Here’s the trailer for Baton, the Shunji Iwai-produced rotoscope/2D/3D hybrid animation directed by Ryuhei Kitamura in collaboration with Wild Boar Media, Inc. and Studio Titmouse for the 150th anniversary of the city of Yokohama.
The 50-minute animation is a sci-fi fantasy story set in a future where space travel and migration between planets is possible. On Planet Abel, humans and robots co-exist. One day a mysterious stowaway on a transport vessel tries to invade the planet, but is discovered by Apollo (Hayato Ichihara), a robot that looks like a human; and Mikaru (Aya Ueto), a human that looks like a robot. The stowaway had in his possession a memory chip containing the latest in camouflage software, the mysterious “Cipher” OS. Apollo takes the Cipher chip simply for fun, but has no idea what he’s getting himself into. He suddenly starts acting strange, but Mikaru has no idea what’s wrong or that Cipher is behind it. What exactly is Cipher? What sort of secrets does it hold? Apollo and Mikaru will unravel a mystery encompassing the past, present, and future to find out.
Other cast members include a special appearance by Tatsuya Fujiwara as Cipher, Ren Osugi as Dr. Newton, and Mimura as Hiroko Yazakiyaku, among many others.
Source: Official website via Twitch
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