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The Empire of Corpses Film's Web-Only Final Promo Video Posted
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Film of late novelist Project Itoh's historical sci-fi story opens on October 2
The website for the anime films based on the works of late novelist EGOIST.
The story of The Empire of Corpses 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 film stars:
- Yoshimasa Hosoya as John H. Watson, a medical student at the University of London
- Ayumu Murase as Friday, also known as Noble_Savage_007
- Taiten Kusunoki as Frederick Barnaby, a captain in Great Britain's army
- Daiki Yamashita as Nikolai Krasotkin, a young man from Russia's Third Department of His Imperial Majesty's Own Chancellery
- Shinichirō Miki as Alexei Karamazov, a Russian priest
- Kana Hanazawa as Hadary Lilith, the president's secretary from America
- Akio Ohtsuka as M, commander of Great Britain's "Walsingham Organization"
The Empire of Corpses will open in theaters in Japan on October 2, Guilty Crown) will perform theme songs for all three films.
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reported in 2012 that film adaptation rights were being pitched in Hollywood.
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