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Appleseed (movie)

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[ adapted from Appleseed (manga) ]

Related anime:
    Appleseed: Ex Machina (movie) (sequel)

Alternative title:
Яблочное зернышко (Russian)
アップルシード (Japanese)
蘋果核戰 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: Growing out of the chaos of a global war, the city of Utopia is populated by humans and bioroids (artificial humans). On the surface, everything is harmonious, but tensions lurk. Into this seemingly perfect society comes a survivor of the wars, Deunan Knute, who carries a legacy that will turn out to be of critical importance to the future of humanity.
User Ratings: 2262 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 126 votes (sub:62, dub:60, raw:1, ?:1, Spa.sub:1, Pol.sub:1)
 Excellent: 379 votes (sub:190, dub:172, Ger.dub:5, Spa.sub:5, edit.dub:2, Spa.dub:1, Por.sub:1, Rus.sub:1, ?:1, raw:1)
 Very good: 559 votes (sub:317, dub:219, Por.sub:5, Spa.sub:4, raw:3, Spa.dub:3, ?:3, Dut.sub:1, Por.dub:1, Ita.dub:1, Swe.sub:1, Pol.sub:1)
 Good: 596 votes (sub:329, dub:238, ?:5, Pol.sub:5, Spa.sub:5, Swe.sub:3, Rus.dub:3, Ger.dub:2, edit.dub:2, Ger.sub:1, raw:1, Dut.sub:1, Dan.sub:1)
 Decent: 301 votes (sub:173, dub:115, Rus.sub:2, ?:2, Spa.sub:2, Ger.dub:2, Fre.sub:2, Pol.sub:1, Por.sub:1, edit.dub:1)
 So-so: 137 votes (sub:74, dub:57, ?:2, Fre.dub:1, raw:1, Rus.dub:1, edit.dub:1)
 Not really good: 67 votes (sub:42, dub:22, Ita.dub:1, Pol.sub:1, ?:1)
 Weak: 59 votes (sub:32, dub:22, raw:1, Ger.dub:1, Spa.sub:1, ?:1, Rus.sub:1)
 Bad: 21 votes (sub:11, dub:8, Rus.dub:1, Pol.dub:1)
 Awful: 11 votes (sub:8, dub:3)
 Worst ever: 6 votes (sub:3, dub:3)
Seen in part or in whole by 4287 users, rank: #88
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.208 (Good+.20), std. dev.: 1.7239, rank: #1376
Weighted mean: 7.116 (Good+.11), rank: #1380 (seen all: 7.14 / seen some: 5.80 / won't finish: 2.85)
Bayesian estimate: 7.118 (Good+.11), rank: #1174
Running time: 107 minutes
Vintage:
2004-04-17
2008-04-12 (Spain - Animax)
Premiere date:
2004-04-17 (Japan)
2004-10-16 (USA - Boston Fantastic Film Festival)
2004-10-27 (Canada - Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema)
2004-11-20 (Sweden - Stockholm International Film Festival)
2005-01-14 (USA - Select Theatres)
2005-01-21 (Italy - Future Film Festival)
2005-10-07 (Poland)
2008-01-11 (Canadian Broadcast - Teletoon)
2008-04-12 (Spain - Animax)
Releases: We have 4
Opening Theme:
"Good Luck" by Basement Jaxx
Ending Theme:
"Anthem" by Boom Boom Satellites
"Underdog" by Boom Boom Satellites
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 1
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Reviews:
    Appleseed DVD
    Appleseed

DVD
    Appleseed - Feature Only (DVD) 2005-05-10 (from $5.00)
    Appleseed - Limited Collector's Edition (DVD) 2005-05-10 (from $11.00)
    Appleseed - Special Edition w/Figure (DVD) 2005-05-10
Graphic novel
    Appleseed Movie (GN 1) 2005-06-22 (from $8.29)
Soundtrack
    Appleseed - Original CD Soundtrack (OST) 2005-01-11 (from $35.60)
Universal Media Disc
    Appleseed - Feature Only (UMD) 2005-07-05 (from $3.00)
Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 
Director: Shinji Aramaki
Original creator: Masamune Shirow
Character Design: Masaki Yamada
Mechanical design: Takeshi Takakura
Mecha design: Atsushi Takeuchi
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
Cgi Director: Yasuhiro Ohtsuka
Executive producer: Sumiji Miyake
Background Design: Nobuhito Sue
CG Production: Yuusaku Toyoshima
Music Production: Shin Yasui
Original Music: Tetsuya Takahashi
Production: Fumihiko Sori
Production Design: Shinji Aramaki
Sound Design: Koji Kasamatsu
 
Ai Kobayashi as Deunan Knute
Juurouta Kosugi as Brialeos Hecatombcales

Mami Koyama as Athena
Miho Yamada as Nike
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Yoshitsune Miyamoto
Yuki Matsuoka as Hitomi
Yuzuru Fujimoto as Uranus

Emi Shinohara as Dr. Gilliam
Fumio Matsuoka as Elder Oionos
Hirotake Nagata as Elder Cadmos
Ikuo Nishikawa as Elder Hestia
Ryuji Nakagi as Elder Elektrion
Takehiro Koyama as Elder Laios
Tomoko Kawakami as Deunan Knute (young)
Toshihiko Kuwagaki as Elder Glaukos
Yoshiyuki Kaneko as Elder Deukalion
Japanese companies 
Distributor: TOHO
English staff 
English cast 
Translation: Neil Nadelman
Executive producer:
Eiichi Takahashi (Sentai Filmworks)
Hideki 'Henry' Goto
John Ledford (Sentai Filmworks)
Yosuke Kobayashi
ADR Engineer: Collin McQueen
ADR Screenplay: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Dolby Sound Consultant: Bryan Arenas
Media Coordinator: Janice Williams (Sentai Filmworks Re-release)
Mix Stage Coordinator: Eugene Diego
Packaging Design: Larry Koteff (Sentai Filmworks Re-release)
Pro-Tools Consultant: Bryan Jackson
Production Coordination:
Keisuke Onishi
Yukie Oester
Re-Recording Mixing:
Chris Elam
Chris Haire
Recording: Steve Knisey
Sound Supervision: Les Claypool III
Theatrical Distribution Consultant: Michael Doran
Theatrical Planning & Marketing: Mark Roche
 
James Lyon as Briareos
Jennifer Proud as Deunan Knute

Dave Wittenberg as Yoshitsune
Jack Aubree as Colonel Hades
Lee Rush as Athena Areios
Mia Bradly as Hitomi
Michael McConnohie as General Uranus

Carolyn Hennesy as Athena Areios (Young and Old)
Deborah Sale Butler as Scientist
Doug Stone as
Elder
Operator
Fred Bloggs as Elder
Jack Aubree as Kudoh
John Smallberries as Army Scientist
Kim Strauss as Elder
Liam O'Brien as ESWAT Soldier
Melissa Williamson as
Alert Announcement
Assailant
Mia Bradly as Dr. Gilliam
Michael Sorich as
Bar Troublemaker
Elder
Soldier
Ray Michaels as Elder
Russell Thor as Elder
Steve Kramer as Commander Lance

English companies 
ADR Production: Animaze
Distributor: Optimum Releasing (UK)
DVD Production: Amusement Park Media (Sentai Re-release)
Internet Streaming: The Anime Network
Soundtrack: Tofu Records

French cast 
French staff 
Translation: Yukio Reuter

Dialogue Writer: Gilles Coiffard
Helene Bizot as Deunan Knute
Patrick Bethune as Briareos

Colette Noel as Athéna
Constantin Pappas as Yoshitsune
Florence Dumortier as Dr Gilliam
Isabelle Volpe as Hitomi
Marie Diot as Nike

French companies 
Broadcaster: Canal + (from December 2007)
Distributor: Kaze
Spanish staff 
Spanish companies 
(none)
 
Broadcaster:
Animax España
Buzz Channel (Spain)
Canal Plus (Spain)
Cinemax Latin America (Latin America)
TV Distribution: Selecta Visión
Spanish cast 
(none)
Italian staff 
Italian cast 
Editorial Coordination: Luca Ficarelli
 (none)
Italian companies 
Distributor: Panini Video Italia
German staff 
German cast 
(none)
 
Frank Glaubrecht as Briareos
Vera Teltz as Deunan Knute

Gerd Holtenau as 2. Ältester
Hans Teuscher as 1. Ältester Electryon
Julien Haggege as Yoshitsune
Liane Rudolph as Athena
Peter Groeger as 3. Ältester
Walter Alich as ESWAT-Kommandant
German companies 
Distributor: Universum-Films

Dutch staff 
(none)
Dutch companies 
Distributor: Kaze Animation S.A.
Dutch cast 
(none)
Polish staff 
Polish companies 
(none)
 
Polish cast 
(none)
Portuguese staff 
Portuguese companies 
(none)
 
Broadcaster: Animax Portugal
Portuguese cast 
(none)
Swedish staff 
Swedish companies 
(none)
 
Distributor: Sandrew Metronome
Swedish cast 
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff 
Chinese (Taiwan) companies 
(none)
 
Chinese (Taiwan) cast 
(none)
 
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