Appleseed Alpha is a 2014 English-language Animation Action motion picture written by Marianne Krawczyk and Shirow Masamune. The movie is directed by Shinji Aramaki and produced by Joseph Chou and Eiichi Kamagata under the banner of Sola Digital Arts. Based on the comic book by the creator of Ghost in the Shell, a young female soldier Deunan and her.. Appleseed alpha stars Yuka Komatsu in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Junichi Suwabe, Aoi Yûki, Hiroki Takahashi, Hiroki Touchi, Kaori Nazuka and Katsunosuke Hori. The film is based on Appleseed by Masamune Shirow. The music was composed by Tetsuya Takahashi. The motion picture has a running time of 93 minutes. It was released on 15th July 2014.