The Empire of Corpses
Seen it?2015 | 120 min | Animation, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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 anyone who likes to be kept guessing, horror fans and sci-fi fans. If you loved The Thing, start here.
- The mood
- Scary and gory.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The story takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers—are used to improve industrial development.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$43K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 26K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ryotaro Makihara
- Yoshimasa HosoyaJohn H. Watson (voice)
- Ayumu MuraseFriday (voice)
- Akio OtsukaM (voice)
- Takayuki SugoThe One (voice)
- Taiten KusunokiFrederick Barnaby (voice)
- Kana HanazawaHadaly Lilith (voice)
- Shin-ichiro MikiAlexei Karamazov (voice)
- Daiki YamashitaNikolai Krasotkin (voice)
- Jiro SaitoSeigo Yamazawa (voice)
- Koji IshiiUlysses Grant (voice)