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BLAME!

2017 · 106 min

A stark, atmospheric descent through an endless mechanical labyrinth, blending quiet melancholy with sudden bursts of brutal, impersonal violence.

Directed by
Hiroyuki Seshita
Genres
Action, Drama, Science fiction
Starring
Takahiro Sakurai, Kana Hanazawa, Sora Amamiya
Overview
In the distant technological future, civilization has reached its ultimate Net-based form. An "infection" in the past caused the automated systems to spiral out of order, resulting in a multi-leveled city structure that replicates itself infinitely in all directions. Now humanity has lost access to the city's controls, and is hunted down and purged by the defense system known as the Safeguard. In a tiny corner of the city, a little enclave known as the Electro-Fishers is facing eventual extinction, trapped between the threat of the Safeguard and dwindling food supplies. A girl named Zuru goes on a journey to find food for her village, only to inadvertently cause doom when an observation tower senses her and summons a Safeguard pack to eliminate the threat. With her companions dead and all escape routes blocked, the only thing that can save her now is the sudden arrival of Killy the Wanderer, on his quest for the Net Terminal Genes, the key to restoring order to the world.

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Directed by
Hiroyuki Seshita
Genres
Action, Drama, Science fiction
Starring
Takahiro Sakurai, Kana Hanazawa, Sora Amamiya
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • technology
  • found family
  • fate
Places
  • space
  • wilderness
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour1
Realism2
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, drama, science fiction, animation
Directed by
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Written by
Sadayuki Murai
Starring
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Music
Yugo Kanno
Cinematography
Mitsunori Kataama
Runtime
106 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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