Rating: R
Genre:
Science Fiction
Theatrical Release: 01/14/2005(USA
Release Date: 06/30/2009
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English/Japanese
Sound: DD5.1/DTS
Run Time: 105 Minutes
Flags: Violence
Distributor/Studio: A.D.V. Films
Masamune Shirow's celebrated manga of the fusion of humans and technology in a world devastated by war has been given a new and visually impressive adaptation in this
anime drama. In the year 2131 A.D.,
Deunen Knute (voice of
Ai Kobayashi) is a female warrior for hire who, after encountering her former lover
Briareos (voice of
Jurota Kosugi), discovers he's not the man he once was -- he's now part human and part robot. As
Deunen and
Briareos venture into the high-tech city of Olympus, they meet
Hitomi (voice of
Yuki Matsuoka), who is a member of a genetically engineered race of strong and intelligent beings who have taken over rule of the city. They have not done so without resistance, and
Deunen and
Briareos join forces with
Hitomi and her cohorts when rebels launch an attack on the city. But while she defends Olympus,
Deunen begins to suspect she has a greater alliance to those who wish to defeat Olympus than those who defend it.
Appleseed (aka
Appurushido) was previously filmed in 1988; this version incorporates new digital animation technology which combines the look of rounded, three-dimensional images with the visual style of the traditional pen-and-ink process.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
