Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War

1993 1h 30m JA

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Synopsis

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Reinhard von Müsel and Yang Wen-li return to their respective homes, one victorious and the other defeated. While Reinhard earns the new name Lohengramm, while Yang and his friends celebrate some welcome news.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kei Tomiyama
Yang Wen-li
Ryo Horikawa
Reinhard von Lohengramm
Masashi Hironaka
Siegfried Kircheis
Keiko Han
Annerose Von Grunewald
Hideyuki Tanaka
Jean Robert Lap (voice)
Gorō Naya
Merkatz
Hiroshi Ito
Klaus von Lichtenlade
Issei Futamata
Flegel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Keizo Shimizu
Writers: Masatoshi Tahara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Legend of the Galactic Heroes Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Keizo Shimizu, shot by Hideo Okazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Kei Tomiyama and Ryo Horikawa and Masashi Hironaka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0107382 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Keizo Shimizu directs. Hideo Okazaki behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Legend of the Galactic Heroes Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Keizo Shimizu, shot by Hideo Okazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Kei Tomiyama and Ryo Horikawa and Masashi Hironaka carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0107382 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hideo Okazaki
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (1993)

Part of

Legend of the Galactic Heroes Collection

With the three film: Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (1993) Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Golden Wings (1992) Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars (1988)