A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
March 15, 1980
Original Title:
火の鳥2772 愛のコスモゾーン
Alternate Titles:
El Niño Del Espacio
Hi No Tori 2772 - L'uccello di Fuoco
Hi no tori 2772: Ai no kosumozon
PHENIX L'Oiseau de Feu
Phoenix 2772
Space Firebird
Space Firebirth
Genres:
Animation | Drama | Mystery | Science Fiction
Production Companies:
TOHO
Tezuka Productions
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 122
Phoenix 2772 starts with twelve minutes without dialogue, much like a silent film, recalling the birth and education of Godo. In this brave new world, children are born in test tubes and are raised by computers and robots. Godo learns the skills that will make him into a great pilot, assisted by the robotic wonder Olga. Everything that Godo needs is provided for him until he eventually goes for training with his automaton companion. He soon realizes that the world is not what he expected...
Animation Director:
Kazuko Nakamura
Noboru Ishiguro
Camera Department Manager:
Iwao Yamaki
Director:
Taku Sugiyama
Osamu Tezuka
Key Animation:
Akihiro Kanayama
Chikao Katsui
Hiroshi Nishimura
Hisashi Sakaguchi
Ikuo Fudaki
Junji Kobayashi
Kazuhiko Udagawa
Kazuko Nakamura
Kazuo Tomizawa
Koichi Tsuchida
Kozo Masanobu
Masanobu Fujioka
Noboru Ishiguro
Nobukazu Sakuma
Osamu Tezuka
Satoshi Jingu
Shinichi Suzuki
Shinya Takahashi
Tadashi Shirakawa
Takateru Miwa
Teruo Handa
Tomonori Kogawa
Toshiki Hirano
Yasuo Mori
Music:
Yasuo Higuchi
Original Story:
Osamu Tezuka
Producer:
Osamu Tezuka
Screenplay:
Taku Sugiyama
Osamu Tezuka
Screenstory:
Taku Sugiyama
Osamu Tezuka
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