Appleseed DVD 2004 A jövő harcosai (アップルシード) / Directed by Shinji Aramaki / Starring: Ai Kobayashi, Jūrōta Kosugi, Mami Koyama, Yuki Matsuoka, Toshiyuki Morikawa

UPC 5996473001550

REGION 2 PAL DVD

MADE IN HUNGARY

AUDIO: English 5.1, Hungarian 5.1, Japanese 5.1

SUBTITLES: -

Runtime: 105 minutes

English Summary:

Appleseed (Japanese: アップルシード, Hepburn: Appurushīdo) is a 2004 Japanese animated post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Shinji Aramaki and based on the Appleseed manga created by Masamune Shirow.

Deunan Knute, a young soldier and one of the Global War's last survivors, is rescued by Hitomi, a Second Generation Bioroid. Knute's escape attempt is stopped by her former lover Briareos Hecatonchires, now a cyborg. She realizes that the war had ended and she is in a Utopian city called Olympus. Its population is half-human and half-clone, a genetically-engineered species called Bioroids. Olympus is governed by three factions: Prime Minister Athena Areios; General Edward Uranus III, head of the Olympus Army; and a Council of Elders. Everything in the city is observed by an artificial intelligence named Gaia from a building called Tartaros. While there, Deunan joins the counter-terrorism organization ESWAT.

The Bioroids were created from the DNA of Deunan's father, Carl, making the Second Generation Bioroids her brothers and sisters. However, they have a much shorter lifespan than humans due to suppressed reproductive capabilities. The Bioroid's life extension facilities are destroyed by a secret faction of the Regular Army in a terrorist attack against the Bioroids. However, the Appleseed data, which contains information on restoring the Bioroids reproduction capabilities, still exists.

Japanese Summary:

世界で初めてフル3Dライブアニメという表現手法によって映像化された作品。3Dライブアニメとは3DCGをセルアニメのような画風に変換するトゥーンシェーダーと、登場人物のリアルな動きを可能とするモーションキャプチャ技術を融合させた手法を示す造語である。セルアニメに近い画風でありながら、従来のアニメーションと比べ、自由なカメラワークやよりリアルな動きが表現できる。2004年4月17日の劇場公開を待つことなく、続編の制作が発表された。

原作者の士郎はノータッチである。監督の荒牧伸志は士郎の世界観を壊さずに一般の客層へのアピールを行うことを留意したという^[4]。

主人公デュナンは、声優が顔のモーションキャプチャー（フェイシャルキャプチャー）を行い、それ以外のシーンでは2名がアクションシーンと演技シーンを分担してモーションキャプチャーを行っている。声と顔の演技を務めるのは小林愛、全身の演技を三輪明日美が担当。アクションシーンをアクション女優の秋本つばさが担当している。

多脚砲台の登場シーンでは怪獣映画の要素を取り入れてられている^[4]。荒牧は「夜の街で多脚砲台が送電線を横切る」というカットについて、スタッフからの「未来都市に送電線があるのか」「夜景で黒い多脚砲台は見えづらい」という指摘を押しのけて強引に入れ込んだと述べている^[4]。

Hungarian Summary:

Cast / Szereplők:

• Ai Kobayashi as Deunan Knute: A skilled soldier. Deunan is voiced by Jessica Straus in the Geneon Entertainment dub and by Luci Christian in the Sentai Filmworks dub.
• Jūrōta Kosugi as Briareos Hecatonchires: Deunan's lover, an E-S.W.A.T and a cyborg. He is voiced by Jamieson Price in the Geneon Entertainment dub and by David Matranga in the Sentai Filmworks dub.
• Mami Koyama as Athena Areios: The prime minister of Olympus. Athena is voiced by Carolyn Hennesy in the Geneon Entertainment dub and by Allison Sumrall in the Sentai Filmworks dub.
• Miho Yamada as Nike: Athena Areios's chief-of-staff and E-S.W.A.T. commander. She is voiced by Cindy Robinson in the Geneon Entertainment dub and by Shelley Calene-Black in the Sentai Filmworks dub.
• Yuki Matsuoka as Hitomi: An E-S.W.A.T. recruiter. Hitomi is voiced by Karen Strassman in the Geneon Entertainment dub and by Hilary Haag in the Sentai Filmworks dub.
• Toshiyuki Morikawa as Yoshitsune "Yoshi" Miyamoto: E-S.W.A.T.'s chief mechanic. Yoshitsune is voiced by Dave Wittenberg in the Geneon Entertainment dub and by Chris Patton in the Sentai Filmworks dub.
• Yuzuru Fujimoto as Edward Uranus III: The leader of the O.R.A. He is voiced by Michael McConnohie in the Geneon Entertainment dub and by Jason Douglas in the Sentai Filmworks dub.
• Takehito Koyasu as Colonel Hades: General Uranus's subordinate. Hades is voiced by Jack Aubree in the Geneon Entertainment dub and by Andrew Love in the Sentai Filmworks dub.
• Tadahisa Saizen as Kudoh: One of the top members of E-S.W.A.T. He is voiced by Jack Aubree in the Geneon Entertainment dub and by Kalob Martinez in the Sentai Filmworks dub.
• Emi Shinohara as Dr. Gilliam Knute: The creator of the Bioroids and Deunan's mother. She is voiced by Karen Strassman in the Geneon Entertainment dub and by Kara Greenberg in the Sentai Filmworks dub.