From the leader in anime Katsuhiro Otomo (Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis, Memories), comes his first feature- length directoriaI project since his breakthrough film (Akira). Ten years in the making, with a total budget of $22 miIIion, Steamboy is the most expensive Japanese anime production ever. A retro science-fiction epic set in Victorian England, Steamboy features an inventor prodigy named Ray Steam, who receives a mysterious metal balI containing a new form of energy capable of powering an entire nation, the Steam BaIl. Young Ray Steam must use the Steam BalI to fight evil, redeem his famiIy, and save London from destruction. With more than 180,000 drawings and 400 CG cuts, Steamboy is one of the most elaborate animated features ever created. Steamboy wiIl be brought to life with an outstanding ensemble voiceover cast including Anna Paquin (X-Men), Patrick Stewart (X-Men), and Alfred MoIina (Spider-man 2). |