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Resident Evil: Death Island
Japanese theatrical release poster
Directed byEiichirō Hasumi
Written byMakoto Fukami
Based onResident Evil
by Capcom
Music byRei Kondoh
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07)
(Japan)[1]
Running time
91 minutes[2]
CountryJapan
LanguageEnglish
Box office$59,246[c]

Resident Evil: Death Island[d] is a 2023 Japanese adult computer-animated action biopunk horror film set in the same universe as the Resident Evil video games. It is the fifth installment and fourth film in the animated Resident Evil series, following the 2017 film Resident Evil: Vendetta and the 2021 miniseries Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness.

It was released on July 7, 2023.

Plot

In 1998, as the Raccoon City incident begins, the Umbrella Corporation hires a private military firm to help evacuate high-ranking Umbrella executives and government officials. The firm deploys Unit 6, but the majority are bitten by zombies. Surviving members JJ and Dylan Blake call headquarters to request extraction and receive medical attention, but are told to quarantine, later kill, their comrades, shocking JJ and enraging Dylan. The pair argue until the infected soldiers attack them and bite JJ. A disheartened Dylan subsequently kills him.

Seventeen years later, in San Francisco, California in 2015, Division of Security Operations (DSO) agent Leon S. Kennedy and Field Operations Support (FOS) agent Ingrid Hunnigan are tasked with taking DARPA researcher and robotics engineer Doctor Antonio Taylor into custody for selling classified information to foreign powers. During the briefing, Leon learns Taylor was last seen being kidnapped by an unknown group while being hunted by a San Francisco Police Department S.W.A.T. team just as the group drives by him. Leon attempts to intercept the kidnappers, but is thwarted by Maria Gomez, a criminal who survived their last encounter the year prior.[e] Meanwhile, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA) advisor Rebecca Chambers informs Agent Chris Redfield of twelve cases wherein people had died after being mysteriously infected by an advanced strain of the T-virus and were found with needle marks on their bodies. Chris visits his partner Jill Valentine, hoping to stop her from taking part in the operation due to her time under Albert Wesker's mind control, as well as her subsequent mental health issues, [f] but she refuses.

Chris and Jill meet with Rebecca and Chris's sister Claire Redfield to discuss their findings, during which Claire reveals she discovered an orca infected with the same T-virus strain as the victims from Chris's case swimming near the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, and had also happened recently to several missing whales. Since the current strain is similar to previous strains the BSAA has encountered, they are confident that their existing vaccines will suffice. Due to the sanctuary's proximity to Alcatraz Island, the group travel there posing as tourists. While exploring the sewers, Jill encounters Leon and joins him in fending off a new form of Lickers before eventually reaching the armory, where they find blueprints for mosquito-like drones used to infect people with the virus, before they are captured by Dylan and thrown into a prison cell with Taylor and the others. Dylan uses the drones to infect the Redfields and Leon, leaving Jill uninfected to witness her friends die the same way Dylan was forced to watch his friend die back in Raccoon City. He then reveals that he has taken over Glenn Arias's crime syndicate and joined forces with Maria, who seeks revenge for her father Diego's death, before escaping to fulfill his plans. As Jill pursues Dylan, she runs across Rebecca, who has prepared a vaccine for the group. Rebecca then manages to cure the Redfields and Leon, with the latter going after Maria and killing her after a brutal confrontation.

The Redfields, Jill, Leon and Rebecca then regroup to fight Dylan, who merges himself with a bio-organic weapon and overpowers the group. Rebecca takes control of Dylan's drones and programs them to infect him, weakening him enough for Jill, Leon, and Chris to kill him with explosives and a rocket launcher. As the group awaits BSAA rescue helicopters, Chris praises Jill's heroism, officially welcoming her back to the team.

Setting

According to Capcom, the film is set in 2015.[5] This places the film after the events of Resident Evil 6 (set in 2013) and Resident Evil: Vendetta (set in 2014), but before Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (set in 2017).[6]

Voice cast

Production and release

On February 2, 2023, the film was announced by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, with IGN posting an exclusive trailer for the film[11] and reported that the film will release in mid-2023, is directed by Eiichirō Hasumi and is written by Makoto Fukami.[11] Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will distribute the film worldwide, excluding Japan.[12]

The film was released theatrically first in Singapore on June 22, 2023,[13] in Taiwan[14] and Malaysia on June 29,[15] and Greece on July 6,[16] before its release in Japan on July 7.[1] The film also released theatrically in Mexico on July 13, 2023.[17] In all other regions, it was released via video on demand along with DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K Blu-ray on July 25, 2023.[18]

Manga

In May 2023, Capcom announced a manga adaptation of Death Island, which will be serialized monthly on Kadokawa Corporation's Comic Hu, via Nico Nico Seiga. It is drawn by ZINO Kodakujii.[19][20]

Promotion

On April 18, 2023, Little Armory announced that they would produce 1/12 scale models of small arms used by Chris, Jill and Leon (M60, AA12, and M870).[21]

On April 19, 2023, Seiko, in collaboration with Capcom, announced two Resident Evil watches inspired by the film. The two watches will be based on designs inspired by Chris and Leon, released in May, limited to 600 copies worldwide.[22]

Critical reception

IGN gave the film a 6 out of 10, and wrote "A strong sense of action and movement, but lacking on that whole talking thing."[23] Bloody Disgusting gave it 3 out of 5, writing that "Death Island is a solid meeting of both game and film characters, and in several respects, it outshines the last three outings. The film may not ultimately have any effect on the game series, but it is a sign that the animated Resident Evil franchise is finally starting to get its act together."[24] Paste rated it 4.5/10, stating "Over the years, Resident Evil has cultivated many distinct strains of action-horror. Unfortunately, Death Island makes for one of its least-potent variants."[25]

Notes

  1. ^ 3D Production (3D制作)
  2. ^ Produce[sic] (プロデュース)
  3. ^ $38,271 from the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, and New Zealand;[3] as well as $20,975 from Australia and Turkey.[4]
  4. ^ Known as Biohazard: Death Island (Japanese: バイオハザード：デスアイランド, Hepburn: Baiohazādo: Desuairando) in Japan
  5. ^ As depicted in Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017)
  6. ^ As depicted in Resident Evil 5 (2009)

References

  1. ^ a b Wilson, Mike (April 10, 2023). "The Gang's All Here in New 'Resident Evil: Death Island' Poster, Image". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  2. ^ Lovell, Kevin (June 5, 2023). "Resident Evil: Death Island; Arrives On 4K Ultra HD Steelbook, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital July 25, 2023 From Sony". Screen Connections.
  3. ^ "Resident Evil: Death Island (2022)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Resident Evil: Death Island (2023)". The Numbers. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "発売を3月24日に控えた『バイオハザード RE:4』 その主人公である「レオン」の魅力に迫る作品をラインナップ！". Capcom.com (in Japanese). February 8, 2023.
  6. ^ Llewellyn, Tom (February 2023). "When is Resident Evil: Death Island set? New movie releases Summer 2023". Forever Geek.
  7. ^ a b c Smith, Sam (April 20, 2023). "Resident Evil: Death Island, setting, plot & characters". Dexerto.
  8. ^ a b Cayanan, Joanna (April 11, 2023). "Resident Evil: Death Island CG Animated Film's Trailer Reveals July 7 Debut in Japan". Animenewsnetwork.
  9. ^ Liu, Stephanie (April 13, 2023). "Matthew Mercer Will Return as Leon in Resident Evil Death Island". Siliconera.com.
  10. ^ a b c d "Resident Evil: Death Island (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  11. ^ a b Bankhurst, Adam (February 7, 2023). "Resident Evil: Death Island Is a New CG-Animated Film Releasing This Summer". IGN.
  12. ^ "Resident Evil: Death Island Exclusive Teaser Trailer". IGN. February 7, 2023.
  13. ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (June 16, 2023). "Resident Evil: Death Island CG Animated Film Opens in Singapore on June 22". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  14. ^ "CG 動畫電影《惡靈古堡：死亡島》宣布將於 6 月 29 日在台上映". gamer.com.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  15. ^ Resident Evil: Death Island CG Animated Film Opens in Malaysia on June 29
  16. ^ "Resident Evil: Death Island" (in Greek). Village Cinemas. Archived from the original on July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  17. ^ "When does Resident Evil Death Island open in Mexico?". euro.esuero.com. June 2023.
  18. ^ Mateo, Alex (June 5, 2023). "Resident Evil: Death Island CG Animated Film's Trailer Reveals July 25 Physical/Digital Release". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  19. ^ Bueno, Daniel (May 15, 2023). "Resident Evil Death Island Manga Adaptation Releasing in May 2023". Siliconera. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  20. ^ Mateo, Alex (May 18, 2023). "Resident Evil: Death Island CG Animated Film Gets Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  21. ^ Liu, Stephanie (April 18, 2023). "Little Armory to Release Resident Evil: Death Island Gun Replicas". Siliconera.com.
  22. ^ Bueno, Daniel (April 19, 2023). "Resident Evil Death Island Seiko Watches Cost Over $2,300". siliconera.com.
  23. ^ Jul 26, Johnny Loftus (July 26, 2023). "Resident Evil: Death Island Review". IGN. Retrieved August 1, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ Lê, Paul (July 26, 2023). "'Resident Evil: Death Island' Review – An All-Star and Affecting Entry in the Animated Franchise". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  25. ^ "Resident Evil: Death Island Fails To Reanimate the Series' Action-Horror Thrills". Paste Magazine. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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