Animation ·Horror ·Science Fiction ·Thriller · Japan · 2015 · 2h 0m

The Empire of Corpses

屍者の帝国

The Empire of Corpses poster
Director
Ryotaro Makihara
Cast
Yoshimasa Hosoya as John H. Watson (voice) Ayumu Murase as Friday (voice) Akio Otsuka as M (voice) Takayuki Sugo as The One (voice) Taiten Kusunoki as Frederick Barnaby (voice) Kana Hanazawa as Hadaly Lilith (voice)
Crew
Koji Tanaka — Director of Photography Yoshihiro Ike — Original Music Composer Koji Yamamoto — Screenplay Midori Goto — Screenplay Hiroshi Seko — Screenplay Satoshi Itō — Novel
Tagline

The dead will inherit the Earth.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Empire of Corpses — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookgoresteampunkgunfighthistoricalgothicadult animationgovernment agentreanimated corpse19th centuryanimepsychological
Key Collaborators
Ryotaro Makihara Director Koji Tanaka Director of Photography Yoshihiro Ike Original Music Composer Koji Yamamoto Screenplay Midori Goto Screenplay Hiroshi Seko Screenplay Satoshi Itō Novel Toh EnJoe Novel
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