The Animatrix poster
Director Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Mahiro Maeda, Koji Morimoto, Peter Chung
Writer Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Koji Morimoto, Peter Chung, Shinichiro Watanabe
Screenplay Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

The Animatrix

Tagline: Free your mind.

Release Date: 2003-05-09

Duration: 102 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Keanu Reeves
    Thomas "Neo" Anderson (voice)
  • Tress MacNeille
    Housewife ("Beyond") / Kenny ("Beyond")
  • Olivia d'Abo
    Rox ("Matriculated")
  • Pamela Adlon
    Jue ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Manabu ("Beyond") (voice)
  • Dwight Schultz
    Additional Voices ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Monaka ("Matriculated")
  • Carrie-Anne Moss
    Trinity (voice)
  • Tara Strong
    Crew Woman ("Final Flight of Osiris") / Nurse ("World Record") / Misha ("Beyond")
  • Tom Kenny
    Operator ("Final Flight of Osiris")
  • John DiMaggio
    Crew Man ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Kaiser ("Program") (voice)
  • Debi Derryberry
    Kid ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II")