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Steamboy

2004 · 126 min

A visually dense steampunk spectacle that balances inventive action with a thoughtful moral struggle, feeling grand and earnest.

Tagline
He will save the future.
Overview
In 1860s Britain, a boy inventor finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict over a revolutionary advance in steam power.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • ambition
  • family
  • morality
  • war
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour4
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, fantasy, science fiction
Directed by
Katsuhiro Otomo
Written by
Sadayuki Murai, Katsuhiro Otomo
Starring
Keiko Aizawa, Aiko Hibi, Manami Konishi, Anne Suzuki, Sanae Kobayashi, Katsuo Nakamura, Masane Tsukayama, Satoru Sato
Music
Steve Jablonsky
Cinematography
Mitsuhiro Sato
Runtime
126 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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