Shisha no Teikoku

By the 19th century, humanity has cultivated technology enabling the reanimation of corpses. Unable to experience individual thoughts or emotions, the corpses are programmed by humans to act as laborers in various occupations.

This newfound technology, however, comes with a catch. Science may be able to restore the corpses' ability to move, yet it cannot return what every corpse loses at death: the soul. But Doctor Victor Frankenstein, who vanished shortly after his revolutionary work on corpse reanimation, is said to have revived the only corpse in possession of a soul.

In pursuit of this scientific knowledge, London medical student John Watson hopes to fulfill his promise to his late partner, Friday. After being scouted by a government agency, Watson is on a hunt to obtain Frankenstein's notes, which he believes hold the key to the secrets of the soul. During his search, Watson uncovers the harsh realities of the developing corpse technology and the price he must pay to advance his research.

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Friday Main

Murase, Ayumu Japanese

Watson, John H. Main

Hosoya, Yoshimasa Japanese

Lilith, Hadaly Supporting

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Krasotkin, Nikolai Supporting

Yamashita, Daiki Japanese

Karamazov, Alexei Supporting

Miki, Shinichiro Japanese

Burnaby, Frederick Supporting

Kusunoki, Taiten Japanese

Holmes, Mycroft Supporting

Ootsuka, Akio Japanese

Seigo, Yamazawa Supporting

Saitou, Jirou Japanese

The One Supporting

Sugou, Takayuki Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Wada, George Producer, Executive Producer

Okada, Maiko Producer

Nakatake, Tetsuya Producer

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Nov 1, 2024

Elizatonne78

Recommended

Shisha no Teikoku Here is a Japanese animated film that addresses a purely philosophical theme, the anime tells the story of a world where "Frankensteins" - human corpses who are reconverted with a false soul in order to use them as workers to improve industrial development and which this century also addresses questions such as: what happens after death? Does man remain in eternal sleep? or does man have a soul? if yes, then is the soul related to man? If the soul is linked to man, does it remain in eternal sleep or does it leave the body after death? Basically, anime addresses questions ... about being human. then the protagonist who has doubts since the death of his colleague then sets out in search of the truth in order to find out more to bring his colleague back to life, I recommend this animated film which you might like

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Apr 10, 2024

Tery1015

Mixed Feelings

I saw this a year and a half ago yet the memory stays with me, not because it's so good but because it could have been.

The world built around this anime film is pretty vast and there is so much that happens in its runs through to the point it feels too fast or rather too perplexing when things happen to certain characters, or when the plot develops into a new phase.

The characters and setting as well felt derivative. Just taking the sort of character you'd find in sherlock Holmes novels and shoving them into a steampunk Frankenstein type world. A world that doesn't have ... too much going for it besides zombie helpers, and philosophical questions about the nature of life

Watching this was like a sober trip on weak Mary Jane. It's having it's effect but I'm still underwhelmed.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jul 12, 2022

Nihtantuel

Not Recommended

I have an interesting history with this here work of art. The first time I watched it was without hearing any sound/dialogues. I was sitting in a bar with friends and it was playing on one of the screens. So I was periodically looking up and that was how I watched entire thing for the first time. It seemed quite interesting. The art was decent and whatever was happening on the screen seemed very intriguing. But then recently I've decided to watch the whole thing properly. And God knows that was a mistake.

While the premise of the world it is set in sounds interesting - ... the writers did absolutely 0 with it. It seems as if the story and characters where written by a complete and utter amateur (probably drunk most of the time), who wanted something 'meaningful and philosophical' but ended with bat**it insane in the end. It does raise some questions, or, rather, throws them in the air and has them crash into absolutely painful to listen to dialogues, that leave you understanding less and less the longer the thing goes on.

Characters - God Almighty, such badly written characters with completely and utterly nonsensical motivations is almost a wonder to behold. Only they weren't intended to be that, which is sad.

And it throws in an android in for a good measure. Someone probably went like 'sure, we haven't achieved anything with the zombie concept, but lets add androids in as well, it will be fine'.

In essence - if this premise was handed over to half competent people - this would have probably been a much better story. As it stand - don't waste your time with it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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