The Animatrix
DirectorsYoshiaki Kawajiri, Mahiro Maeda, Shinichiro Watanabe, Takeshi Koike, Peter Chung, Koji Morimoto, Andrew R. Jones
“Free your mind.”
Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.
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Cast
Keanu Reeves
Neo ("Kid's Story") (voice)
Carrie-Anne Moss
Trinity ("Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story") (voice)
Clayton Watson
The Kid ("Kid's Story") (voice)
Pamela Adlon
Jue ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu ("Beyond") (voice)
Melinda Clarke
Alexa ("Matriculated") (voice)
John DiMaggio
Crew Man ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Kaiser ("Program") (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson
Thadeus ("Final Flight of Osiris") / Cop ("Kid's Story") / Agent #2 ("World Record")
Tom Kenny
Operator ("Final Flight of Osiris")
Rick Gomez
Pilot ("Final Flight of Osiris")
Tara Strong
Crew Woman ("Final Flight of Osiris") / Nurse ("World Record") / Misha ("Beyond")
Bette Ford
Old Woman ("Final Flight of Osiris")
Julia Fletcher
The Instructor ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Narrator ("World Record")
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