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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: 2190 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 122 votes (sub:60, dub:58, raw:1, ?:1, Spa.sub:1, Pol.sub:1)
 Excellent: 368 votes (sub:185, dub:167, Ger.dub:5, Spa.sub:5, Spa.dub:1, Por.sub:1, Rus.sub:1, ?:1, edit.dub:1, raw:1)
 Very good: 546 votes (sub:311, dub:214, Por.sub:5, Spa.dub:3, ?:3, Spa.sub:3, raw:2, Ita.dub:1, Swe.sub:1, Pol.sub:1, Dut.sub:1, Por.dub:1)
 Good: 574 votes (sub:314, dub:232, ?:5, Pol.sub:5, Spa.sub:5, Swe.sub:3, Ger.dub:2, Rus.dub:2, edit.dub:2, raw:1, Dut.sub:1, Dan.sub:1, Ger.sub:1)
 Decent: 285 votes (sub:167, dub:106, ?:2, Spa.sub:2, Fre.sub:2, Rus.sub:2, Pol.sub:1, Por.sub:1, Ger.dub:1, edit.dub:1)
 So-so: 136 votes (sub:75, dub:55, ?:2, Fre.dub:1, raw:1, Rus.dub:1, edit.dub:1)
 Not really good: 64 votes (sub:41, dub:20, ?:1, Ita.dub:1, Pol.sub:1)
 Weak: 57 votes (sub:30, 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 (dub:3, sub:3)
Seen in part or in whole by 4161 users, rank: #89
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.209 (Good+.20), std. dev.: 1.7297, rank: #1308
Weighted mean: 7.116 (Good+.11), rank: #1318 (seen all: 7.14 / seen some: 5.71 / won't finish: 2.73)
Bayesian estimate: 7.118 (Good+.11), rank: #1144
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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Related reviews:
    Appleseed DVD
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Related releases:
    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
    Appleseed Movie (GN 1) 2005-06-22 (from $7.74)
    Appleseed - Original CD Soundtrack (OST) 2005-01-11
    Appleseed - Feature Only (UMD) 2005-07-05 (from $3.00)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Shinji Aramaki

Screenplay:
Haruka Handa
Tsutomu Kamishiro

Music:
Akufen
Atom
Basement Jaxx
Boom Boom Satellites
Carl Craig Vs ADULT
Paul Oakenfold
Ryuichi Sakamoto
T. Raumschmiere

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

Producer:
Hidenori Ueki
Naoko Watanabe
SORI

Background Design: Nobuhito Sue

CG Producer: Yuusaku Toyoshima

Music producer: 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

Takehito Koyasu as Hades

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

Tadahisa Saizen as Kudou

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

Production:
Digital Frontier
Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc.
Mainichi Broadcasting
Micott & Basara
TBS
TOHO
TYO
Yamato

English staff 
English cast 

ADR Director: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

Translation: Neil Nadelman

Executive producer:
Hideki 'Henry' Goto
Yosuke Kobayashi

Producer:
Haruyo Kanesaku
Hiroe Tsukamoto
Nobu Yamamoto
Yutaka Maseba

ADR Engineer: Collin McQueen

ADR Screenplay: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

Dialogue Editing:
Collin McQueen
Les Claypool III

Dolby Sound Consultant: Bryan Arenas

Mix Stage Coordinator: Eugene Diego

Planning: Hideki 'Henry' Goto

Pro-Tools Consultant: Bryan Jackson

Production Coordination:
Keisuke Onishi
Yukie Oester

Re-Recording Mixing:
Chris Elam
Chris Haire

Recording: Steve Knisey

Sound Supervisor: Les Claypool III

Theatrical Distribution Consultant: Michael Doran

Theatrical Planning & Marketing: Mark Roche

 

James Lyon as Briareos

Jennifer Proud as Deunan Knute

Cindy Robinson as Nike

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

William Frederick Knight as Elder

John Smallberries

Kim Strauss

Melissa Williamson

Mimi Woods

English companies 

ADR Production: Animaze

Broadcaster:
Animax Asia
Animax India
Encore Action
Teletoon (Canada) (English)

Distributor: Optimum Releasing (UK)

Licensed by:
CMX Manga (Film Comic)
Dark Horse Comics
Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc.
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia)
Tofu Records (Soundtrack)

Soundtrack: Tofu Records

Streaming: The Anime Network


French cast 
French staff 

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

Mathieu Rivolier as Uranos

Patrick Pellegrin as Hades

Bernard Jung

Christian Pelissier

Emmanuel Gradi

Fabrice Lelyon

Frédéric Souterelle

Gilles Coiffard

Hervé Caradec

Sylvain Solustri

Thierry Murzeau

Veronique Lallemant

Yann Pichon

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)

DVD Distribution:
Alter Films
Selecta Visión

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

Kathrin Zimmermann as Nike

Katrin Zimmermann as Nike

Klaus-Dieter Klebsch as Uranus

Liane Rudolph as Athena

Olaf Reichmann as Kudou

Peter Groeger as 3. Ältester

Tobias Kluckert as Hades

Ulrike Stürzbecher as Hitomi

Walter Alich as ESWAT-Kommandant

German companies 

Distributor: Universum-Films

Dubbing: Media Factory Berlin


Dutch staff 
(none)
Dutch companies 

Distributor: Kaze Animation S.A.

Dutch cast 
(none)
Polish staff 
Polish companies 
(none)
 

Distributor: Vision Film Distribution Sp. z o.o.

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)
 

Licensed by: Proware Multimedia International Co., Ltd.

Chinese (Taiwan) cast 
(none)
 
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