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Original title: Suchîmubôi (Steamboy)
Year: 2004
Running time: 126 min.
Country: Japan
Director: Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Screenwriter: Katsuhiro Ōtomo, Sadayuki Murai
Cast: Animation
Music: Steve Jablonsky
Cinematography: Animation
Producer: Bandai Visual, Steamboy Committee, Studio 4°C
Genre: Animation. Sci-Fi. War | Steampunk. 19th Century. Adult Animation
Synopsis: 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. This young boy must use it to fight evil, redeem his family, and save London from destruction. The lush Victorian interiors and the elegance of the era's mechanical design allows Otomo to create dazzling visual backgrounds and machines for this film. With more than 180,000 drawing and 400 CG cuts, Steamboy is sure to be one of the most elaborate animated features of 2004.

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#91 Best Animated Works for Adults

Awards: 2004: Sitges: Best Animated Movie

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Critics' reviews

"The movie never transcended its elaborate production work to achieve an independent reality."

Stephen Hunter: The Washington Post
"If Victorian Manchester had been remotely like this, H.G. Wells never would have bothered to pen "The Time Machine" – he'd have just stepped outside and into the fray. Read full review

Marc Savlov: Austin Chronicle
"Visually commanding, conceptually beguiling, but dramatically inert."

J.R. Jones: Chicago Reader
"'Steamboy' adds a touch of innocent wonder to the formula through Ray's eyes, resulting in Otomo's most human film to date"

Tasha Robinson: AV Club
"It's a roller-coaster action film that thunders along with top-notch set pieces and studiously researched period settings."

Richard James Havis: The Hollywood Reporter
"The film turns into a preposterous but engrossing spectacle, fueled by a resource more enduring than steam or its successors: big ideas."

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"Visually arresting, with an enjoyably wacky premise, but scuppered somewhat by its rusty, clunky storytelling.

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