Baton (2009) — action, animation, comedy film. Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura. Starring Hayato Ichihara, Aya Ueto, Kane Kosugi, Tatsuya Fujiwara. This page maps 6 characters and 9 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
Interactive Features for Baton
Baton offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:
Character Relationship Map
— Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 6 characters interconnect through 9 relationship links.
Baton is a collection of three 20-minute Sci-fi anime films dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Yokohama city. On Planet Abel, human-like robot Apollo (Ichihara Hayato, Rookies) and robot-like human Mikaru (Ueto Aya, Azumi) come upon a stowaway robot with a mysterious "Cipher" chip. Not knowing Cipher's powers, Apollo takes the chip for fun, throwing both him and Mikaru headfirst into a mind-boggling mystery that affects the past, present, and future.
