[ adapted from Appleseed (manga) ]

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Alternative title:
Яблочное зернышко (Russian)
アップルシード (Japanese)
蘋果核戰 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: action, drama, science fiction
Themes: bioroids, cyborg, mecha, military, police, power suits
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Objectionable content: Significant (bloody violence and/or swearing and/or nudity)
Plot Summary: Growing out of the chaos of a global war, the city of Utopia is populated by humans and bioroids (artificial humans). On the surface, everything is harmonious, but tensions lurk. Into this seemingly perfect society comes a survivor of the wars, Deunan Knute, who carries a legacy that will turn out to be of critical importance to the future of humanity.
User Ratings: 2494 ratings have been given [details]
Running time: 107 minutes
Vintage:
2004-04-17
2008-04-12 (Spain - Animax)
Premiere date:
2004-04-17 (Japan)
2004-10-16 (USA - Boston Fantastic Film Festival)
2004-10-27 (Canada - Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema)
2004-11-20 (Sweden - Stockholm International Film Festival)
2005-01-14 (USA - Select Theatres)
2005-01-21 (Italy - Future Film Festival)
2005-10-07 (Poland)
2008-01-11 (Canadian Broadcast - Teletoon)
2008-04-12 (Spain - Animax)
Releases: We have 4
Opening Theme:
"Good Luck" by Basement Jaxx
Ending Theme:
"Anthem" by Boom Boom Satellites
"Underdog" by Boom Boom Satellites
Official website:
Appleseed @ Toho (Japanese)
Geneon - Appleseed the Movie
Kaze Official website (French)
Optimum's Official Appleseed Sales Site
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 1
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Blu-Ray
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DVD
Appleseed - Feature Only (DVD) 2005-05-10 (from $4.99)
Appleseed - Limited Collector's Edition (DVD) 2005-05-10 (from $4.94)
Appleseed - Special Edition w/Figure (DVD) 2005-05-10
Graphic novel
Appleseed Movie (GN 1) 2005-06-22 (from $1.47)
Soundtrack
Appleseed - Original CD Soundtrack (OST) 2005-01-11 (from $23.06)
Universal Media Disc
Appleseed - Feature Only (UMD) 2005-07-05 (from $3.00)
Japanese staff

Japanese cast
Director: Shinji Aramaki
Screenplay:
Haruka Handa
Tsutomu Kamishiro
Music:
Akufen
Atom
Basement Jaxx
Boom Boom Satellites
Carl Craig Vs ADULT
Paul Oakenfold
Ryuichi Sakamoto
T. Raumschmiere
Original creator: Masamune Shirow
Character Design: Masaki Yamada
Mechanical design: Takeshi Takakura
Mecha design: Atsushi Takeuchi
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
Cgi Director: Yasuhiro Ohtsuka
Executive producer: Sumiji Miyake
Producer:
Hidenori Ueki
Naoko Watanabe
SORI

Background Design: Nobuhito Sue
CG Production: Yuusaku Toyoshima
Music Production: Shin Yasui
Original Music: Tetsuya Takahashi
Production: Fumihiko Sori
Production Design: Shinji Aramaki
Sound Design: Koji Kasamatsu

Ai Kobayashi as Deunan Knute
Juurouta Kosugi as Brialeos Hecatombcales

Mami Koyama as Athena
Miho Yamada as Nike
Takehito Koyasu as Hades
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Yoshitsune Miyamoto
Yuki Matsuoka as Hitomi
Yuzuru Fujimoto as Uranus

Emi Shinohara as Dr. Gilliam
Fumio Matsuoka as Elder Oionos
Hirotake Nagata as Elder Cadmos
Ikuo Nishikawa as Elder Hestia
Ryuji Nakagi as Elder Elektrion
Tadahisa Saizen as Kudou
Takehiro Koyama as Elder Laios
Tomoko Kawakami as Deunan Knute (young)
Toshihiko Kuwagaki as Elder Glaukos
Yoshiyuki Kaneko as Elder Deukalion

Japanese companies

Distributor: TOHO
Production:
Digital Frontier
Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc.
Mainichi Broadcasting
Micott & Basara
TBS
TOHO
TYO
Yamato

English staff

English cast
ADR Director:
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Steven Foster (Sentai Dub)
Translation: Neil Nadelman
Executive producer:
Eiichi Takahashi (Sentai Filmworks)
Hideki 'Henry' Goto
John Ledford (Sentai Filmworks)
Yosuke Kobayashi
Producer:
Haruyo Kanesaku
Hiroe Tsukamoto
Joseph Chou (Sentai Dub)
Nobu Yamamoto
Yutaka Maseba

ADR Engineer: Collin McQueen
ADR Screenplay: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Blu-Ray Authoring: David Williams (Sentai Re-release)
Blu-Ray Menu Design: Larry Koteff (Sentai Re-release)
Dialogue Editing:
Collin McQueen
Les Claypool III
Dolby Sound Consultant: Bryan Arenas
Encoding: Michael Olesch (Sentai Re-release)
Graphics: Larry Koteff (Sentai Re-release)
Media Coordinator: Janice Williams (Sentai re-release)
Mix Stage Coordinator: Eugene Diego
Packaging Design: Larry Koteff (Sentai re-release)
Planning: Hideki 'Henry' Goto
Pro-Tools Consultant: Bryan Jackson
Production Assistant:
E.W. Rector III (Sentai Dub)
Kayla King (Sentai Dub)
Production Coordination:
Keisuke Onishi
Yukie Oester
Production manager: Joey Goubeaud (Sentai Dub)
Re-Recording Mixing:
Chris Elam
Chris Haire
Recording: Steve Knisey
Sound Design & Mix: Christopher Bourque (Sentai Dub)
Sound Engineer: Christopher Bourque (Sentai Dub)
Sound Supervision: Les Claypool III
Theatrical Distribution Consultant: Michael Doran
Theatrical Planning & Marketing: Mark Roche

David Matranga as Briareos (Sentai Dub)
James Lyon as Briareos
Jennifer Proud as Deunan Knute
Luci Christian as Deunan Knute (Sentai Dub)

Allison Sumrall as Athena Areios (Sentai Dub)
Andrew Love as Hades (Sentai Dub)
Chris Patton as Yoshitsune (Sentai Dub)
Cindy Robinson as Nike
Dave Wittenberg as Yoshitsune
Hilary Haag as Hitomi (Sentai Dub)
Jack Aubree as Colonel Hades
Jason Douglas as Uranus (Sentai Dub)
Lee Rush as Athena Areios
Mia Bradly as Hitomi
Michael McConnohie as General Uranus
Shelley Calene-Black as Nike (Sentai Dub)

Andy McAvin as Elder (Sentai Dub)
Carolyn Hennesy as Athena Areios (Young and Old)
Chris Hutchison as Lance (Sentai Dub)
Christopher Ayres as Elder (Sentai Dub)
Deborah Sale Butler as Scientist
Doug Stone as
Elder
Operator
Fred Bloggs as Elder
Jack Aubree as Kudoh
John Gremillion as Elder (Sentai Dub)
John Smallberries as Army Scientist
Justin O’Brien as Leyton (Sentai Dub)
Kalob Martinez as Kudoh (Sentai Dub)
Kara Greenberg as Dr. Gilliam (Sentai Dub)
Kim Strauss as Elder
Liam O'Brien as ESWAT Soldier
Marty Fleck as Elder (Sentai Dub)
Melissa Williamson as
Alert Announcement
Assailant
Mia Bradly as Dr. Gilliam
Michael Sorich as
Bar Troublemaker
Elder
Soldier
Ray Michaels as Elder
Russell Thor as Elder
Stefan Craig as Elder (Sentai Dub)
Steve Kramer as Commander Lance
T. Posthlewaite as Elder (Sentai Dub)
Ted Pfister as Elder (Sentai Dub)
William Frederick Knight as Elder

John Smallberries
Kim Strauss
Melissa Williamson
Mimi Woods
English companies


ADR Production: Animaze
Broadcaster:
Animax Asia
Animax India
Encore Action
Teletoon (Canada) (English)
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing (UK)
Section23 Films
DVD Production: Amusement Park Media (Sentai Re-release)
Internet Streaming: The Anime Network
Licensed by:
CMX Manga (Film Comic)
Dark Horse Comics
Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc.
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia)
Sentai Filmworks
Tofu Records (Soundtrack)
Production: Seraphim Digital (Blu-ray Ed.)
Soundtrack: Tofu Records
Streaming: The Anime Network


French cast
French staff
Translation: Yukio Reuter

Dialogue Writer: Gilles Coiffard

Helene Bizot as Deunan Knute
Patrick Bethune as Briareos

Patrick Pellegrin as Hades

Colette Noel as Athéna
Constantin Pappas as Yoshitsune
Emmanuel Gradi as Leyton
Florence Dumortier as Dr Gilliam
Isabelle Volpe as Hitomi
Marie Diot as Nike
Mathieu Rivolier as Uranos
Yann Pichon as Kudô

Bernard Jung
Christian Pelissier
Emmanuel Gradi
Fabrice Lelyon
Frédéric Souterelle
Gilles Coiffard
Hervé Caradec
Patrick Noerie
Sylvain Solustri
Thierry Murzeau
Veronique Lallemant
Yann Pichon
French companies


Broadcaster:
Canal + (from December 2007)
Orange Ciné Choc (from February 2011)
Distributor: Kaze

Spanish staff

Spanish companies
(none)

Broadcaster:
Animax España
Buzz Channel (Spain)
Canal Plus (Spain)
Cinemax Latin America (Latin America)
DVD Distribution:
Alter Films
Selecta Visión
TV Distribution: Selecta Visión
Spanish cast

(none)

Italian staff

Italian cast
Editorial Coordination: Luca Ficarelli
(none)

Italian companies

Distributor: Panini Video Italia

German staff

German cast
(none)

Frank Glaubrecht as Briareos
Vera Teltz as Deunan Knute

Klaus-Dieter Klebsch as Uranus
Tobias Kluckert as Hades

Gerd Holtenau as 2. Ältester
Hans Teuscher as 1. Ältester Electryon
Julien Haggege as Yoshitsune
Kathrin Zimmermann as Nike
Katrin Zimmermann as Nike
Liane Rudolph as Athena
Olaf Reichmann as Kudou
Peter Groeger as 3. Ältester
Ulrike Stürzbecher as Hitomi
Walter Alich as ESWAT-Kommandant
German companies


Distributor: Universum-Films
Dubbing: Media Factory Berlin

Dutch staff

(none)

Dutch companies
Distributor: Kaze Animation S.A.
Dutch cast

(none)

Polish staff

Polish companies
(none)

Distributor: Vision Film Distribution Sp. z o.o.
Polish cast

(none)

Portuguese staff

Portuguese companies
(none)

Broadcaster: Animax Portugal
Portuguese cast

(none)

Swedish staff

Swedish companies
(none)

Distributor: Sandrew Metronome
Swedish cast

(none)

Chinese (Taiwan) staff

Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)

Licensed by: Proware Multimedia International Co., Ltd.