Sayonara Jupiter

"A black hole, Jupiter and a desperate scheme to save mankind!"

1984 2h 9m JA

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5.5

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4.3

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★5.5TMDB · 11★4.3IMDB · 286

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Synopsis

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In the 22nd century, scientists from an energy-depleted Earth research new fuel sources in the far corners of the solar system, where they discover an ancient alien race from Jupiter as well as the emergence of an apocalyptically dangerous black hole. Koji Hashimoto's 1983 sci-fi adventure was conceived as a Japanese competitor to the upcoming sequel to Stanley Kubrick's classic 2001, titled 2010, and often mirrors the sequel's plot.

“A black hole, Jupiter and a desperate scheme to save mankind!”

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Cast

Tomokazu Miura
Dr. Eiji Honda
Diane Dangely
Maria Basehart
Miyuki Ono
Anita
Rachel Huggett
Dr. Millicent Wilem
Paul Tagawa
Peter
Marc Panther
Carlos
Akihiko Hirata
Dr. Inoue Ryutarou
Masumi Okada
Dr. Mohammed Mansur

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Koji Hashimoto
Writers: Sakyo Komatsu, Sakyo Komatsu
Languages: Japanese, English
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Koji Hashimoto, shot by Kazutami Hara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yoshitami Kuroiwa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tomokazu Miura and Diane Dangely and Miyuki Ono carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "A black hole, Jupiter and a desperate scheme to save mankind!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0086247 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Koji Hashimoto directs. Kazutami Hara behind the camera. Kentaro Haneda scores. Yoshitami Kuroiwa cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, English.

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142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.
3Directed by Koji Hashimoto, shot by Kazutami Hara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kentaro Haneda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Yoshitami Kuroiwa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tomokazu Miura and Diane Dangely and Miyuki Ono carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A black hole, Jupiter and a desperate scheme to save mankind!".
8IMDB entry: tt0086247 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "spacecraft", "jupiter", "space colony", "space mission".