In the near future, Major Mira Killian is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dange... Read allIn the near future, Major Mira Killian is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.In the near future, Major Mira Killian is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 6 nominations
Takeshi Kitano
- Aramaki
- (as 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano)
Michael Pitt
- Kuze
- (as Michael Carmen Pitt)
Mana Hira Davis
- Bearded Man
- (as Mana Davis)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn an establishing shot of the city, a Pan Am advert can be seen in the top left. The bankrupt airlines inclusion is a reference to Blade Runner (1982) which also had an in-film advert for them.
- GoofsWhen Major shoots the geisha robot in the face, the robot's face is open, revealing its inner workings. The face then closes and, when next seen, the impact patterns from the bullets smoothly cross the seams of the closed face which they would not do if the face were shot when open.
- Quotes
Dr. Ouelet: We cling to memories as if they define us, but... they really don't. What we do is what defines us.
- Crazy creditsThe title appears on screen twice. Once during the creation of the Major and again at the end of the opening credits.
- Alternate versionsMiddle Eastern releases of the film have the Major's thermal optic camouflage suit recolored black.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Late Show Con Karim Musa: Sad Yotobi (2016)
Featured review
A Great try at putting Anime into Live action.
I am a massive film of both the original films and TV show, they captured Asian dystopia like nothing had before. A perfect blend of both the time it was made and the time it imagined.
Therefore when it came to a Hollywood adaptation i had the biggest doubts and the original feedback was terrible, even cutting its debut short in my country. I proceeded to push back watching the film until almost a year later.
I was mistaken to. The film is far from a bad adaptation, it manages to capture the same de-saturated enigmatic future in all aspects, including story. Its watered down, yes. Enough to make it a modern, viable, cinema going mass market experience but they still take chances with timing and shots that are more accurate to the 1995 Anime.
This is a great go at an Anime adaption, and although i would prefer An Asian lead, I hope following Anime adaptions keep the same ability to transfer the smell, the root feel of an Anime.
Therefore when it came to a Hollywood adaptation i had the biggest doubts and the original feedback was terrible, even cutting its debut short in my country. I proceeded to push back watching the film until almost a year later.
I was mistaken to. The film is far from a bad adaptation, it manages to capture the same de-saturated enigmatic future in all aspects, including story. Its watered down, yes. Enough to make it a modern, viable, cinema going mass market experience but they still take chances with timing and shots that are more accurate to the 1995 Anime.
This is a great go at an Anime adaption, and although i would prefer An Asian lead, I hope following Anime adaptions keep the same ability to transfer the smell, the root feel of an Anime.
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- therealnecros
- Sep 30, 2017
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Vỏ Bọc Ma
- Filming locations
- Wellington, New Zealand(various locations)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $110,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $40,563,557
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $18,676,033
- Apr 2, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $169,846,945
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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