Year			2004
Original lang.			Japanese
Country			Japan
Genre			Animation
Rating			PG
Parents			Not recommended for young children, violence
Length			2:06
Director			Katsuhiro Ôtomo
Writer			Sadayuki Murai Katsuhiro Ôtomo
Company			Sony Pictures
Starring			Robin Atkin Downes Kiyoshi Kodama Manami Konishi David S. Lee Alfred Molina Katsuo Nakamura Show more... Robin Atkin Downes Kiyoshi Kodama Manami Konishi David S. Lee Alfred Molina Katsuo Nakamura Anna Paquin Ikki Sawamura Patrick Stewart Anne Suzuki Susumu Terajima Masane Tsukayama

A retro science-fiction epic set in Victorian England, Steamboy features an inventor prodigy named Ray Steam who receives a mysterious metal ball containing a new form of energy capable of powering an entire nation. This young boy must use it to fight evil, redeem his family, and save London from destruction. The lush Victorian interiors and the elegance of the era's mechanical design allows Otomo to create dazzling visual backgrounds and machines for this film. With more than 180,000 drawing and 400 CG cuts, Steamboy is sure to be one of the most elaborate animated features of 2004.