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Toward the Terra

1980 · 113 min

A somber, idea-driven space odyssey that unfolds patiently, mixing psychic spectacle with a quiet sense of loss and longing.

Directed by
Hideo Onchi
Genres
Animation, Adventure, Action
Starring
Junichi Inoue, Masaya Oki, Kumiko Akiyoshi
Overview
A young boy learns he is part of a powerful race of psionic humans who must fight the normal humans determined to keep them from Earth.

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Directed by
Hideo Onchi
Genres
Animation, Adventure, Action
Starring
Junichi Inoue, Masaya Oki, Kumiko Akiyoshi
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • survival
  • power
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • space
Era
far-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism3
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
animation, adventure, action, science fiction
Directed by
Hideo Onchi
Written by
Hideo Onchi, Chigusa Shioda
Starring
Junichi Inoue, Masaya Oki, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Tarō Shigaki, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Toru Furuya, Akira Kamiya, Banjo Ginga
Music
Masaru Satō
Runtime
113 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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