# Appleseed (2004)

> A battle-hardened survivor enters a postwar utopia and confronts the machinery hidden beneath its promise of peace.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6596

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Animation, Action, Science Fiction
- Director: Shinji Aramaki
- Cast: Ai Kobayashi, Asumi Miwa, Jurota Kosugi, Yuki Matsuoka, Yuzuru Fujimoto, Takehito Koyasu, Mami Koyama, Miho Yamada
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401233/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, bleak, philosophical, anime marathon, cyberpunk night

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