Japan, 2077: A female agent named Vexille is dispatched to Tokyo to investigate whether Japanese scientists are developing robotic technology, which has been banned by the U.N. due to its potential threat to humankind. Read more
| Starring | Toshiyuki Morikawa, Romi Park, Shosuke Tanihara, Akio Ôtsuka |
|---|---|
| Director | Fumihiko Sori |
| Genres | Animated, Anime, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Japan, 2077: A female agent named Vexille is dispatched to Tokyo to investigate whether Japanese scientists are developing robotic technology, which has been banned by the U.N. due to its potential threat to humankind.
| Starring | Toshiyuki Morikawa, Romi Park, Shosuke Tanihara, Akio Ôtsuka, Meisa Kuroki |
|---|---|
| Director | Fumihiko Sori |
| Studio | MOMENTUM PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 49 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 45 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Animated, Anime, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | Japanese |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 01 Sep 2008 Blu-ray: not available Production year: 2007 |
| Format | DVD |
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Thought that the graphics were brilliant in this film (from the same makers as Appleseed). Great imagination too, look out for the snakes of debris in the desert which seem to have a mind of their own!!
Bit of a dark and distrurbing film about life in the future in Japan after it cuts itself off from the world. It's only towards the end that you realise just how bad things have become for the natives there. Good plot too.
Vexille is far from the best anime movie you will see. The CGI is good but not quite Pixar standard, the premise intriguing but poorly executed and the characters are unengaging.
However I would still recommend renting it for one sequence. The metallic sandworm chase is fast, thrilling, brilliantly animated, and far outshines the rest of the film. Yes, it's clearly lifted from Dune (and Tremors to a certain extent) but executed so well it lingers in the memory long after you've forgotten the rest of the film. One can only hope the Sandworms get their own spin-off movie!