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The Empire of Corpses
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The Empire of Corpses

2015 · 120 min Animation Horror Science Fiction Thriller
6.2 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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Fear lives in the details here — in the frame, in the silence, in the pauses between lines. The director knows how to keep the viewer in a state of readiness, muscles tensing on their own.

Worth watching for the atmosphere and the use of space. The ending may disappoint — genre is genre. But the journey there is well-crafted.

For fans of atmospheric horror where dread matters more than fright.

Director: Ryotaro Makihara

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: At night when it's dark outside. Better with someone — not because it's scary, but because there's something to discuss after.

🎭 Cast

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Yoshimasa Hosoya

John H. Watson (voice)

Ayumu Murase

Ayumu Murase

Friday (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

M (voice)

Takayuki Sugo

Takayuki Sugo

The One (voice)

Taiten Kusunoki

Taiten Kusunoki

Frederick Barnaby (voice)

Kana Hanazawa

Kana Hanazawa

Hadaly Lilith (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Alexei Karamazov (voice)

Daiki Yamashita

Daiki Yamashita

Nikolai Krasotkin (voice)

Jiro Saito

Jiro Saito

Seigo Yamazawa (voice)

Koji Ishii

Koji Ishii

Ulysses Grant (voice)

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