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Steamboy
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Steamboy is a 2004 Japanese animated movie directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. The film has a runtime of 126 minutes and was released on July 17, 2004. It is categorized under the genres of Action, Adventure, Drama, and Sci-Fi, with themes of Historical and Military settings. The story involves an inventor and an industrial revolution in England, featuring a ball and a kugel.
The production involved several companies, including Bandai Visual, SUNRISE, Steamboy Committee, STUDIO4℃, and Triumph Films. The film had a budget of 26,000,000 and generated revenue of 18,900,000. It carries the tagline "He will save the future." Critical reception includes a review score of 59%, a rating of 6/10, and a score of 66/100. Audience metrics show a vote average of 6.902 and a score of 7.31 based on 43,476 users.
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Film · TMDB
6.9In 1860s Britain, a boy inventor finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict over a revolutionary advance in steam power.
Cast
- Keiko Aizawa as Ray's Mother (voice)
- Aiko Hibi as Thomas (voice)
- Manami Konishi as Scarlett O'Hara St. Jones (voice)
- Anne Suzuki as James Ray Steam (voice)
- Sanae Kobayashi as Emma (voice)
- Katsuo Nakamura as Dr. Lloyd Steam (voice)
Themes
- england
- inventor
- ball
- industrial revolution
- kugel
- energy
- steampunk
- adult animation
- 19th century
- anime
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Anime · MyAnimeList
Steamboy
- Score
- 7.31/10 (43,476 votes)
- Rank
- #3039
- Popularity
- #2539
- Type
- Movie
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Studios
- Sunrise
In the Victorian era, the British Empire is bustling with the energy of the steam-powered industrial revolution. Following in the footsteps of his famous family of inventors, James Ray Steam enjoys his youth in Manchester helping at local factories and stealing components for his…
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Key facts
- Film.image
- Steamboy-2004-poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Japanese theatrical poster
- Film.director
- Katsuhiro Otomo
- Film.story
- Katsuhiro Otomo
- Film.cinematography
- Mitsuhiro Satô
- Film.music
- Steve Jablonsky
- Film.editing
- Takeshi Seyama
- Film.distributor
- Toho
- Film.runtime
- 126 minutes
- Film.country
- Japan
- Film.language
- Japanese
- Film.budget
- ()
- Film.gross
- $18.9 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Director
- Katsuhiro Otomo
- Voice actor
- Osamu Saka
- Composer
- Steve Jablonsky
- Production company
- Bandai Namco Filmworks
- Narrative location
- England
- Duration
- 126
- FilmAffinity ID
- 601588
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.steamboy.net
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 2004-07-17
- film editor
- Takeshi Seyama
- title
- スチームボーイ
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 66/100
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Plot
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- Video game
- Release
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical response
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
is a 2004 Japanese animated steampunk action film directed and co-written by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Sunrise, it is his second major anime as a director, following Akira (1988). The film was released in Japan by Toho on July 17, 2004.
Steamboy was the most expensive Japanese film ever produced, with a () production budget, having been in production for ten years and utilizing more than 180,000 drawings and 440 CG cuts.
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