Redline (2009 film)
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Directed by | Takeshi Koike |
Screenplay by | |
Story by | Katsuhito Ishii |
Produced by |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | Ryu Takizawa |
Edited by |
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Music by | James Shimoji |
Production company | Madhouse |
Distributed by | Tohokushinsha Film |
Release dates |
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Running time | 102 minutes[1] |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Redline (
The film was in production for seven years, and used over 100,000
Plot
On the planet Dorothy, "Sweet" JP races in the Yellowline car race, the final elimination race to the most popular race in the galaxy, the Redline. JP's alien mechanic, Frisbee, watches the televised race along with a mafia boss, with whom they have fixed the race. When JP, who was supposed to come in 2nd place, attempts to win anyway, Frisbee resorts to remotely detonating an explosive hidden under JP's TransAM20000, thereby making Sonoshee "Cherry Boy Hunter" McLaren the final winner. While recuperating from the explosion in a hospital, Frisbee tells JP he's off the hook with his bondsman. JP initially turns down the money but a crowd of reporters storms the hospital room where JP learns that he has been voted by popular demand for the Redline following the dropout of two qualifiers due to the revelation of the race's location being on Roboworld — a planet dominated by militant zealot cyborgs whose President has threatened on to hang all involved with the Redline mothership if it appears out of hyperspace over their planet.
The racers prepare for Redline by camping out on EUЯPSS, a demilitarized moon of Roboworld occupied by refugees in the M-3 Nebula Federation. There, JP tries to sign his alien junk dealer Old Man Mole onto his team. Old Man Mole protests the presence of Frisbee on their team, and Frisbee's insistence on using a rare uncontrollable hyper-powered engine, but eventually gives in to JP's convincing. JP finds Sonoshee in a restaurant on the moon, where many of the racers are converging. Trava, a racer, is attacked by Little Deyzuna, a recently
While in hyperspace, the Princess from the planet Supergrass marks the race course on the military base with a pair of scout vessels. Unaware of the sabotage against the Orbital Disintegration Cannon, the President realizes the racers are on the planet after the cannon fails, and sends his troops en masse at the racers. The President becomes increasingly desperate as the racers evade them and approach the mine-laden Zone "Seven-Ex", lair of a secret illegal biological weapon named 'Funky Boy', who awakens from its stasis as the racers and the rebellious miners converge on it. With the several hundred foot tall Funky Boy awakening and subsequent destruction of the base coinciding with the orbital cannon coming back online, the President orders Funky Boy fired upon. The explosion takes out most of the Roboworld troops while JP pushes to right his overturned car off its side. Sonoshee, her vehicle totaled, agrees to ride with him to the finish line as Funky Boy regenerates. Funky Boy is taken out by Col. Volton, who dangerously merges with another bioweapon to do so. Frisbee watches the race in the mob boss's hovercraft, where he revives the same deal as Yellowline. Frisbee however, refuses to detonate the explosive charge, wanting to see his friend win just one time. He is attacked by mobsters for his decision but is saved by Old Man Mole, who discovered Frisbee's sabotage, and kills the mob boss and his lackeys. As the race nears the finish line, long time winner and Redline favorite Machinehead and JP race to the southern line boosted by their rare Steamlight boosters. As they come to a desperate neck-and-neck finish, a drunken Old Man Mole accidentally detonates Frisbee's remote explosive, propelling JP and Sonoshee towards the finish line, thrown from their vehicle. The boost is enough and JP wins by the length of his long duck tail pompadour. As the racers rest at the end of the track amidst the ruins of Roboworld, JP and Sonoshee float back down to the ground kissing and declaring their love for each other.
Cast
Character | Cast | |
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Japanese | English dub[2] | |
Joshua "J.P." Punkhead | Takuya Kimura (木村 拓哉, Kimura Takuya) | Patrick Seitz |
Sonoshee McLaren | Yū Aoi (蒼井 優, Aoi Yū) | Michelle Ruff |
Frisbee | Tadanobu Asano (浅野 忠信, Asano Tadanobu) | Liam O'Brien |
Boiboi | Akane Sakai (阪井 あかね, Sakai Akane) | Lauren Landa |
Bosbos | AKEMI (小林 明美, Kobayashi Akemi) | Laura Post |
Inuki Boss | Chō (チョー) | Alfred Thor |
Gori-Rider | Daisuke Gouri (郷里 大輔, Gōri Daisuke)
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George C. Cole
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Todoroki | Ikki Todoroki (轟木 一騎, Todoroki Ikki) | Cutter Garcia |
Miki | Shunichiro Miki (三木 俊一郎, Miki Shunichiro) | Sam Riegel |
Trava | Kanji Tsuda (津田 寛治, Tsuda Kanji) | Joey Morris |
Shinkai | Yoshiyuki Morishita (森下 能幸, Morishita Yoshiyuki) | Tony Oliver |
Secretary of Defense Titan | Kenyu Horiuchi (堀内 賢雄, Horiuchi Ken'yū) | Doug Erholtz |
Colonel Volton | Unshō Ishizuka (石塚 運昇, Ishizuka Unshō) | Jamieson Price |
Roboworld President | Kōsei Hirota (廣田 行生, Hirota Kōsei) | David Lodge |
Machine Head | Kōji Ishii (石井 康嗣, Ishii Kōji) | Michael McConnohie |
Old Man Mole | Takeshi Aono (青野 武, Aono Takeshi) | Steve Kramer |
Lynchman | Tatsuya Gashuin (我修院 達也, Gashūin Tatsuya) | John White |
Johnny Boya | Yoshinori Okada (岡田 義徳, Okada Yoshinori) | David Roach |
Little Deyzuna | Kenta Miyake (三宅 健太, Miyake Kenta) | Derek Stephen Prince |
Development and release
In 2003, prior to Redline's production and release, a prelude anime OVA entitled Trava: Fist Planet was released, featuring two characters (Trava and Shinkai) who would reappear as key characters in Redline.
Redline was produced by
Redline was initially meant to premiere at the 2009
Soundtrack
An official soundtrack to the film by James Shimoji (ジェイムス下地) was released under GBC label on October 6, 2010[15] and contains 42 tracks.[16] It ranked 207th on Oricon's album chart.[17]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Yellow Line" | 6:59 |
2. | "Inuki" | 0:52 |
3. | "Redline Title" | 0:48 |
4. | "Boy's Memory" | 0:54 |
5. | "Winner March" | 0:43 |
6. | "Roboworld TV" | 0:34 |
7. | "TV Show" | 2:27 |
8. | "Roboworld" | 2:07 |
9. | "Europass" | 3:17 |
10. | "Mogura Oyaji" | 2:20 |
11. | "Oasis" | 2:07 |
12. | "And It's So Beautiful (feat. Kitty Brown)" | 4:49 |
13. | "Shinkai" | 2:23 |
14. | "Machine Head" | 1:02 |
15. | "Capture Operation" | 2:18 |
16. | "Let Me Love You (feat. Veronica Torraca-Bragdon)" | 2:25 |
17. | "Get The Stones (feat. Andrew O. Jones)" | 3:23 |
18. | "Crab Sonoshee" | 1:36 |
19. | "彼のシフトはブンブンブン (feat. Super Boins)" | 3:47 |
20. | "Lynch Man & Johnny Boya" | 1:16 |
21. | "Redline News" | 0:22 |
22. | "Gori-Rider" | 0:56 |
23. | "Miki & Todoroki" | 0:23 |
24. | "Put-up Guy" | 0:41 |
25. | "Red Angels" | 0:48 |
26. | "Three-point Decomposition Cannon" | 0:53 |
27. | "Tension" | 1:37 |
28. | "Chatter Void" | 1:05 |
29. | "Volton Unit" | 2:06 |
30. | "Vertical Drop" | 1:40 |
31. | "Moniter Room" | 1:06 |
32. | "Sand Biker" | 1:28 |
33. | "Spinning Car" | 1:52 |
34. | "Trouble" | 1:33 |
35. | "Semimaru" | 1:26 |
36. | "Gangster" | 0:52 |
37. | "Flying Finger" | 0:23 |
38. | "Funky Boy" | 1:41 |
39. | "Redline" | 3:30 |
40. | "Exceed Limit" | 1:32 |
41. | "Dead Heat" | 1:02 |
42. | "Redline Day (feat. Rob Laufer)" | 4:52 |
Reception
Accolades
Redline was awarded the 62nd
Critical response
Redline was unsuccessful at the box office. It saw greater success following its home release and critical reviews and is considered a cult film.[19][20] On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds 70% approval rating based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10.[21]
Tim Maughan of Anime News Network gave it a A+, and describes the film as "something very special, very different, and insanely exhilarating." In particular he praises the film's director, saying that "Koike has managed to make all this chaos believable." He goes on to say that "Redline is animation not only at its best, but also largely animation for animation's sake." Although Maughan says some may dislike its techno soundtrack and "minimal plot," he calls Redline "the most insanely exciting, visually exhilarating anime film you've seen in decades."[4] Tim Jones of THEM Anime Reviews gave the film 5 out of 5 stars. Jones praised the film for its great sense of humor, outstanding animation and characters. Saying that "Redline is an unforgettable anime experience, It's brilliantly animated and drawn, features two cool, intelligent, fun leads". Jones concluded: "Redline is one of the best examples of this not from Studio Ghibli I can think of. It's an anime for grown-ups, no kids or grown-up kids. It's beautiful, gripping, and fun. I give it high recommendations!".[22]
Thomas Zoth of Mania.com comments that while the film does not provide "a deep plot or unique premise," it still "demands to be seen." He said that if
Kwenton Bellette and Peter Martin reviewed Redline for
See also
- List of films shot over three or more years
References
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remake des Fous du volants, ce vieux dessin animé d'HANA & BARBERA, mais matiné d'un graphisme inspiré des comics book de Jack Kirby, le tout avec un savoir faire, un rythme et une énergie propres au meilleurs films d'animation nippons!
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External links
- Official Japanese Website (in Japanese)
- Redline at IMDb
- Redline (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia