Appleseed Ex Machina

This computer-animated feature continues the story of Deunan Knute, a woman warrior whisked away from the ruined battleground where she lives to a distant city in which mankind seems to have put it's destructive past behind it. The utopia of Olympus is maintained by the Bioroids, artificial people whose emotional capabilities are diminished in order to balance the careening passions of regular human beings. As a member of ESWAT, Deunan finds herself threatened by cyborg terrorism, a surprise attack on Olympus, and the appearance of Tereus, a human doppelganger for her cyborg lover and partner Briareos. Based on an early manga by Masamume Shirow, also the author of GHOST IN THE SHELL, APPLESEED explores similar themes as Shirow's masterwork while still containing the action sequences audiences expect from his offerings. Director Shinji Aramaki Voice Ai Kobayashi, Kara Greenberg, Koichi Yamadera Special Features: Anamorphic Widescreen Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English Dolby Digital 2.0 - Chinese, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish Subtitles - Chinese, English, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish Addtional Release Material: Audio Commentary Featurettes - 1. TEAM-UP John Woo and Shinji Aramaki: Share the Appleseed Vision 2. REVOLUTION: ANIMATING EX MACHINA Year of Release: 2007.

Director: Shinji Aramaki
Producer: Hidenori Ueki
Producer: John Woo
Producer: Joseph Chou
Producer: Naoko Watanabe
Producer: Terence Chang
Actor: Kouichi Yamadera
Actor: Miyuki Sawashiro
Actor: Naoko Kouda
Actor: Yuji Kishi
Actor: Ai Kobayashi
Actor: Koichi Yamadera
Actor: Mara Takashima
Actor: Takaya Hashi