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Appleseed

Name: Appleseed
Genre: Crime, Animation, Science Fiction
Released: 1988-04-20
Cast: Masako Katsuki, Yoshisada Sakaguchi, Toshio Furukawa, Norio Wakamoto, Toshiko Sawada

1988 | 66 min | Crime, Animation, Science Fiction

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With little 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 crime fans, sci-fi fans and animation lovers. If you loved The Animatrix or Escape from New York, start here.
The mood: Gritty.
The pace: Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 6 min.
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).

In the futuristic city of Olympus, built on the ashes of the third world war, a police officer and her cyborg partner fight terrorism.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 26K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama

Masako KatsukiDeunan Knute (voice)
Yoshisada SakaguchiBriareos Hecatombcales (voice)
Toshio FurukawaCalon Mautholos (voice)
Norio WakamotoA. J. Sebastian (voice)
Toshiko SawadaAthena Areios (voice)
Mayumi ShouHitomi (voice)
Mika DoiFleia Mautholos (voice)
Kumiko TakizawaNike (voice)
Tamio OhkiNereus (voice)
Yuji MitsuyaYoshi (voice)