Space Runaway Ideon: Contact

1982 1h 25m JA

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★6.3TMDB · 12

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Synopsis

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A movie recap of the Space Runaway Ideon TV Series. Humanity's pursuit of knowledge leads them to the planet Solo, where they find mysterious remains of a long dead alien civilization, including the 3 part super robot 'Ideon', and a powerful warship. Using these, the Earthlings sent to investigate the ruins defend themselves in their constant conflicts against powerful aliens called the Buff Clan, who are in pursuit of 'Id', the mysterious energy that powers the Ideon.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yoko Asagami
Harulu Ajiba (voice)
Banjo Ginga
Damido Pechi (voice)
Koichi Hashimoto
Bento Marasu (voice)
Kazuo Hayashi
Gije Zaral (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
Hatari Naburu (voice)
Takkô Ishimori
Doba Ajiba (voice)
Seizo Kato
Gindoro Jinma, Zou Habel Gande (voice)
Shôjirô Kihara
Daram Zuba (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Writers: Ryoji Fujiwara, Sukehiro Tomita, Hiroyasu Yamaura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "IDEON Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, shot by T. Nishimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Koichi Sugiyama. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Yoko Asagami and Banjo Ginga and Koichi Hashimoto carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0400352 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoshiyuki Tomino directs. T. Nishimura behind the camera. Koichi Sugiyama scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
244 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "IDEON Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, shot by T. Nishimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Koichi Sugiyama. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Yoko Asagami and Banjo Ginga and Koichi Hashimoto carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0400352 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: T. Nishimura
Original score: Koichi Sugiyama
Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Space Runaway Ideon: Contact (1982)

Part of

IDEON Collection

Humanity's pursuit of knowledge leads them to the planet Solo, where they find mysterious remains of a long dead alien civilization, including the 3 part super robot 'Ideon', and a powerful warship. Using these, the Earthlings sent to investigate the ruins defend themselves in their constant conflicts against powerful aliens called the Buff Clan, who are in pursuit of 'Ide', the mysterious energy that powers the Ideon.