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Baton

  • 2009
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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Baton (2009)
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Collection of three 20-minute sci-fi anime films dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Yokohama city. On Planet Abel, human-like robot Apollo (Ichihara Hayato, Rookies) ... Read allCollection of three 20-minute sci-fi anime films dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Yokohama city. On Planet Abel, human-like robot Apollo (Ichihara Hayato, Rookies) and robot-like human Mikaru (Ueto Aya, Azumi) come upon a stowaway robot with a mysterious... Read allCollection of three 20-minute sci-fi anime films dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Yokohama city. On Planet Abel, human-like robot Apollo (Ichihara Hayato, Rookies) and robot-like human Mikaru (Ueto Aya, Azumi) come upon a stowaway robot with a mysterious "Cipher" chip. Not knowing Cipher's powers, Apollo takes the chip for fun, throwing both ... Read all

  • Director
    • Ryûhei Kitamura
  • Writer
    • Shunji Iwai
  • Stars
    • Hayato Ichihara
    • Aya Ueto
    • Kane Kosugi
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    159
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ryûhei Kitamura
    • Writer
      • Shunji Iwai
    • Stars
      • Hayato Ichihara
      • Aya Ueto
      • Kane Kosugi
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Hayato Ichihara
    Hayato Ichihara
    • Apollo
    • (voice)
    Aya Ueto
    Aya Ueto
    • Mikaru
    • (voice)
    Kane Kosugi
    Kane Kosugi
    • Satan
    • (voice)
    Tatsuya Fujiwara
    Tatsuya Fujiwara
      Masakatsu Funaki
        Izam
          Hiroshi Kamayatsu
            Kenji Kohashi
            Kenji Kohashi
              Shintaro Matsubara
                Takashi Naitô
                  Kazushi Sakuraba
                    Nori Satô
                      Hiroyuki Watanabe
                      Hiroyuki Watanabe
                        Miki Yoshimura
                          Ren Ôsugi
                          Ren Ôsugi
                            • Director
                              • Ryûhei Kitamura
                            • Writer
                              • Shunji Iwai
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                            This movie was his challenge for new animation though.

                            This is a Sci-Fi animation produced and written by Shunji Iwai. He is one of most popular directors in Japan. But I didn't understand it because of the quality. It was his challenge for new animation with the rotoscope technic. Unfortunately, the story made me bored and was lack of attractions simply. The worst thing was characters' voice read in monotonous voices. I was annoying of it.

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                            • Release date
                              • April 28, 2009 (Japan)
                            • Country of origin
                              • Japan
                            • Official site
                              • Official site
                            • Language
                              • Japanese
                            • Also known as
                              • BATON バトン
                            • Filming locations
                              • Tokyo, Japan
                            • Production companies
                              • Rockwell Eyes
                              • Titmouse
                              • Tsuburaya Productions
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                              1 hour
                            • Color
                              • Color

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