The Empire of Corpses

"The dead will inherit the Earth."

2015 2h 0m JA

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★6.2TMDB · 134★6IMDB · 1,439

AnimationHorrorScience FictionThriller

Synopsis

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The story takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is 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.

“The dead will inherit the Earth.”

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Cast

Yoshimasa Hosoya
John H. Watson (voice)
Ayumu Murase
Friday (voice)
Akio Otsuka
M (voice)
Takayuki Sugo
The One (voice)
Taiten Kusunoki
Frederick Barnaby (voice)
Kana Hanazawa
Hadaly Lilith (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Alexei Karamazov (voice)
Daiki Yamashita
Nikolai Krasotkin (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ryotaro Makihara
Writers: Ryotaro Makihara, Koji Yamamoto, Hiroshi Seko
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Project Itoh Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ryotaro Makihara, shot by Koji Tanaka. 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 Yoshihiro Ike. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Yoshimasa Hosoya and Ayumu Murase and Akio Otsuka carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The dead will inherit the Earth.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4235644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ryotaro Makihara directs. Koji Tanaka behind the camera. Yoshihiro Ike scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Released 11 years ago.
2Part of the "Project Itoh Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Ryotaro Makihara, shot by Koji Tanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Yoshihiro Ike. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Yoshimasa Hosoya and Ayumu Murase and Akio Otsuka carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The dead will inherit the Earth.".
7IMDB entry: tt4235644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "based on novel or book", "gore", "steampunk", "gunfight".