New Trailer for Anime Zombie Film The Empire of Corpses; In US Theaters April 19-20
As a lifelong anime fan, it always makes me a little sad to think that anime movies rarely, if ever, receive theatrical releases in the US. Well, now a little bit of that sadness can be eradicated because the beautiful looking anime zombie film The Empire of Corpses will be given a limited cinema release in the US on April 19-20, thanks to distributor Funimation.
And yeah, it’s probably only going to have a very low theatre count, and chances are high that it won’t even be playing in your area, but it’s still something.
The Empire of Corpses, which we did a story on last year, is based on the posthumous novel by the late author Satoshi Itō, who was known as Project Itoh, which was finished by his friend Toh EnJoe. It’s set in a world where both Doctor Frankenstein and the living dead exist, with a young medical student trying to discover the mysteries of the human soul.
In an ideal world, this would be playing on a blockbuster level 3500+ screens across the US, but if it does happen to be playing at a theatre near you, then it’s a must-see.
Synopsis:
From the studio that produced Attack on Titan, comes a captivating historical action thriller based on a Phillip K. Dick Award-winning novel by Project Itoh. In an alternate version of 19th century London, the world has been revolutionized by “corpse reanimation technology” creating armies of undead who serve the living as laborers across the globe.
In an attempt to revive his dearly departed friend, young medical student John Watson becomes obsessed with replicating the work of Dr. Victor Frankenstein—the legendary corpse engineer whose research produced the only re-animated corpse to possess a soul. But when his illegal experiments put him at odds with the British government, Watson is drafted into a worldwide race to find the lost research notes of Victor Frankenstein before the secrets of the human soul fall into the wrong hands.
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