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6.5/10
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An elite superhuman agent must stop a foreign military unit from seizing control of an ancient artifact that holds the key to ultimate power.An elite superhuman agent must stop a foreign military unit from seizing control of an ancient artifact that holds the key to ultimate power.An elite superhuman agent must stop a foreign military unit from seizing control of an ancient artifact that holds the key to ultimate power.
Shôtarô Morikubo
- Yu Ominae
- (voice)
Katsumi Suzuki
- Little Boy
- (voice)
Ken Shiroyama
- Dr. Meisel
- (voice)
Sakiko Tamagawa
- Margaret
- (voice)
Kenji Takano
- Fat Man
- (voice)
Fumihiko Gotô
- Turkish Agent B
- (voice)
- (as Fumihiko Goto)
Dai Matsumoto
- Manager
- (voice)
Hiroyuki Oshida
- Guard B
- (voice)
Ikumi Kimura
- Stewardess
- (voice)
Kenichi Sakaguchi
- N.C.O
- (voice)
Kinryû Arimoto
- Yamamoto
- (voice)
Masaaki Yajima
- Narrator
- (voice)
Masashi Muta
- COSMOS Yu
- (voice)
Masayuki Nakata
- Guard A
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen ADV Films submitted the film to the MPAA, they were worried it would come back with a PG-13 rating. So if that did happen, they had a few extra changes of dialog with extra some stronger profanity in the script need be it.
- GoofsDuring the fight with Colonel MacDougal Ominae's arm was broken in multiple places and left hanging limp. However, when he was falling with Jean after escaping the Ark he used the broken arm to shoot his grappling hook and hung from it, then after landing was using his 'broken' arm as if it weren't injured at all.
- Crazy credits"The Spriggan Ice Cream Social Club"
- Alternate versionsThe sound of a school bell after Yu's flashback in class was added for the English dub.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Anime Network Commercial 1 (2004)
Featured review
Directed in a style similar to western action/adventure films (esp Indiana Jones) the art leaps off the screen. The backgrounds are particularly well done, and the animation is smooth. Though I did notice some scenes that were almost experimental in there use of techniques. Particularly shading in some scenes and the methods they use to do motion blur. It looks great, but it's often only employed once and so is somewhat inconsistent. The story which has been summed elsewhere is very easy to follow and stays within action movie lines quite nicely, though for this reason it's easy to find it lacking any kind of stimulation. Otomo's hand can be seen in the way certain scene play out, and the style of animation, though not the individually drawn cel. The music is good, but traditional action fare. The voice acting is on, except for that child col. when he laughs, it sounds so forced, even the non-Japanese speaking will pick up on it. So if you like action oriented animation, or are drooling for another Indiana Jones movie (plus anime staples like cyborgs, psychic powers, and armored muscle suits) Spriggan is one the best films to come out that fits that bill perfectly. Look for a Region 1 dvd and VHS later this year (2001). They're even speaking of a theatrical release. In the meantime, unless you speak Japanese look for a fan sub.
- twizzle777
- Feb 18, 2001
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $25,824
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,420
- Oct 14, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $25,824
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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