The Animatrix

Overview

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.

Directed by Peter Chung, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takeshi Koike, Mahiro Maeda, Kōji Morimoto, Shinichiro Watanabe, Andrew R. Jones

Top 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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Dane A. Davis

01 Versatran Spokesman ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II")

Debi Derryberry

Kid ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II")

Jill Talley

Mother ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II")

Dwight Schultz

Additional Voices ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Monaka ("Matriculated")

James Arnold Taylor

Additional Voices ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Ash ("A Detective Story") / Raul ("Matriculated")

John DeMita

Teacher ("Kid's Story")

Hedy Burress

Cis ("Program") / Yoko ("Beyond")

Phil LaMarr

Duo ("Program")

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