The Five Star Stories

1989 1h 5m JA

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6.3

MID

★6.3TMDB · 35

Science FictionActionAnimationDrama

Synopsis

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Among the 5 star systems known as the Joker Systems, there are many kingdoms. There are knights within the kingdoms and these knights who control giant robots, Mortar Heads, are called Headliners. Bound to the knights are fatimas. Human in appearance and mind, the fatimas (mostly female) possess expanded physical capabilities and make it possible for a Headliner to control a Mortar Head. Fatimas cannot reproduce. All this is overseen by Emperor Amaterasu and his Mirage Knights.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ryo Horikawa
Ladyos Soap / Amateras no Mikado
Maria Kawamura
Fatima Lachesis
Kazuhiko Inoue
King Co-Luce
Norio Wakamoto
Words Woulard
Hideyuki Tanaka
Dr. Balanshe (voice)
Ichiro Nagai
Grand Duke Juba
Rei Sakuma
Fatima Clotho
Aruno Tahara
Boid

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuo Yamazaki
Writers: Akinori Endo
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kazuo Yamazaki, shot by Katsuji Misawa. 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 Tomoyuki Asakawa. 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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Ryo Horikawa and Maria Kawamura and Kazuhiko Inoue carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0159443 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kazuo Yamazaki directs. Katsuji Misawa behind the camera. Tomoyuki Asakawa scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Kazuo Yamazaki, shot by Katsuji Misawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Tomoyuki Asakawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Ryo Horikawa and Maria Kawamura and Kazuhiko Inoue carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0159443 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.