# Appleseed (1988)

> In a controlled cyberpunk utopia, a human officer and her cyborg partner battle terrorists while their society’s moral certainty begins to fracture.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/29928

## Facts

- Runtime: 66 min
- Genres: Crime, Animation, Science Fiction
- Director: Kazuyoshi Katayama
- Cast: Masako Katsuki, Yoshisada Sakaguchi, Toshio Furukawa, Norio Wakamoto, Toshiko Sawada, Mayumi Shou, Mika Doi, Kumiko Takizawa
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094668/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, cerebral, stylized, cyberpunk anime marathon, science fiction double feature

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