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Appleseed

Appleseed

Urban combat in the city of dreams

19886.41h 6m

Overview

In the futuristic city of Olympus, built on the ashes of the third world war, a police officer and her cyborg partner fight terrorism.

Directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama
Written by Kazuyoshi Katayama, Shirow Masamune
Produced by Taro Maki, Atsushi Sugita, Masaki Sawanobori
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Top Cast

Masako Katsuki

Masako Katsuki

Deunan Knute (voice)

Yoshisada Sakaguchi

Yoshisada Sakaguchi

Briareos Hecatombcales (voice)

Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

Calon Mautholos (voice)

Norio Wakamoto

Norio Wakamoto

A. J. Sebastian (voice)

Toshiko Sawada

Toshiko Sawada

Athena Areios (voice)

M

Mayumi Shou

Hitomi (voice)

Mika Doi

Mika Doi

Fleia Mautholos (voice)

Kumiko Takizawa

Kumiko Takizawa

Nike (voice)

Tamio Ohki

Tamio Ohki

Nereus (voice)

Yuji Mitsuya

Yuji Mitsuya

Yoshi (voice)

Themes & Keywords

futureutopiafreedom fighterfuturisticcyberpunkterrorismpost waradult animationanime

About Appleseed

Appleseed is a crime, animation, science fiction film released in 1988 exploring themes of future, utopia, freedom fighter, futuristic, cyberpunk, terrorism. Directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama, it stars Masako Katsuki, Yoshisada Sakaguchi, Toshio Furukawa. In the futuristic city of Olympus, built on the ashes of the third world war, a police officer and her cyborg partner fight terrorism.

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