Redline (2009)

A story about the most popular racing event in the galaxy, the Redline, and the various racers who compete in it.

Director:

Takeshi Koike

Writers:

Katsuhito Ishii (original story), Katsuhito Ishii (screenplay)

Stars:

Takuya Kimura, Yû Aoi, Tadanobu Asano

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Takuya Kimura	...	JP (voice)
Yû Aoi	...	Sonoshee (voice)
Tadanobu Asano	...	Frisbee (voice)
Yoshiyuki Morishita	...	Shinkai (voice)
Kanji Tsuda	...	Trava (voice)
Ken'yû Horiuchi	...	Titan (voice)
Akemi	...	Bosbos (voice)
Takeshi Aono	...	Old Man Mole (voice)
Tatsuya Gashûin	...	Lynchman (voice)
Kôji Ishii	...	Machine Head (voice)
Unshô Ishizuka	...	Colonel Volton (voice)
Kenta Miyake	...	Little Deyzuna (voice)
Chô	...	Inuki Boss (voice) (as Yûichi Nagashima)
Yoshinori Okada	...	Johnny Boy (voice)
Patrick Seitz	...	JP (voice)

Storyline

A story about the most popular racing event in the galaxy, the Redline, and the various racers who compete in it.

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Plot Keywords:

younger version of character | nudity | topless | childhood crush | tournament | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Sci-Fi | Sport | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was intended to premiere at the 2009 Annecy International Animated Film Festival and follow Summer Wars (2009), Mai Mai Miracle (2009), and Yona Yona Penguin (2009) as the fourth and final feature film Madhouse planned to release between summer 2009 and spring 2010. However, further delays resulted in the delay of its world premiere, pushed back a few months to August 14, 2009, at the Locarno International Film Festival and its Japanese release to fall 2010.

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Quotes

JP: Someone's havin' doubts, huh? Hell, I'm just trying to keep this thing interesting. You can't write me off like that. You're just a voice, pal! YOU DON'T KNOW A DAMN THING ABOUT RACING!

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Crazy Credits

The closing credits are lit up in different colors against a black background.

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Connections

Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Greatest Female Anime Characters in Movies (2016)

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Soundtracks

Redline Day
Written By James Shimoji
Performed by James Shimoji and Rob Laufer

User Reviews

I don't even like movies about racing...

But Redline is absolutely brilliant. It's an over-the-top, action packed movie with great characters that leaves you twitching with adrenaline.

The animation, visuals, sound, and music really bring this movie together. Once it starts, it's a non-stop rush until the end. The characters are great and are developed as much as they need to be. As far as the plot goes, it's fairly simple, but the writing will keep you entranced.

I've seen both the subbed and dubbed versions, and they're both great. I usually avoid dubbed foreign movies, but the English cast is actually pretty good here.

P.S. Watch this movie in HD with surround sound.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

9 October 2010 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Redline

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$214,180

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gastonia, Madhouse, Madhouse

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1