Baton (2009)
Overview
Baton is a collection of three 20-minute Sci-fi anime films dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Yokohama city. On Planet Abel, human-like robot Apollo (Ichihara Hayato, Rookies) and robot-like human Mikaru (Ueto Aya, Azumi) come upon a stowaway robot with a mysterious "Cipher" chip. Not knowing Cipher's powers, Apollo takes the chip for fun, throwing both him and Mikaru headfirst into a mind-boggling mystery that affects the past, present, and future.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 0.073 |
Directed By
Ryûhei Kitamura
Crew
Shunji Iwai
Ryûhei Kitamura
Antonio Canobbio
Rhona Medina
Mark Brooks
Eric S. Calderon
Nobuhiko Morino
Masayuki Gotou
Shunji Iwai
Tomoko Tane
Takumi Furuya
David Smith
Todd Harris
TOP CAST
Hayato Ichihara
Apollo (voice)
Aya Ueto
Mikaru (voice)
Kane Kosugi
Saturn (voice)
Tatsuya Fujiwara
Cipher (voice)
Takashi Naito
Tomboy (voice)
Hiroyuki Watanabe
Robot Guard (voice)
IZAM
Mysterious Man (voice)
Kazushi Sakuraba
Robot Guard (voice)
Kenji Kohashi
Passenger (voice)
Masakatsu Funaki
Hades (voice)
Miki Yoshimura
Lucy (voice)
Mimura
Hiroko Yazaki (voice)
Monsieur Kamayatsu
Observer (voice)
NorA
Medusa (voice)
Ren Osugi
Dr. Newton (voice)
Shintaro Matsubara
Artemis (voice)
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