The Empire of Corpses (Shisha no teikoku)

2016

The Empire of Corpses (Shisha no teikoku)

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In an attempt to revive his dearly departed friend, young medical student John Watson becomes obsessed with replicating the work of Dr. Victor Frankenstein-the legendary corpse engineer whose research produced the only re-animated corpse to possess a soul. But when his illegal experiments put him at odds with the British government, Watson is drafted into a worldwide race to find the lost research notes of Victor Frankenstein before the secrets of the human soul fall into the wrong hands.

Rating:

NR
Directed By:

Makihara Ryotaro
Written By:

Midori Goto, Hiroshi Seko, Koji Yamamoto
In Theaters:

Apr 19, 2016 limited
Runtime:

120 minutes
Studio:

Wit Studio

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Cast

Jason Liebrecht
as Watson

Todd Haberkorn
as Friday

J. Michael Tatum
as Burnaby

Morgan Garrett
as Hadaly

Micah Solusod
as Nikolai

Yoshifumi Hosoya

Ayumu Murase

Taiten Kusunoki

Kana Hanazawa

Daiki Yamashita

Shinichiro Miki

Jiro Saito

Kouji Ishii

Houko Kuwashima

Akio Ôtsuka

Takayuki Sugo

Issei Futamata

Mike McFarland

Kenny Green

Greg Dulcie

Caitlin Glass

Chris Guerrero

Chuck Huber

Sean Hennigan

R. Bruce Elliott

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The Empire of Corpses is worth seeing for its stunning animation and unique twist on zombies, but its muddled story, awkward finale, and overuse of excessive scientific jargon makes the two hour anime film feel like a bittersweet steampunk symphony

Apr 28, 2016 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…

Chris Sawin
Examiner.com