Undersea Encounter

1981 1h 12m JA

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 2

Science FictionAdventureTV MovieAnimation

Synopsis

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On a future Earth ruled by Emperor Darius, the crew members of the Nautilus Submarine fight bravely to win freedom from oppression.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Junichi Inoue
リッキー
Masatô Ibu
ベン
Ryô Kurosawa
ネモ艦長

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ippei Kuri
Writers: Ippei Kuri, Mamoru Sasaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hiromasa Suzuki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Junichi Inoue and Masatô Ibu and Ryô Kurosawa carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2199411 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ippei Kuri directs. Hiromasa Suzuki scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Hiromasa Suzuki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Junichi Inoue and Masatô Ibu and Ryô Kurosawa carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2199411 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.