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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 73.8 / 100
1998·Action / Adventure / Animation·1h 30m

SPRIGGAN

“It's the END of our world.. and the BEGINNING of the next!”

An elite superhuman agent must stop a foreign military unit from seizing control of an ancient artifact that holds the key to ultimate power.

Above the Line
Hirotsugu Kawasaki, Katsuhiro Ôtomo·DirectorYasutaka Itô·WriterHirotsugu Kawasaki·WriterHisao Shirai·Director of PhotographyKuniaki Haishima·Original Music Composer
Cast
Showtaro Morikubo·Yu Ominae (voice)Ken Shiroyama·Dr. Meisel (voice)Takehito Koyasu·Jean Jacquemonde (voice)Katsumi Suzuki·Little Boy (voice)Sakiko Tamagawa·Margaret (voice)Kinryu Arimoto·Yamamoto (voice)Ryuji Aigase·Colonel McDougal (voice)Kenji Takano·Fat Man (voice)Hiroshi Matsumoto·Manager (voice)Ikumi Kimura·Stewardess (voice)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Hirotsugu Kawasaki·DirectorKoji Aritomi·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Yasutaka Itô·WriterHirotsugu Kawasaki·Writer
Camera· 1
Hisao Shirai·Director of Photography
Sound & Music· 2
Kuniaki Haishima·Original Music ComposerYota Tsuruoka·Sound Director
Art & Design· 1
Mutsuo Koseki·Art Direction
Production· 1
Hiroo Takimoto·Executive Producer
Other Departments· 21
Akiko Saito·CGI DirectorChihiro Hayashi·Key AnimationIchiro Itano·Key AnimationKazuhiro Miyamoto·Key AnimationKazuyoshi Yaginuma·Key AnimationHiroki Kanno·Key AnimationHiroyuki Kasugai·Key AnimationHisashi Eguchi·Character DesignerKatsumi Matsuda·Animation DirectorHirofumi Nakata·Key AnimationHirofumi Suzuki·Key AnimationHiroshi Osaka·Key AnimationKazumi Minahiro·Key AnimationKenichi Yoshida·Key AnimationHiroto Tanaka·Key AnimationHiroyuki Morita·Key AnimationKazuyoshi Takeuchi·Key AnimationIkuo Kuwana·Key AnimationKatsuyoshi Nakatsuru·Key AnimationHisashi Eguchi·Animation DirectorKumi Akiyama·Color Designer
By the Numbers
73.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$26K
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Spriggan's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Mysterious, Dark, Fantasy
Composition
Centered
Era
Ambiguous
Visual Style
Mixed Media

“A dark, mixed-media collage features a vertical, glowing sword-like object in the center, with two curved, horned animal skulls adorned with pink flowers on eit”

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Key Elements
SwordHorned SkullsPink FlowersRed MoonWhite Fabric PetalGhostly Faces
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Fantasy
Design Score
7/10
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