EX MACHINA - Movie Premiere

APPLESEED (2004 feature film), adapted from the popular manga by Shirow Masamune (The Ghost in the Shell), quickly became a best-selling anime in both US and Japan. It was even selected by MTV as one of ten "all-time-coolest" anime ever (along with Akira, Ghost in the Shell and Ninja Scroll). Now the director Shinji Aramaki and production house Digital Frontier rejoin forces in association with Micott & Basara, Lion Rock Production and Axis Entertainment for the next chapter of this groundbreaking cyber-saga. Legendary film director John Woo contributes his world-class story and action skill, propelling the Appleseed franchise to a new level of CGI-based, action-filled anime.

SYNOPSIS
Following the non-nuclear war that killed half the world’s population, the city-nation of OLYMPUS stands as a beacon of hope in a world of chaos and conflict. The utopian metropolis in governed by GAIA, a vast artificial intelligence, and administered by genetically engineered humanoids known as Bioroids, whose designer DNA suppresses strong emotions. With Bioroids being half of its population, peace and order are easily maintained.

DEUNAN, a young female warrior, and BRIAREOS, a veteran cyborg-soldier, are both partners and lovers. As members of ES.W.A.T the elite special forces serving OLYMPUS, they are deployed wherever trouble strikes. The two fighters find their partnership tested in a new way by the arrival of a new member to their rank - an experimental Bioroid named TEREUS. Created by Gaia using DNA from Briareos, Tereus uncannily resembles Briareos before the wartime injuries that led to his becoming cyborg. Not only does this trouble Deunan, but Briareos’s DNA give Tereus more than just top-notch fighting skills, for this battle-ready Bioroid is like Briareos in another way : he has strong romantic feelings for Deunan !

As the same time, Olympus finds itself under a stealth attack by a mysterious cabal of scientists intent on imposing their own version of world peace upon the people of the world. Cyborg terrorism, deadly nanotech, fanatical zealots, and rioting citizens are just some of the threaths that Deunan must contend with as she fight to save Olympus, and save mankind from plunging into a new kinf of hell.

APPLESEED EX MACHINA Features :
-Produced by John Woo - story & action sequence supervision
-Creative Team & Production House from "Appleseed" (2004)
-Next generation CGI animation with upgraded character design & look
-Greater production budget than "Appleseed" (2004)
-Top soundtrack artists around the world
Produced by John Woo
Based on the original manga Appleseed by Masamune Shirow
Director : Shinji Aramaki
Executive producers : Yasuhiko Kinoshita - Sumiji Miyake
Producers : John Woo -Terence Chang - Hidenori Ueki - Naoko Watanabe - Joseph Chou
Production studio : Digital Frontiers Inc.