Batman: Gotham Knight

"Get ready... to rage against evil."

2008 1h 16m EN

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Six interlocking stories reveal Bruce Wayne's earliest adventures as Batman and the steps he took to become the grim avenger of Gotham City.

“Get ready... to rage against evil.”

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Cast

Kevin Conroy
Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
Jason Marsden
Thomas Wayne / Cop / Doctor / Youth 2 (voice)
Scott Menville
B-Devil / Cop (voice)
George Newbern
Man in Black / Guido / Man / Youth 3 (voice)
Corey Padnos
Porkchop (voice)
Crystal Scales
Meesh (voice)
Alanna Ubach
Dander (voice)
Gary Dourdan
Crispus Allen (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasuhiro Aoki
Writers: Jordan Goldberg, Greg Rucka, Brian Azzarello
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: Japan, United States of America, South Korea

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Japan, United States of America, South Korea.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yasuhiro Aoki, shot by Michiya Kato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Drake. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Joe Gall shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kevin Conroy and Jason Marsden and Scott Menville carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yasuhiro Aoki directs. Michiya Kato behind the camera. Christopher Drake scores. Joe Gall cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan, United States of America, South Korea. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

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1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
4International production across 3 countries: Japan, United States of America, South Korea.
5Directed by Yasuhiro Aoki, shot by Michiya Kato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Christopher Drake. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Joe Gall shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Kevin Conroy and Jason Marsden and Scott Menville carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Get ready... to rage against evil.".
10IMDB entry: tt1117563 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Michiya Kato
Original score: Christopher Drake
Editing: Joe Gall
Sound: Robert Hargreaves
Runtime: 76 min · 1h 16m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-10
★ 2/10
Anime USUALLY doesn't work with American comics. I sort of like to keep them separated from Manga, but this didn't feel like Anime. It also didn't work. I thought it was beautifully done, but the deformed people don't work with American superheros. The backgrounds were beautiful, but it all came across as is too ugly and unpolished for a comic. Distortion has it's place and I will argue all day that Jae Lee was the best Batman artist (an one of the best artists period) to grace the comic, but this didn't look like Jae Lee distortion, it just looked ugly and lazy for an American style comic. There has to be an element of POP to an American comic, and Gotham Knight lacked that pop.

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