankly it was one of the better offerings from the anime genre in recent years. To recap, this is worth the cost of the rental if only for the visual imagery. However, if you have a well developed sensibility for the suspension of disbelief, then you will also likely enjoy the story as a whole. I know that I certainly did.