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Odin: Starlight Mutiny
Odin centers around the novice crew of the laser sailing space schooner Starlight as they embark on an historic interstellar test flight. They are intercepted by what seems to be a wrecked spaceship only to find that it contains a lone survivor; a young woman named Sara Cyanbaker. Unknown to the crew at this time, a mechanized space fleet approaches Earth and a scout vessel from that fleet was responsible for the destruction of Sara's ship.
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Odin centers around the novice crew of the laser sailing space schooner Starlight as they embark on an historic interstellar test flight. They are intercepted by what seems to be a wrecked spaceship only to find that it contains a lone survivor; a young woman named Sara Cyanbaker. Unknown to the crew at this time, a mechanized space fleet approaches Earth and a scout vessel from that fleet was responsible for the destruction of Sara's ship.
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Genre:Science Fiction, Adventure, Animation
Written By:Eiichi Yamamoto, Toshio Masuda, Kazuo Kasahara
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Runtime:139 minutes
Studio:West Cape, Aoni Production, Nippon Columbia, Toei Animation, Gakken, Toei Company, Bandai Visual
Cast
Toshio Masuda, Takeshi Shirato, Eiichi Yamamoto
Director
Keiko Han
Sarah Cyanbaker
Toshio Furukawa
Akira Tsukuba
Katsuji Mori
Mitsuo Itami
Kazuhiko Kishino
Thompson Tomonaga
Kazuyuki Sogabe
Tōru Nara
Norio Wakamoto
Naoki Ryo
Takeshi Katō
Takeshi Suzuka
Tessyo Genda
Belgel
Toru Furuya
Jiro Ishige
Yoku Shioya
Bōichi Nekota
Akio Nojima
Yamakawa (voice)
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