Vexille
Seen it?2007 | 109 min | Animation, Science Fiction
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and animation lovers. If you loved The Creator or WarGames, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
2067: Isolation: Japan seals herself off from the eyes of the world in the face of unilateral international policy setting strict limits on the use of robotic technology. The island nation exists only behind a veil of seclusion. No soul shall enter. No soul shall leave. 2077: Revelation: The veil is breached. Japan is infiltrated by agents of the organization S.W.O.R.D., a fighting force operating outside of the protection of the United States and her allies. Their mission: Determine if the Japanese are developing banned robotic bio-technology, forbidden due to its threat to humankind. In the battle between machine and man, humanity stands to suffer most.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
60% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 8K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Fumihiko Sori
- Meisa KurokiVexille (voice)
- Shosuke TaniharaLeon (voice)
- Yasuko MatsuyukiMaria (voice)
- Akio OtsukaSaito (voice)
- Romi ParkTakashi (voice)
- Takahiro SakuraiRyo (voice)
- Toshiyuki MorikawaKisaragi (voice)
- Tetsuya KakiharaTaro (voice)
- Takaya KurodaZack (voice)
- Takayuki SugoCaptain Borg (voice)