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The Empire of Corpses (2015)
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The Empire of Corpses (2015)
Original name: 屍者の帝国
Genre: Animation, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story: The story of The Empire of Corpses takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent- However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"- human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers- are used to improve industrial development.
Style: anime, gothic, tense, captivating, suspense, manga, spooky, adult animation, psychological
Audience: adult
Plot: reanimated corpse, government agent, frankenstein, breaking the law, scientist, mission, zombie, journal, steampunk, samurai, gunfight, sword fight, scientific experiment, gore, special unit, mystery, crime, search, crimes
Time: 19th century
Place: japan

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, suspense, tense and captivating films with plots about danger, gore, supernatural, violence, escapades, female nudity and supernatural power mostly in Animation, Sci-Fi and Action genres. Some movies like The Empire of Corpses: Seoul Station (2016), Blame! (2017), Chaos;Child (2017), Resident Evil: Damnation (2012), Memories (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Seoul Station (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 92 min.
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Time: 2010s, 21st century
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Duration: 64 min.
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Blame! (2017)
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Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Duration: 100 min.
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