The Empire of Corpses

The Empire of Corpses

120 mins | Science Fiction, Animation, Horror, Mystery | Oct. 2, 2015

The story takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers—are used to improve industrial development.

The Empire of Corpses

120 mins | Science Fiction, Animation, Horror, Mystery | Oct. 2, 2015

The Empire of Corpses
The story takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers—are used to improve industrial development.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Wit Studio, Studio Lagurus
Original title 屍者の帝国
Directors Ryotaro Makihara
Writers Toh EnJoe, Satoshi Itō, Koji Yamamoto, Hiroshi Seko, Midori Goto

Cast

Yoshimasa Hosoya

as John H. Watson (voice)

Ayumu Murase

as Friday (voice)

Akio Otsuka

as M (voice)

Takayuki Sugo

as The One (voice)

Taiten Kusunoki

as Frederick Barnaby (voice)

Kana Hanazawa

as Hadaly Lilith (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

as Alexei Karamazov (voice)

Daiki Yamashita

as Nikolai Krasotkin (voice)

Jiro Saito

as Seigo Yamazawa (voice)

Koji Ishii

as Ulysses Grant (voice)

Houko Kuwashima

as Moneypenny (voice)

Kouji Takeda

as Thomas Edison (voice)

Yoshimitsu Takasugi

as Sherlock Holmes (voice)

Issei Futamata

as Narrator (voice)