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Mardock Scramble: The First Compression

Mardock Scramble: The First Compression

Thriller · Animation · Action · 2010

Rune Ballot is a down-and-out teen prostitute in Mardock City. One day, she's picked up by an ambitious casino manager named Shell who gives her everything she could want. Renewed by a false innocence, a false past, and now the false life Shell has given her, Ballot feels grateful. However, she can't help but be curious about why he's done so much for her, so she does some research about his past on a computer. This turns out to be a mistake which will change her life greatly. When Shell finds out what she's done, he attempts to burn her to death by blowing up her car.

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Mardock Scramble: The First Compression

2010 Thriller · Animation · Action 1h 9m

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6.9 / 10

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Rune Ballot is a down-and-out teen prostitute in Mardock City. One day, she's picked up by an ambitious casino manager named Shell who gives her everything she could want. Renewed by a false innocence, a false past, and now the false life Shell has given her, Ballot feels grateful. However, she can't help but be curious about why he's done so much for her, so she does some research about his past on a computer. This turns out to be a mistake which will change her life greatly. When Shell finds out what she's done, he attempts to burn her to death by blowing up her car.

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Directed by

Susumu Kudo

Written by

Tow Ubukata

Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara

Rune Balot

Norito Yashima

Norito Yashima

Oeufcoque Penteano

Hiroki Touchi

Hiroki Touchi

Dr. Easter

Kazuya Nakai

Kazuya Nakai

Shell Septinos

Tsutomu Isobe

Tsutomu Isobe

Dimsdale Boiled

Kenta Miyake

Kenta Miyake

Mincemeat the Wink

Masahiko Tanaka

Masahiko Tanaka

Welldone the Pussyhand

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Put Mardock Scramble: The First Compression on trial.

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.