Undersea Super Train: Marine Express

1979 1h 31m JA

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 8

AnimationFantasyScience FictionTV Movie

Synopsis

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The plot of Marine Express can be described in two parts. The first part focuses on the people boarding the train and the problems they encounter on it. The second part takes place after the train has stopped at its half-way point, an island that used to be home to an ancient civilization millennia ago and has its fair share of secrets.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kosei Tomita
Shunsaku Ban (voice)
Junichi Takeoka
Rock (voice)
Nachi Nozawa
Black Jack (voice)
Mari Shimizu
Astro Boy as "Adam" (voice)
Hisashi Katsuta
Professor Ochanomizu as "Dr. Narzenkopf" (voice)
Yoshiko Ohta
Princess Sapphire as "The Empress of the Mu Empire" (voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka
Duke Red as "Director Credit" (voice)
Kaneta Kimotsuki
Hosuke Sharaku (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Satoshi Dezaki
Writers: Osamu Tezuka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Part of the "24 Hour Television Specials" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yuji Ohno. 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 Kazuo Inoue 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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Kosei Tomita and Junichi Takeoka and Nachi Nozawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2833226 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Satoshi Dezaki directs. Yuji Ohno scores. Kazuo Inoue cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "24 Hour Television Specials" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Original score by Yuji Ohno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kazuo Inoue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kosei Tomita and Junichi Takeoka and Nachi Nozawa carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2833226 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Released under 11 different titles around the world.