The Empire of Corpses
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| Directed by | Ryoutarou Makihara |
| Screenplay by | Midori Goto Hiroshi Seko Koji Yamamoto |
| Based on | The Empire of Corpses by Project Itoh and To Enjo |
| Starring | Yoshimasa Hosoya Ayumu Murase Kana Hanazawa Taiten Kusunoki Shinichiro Miki Daiki Yamashita Akio Ōtsuka Takayuki Sugō |
| Music by | Yoshihiro Ike |
| Edited by | Aya Hida |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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120 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Empire of Corpses (屍者の帝国 Shisha no Teikoku?) is a 2015 Japanese psychological science fiction adventure anime film produced by Wit Studio and directed by Ryoutarou Makihara.[1][2] The movie is part of a series of films based on novels written by Project Itoh. It was followed by Harmony and will be followed by Genocidal Organ.
The film was released on October 2, and Egoist perform the film's ending theme. The film was originally set for release in December, but the date was later changed to October 2.[3] The film is licensed in North America by Funimation who are giving the film a limited theatrical release on April 19 & 20, 2016,[4] and in the United Kingdom by Anime Limited.[5]
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Plot
In 19th century Europe, John Watson was scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins" (human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers) are used to improve industrial development.
Characters
| Characters | Japanese Seiyū | English VA |
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| John H. Watson | Yoshimasa Hosoya | Jason Liebrecht |
| Friday (Noble Savage 007) | Ayumu Murase | Todd Haberkorn |
| Hadaly Lilith | Kana Hanazawa | Morgan Garrett |
| Frederick Burnaby | Taiten Kusunoki | J. Michael Tatum |
| Alexei Karamazov | Shinichiro Miki | Mike McFarland |
| Nikolai Krasotkin | Daiki Yamashita | Micah Solusod |
| M | Akio Ōtsuka | Sean Hennigan |
| The One | Takayuki Sugō | R. Bruce Elliott |
| ja | Jirō Saitō | Kenny Green |
| Ulysses Simpson Grant | Kōji Ishii | Greg Dulcie |
| Moneypenny | Houko Kuwashima | Caitlin Glass |
| Thomas Edison | Kōji Takeda | Chris Guerrero |
| Sherlock Holmes | Yoshimitsu Takasugi | Chuck Huber |
| Narrator | Issei Futamata | Jason Liebrecht |
References
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External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Funimation Films Page
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Empire of Corpses at IMDb
- The Empire of Corpses (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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- Japanese films
- Animated science fiction films
- Japanese science fiction films
- Animated adventure films
- Japanese adventure films
- 2015 anime films
- 2010s science fiction films
- 2010s adventure films
- Films based on Japanese novels
- Films set in the 19th century
- Films set in the Victorian era
- Funimation Entertainment
- Sherlock Holmes pastiches
- Steampunk films
- Works based on Frankenstein
- Zombie films
