The Empire of Corpses

London, late autumn, the clatter of iron hooves. A medical student is pulled into clandestine service, amid rumors of a revolutionary re-animation technology. His mission: recover the lost notes of Victor Frankenstein. A steampunk riff with light horror inflections.

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Ryotaro Makihara directed The Empire of Corpses in 2015. See Ryotaro Makihara's full filmography, where to start with Ryotaro Makihara, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ryotaro Makihara.

The Empire of Corpses was released in 2015 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 120 minutes.