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Release Date:
August 27, 1978
Original Title:
100万年地球の旅 バンダーブック
Alternate Titles:
Bandar book
Bander Book
Hyakumannen chikyû no tabi: Bandâ bukku
Le Prince du Soleil
Genres:
Action | Adventure | Animation | Fantasy | Science Fiction | TV Movie
Production Companies:
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Tezuka Productions
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 92
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.
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Animation Director:
Hiroshi Nishimura
Art Direction:
Mitsunari Makino
Camera Operator:
Nobuyuki Sugaya
Character Designer:
Hisashi Sakaguchi
Director:
Osamu Tezuka
Editor:
Harutoshi Ogata
Ei Itô
Music:
Yuji Ohno
Original Music Composer:
Yuji Ohno
Producer:
Akira Yoshikawa
Hidehiko Takei
Keiji Kaneda
Sound Director:
Satoshi Kato
Special Effects:
Kenji Terada
Writer:
Osamu Tezuka
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