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Steamboy
Steamboy © Steamboy Committee / Studio 4°C / Sunrise VAP

London: home of the Industrial Revolution and a brave new world of precision engineering and technology. James Ray Steam/Rei Steam, a young inventor finds himself in possession of a new and powerful invention, the Steam Ball. However the nefarious Ohara Corporation is searching for this technological marvel, to use for their plan of dominance; and it falls to Steam to keep the ball out of their hands.

Created by: Steamboy Committee / Studio 4°C / Sunrise VAP
Released: 2004
Language: English subtitled / English dub / Japanese
Country of Origin: Japan
Alternate Title: Suchîmubôi (Japan)
Style: 2D animation
Rated: PG-13
[ Japanese ] Featuring the voices of:
Anne Suzuki ... Rei Steam
Katsuo Nakamura ... Dr. Lloyd Steam
Manami Konishi ... Scarlett O'Hara
[ English dub ] Featuring the voices of:
Anna Paquin ... James Ray Steam
Alfred Molina ... Dr. Eddie Steam
Patrick Stewart ... Dr. Lloyd Steam
Kari Wahlgren ... Scarlett O'Hara
Robin Atkin Downes ... David
David S. Lee ... Jason
Directed by: Katsuhiro Ôtomo
Produced by: Shinji Komori and Hideyuki Tomioka
Executive Producers: Shigeru Watanabe
Musical Score by: Steve Jablonsky
Writing Credits: Katsuhiro Ôtomo and Sadayuki Murai
Steamboy © Steamboy Committee / Studio 4°C / Sunrise VAP
Of Interest:

From the director of Akira, 'Steamboy' took nine years to make, and is presently (2006) considered one of the most seamless combinations of 2D and CGI.

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