Baton
2009 · 1h 5m · N/A
Action, Animation, Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Ryuhei Kitamura
,
Shunji Iwai
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.
Director and cast
- Ryuhei Kitamura Director
- Shunji Iwai Director
- Hayato Ichihara as Apollo (Voice)
- Aya Ueto as Mikaru (Voice)
- Kane Kosugi as Satan (Voice)
- Tatsuya Fujiwara as Cipher (voice)
- Takashi Naito as Tomboy (voice)
- Hiroyuki Watanabe as Robot Guard (voice)
- IZAM as Mysterious Man (voice)
- Kazushi Sakuraba Cast
- Kenji Kohashi Cast
- Masakatsu Funaki Cast
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