Baton (2009)
Original title: バトン
Baton is a 2009 Japanese-language action movie directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, with a running time of 1h 5m. It stars Hayato Ichihara, Aya Ueto and Kane Kosugi.
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.
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What is Baton about?
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.
When was Baton released?
Baton was released on 28 April 2009.
How long is Baton?
Baton runs 1h 5m.
Who made Baton?
Baton was directed by Ryuhei Kitamura.
Cast
- Hayato Ichihara as Apollo (voice)
- Aya Ueto as Mikaru (voice)
- Kane Kosugi as Saturn (voice)
- Tatsuya Fujiwara as Cipher (voice)
- Takashi Naito as Tomboy (voice)
- Hiroyuki Watanabe as Robot Guard (voice)
- IZAM as Mysterious Man (voice)
- Kazushi Sakuraba as Robot Guard (voice)
- Kenji Kohashi as Passenger (voice)
- Masakatsu Funaki as Hades (voice)
- Miki Yoshimura as Lucy (voice)
- Rie Mimura as Hiroko Yazaki (voice)