Shisha no Teikoku
The Empire of Corpses

By the 19th century, humanity has cultivated technology enabling the reanimation of corpses. Unable to experience individual thoughts or emotions, the corpses are programmed by humans to act as laborers in various occupations.

This newfound technology, however, comes with a catch. Science may be able to restore the corpses' ability to move, yet it cannot return what every corpse loses at death: the soul. But Doctor Victor Frankenstein, who vanished shortly after his revolutionary work on corpse reanimation, is said to have revived the only corpse in possession of a soul.

In pursuit of this scientific knowledge, London medical student John Watson hopes to fulfill his promise to his late partner, Friday. After being scouted by a government agency, Watson is on a hunt to obtain Frankenstein's notes, which he believes hold the key to the secrets of the soul. During his search, Watson uncovers the harsh realities of the developing corpse technology and the price he must pay to advance his research.

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Background

Winner of the Platinum Grand Prize during the 2016 Future Film Festival, held in Italy.

Characters & Voice Actors

854users Murase, Ayumu

11users Watson, John H.

4,264users Hosoya, Yoshimasa

14users Krasotkin, Nikolai

308users Yamashita, Daiki

11users Lilith, Hadaly

45,567users Hanazawa, Kana

2users Burnaby, Frederick

29users Kusunoki, Taiten

1user Karamazov, Alexei

3,637users Miki, Shinichiro

114users Sugou, Takayuki

0user Holmes, Mycroft

929users Ootsuka, Akio

Recommendations

Dikki_weeblitist
Overall Rating 4

Yesterday I just watched The Empire of Corpses movie and what I got is just disa.

Mar 1, 2016 8:17 AM | 61 people found helpful

xFatty
Overall Rating 7

This review is my very biased opinion. I am a huge sucker for redjuice and EGOiS.

Feb 29, 2016 12:58 AM | 43 people found helpful

Liliubel
Overall Rating 9

Story: 7/10 This story is heavily influenced by Frankenstein. The whole plot.

Mar 12, 2016 3:39 PM | 26 people found helpful

MadLane
Overall Rating 8

Shisha no Teikoku (The Empire of Corpses) a movie from the Project Itoh, so this.

Apr 10, 2016 10:08 AM | 18 people found helpful

AlreadyNight
Overall Rating 10

It's so sad to see how people misunderstood this masterpiece because well known.

Jul 6, 2016 4:15 AM | 7 people found helpful

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