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Wonder Of Frontier

1983 · 66 min

A brisk, earnest space rescue cartoon with simple stakes, plucky heroes and a race against a looming empire.

Directed by: Park Seung-cheol
Genres: Animation
Starring: John Culkin, Simon Broad, Stuart Smith

Overview: Dr. Samson, inventor of the Hyper Travelling system, has disappeared along with his invention during an experiment on the planet Leo, and it looks like the work of the Zoic Empire. The Earth Defence Force sends Superior Falcon 7 to rescue the scientist and save the Universe from certain catastrophe. There is no silver lining in the race, only the winner survives.

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Directed by: Park Seung-cheol
Genres: Animation
Starring: John Culkin, Simon Broad, Stuart Smith

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
power
science
war
loyalty
Places: space
Era: far-future
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	1
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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