Beyond

2003 0h 13m EN

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 154

Science FictionAnimation

Synopsis

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While looking for her cat, a young woman and some kids find an abandoned building where strange things happen and the rules of physics don't always apply. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hedy Burress
Yoko (voice)
Tress MacNeille
Housewife / Kenny (voice)
Kath Soucie
Pudgy / Masa / Sara (voice)
Pamela Adlon
Manabu (voice)
Tara Strong
Misha (voice)
Jill Talley
Townspeople, Policemen, and Exterminators (voice)
Jack Fletcher
Townspeople, Policemen, and Exterminators (voice)
Julia Fletcher
Townspeople, Policemen, and Exterminators (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kōji Morimoto
Writers: Kōji Morimoto, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "The Animatrix" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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Hedy Burress and Tress MacNeille and Kath Soucie carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0372764 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kōji Morimoto directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Part of the "The Animatrix" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Hedy Burress and Tress MacNeille and Kath Soucie carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0372764 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Runtime: 13 min · 0h 13m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Beyond (2003)

Part of

The Animatrix

Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.