Shochiku has secured worldwide rights to CG feature VEXILLE, the latest film from APPLESEED director Fumihiko Sori, reports VARIETY. Shochiku will release the film in late summer 2007 via its own theater chain.
In a closed off Japanese society in 2066, the country develops weapons, which spurs the U.S. to spend in a special forces unit, led by female commander Vexille, to discover Japan's secrets.
The $10 million film features the voices of Meisa Kuroki, Yasuko Matsuyuki and Shosuke Tanihara.
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