Question 1

Why did Steamboy take eight years to complete?

Accepted Answer

Production began in 1995 but was put on hiatus in 1998 due to financial problems before Production I.G. and Sunrise revived it, resulting in an eight-year production period.

Question 2

What historical cameo appears in the Manchester street scene?

Accepted Answer

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels can be seen talking together on the street for a few seconds, with Marx as the smaller white-haired man and Engels as the taller mustached one.

Question 3

How many individual drawings were used in Steamboy's animation?

Accepted Answer

The film used one hundred eighty thousand individual drawings in its production.

Question 4

What is the central conflict in Steamboy?

Accepted Answer

In 1860s Britain, a boy inventor becomes caught in a deadly conflict over a revolutionary advance in steam power.

Question 5

Which two directors worked on Steamboy?

Accepted Answer

Shinji Takagi and Katsuhiro Ôtomo both served as directors of the film.

Question 6

How long did it take to make Steamboy and why was production delayed?

Accepted Answer

Production began in 1995, was put on hiatus in 1998 due to financial problems, and resumed with Production I.G. and Sunrise's involvement, taking a total of eight years to complete.

Question 7

Which historical figures make a cameo appearance in Manchester during the film?

Accepted Answer

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels can be seen talking together on a Manchester street for a few seconds at the beginning of the film.

Question 8

What record did Steamboy set for Japanese animation?

Accepted Answer

It became the most expensive Japanese animated movie ever made at the time, costing about 2.1 billion yen (twenty million U.S. dollars).

Question 9

How many individual drawings were used to create the animation?

Accepted Answer

The film used one hundred eighty thousand individual drawings in its production.

Question 10

What is the central conflict in Steamboy's story?

Accepted Answer

In 1860s Britain, a boy inventor gets caught in a deadly conflict over a revolutionary advance in steam power.

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