Fast paced, violent, and loud, Spriggan uses a combination of drawn and computer animation to deliver the kind of slam-bang thrill ride Final Fantasy only promised. The convoluted plot, based on a man...( read more  read more... )ga series by Hirotsugu Kawasaki and Yasutaka Ito, mixes elements from Raiders of the Lost Ark, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Akira, and Universal Soldier. Yu Ominae (voice by Christopher Patton) is a Spriggan, a member of an elite corps of biologically engineered warriors created by the secret organization ARCAM, who finds himself involved in a baroque adventure centered on the newly discovered Ark of Noah. The Ark is actually an extraterrestrial vehicle with the power to alter the Earth's climate and spawn new animal species. A sinister cadre of rogue Pentagon generals wants it and dispatches a corps of murderous cyborgs lead by Col. MacDougall (Kevin Corn), a monstrous child who's also the product of biological experiments, to capture it. ARCAM is determined to prevent the generals from gaining control of the Ark's awesome powers. Yu battles his way to victory through car chases, sword fights, shootouts, explosions, knifings, and psychic blasts, with a little help from fellow-Spriggan Jean-Jacques Mondo (Andy McAvin). Director Hirotsugu Kawasaki handles the action sequences more effectively than the minimal character development, and Katsuhiro Otomo's screenplay doesn't always make a lot of sense. But Spriggan supplies what hard-core action fans sought in vain in many recent Hollywood blockbusters. Just don't sit too close to a speaker. MPAA rated R, under 17 not admitted (for considerable violence). --Charles Solomon

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R, 90 min.

Directed by: Hirotsugu Kawasaki

Release Date: October 12, 2001

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DVD Release Date: April 23, 2002

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  • July 3, 2007
    Spriggan is big on action and small on story. While I enjoyed the gratuitive amounts of violence, the story part had me questioning what was happening. Great if you want a mindless gorefest.
  • March 3, 2007
    Love the end theme.
  • November 22, 2006
    One of the cooler anime films I've seen.
  • December 10, 2009
    Love anime? Love action? Then this is for you. If Michael Bay did an anime movie it would end up something like this. It's a combo of Metal Gear Solid type and James Bond type of characters in a much more bizarre situation. Only the main villain is a bit underwhelming.
  • September 9, 2009
    De la mano de katsuhiro Otomo (Akira), mucha acción y sorprendente animación, la historia en algunos momentos pasa a segundo término, en cualquier cosa algo que se debe de ver.
  • August 14, 2009
    Not bad.. wanted a little more though, good enough for an old Animation Film.. There are better ones these days ha ha ha ^_^
  • October 13, 2008
    underrated action classic!
  • March 21, 2008
    OOH!! An adrenaline rush of an anime. Top notch, incredible animation. Fast-paced, adrenaline fueled action. Fresh, original plot. Nuff said.
  • February 11, 2008
    vary vary cool movie
  • February 2, 2008
    a lot of action in this movie. cool

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  • Ghanjaspawn
    April 9, 2008
    This has got to be one of the most freshest, over-the-top, adrenaline fueled and just plain bad ass animes since Street Fighter Alpha. And has gone completely unnoticed. It's a sin. This movie was flat out incredible.

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