The Empire of Corpses (2015)
AnimationMysteryHorrorScience Fiction
The story of The Empire of Corpses 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.
Director:
Ryōtarō Makihara
Writers:
Midori Goto, Hiroshi Seko, Koji Yamamoto.
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Ayumu Murase as Friday (voice) |
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Yoshimasa Hosoya as John H. Watson (voice) |
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Akio Otsuka as M (voice) |
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Takayuki Sugo as The One (voice) |
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Taiten Kusunoki as Frederick Barnaby (voice) |
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Kana Hanazawa as Hadaly Lilith (voice) |
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Shin-ichiro Miki as Alexei Karamazov (voice) |
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Daiki Yamashita as Nikolai Krasotkin (voice) |
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Jirō Saitō as Seigo Yamazawa (voice) |
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Kouji Ishii as Ulysses Grant (voice) |
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Houko Kuwashima as Moneypenny (voice) |
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Kouji Takeda as Thomas Edison (voice) |
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Yoshimitsu Takasugi as Sherlock Holmes (voice) |
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Issei Futamata as Narrator (voice) |
Sound | Yoshihiro Ike | Original Music Composer |
Writing | Midori Goto | Screenplay |
Directing | Ryōtarō Makihara | Director |
Writing | Ryōtarō Makihara | Storyboard |
Writing | Hiroshi Seko | Screenplay |
Sound | Shouji Hata | Sound Director |
Writing | Koji Yamamoto | Screenplay |
Production | Koji Yamamoto | Executive Producer |
Visual Effects | Hirotaka Katō | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Hirotaka Katō | Supervising Animation Director |
Visual Effects | Takaaki Chiba | Character Designer |
Visual Effects | Takaaki Chiba | Supervising Animation Director |
Writing | Satoshi Itō | Novel |
Production | Keiji Ota | Executive Producer |
Production | Yōko Matsuzaki | Executive Producer |
Visual Effects | Eri Nagata | Key Animation |
Writing | Tō Enjō | Novel |