PROJECT ITOH - THE EMPIRE OF CORPSES
In an alternate version of 19th century London, the world has been revolutionized by “corpse reanimation technology” creating armies of undead who serve the living as laborers across the globe. In an attempt to revive his dearly departed friend, young medical student John Watson becomes obsessed with replicating the work of Dr. Victor Frankenstein—the legendary corpse engineer whose research produced the only re-animated corpse to possess a soul. But when his illegal experiments put him at odds with the British government, Watson is drafted into a worldwide race to find the lost research notes of Victor Frankenstein before the secrets of the human soul fall into the wrong hands.
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Shisha no teikoku (2015)
2h | Animation, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 19 April 2016 (USA)
After breaking the law of reanimating human corpses, young Watson has to either work for the government or face punishment. He has to go on a secret mission, to find the notes of Viktor Frankenstein, who reanimated the first human corpse.
Director: Ryôtarô Makihara
Writers: Project Itoh (based on the novel by), Tô Enjo (based on the novel by) | 3 more credits »
Stars: Kana Hanazawa, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Taiten Kusunoki
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The Empire of Corpses (屍者の帝国 Shisha no Teikoku?) is a 2015 Japanese psychological science fiction adventure anime film produced by Wit Studio and directed by Ryoutarou Makihara.[1][2] The movie is part of a series of films based on novels written by Project Itoh. It was followed by Harmony and will be followed by Genocidal Organ. The film was released on October 2, and Egoist perform the film's ending theme. The film was originally set for release in December, but the date was later changed to October 2. With this the release dates for Harmony and Genocidal Organ were changed to November 13 and December 4 respectively.[3] Genocidal Organ was then further delayed. The film is licensed in North America by Funimation who are giving the film a limited theatrical release on April 19 & 20, 2016
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