

On the planet Latimer, Takeshi Kovacs must protect a tattooist while investigating the death of a yakuza boss alongside a no-nonsense CTAC.
Cinematography
Every frame drips with rain-soaked cyberpunk aesthetic.
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn yakuza tattoos that tell entire life stories.
Sound
Synth score that absolutely understands the assignment.
Director
Yoshiyuki Okada
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Studio Anima produced this despite the live-action series' cancellation, making it a strange animated orphan.
The yakuza tattoo tradition depicted here—tebori hand-poking—takes years and signals rank; the film treats them as literal soul-maps.
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