Fullmetal Alchemist (2017)

Director
Fumihiko Sori

Main cast
Ryosuke Yamada; Tsubasa Honda; Dean Fujioka; Ryuta Sato; Misako Renbutsu

Genres
Action

Description
Two alchemist brothers go on a quest for the Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their dead mother goes horribly wrong.


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