The Animatrix DVD Japanese Anime

This listing is for The Animatrix DVD Japanese Anime.

Actors: Isshin Chiba, Katsumi Chô, Dane A. Davis, Debi Derryberry, Daisuke Egawa

Director: Andrew R. Jones, Kôji Morimoto, Mahiro Maeda, Peter Chung, Shinichirô Watanabe

Writers: Ellen Moore

MPAA rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)

Media Format: Multiple Formats, Anamorphic, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC

Run time: 1 hour and 29 minutes

Release date: June 3, 2003

Language: English (DTS ES 6.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Japanese (Dolby Digital 5.1)

Subtitles: English, Spanish, French

Studio: Warner Home Video

Number of discs: 1  

From the creators of The Matrix trilogy, this groundbreaking collection of nine short films from seven of the world's leading anime directors provides a visionary fusion of CG-Animatrion and Japanese anime. Matrix writer-directors Larry and Andy Wachowski commissioned seven artists from Japan, America and Korea to make nine short films set in the world of their feature trilogy. Some of the top anime directors contributed to this anthology, including Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Ninja Scroll), Koji Morimoto (Robot Carnival), and Shinchiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop). Some of the films tie directly into the narrative of the live-action movies. Drawn in a style reminiscent of Jean "Moebius" Giraud, Mahiro Maeda's The Second Renaissance (Part I & Part II) depicts the human-machine wars that caused the enslavement of humanity and the creation of the Matrix. The duel between two flamboyantly costumed Kabuki warriors in Kawajiri's Program is an expanded version of the cybernetic training Neo (Keanu Reeves) undergoes in the first Matrix film. Watanabe evokes the look of old newspaper photographs in A Detective Story, which falls outside the storyline of the features. Fast-paced, violent and grim, The Animatrix is an uneven but intriguing compilation that represents a new level in the ongoing cross-pollination between Japanese animation and American live action. (Not rated, suitable for ages 16 and older: considerable violence, violence against women, grotesque imagery, brief nudity, alcohol use)

DVD Features:

• Biographies

• DVD ROM Features

• Documentaries

• Interactive Menus

• Interviews

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