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Spriggan

1998 · 90 min

A fast, grim sci-fi thrill ride with psychic soldiers, ancient relics and relentless military pursuit.

Directed by: Hirotsugu Kawasaki
Genres: Action, Animation, Science fiction
Starring: Showtaro Morikubo, Ken Shiroyama, Takehito Koyasu

Tagline: It's the END of our world.. and the BEGINNING of the next!
Overview: An elite superhuman agent must stop a foreign military unit from seizing control of an ancient artifact that holds the key to ultimate power.

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Directed by: Hirotsugu Kawasaki
Genres: Action, Animation, Science fiction
Starring: Showtaro Morikubo, Ken Shiroyama, Takehito Koyasu

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
conspiracy
violence
survival
war
Places: big city
military
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	8
Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: action, animation, science fiction
Directed by: Hirotsugu Kawasaki
Written by: Yasutaka Itô, Hirotsugu Kawasaki
Starring: Showtaro Morikubo, Ken Shiroyama, Takehito Koyasu, Katsumi Suzuki, Sakiko Tamagawa, Kinryu Arimoto, Ryuji Aigase, Kenji Takano
Music: Kuniaki Haishima
Cinematography: Hisao Shirai
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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