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Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia

1978 · 34 min

A moody, compact space-opera mood piece that trades plot for atmosphere and a sense of brooding mystery.

Directed by
Rintaro
Genres
Action, Adventure, Animation
Starring
Chiyoko Kawashima, Akira Kamiya, Noriko Ohara
Overview
The story on Arcadia's mystery, on which the 13th television episode was based.

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Directed by
Rintaro
Genres
Action, Adventure, Animation
Starring
Chiyoko Kawashima, Akira Kamiya, Noriko Ohara
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • isolation
  • freedom
  • loyalty
  • identity
Places
  • space
Era
far-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour3
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, animation, science fiction
Directed by
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Written by
Shozo Uehara
Starring
Chiyoko Kawashima, Akira Kamiya, Noriko Ohara, Makio Inoue, Hiroshi Otake, Akiko Tsuboi, Hidekatsu Shibata, Joji Yanami
Runtime
34 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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