Blade Runner Black Out 2022
Anime prequel short to Blade Runner 2049.
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Blade Runner Black Out 2022 is a 2017 Japanese cyberpunk tech-noir anime short film directed by Shinichiro Watanabe and animated by CygamesPictures. It is one of three short films that serve as prequels to the live-action film Blade Runner 2049, debuting on 27 September 2017 on Crunchyroll.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Shinichirō Watanabe
- Producer
- Joseph Chou
- Al-Francis Cuenca
- Shun Kashima
- Nobuhiro Takenaka
- Starring
- Jovan Jackson
- Luci Christian
- Edward James Olmos
- Music
- Flying Lotus
- Cinematography
- Shinichirō Etō
- Editing
- Kiyoshi Hirose
- Studio
- CygamesPictures; Alcon Entertainment
- Released
- 27 September 2017
Facts from the source article.
Background
Set three years after the events of Blade Runner, the Tyrell Corporation has developed the Nexus-8 line of replicants with open-ended lifespans, leading to unrest. A replicant named Trixie is assaulted by human thugs but rescued by Iggy, a replicant ex-soldier who deserted after learning the enemy were also replicants. He recruits her into an underground freedom movement aiming to sabotage Tyrell's database and internet tracking.
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