# Spriggan (1998)

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**Original title**: *スプリガン*
**Runtime**: 90 min
**Genres**: Action, Animation, Science Fiction
**Directed by**: Hirotsugu Kawasaki
**Written by**: Yasutaka Itô, Hirotsugu Kawasaki
**Starring**: Showtaro Morikubo, Ken Shiroyama, Takehito Koyasu, Katsumi Suzuki, Sakiko Tamagawa, Kinryu Arimoto

> *It's the END of our world.. and the BEGINNING of the next!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You're a Spriggan, holding the line against those who'd misuse the past. But a relic promises power, drawing dangerous attention. Kawasaki's film, adapted from the manga, pulses with kinetic energy. One wonders what respect for history really means.

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