Mazinger Z vs The Great Dark General

"Deep beneath the earth, seven robots lay dormant: a human, a mammal, a bird, a fish, an insect, a reptile, a ghost... and the Great General of Darkness."

1974 0h 43m JA

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★8.2TMDB · 42

AnimationActionAdventure

Synopsis

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Kouji and his friends have defeated Dr. Hell and are now enjoying a break, but suddenly a strange prophet appears and warns everyone of an oncoming danger, mechanical beasts never seen before start appearing all around the world wrecking havoc. Its up to Kouji and his Mazinger Z to stand up to this threat but it seems he is vastly outnumber and outmatched.

“Deep beneath the earth, seven robots lay dormant: a human, a mammal, a bird, a fish, an insect, a reptile, a ghost... and the Great General of Darkness.”

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Cast

Hiroya Ishimaru
Kōji Kabuto (voice)
Ryoichi Tanaka
Tetsuya Tsurugi
Kazuko Sawada
Shirou Kabuto / Fish Battle-Beast Suraba
Chikao Ohtsuka
Professor Kenzou Kabuto
Hiroshi Otake
Boss
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Great Dark General
Joji Yanami
Professor Gennosuke Yumi
Saiko Egawa
Sayaka Yumi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobutaka Nishizawa
Writers: Susumu Takaku
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 43-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Dynamic Pro Super Robot Collection" — 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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Editor Yutaka Chikura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Hiroya Ishimaru and Ryoichi Tanaka and Kazuko Sawada carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Deep beneath the earth, seven robots lay dormant: a human, a mammal, a bird, a fish, an insect, a reptile, a ghost... and the Great General of Darkness.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0345612 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nobutaka Nishizawa directs. Yutaka Chikura cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 43-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
252 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Dynamic Pro Super Robot Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Yutaka Chikura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hiroya Ishimaru and Ryoichi Tanaka and Kazuko Sawada carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Deep beneath the earth, seven robots lay dormant: a human, a mammal, a bird, a fish, an insect, a reptile, a ghost... and the Great General of Darkness.".
8IMDB entry: tt0345612 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.