Future Boy Conan

1979 2h 2m JA

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 11

ActionAdventureScience FictionAnimationTV Movie

Synopsis

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In this 1979 condensed-for-film recut of Hayao Miyazaki's 1978 anime series, a young boy named Conan goes on a grand adventure. Conan lives in a world that is mostly oceans; the major land masses having been destroyed by the weapons of the great disaster of 2008. He meets a young girl named Lana, who is kidnapped by the technological city-state of Industria as they attempt to regain those weapons. Together with his friends, Conan sets out to rescue Lana and stop Industria from threatening the rest of the world.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Noriko Ohara
Conan (voice)
Mieko Nobusawa
Lana (voice)
Kazuyo Aoki
Jimsy (voice)
Ichiro Nagai
Captain Dyce (voice)
Rihoko Yoshida
Monsley (voice)
Iemasa Kayumi
Lepka (voice)
Takuzō Kamiyama
Dongoroth (voice)
Hiroshi Masuoka
Gutch (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hajime Sato
Writers: Hayao Miyazaki, Eiichi Imado, Isao Takahata
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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hajime Sato, 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 Koji Fujika. 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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Noriko Ohara and Mieko Nobusawa and Kazuyo Aoki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8942902 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Hajime Sato directs. Katsuji Misawa behind the camera. Koji Fujika scores. Takeshi Seyama cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Hajime Sato, shot by Katsuji Misawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Koji Fujika. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Takeshi Seyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Noriko Ohara and Mieko Nobusawa and Kazuyo Aoki carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt8942902 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.