Steamboy (2004)
Suchîmubôi (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG-13
- 2h 6min
- Animation, Action
- 18 Mar 2005 (USA)
- Movie
In 1860s Britain, a boy inventor finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict over a revolutionary advance in steam power.
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- 3 wins.
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Cast
| Anne Suzuki | ... |
James Ray Steam (voice)
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| Masane Tsukayama | ... |
Eddî Suchîmu-hakase (voice)
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| Katsuo Nakamura | ... |
Dr. Lloyd Steam (voice)
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Manami Konishi | ... |
Scarlett O'Hara (voice)
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Kiyoshi Kodama | ... |
Robert Stephenson (voice)
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Ikki Sawamura | ... |
David (voice)
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| Susumu Terajima | ... |
Alfred Smith (voice)
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Osamu Saka | ... |
Admiral (voice)
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Satoru Saitô | ... |
Archibald Simon (voice)
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| Tetsu Inada | ... |
Jason (voice)
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| Sanae Kobayashi | ... |
Emma (voice)
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Keiko Aizawa | ... |
Mrs. Steam (voice)
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| Rosalind Ayres | ... |
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| Mark Bramhall | ... |
Alfred Smith (voice)
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| Oliver Cotton | ... |
Robert Stephenson (voice)
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| Robin Atkin Downes | ... |
David (voice)
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| William Hootkins | ... |
(voice)
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| Peter Lavin | ... |
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| David S. Lee | ... |
Jason (voice)
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| Alfred Molina | ... |
Dr. Eddie Steam (voice)
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| Oliver Muirhead | ... |
Admiral (voice)
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| Paula J. Newman | ... |
Emma (voice)
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| Anna Paquin | ... |
James Ray Steam (voice)
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| Moira Quirk | ... |
Cliff / Tommy (voice)
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| Alan Shearman | ... |
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| Patrick Stewart | ... |
Dr. Lloyd Steam (voice)
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| Julian Stone | ... |
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| Kim Thomson | ... |
Mrs. Steam (voice)
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| Kari Wahlgren | ... |
Scarlett O'Hara (voice)
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Directed by
| Shinji Takagi | ||
| Katsuhiro Ôtomo | ||
Written by
| Sadayuki Murai | ... | (screenplay by) |
| Katsuhiro Ôtomo | ... | (original story) |
| Katsuhiro Ôtomo | ... | (screenplay by) (as Katsuhiro Ohtomo) |
Produced by
| Shinji Komori | ... | producer |
| Hideyuki Tomioka | ... | producer |
| Shigeru Watanabe | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Steve Jablonsky | ||
| Keiichi Oku | ||
Cinematography by
| Mitsuhiro Satô | ||
Editing by
| Takeshi Seyama | ||
Editorial Department
| Takehisa Katsumata | ... | lab management |
| Stephen R. Sheridan | ... | color timer |
Art Direction by
| Shinji Kimura | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Shinji Takagi | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Nicolas de Crécy | ... | concept artist |
| Mitsuo Iso | ... | concept art |
| Satoshi Iwataki | ... | concept art |
| Makoto Kobayashi | ... | concept art |
| Takayuki Masuo | ... | concept art |
| Kôji Morimoto | ... | concept art |
| Gorô Murata | ... | concept art |
| Kenji Teraoka | ... | concept art |
| Takashi Watanabe | ... | concept art |
| Noriyasu Yamauchi | ... | concept art |
Sound Department
| Julie Altus | ... | adr recordist |
| Alexander Beddow | ... | adr recordist |
| Tim Boggs | ... | dialog editor |
| Gary Coppola | ... | additional sound re-recording mixer |
| Jeffrey Eisner | ... | voice producer (as Jeff Eisner) |
| Nerses Gezalyan | ... | foley mixer |
| Mark Harris | ... | digital sound mix technician |
| Larry Hopkins | ... | layback sound mixer |
| J. Stanley Johnston | ... | re-recording mixer |
| John Langford | ... | sound recordist |
| Frédéric Le Louêt | ... | sound recordist (as Frédéric Le Louet) |
| Duke Lim | ... | post sound facilities |
| Craig Mann | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Keiichi Momose | ... | sound director |
| James Moriana | ... | foley artist |
| Melissa Sherwood Hofmann | ... | re-recording mixer (as Melissa Hofmann) |
| Danial Shimiaei | ... | sound re-recording stage engineer |
| John Simpson | ... | foley artist |
| Dean St. John | ... | adr mixer |
| Drew Webster | ... | sound recordist |
| Jeffrey Wilhoit | ... | foley artist |
Visual Effects by
| Kiyoshi Abe | ... | 3dcg & compositing |
| Satoko Fujita | ... | 3dcg & compositing |
| Patricia Hishikawa | ... | 3dcg & compositing: IKIF+ |
| Tomoe Imaizumi | ... | 3dcg & compositing |
| Akira Inagaki | ... | 3dcg & compositing: IKIF+ |
| Yûji Kishino | ... | 3dcg & compositing |
| Hiroshi Kobayashi | ... | 3dcg & compositing |
| Satsuki Kohara | ... | 3dcg & compositing: Satelight |
| Masashi Kokubo | ... | 3dcg & compositing: IKIF+ |
| Satoru Kuroda | ... | 3dcg & compositing |
| Daiji Masumoto | ... | 3dcg & compositing |
| Nao Matsuzawa | ... | 3dcg & compositing |
| Tomonari Nakajima | ... | 3dcg & compositing |
| Keisuke Nakamura | ... | 3dcg & compositing: T2 Studio |
| Akiko Nakayama | ... | 3dcg & compositing: Production I.G |
| Shinji Nasu | ... | 3dcg & compositing: T2 Studio |
| Yuka Onoue | ... | 3dcg & compositing |
| Kentarô Sasaki | ... | 3dcg & compositing (as Kentaro Sasaki) |
| Yôko Satô | ... | 3dcg & compositing: IKIF+ |
| Nobuyasu Segawa | ... | 3dcg & compositing |
| Kouichi Shimomura | ... | 3dcg & compositing: Satelight |
| Hirotsugu Shimoyama | ... | 3dcg & compositing |
| Shûji Shinoda | ... | 3dcg & compositing |
| Nobuyuki Suchi | ... | 3dcg & compositing |
| Yôsuke Sôma | ... | 3dcg & compositing (as Yousuke Soma) |
| Kôji Takahashi | ... | 3dcg & compositing: Satelight (as Koji Takahashi) |
| Toshiki Taketani | ... | 3dcg & compositing (as Toshiki Takeya) |
| Yasuaki Takeuchi | ... | 3dcg & compositing: Satelight |
| Ryû Takizawa | ... | 3dcg & compositing: Madhouse (as Ryu Takizawa) |
| Yûji Tone | ... | 3dcg & compositing: T2 Studio |
| Akatsuki Watabe | ... | 3dcg & compositing |
| Yoshimasa Yamazaki | ... | 3dcg & compositing: Production I.G |
Animation Department
| Keisuke Abe | ... | inbetween artist: Nakamura Production |
| Kunihiro Abe | ... | key animator |
| Nagisa Abe | ... | digital painter |
| Shingo Abe | ... | inbetween artist |
| Eiji Abiko | ... | key animator (as Eiji Yasuhiko) |
| Keiko Abu | ... | inbetween artist |
| Akihiko Adachi | ... | inbetween artist |
| Mi Kyoung An | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Miyuki Aoki | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yasuhiro Aoki | ... | key animator |
| Atsushi Aono | ... | key animator |
| Hiroyuki Aoyama | ... | key animator |
| Kôichi Arai | ... | key animator (as Koichi Arai) |
| Hideki Araki | ... | key animator |
| Tsutomu Awada | ... | animation director (as Tsutomu Awata) / key animator (as Tsutomu Awata) |
| Eun Soon Byeon | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Hye Soon Byeon | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Kazu Doi | ... | digital painter: Production I.G |
| Masayuki Doshida | ... | digital painter: Tatsunoko Production |
| Hisashi Eguchi | ... | animation director / key animator |
| Masaaki Endô | ... | assistant animation director (as Masaaki Endo) / key animator (as Masaaki Endo) |
| Maya Fujimori | ... | inbetween artist |
| Masatoshi Fujimoto | ... | digital painter |
| Yûko Fujita | ... | digital painter: Production I.G |
| Naoko Fujitani | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke |
| Tomoyuki Fujiwara | ... | inbetween artist: TASK Animation |
| Takayuki Gorai | ... | key animator |
| Shunsuke Harada | ... | additional inbetween artist: Studio Kuma |
| Kôichi Hashimoto | ... | key animator |
| Takashi Hashimoto | ... | effects animation director / key animator |
| Kôichi Hatsumi | ... | key animator |
| Asuka Hino | ... | digital painter: J.C. Staff |
| Sachiyo Hiraide | ... | assistant inbetween checker |
| Izumi Hirose | ... | digital painter: Production I.G |
| Motonobu Hori | ... | key animator |
| Akemi Horie | ... | digital painter: Tatsunoko Production |
| Hiroyuki Horiuchi | ... | assistant animation director / key animator |
| Kei Hyôdô | ... | key animator (as Takashi Hyôdô) |
| Chieko Ichimanda | ... | inbetween checker |
| Misuzu Ichinose | ... | inbetween artist: OH Production |
| Makoto Iino | ... | inbetween artist: Nakamura Production |
| Katsumi Ikeda | ... | key animator (as Katsuki Ikeda) |
| Tatsumori Imoto | ... | key animator |
| Kiyomi Inogawa | ... | digital painter: Tatsunoko Production |
| Katsue Inoue | ... | digital painter |
| Toshiyuki Inoue | ... | key animator |
| Atsushi Irie | ... | animation director / key animator |
| Keiji Ishihara | ... | key animator |
| Mitsuru Ishihara | ... | key animator (as Michiru Ishihara) |
| Hiroaki Ishii | ... | digital painter |
| Kensuke Ishikawa | ... | key animator |
| Toshio Ishizaki | ... | key animator (as Sushio) |
| Masahiko Itojima | ... | key animator |
| Atsuko Itô | ... | digital painter |
| Hidetsugu Itô | ... | key animator (as Hidetsugu Ito) |
| Kaori Itô | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke |
| Mitsuko Itô | ... | digital painter |
| Nobutaka Itô | ... | key animator (as Nobutaka Ito) |
| Yoshiki Itô | ... | digital painter |
| Kôdai Iwata | ... | key animator (as Yukihiro Iwata) |
| Emiko Iwayanagi | ... | inbetween artist |
| Ryeon Hee Jeong | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Hyeon Soo Jung | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Hideki Kakita | ... | key animator |
| Hiroshi Kamogawa | ... | key animator |
| Jirô Kanai | ... | assistant animation director |
| Shûichi Kaneko | ... | assistant animation director (as Shuichi Kaneko) / key animator (as Shuichi Kaneko) |
| Kôji Kase | ... | inbetween artist (as Yukiharu Kase) |
| Kunio Katsuki | ... | key animator |
| Hirotsugu Kawasaki | ... | key animator |
| Ryôsuke Kimiya | ... | inbetween artist: Nakamura Production |
| Makoto Kobayashi | ... | mechanical design |
| Sumie Koga | ... | digital painter: Production I.G |
| Eiji Komatsu | ... | key animator |
| Rie Kondô | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke |
| Masahiko Kubo | ... | key animator |
| Kazunari Kume | ... | key animator |
| Chizuko Kusunoki | ... | inbetween artist |
| Ikuo Kuwana | ... | key animator |
| Somsak Mahamongkol | ... | inbetween artist: TASK Animation |
| Takao Maki | ... | key animator |
| Hirofumi Masuda | ... | key animator |
| Hidenori Matsubara | ... | key animator |
| Katsumi Matsuda | ... | animation director / key animator |
| Sôichirô Matsuda | ... | key animator |
| Tetsuaki Matsuda | ... | inbetween artist: Dôga Kôbô |
| Hiromu Matsumoto | ... | inbetween artist |
| Akiko Matsuo | ... | inbetween artist: Yûhodô |
| Eiko Matsushima | ... | digital painter: Production I.G |
| Kae Matsushima | ... | digital painter: Visual Arts Production |
| Tadashi Matsuzaki | ... | key animator |
| Sayo Mogi | ... | digital painter |
| Kiyoko Momose | ... | digital painter: Tatsunoko Production |
| Naomi Mori | ... | digital painter |
| Shôko Mori | ... | digital painter: J.C. Staff |
| Kanako Moriya | ... | digital painter |
| Yûjirô Moriyama | ... | inbetween artist: OH Production |
| Yûji Mukoyama | ... | key animator |
| Yasushi Muraki | ... | assistant animation director / key animator |
| Maya Muranaga | ... | digital painter: J.C. Staff |
| Mitsunori Murata | ... | chief inbetween checker |
| Yasuhito Murata | ... | inbetween artist |
| Nobuaki Nagano | ... | key animator |
| Morifumi Naka | ... | key animator |
| Chûji Nakajima | ... | key animator |
| Hiroaki Nakajima | ... | inbetween artist: Nakamura Production |
| Masaru Nakajima | ... | inbetween artist |
| Satoru Nakamura | ... | key animator |
| Manabu Nakatake | ... | key animator |
| Terumi Nakauchi | ... | color designer |
| Kazuto Nakazawa | ... | key animator |
| Takahiro Nawa | ... | inbetween artist |
| Takahiro Ninagawa | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke |
| Hiromi Nishikawa | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke |
| Junko Nishimura | ... | inbetween checker |
| Tetsuya Nishio | ... | key animator |
| Takehiro Noda | ... | key animator |
| Yukie Nomura | ... | digital painter |
| Masumi Nose | ... | digital painter |
| Tsunenaka Nozaki | ... | key animator |
| Mitsuru Obunai | ... | key animator |
| Fumiko Oda | ... | digital painter |
| Minoru Okabe | ... | assistant inbetween checker |
| Rie Okada | ... | digital painter |
| Yuri Okata | ... | digital painter: Production I.G |
| Atsushi Okuda | ... | assistant animation director (as Jun Okuda) / key animator (as Jun Okuda) |
| Naoyuki Onda | ... | key animator |
| Saeko Ooba | ... | inbetween artist |
| Akihiro Oyama | ... | digital painter |
| Denpreechar Pacharoen | ... | inbetween artist: TASK Animation |
| Hyun Joo Park | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Shigeru Saishô | ... | digital painter: Tatsunoko Production |
| Hisashi Saitô | ... | key animator |
| Kiyoko Saitô | ... | digital painter |
| Saho Saitô | ... | inbetween artist: Dôga Kôbô (as Saho Saito) |
| Yutaka Sakamoto | ... | inbetween checker |
| Miki Sakuma | ... | digital painter: Production I.G |
| Yukie Sakô | ... | key animator (as Yukie Sako) |
| Yôko Satô | ... | key animator (as Yoko Sato) |
| Hironori Sawada | ... | key animator |
| Masahiro Sekino | ... | key animator |
| Yasuhiro Seo | ... | key animator |
| Fumiko Shibata | ... | digital painter: Tatsunoko Production |
| Masayuki Shibuya | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yûji Shigekuni | ... | key animator (as Yuji Shigekuni) |
| Miyoko Shikibu | ... | assistant inbetween checker |
| Masahiro Shimanuki | ... | key animator |
| Yasuyuki Shimizu | ... | animation director / key animator |
| Mariko Shimokawa | ... | digital painter: Production I.G |
| Ryûji Shiromae | ... | key animator |
| Kazuhiro Soeta | ... | key animator |
| Yuuko Sotake | ... | key animator |
| Sean Springer | ... | key animator |
| Junko Suenaga | ... | digital painter: J.C. Staff |
| Yasumitsu Suetake | ... | layout artist |
| Mika Sugawara | ... | digital painter: Production I.G |
| Shigeki Sunada | ... | key animator |
| Miwako Suzuki | ... | digital painter: J.C. Staff |
| Tsutomu Suzuki | ... | key animator |
| Shinobu Tagashira | ... | key animator |
| Satoshi Takabatake | ... | layout artist |
| Akira Takada | ... | key animator |
| Shin'ya Takahashi | ... | key animator |
| Shô Takahashi | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yûko Takahashi | ... | inbetween artist |
| Tomohiro Takayama | ... | key animator |
| Teiichi Takiguchi | ... | key animator |
| Michitaka Tamura | ... | digital painter |
| Emi Tanaka | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke |
| Takahiro Tanaka | ... | key animator |
| Yuriko Taniguchi | ... | digital painter: Production I.G |
| Noritaka Tateguchi | ... | inbetween artist: Dôga Kôbô (as Noritaka Tachiguchi) |
| Kumiko Terada | ... | assistant inbetween checker |
| Tatsuya Tomaru | ... | animation supervisor / key animator |
| Miho Tomioka | ... | inbetween artist |
| Sayaka Tsuda | ... | digital painter: Production I.G |
| Jinko Tsuji | ... | inbetween artist: OH Production |
| Shigeto Tsuji | ... | key animator |
| Katsutoshi Tsunoda | ... | key animator |
| Hitomi Tsuruta | ... | key animator |
| Akie Tsutsumi | ... | inbetween artist |
| Akiko Uchida | ... | digital painter: J.C. Staff |
| Takashi Uchida | ... | key animator |
| Hitoshi Ueda | ... | key animator |
| Emiko Ueno | ... | digital painter: Production I.G |
| Kôyô Uetani | ... | inbetween artist: Nakamura Production |
| Tôru Umeoka | ... | additional inbetween artist: Madhouse |
| Toshiya Washida | ... | key animator |
| Keiko Watanabe | ... | inbetween artist |
| Ken'ichi Watanabe | ... | inbetween artist: Yûhodô (as Kenichi Watanabe) |
| Kôji Watanabe | ... | key animator |
| Kazuyoshi Yaginuma | ... | key animator |
| Kazuko Yamada | ... | digital painter |
| Makoto Yamada | ... | key animator |
| Masaki Yamada | ... | key animator |
| Asako Yamamoto | ... | digital painter: Visual Arts Production |
| Sachiyo Yamamoto | ... | digital painter: Visual Arts Production |
| Sawako Yamamoto | ... | key animator |
| Takeshi Yamamoto | ... | digital painter: Visual Arts Production |
| Takaaki Yamashita | ... | key animator |
| Kazue Yoshida | ... | assistant inbetween checker |
| Terumi Yoshida | ... | inbetween artist |
| Tôru Yoshida | ... | key animator |
| Kô Yoshinari | ... | key animator (as Kou Yoshinari) |
| Takeshi Yoshioka | ... | key animator |
| Yasushi Ôhara | ... | key animator |
| Takeyoshi Ômagari | ... | inbetween artist: Nakamura Production (as Takeyoshi Omagari) |
| Akiko Ôshima | ... | assistant inbetween checker (as Akiko Ohshima) |
| Atsuko Ôtani | ... | key animator |
Music Department
| Rick Baptist | ... | musician: trumpet |
| Leanne Becknell | ... | musician: oboe |
| Jeffrey Biggers | ... | score mixing assistant |
| Bill Booth | ... | musician: trombone |
| Tom Boyd | ... | oboe soloist |
| David Duke | ... | musician: french horn |
| Elizabeth Finch | ... | orchestrator |
| Bruce Fowler | ... | orchestrator (as Bruce L. Fowler) |
| Walt Fowler | ... | orchestrator (as Walter Fowler) |
| Kevin Globerman | ... | digital score recordist |
| Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba |
| Daniel Kelley | ... | musician: french horn (as Dan Kelley) |
| Jason Lloyd | ... | scoring crew |
| Charlie Loper | ... | musician: trombone |
| David Low | ... | orchestra contractor |
| Darrin McCann | ... | musician: viola |
| Ladd McIntosh | ... | orchestrator |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet |
| Alan Meyerson | ... | music producer / score mixing engineer / score recordist |
| Keiichi Momose | ... | music producer (as Kei Momose) |
| Yvonne S. Moriarty | ... | orchestrator (as Suzette Moriarty) |
| Tim Morrison | ... | musician: trumpet |
| Blake Neely | ... | conductor |
| Brian O'Connor | ... | musician: french horn |
| Bill Reichenbach | ... | musician: trombone |
| John Reynolds | ... | musician: french horn |
| John Rodd | ... | score recordist |
| James Sawyer | ... | musician: trombone |
| Pieter Schlosser | ... | assistant to composer (as Pieter A. Schlosser) / music editor: temp score (as Pieter A. Schlosser) |
| Tom Steel | ... | scoring crew |
| Bill Talbott | ... | scoring technician |
| Phillip A. Teele | ... | musician: trombone |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn |
| Richard Todd | ... | musician: french horn |
| Tom Trafalski | ... | music editor |
| Ian Walker | ... | musician: bass |
| Phillip Yao | ... | musician: french horn |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Jeffrey Eisner | ... | voice producer |
| Marc Handler | ... | writer: English version |
| Shin'ichi Matsumi | ... | technical director |
| Rick Zieff | ... | voice director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Columbia TriStar Films (2004) (France) (theatrical)
- Toho Film Distributing Co. Ltd.
- Blue Dolphin Film Distribution (2005) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metacinema (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Screen Gems (2005) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- Triumph Films (2005) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Bandai Visual Company (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
- Bandai Visual Company (2008) (Japan) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2005) (Argentina)
- LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Manga Entertainment (2017) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2019) (Australia) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2005) (Sweden) (DVD) (UMD)
Special Effects
- IKIF+ (3DCGI)
- Madhouse (3DCGI)
- Production I.G. (3DCGI)
- Satelight (3DCGI)
- T2 Studio (3DCGI)
Other Companies
- Anime International Company (AIC) (in-between animation)
- Bee Train (in-between animation)
- Chaos Project (in-between animation)
- DR Movie (in-between animation)
- Dogakobo (in-between animation)
- Dong Woo Animation Co. (in-between animation)
- Kyoto Animation (in-between animation)
- M.S.C. (in-between animation)
- M.S.J Musashino Production (in-between animation)
- Madhouse (in-between animation assistance)
- Nakamura Production (in-between animation)
- Oh Production (in-between animation)
- Studio Cockpit (in-between animation)
- Studio Fantasia (in-between animation)
- Studio Flag (in-between animation)
- Studio Takuranke (in-between animation)
- Studio Wombat (in-between animation)
- Sunshine (in-between animation)
- Tatsunoko Production (in-between animation)
- Telecom Animation Film Company (animation assistance)
- Tezuka Productions (in-between animation)
- The Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios (score recording studio)
- Todd Studios (dubbing studio)
- Todd-AO Studios (West) (dubbing studio)
- Todd-AO Studios (West) (foley recording studio)
- Victor Entertainment (soundtrack)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Rei is a young inventor living in the U.K. in the middle of the nineteenth century. Shortly before the first World Expo, a marvelous invention called the "Steam Ball", behind which a menacing power is hidden, arrives at his door from his grandfather Roid in the U.S. Meanwhile, the nefarious O'Hara Foundation has sent men to acquire the Steam Ball, so that they can use its power towards their own illicit ends.
Written by Bruce Osborne |
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| Taglines | Prepare to go full steam ahead. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | JPY2,127,519,898 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend Japan | $534,095, 16 Jul 2004 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Began production in 1995 and, because of financial problems, it was put on hiatus during 1998. Production companies Production I.G. and Sunrise got involved and brought the movie back in production. A total of eight years was spent on making the movie. See more » |
| Goofs | During the opening ceremonies of the Great London Exhibition, the Tower Bridge is featured prominently. The Exhibition took place in 1851, while construction of the Tower Bridge didn't even begin until 1886. The movie is set in 1866: neither of these should exist at this time. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Katsuhiro Otomo Cinema Anthology (2005). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Coronation March See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Under the end credits, images of future events in the lives of the characters are shown. See more » |
| Quotes |
Dr. Loyd Steam:
An invention with no philosophy behind it is a curse. See more » |