A Useful Ghost: A New Modern Classic
The classic ghosts-in-revenge story expanded into an extensive dig into the historical social system while being funny and horny.
One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book
Bander is a 17-year-old boy from Earth who lives on a distant planet, which is populated by human shape-shifters who feed off of vegetables and animal tails. Violence soon breaks out, as invaders launch an attack on Bander's new planet. This was Japan's first 2-hour animated film for television. The program received high ratings when broadcast as part of a set of 24-hour TV programs called "Ai wa Chikyu wo Sukuu" on Nippon Television. After a long gap since his last animated film for television, this work fully reflects Osamu Tezuka's desire to achieve theatrical quality with this production.
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Bander is a 17-year-old boy from Earth who lives on a distant planet, which is populated by human shape-shifters who feed off of vegetables and animal tails. Violence soon breaks out, as invaders launch an attack on Bander's new planet. This was Japan's first 2-hour animated film for television. The program received high ratings when broadcast as part of a set of 24-hour TV programs called "Ai wa Chikyu wo Sukuu" on Nippon Television. After a long gap since his last animated film for television, this work fully reflects Osamu Tezuka's desire to achieve theatrical quality with this production.
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Genre:Action, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Science Fiction, TV Movie
Written By:Osamu Tezuka
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Runtime:92 minutes
Studio:Tezuka Productions, Nippon Television Network Corporation
Cast
Osamu Tezuka
Director
Yu Mizushima
Bandar (voice)
Mami Koyama
Mimuru (voice)
Masatô Ibu
Black Jack (voice)
Iemasa Kayumi
Dokudami (voice)
Masako Oka
Princess Marina (voice)
Tōru Ōhira
King Zobi (voice)
Reiko Mutoh
Queen Tasuka (voice)
Kyoji Kobayashi
Dr. Kudo (voice)
Yukiko Nikaido
Mrs. Kudo (voice)
Kaneta Kimotsuki
Dr. Sharaku (voice)
Tetsuya Kaji
President Vitor (voice)
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