One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book

1978 1h 32m JA

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 13

ActionAdventureAnimationFantasyScience FictionTV Movie

Synopsis

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Bander is a 17-year-old boy from Earth who lives on a distant planet, which is populated by human shape-shifters who feed off of vegetables and animal tails. Violence soon breaks out, as invaders launch an attack on Bander's new planet. This was Japan's first 2-hour animated film for television. The program received high ratings when broadcast as part of a set of 24-hour TV programs called "Ai wa Chikyu wo Sukuu" on Nippon Television. After a long gap since his last animated film for television, this work fully reflects Osamu Tezuka's desire to achieve theatrical quality with this production.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yu Mizushima
Bandar (voice)
Mami Koyama
Mimuru (voice)
Masatô Ibu
Black Jack (voice)
Iemasa Kayumi
Dokudami (voice)
Masako Oka
Princess Marina (voice)
Tōru Ōhira
King Zobi (voice)
Reiko Mutoh
Queen Tasuka (voice)
Kyoji Kobayashi
Dr. Kudo (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Harutoshi Ogata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Yu Mizushima and Mami Koyama and Masatô Ibu carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0431960 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Osamu Tezuka directs. Yuji Ohno scores. Harutoshi Ogata cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "24 Hour Television Specials" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Original score by Yuji Ohno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Harutoshi Ogata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yu Mizushima and Mami Koyama and Masatô Ibu carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0431960 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.