Fresh
It's a sensationally designed piece of work.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Steamboy
He will save the future.
2004 · 2h 6m · PG-13
Animation, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Katsuhiro Otomo
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Steamboy
Overview
In 1860s Britain, a boy inventor finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict over a revolutionary advance in steam power.
Director and cast
- Katsuhiro Otomo Director
- Keiko Aizawa as Ray's Mother (voice)
- Aiko Hibi as Thomas (voice)
- Manami Konishi as Scarlett O'Hara St. Jones (voice)
- Anne Suzuki as James Ray Steam (voice)
- Sanae Kobayashi as Emma (voice)
- Katsuo Nakamura as Dr. Lloyd Steam (voice)
- Masane Tsukayama as Dr. Edward 'Eddy' Steam (voice)
- Satoru Sato as Archibald Simon (voice)
- Susumu Terajima as Alfred Smith (voice)
- Kiyoshi Kodama as Robert Stephenson (voice)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
61%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Its problem is not a lack of things to look at. There's plenty of them, and they're all cool. It's just that, in this world of clanking, hissing machines, even the people seem like robots.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Rotten
The movie never transcended its elaborate production work to achieve an independent reality. It's simply pictures of what never happened.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Fresh
Until it careers into cacophony ... it's a lot of fun.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Fresh
Steamboy, ultimately, shares deep-seated themes with the futuristic Akira. Both offer cautionary tales about scientific responsibility and the evils of war. And both look pretty cool, too.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
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