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Steamboy (字幕)

2005 • 126 minutes
3.7
27 reviews
60%
Tomatometer
12
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From the leader in animé Katsuhiro Otomo (Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis, Memories), comes his first feature- length directorial project since his breakthrough film (Akira). Ten years in the making, with a total budget of $22 million, Steamboy is the most expensive Japanese animé production ever. A retro science-fiction epic set in Victorian England, Steamboy features an inventor prodigy named Ray Steam, who receives a mysterious metal ball containing a new form of energy capable of powering an entire nation, the Steam Ball. Young Ray Steam must use the Steam Ball to fight evil, redeem his family, and save London from destruction. With more than 180,000 drawings and 400 CG cuts, Steamboy is one of the most elaborate animated features ever created. Steamboy will be brought to life with an outstanding ensemble voiceover cast including Anna Paquin (X-Men), Patrick Stewart (X-Men), and Alfred Molina (Spider-man 2). © 2004, 2005 Katsuhiro Otomo - Mashroom/Steamboy Committee. All Rights Reserved.
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3.7
27 reviews
A Google user
June 3, 2018
$22 million over 10 years lol i would ask for a full refund. First this is not English but Japanese with English subtitles which is expected for Japanese animation but the trailer is in English which is confusing? and false advertising. 2nd the animation colours are beautiful and drawings are great but the storyline sucks which is a big let down for $22 million film. Nowhere near as good as Akira, maybe Akira 2 would of been better. overall ok so 3/5.
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Mike Nicholls
May 2, 2023
Bought this movie, but it won't download, it asks "Play video's original language", but neither option button works; I can only watch it. Gave up and bought the English dubbed version on Amazon Prime. Can't find any way to delete the Google version from my library. Now avoiding this clunky, non-user-friendly system.
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Mrpersonman0
March 5, 2016
I like the film, but Google has misrepresented the audio language in the description by listing the cast of the English dub, and the picture is also for the English language release "Featuring Alfred Molina and Patrick Stewart" even though only Japanese is available.
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