Venus Wars

1989 1h 42m JA

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 70

ActionAnimationScience Fiction

Synopsis

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The new frontier of Venus has degenerated into a dystopia ravaged by the civil war between Ishtar and Aphrodia. Bubbly reporter Susan Sommers arrives in the capitol of Aphrodia just before it's captured by Ishtar. She falls in with a bunch of teen-agers who live for a sort of motorcycle version of Roller Derby. Daredevil rider Hiro and his friends reluctantly join the struggle to free Aphrodia from the invaders. Not surprisingly, Hiro proves an ace at piloting the mono-cycles that are the Aphrodians' secret weapon in the key battle.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Katsuhide Uekusa
Hiro
Eriko Hara
Susan
Yuko Mizutani
Maggie
Yuko Sasaki
Miranda
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Tao
Kaneto Shiozawa
Donner
Shuichi Ikeda
Kurtz
Konami Yoshida
Cathy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Writers: Yuichi Sasamoto, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joe Hisaishi. 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 Takeshi Seyama 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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Katsuhide Uekusa and Eriko Hara and Yuko Mizutani carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0135037 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 70 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yoshikazu Yasuhiko directs. Joe Hisaishi scores. Takeshi Seyama cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Original score by Joe Hisaishi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
3Editor Takeshi Seyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Katsuhide Uekusa and Eriko Hara and Yuko Mizutani carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0135037 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 70 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.