The Empire of Corpses
The dead will inherit the Earth.
120 mins
The story takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers—are used to improve industrial development.
Manabu Kamino
Online Editor
Ryotaro Makihara
Storyboard Artist
Yuumi Kawai
Assistant Production Manager
Chiaki Nishinaka
Production Assistant
Kumiko Kawana
Animation Director
Kumiko Kawana
Key Animation
Ryotaro Makihara
Director
Hirofumi Masuda
Key Animation
Nobutake Ito
Key Animation
Takahiro Chiba
Key Animation
Yoshimichi Kameda
Key Animation
Naoki Tate
Key Animation
Hitomi Haga
Background Designer
Katsu Nozaki
Background Designer
Yusuke Takeda
Art Direction
Tsukasa Kakizakai
Art Designer
Yoshinori Shiozawa
Art Designer
Tomoyuki Aoki
Art Designer
Yukie Inose
Art Designer
Takeshi Takahashi
Art Designer
redjuice
Character Designer
Koji Yamamoto
Screenplay
Satoshi Itō
Novel
Toh EnJoe
Novel
Midori Goto
Screenplay
Takaaki Chiba
Supervising Animation Director
Takaaki Chiba
Character Designer
Eri Osada
Key Animation
Koji Yamamoto
Executive Producer
Yoko Matsuzaki
Executive Producer
Kenya Miki
Technical Supervisor
Kenya Miki
Motion Capture Artist