Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet

1986 1h 13m JA

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★4.3TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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Tezuka Osamu crafts a love story in the time when humans are expanding into space at the end of the 21st century, employing an omnibus form similar to Bradbury's "Martian Chronicle." Leaving the earth after marriage, a woman is left behind in space when her husband suddenly dies of a cosmic disease. Her friends on the Earth head for space to save the woman who was once everyone's ideal lady. Tezuka Osamu emphasizes his concepts that "love can save the earth" and "only love can save humans."

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kei Tomiyama
Subaru (voice)
Yu Shimaka
Barish (voice)
Hirotaka Suzuoki
Prokion (voice)
Masako Katsuki
Mira (voice)
Yusaku Yara
Newman (voice)
Shunsuke Shima
Ham Egg (voice)
Rokuro Naya
Hekku (voice)
Kosei Tomita
Hige Oyaji (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Osamu Tezuka, shot by Shuuji Iuchi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kei Tomiyama and Yu Shimaka and Hirotaka Suzuoki carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6451446 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Osamu Tezuka directs. Shuuji Iuchi behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "24 Hour Television Specials" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Osamu Tezuka, shot by Shuuji Iuchi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Kei Tomiyama and Yu Shimaka and Hirotaka Suzuoki carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt6451446 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.