Appleseed DVD

Appleseed
Masamune Shirow's celebrated manga of the fusion of humans and technology in a world devastated by war has been given a new and visually impressive adaptation in this anime drama. In the year 2131 A.D., Deunen Knute (voice of Ai Kobayashi) is a female warrior for hire who, after encountering her former lover Briareos (voice of Jurota Kosugi), discovers he's not the man he once was -- he's now part human and part robot. As Deunen and Briareos venture into the high-tech city of Olympus, they meet Hitomi (voice of Yuki Matsuoka), who is a member of a genetically engineered race of strong and intelligent beings who have taken over rule of the city. They have not done so without resistance, and Deunen and Briareos join forces with Hitomi and her cohorts when rebels launch an attack on the city. But while she defends Olympus, Deunen begins to suspect she has a greater alliance to those who wish to defeat Olympus than those who defend it. Appleseed (aka Appurushido) was previously filmed in 1988; this version incorporates new digital animation technology which combines the look of rounded, three-dimensional images with the visual style of the traditional pen-and-ink process. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Ai Kobayashi as Deunan Jurota Kosugi as Briareos Yuki Matsuoka as Hitomi

Crew Shinji Aramaki - Director Sumiji Miyake - Executive Producer Shinji Aramaki - Production Designer Fumihiko Sori - Producer Hidenori Ueki - Producer Naoko Watanabe - Producer Koji Kasamatsu - Sound/Sound Designer Haruka Handa - Screenwriter Tsutomu Kamishiro - Screenwriter Nobuhito Sue - Background Artist Yota Tsuruoka - Sound Director Atom TM - Featured Music T. Raumschmiere - Featured Music Boom Boom Satellites - Featured Music Akufen - Featured Music Carl Craig Vs. Adult - Featured Music Basement Jaxx - Featured Music Ryuichi Sakamoto - Featured Music Paul Oakenfold - Featured Music Masamune Shirow - Book Author Takeshi Takakura - Mechanical Design Masaki Yamada - Character Design

Appleseed
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General Specifications: Language Options: English, Japanese Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DTS: Digital Theater Systems (akin to 5.1) Additional Features: Anamorphic widescreen encoded directly from HD master English Dolby Digital 5.1 Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 Japanese DTS 5.1 English subtitles Commentary track of director and producer Music/scene cues Scene access Staff profiles Geneon previews MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 105 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Opening [:37] 2. Battle in the Ruin [:37] 3. ES.W.A.T. Attack [:02] 4. To a Utopia [4:54] 5. Deunan Wakes [2:28] 6. A Suspicious Move [1:29] 7. Nightmare [1:35] 8. Olympus [5:54] 9. Metal Assassins [3:46] 10. Elders and Bioroids [1:13] 11. Regular Army's Plot [2:45] 12. Gaia and Bioroids [1:34] 13. Simulated Battle [:08] 14. Longing for Love [:45] 15. Landmates [:19] 16. Terrorists Attack [1:57] 17. Victims of the Attack [:19] 18. Decision of Gaia [1:19] 19. Appleseed [:59] 20. Secret Mission [2:46] 21. Deserted Lab [:53] 22. Recovered Memory [2:13] 23. Unexpected Betrayal [:04] 24. Deunan's Mission [2:32] 25. For This Love [:59] 26. A New Hope [1:44] 27. Broken Seal [:44] 28. Elders' Decision [:23] 29. Mobile Fortress [3:17] 30. Lost Eden [1:33] 31. Battle in the City [3:21] 32. The Password [2:07] 33. A New Start [:10] 34. End Credits [1:12]