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One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book

1978 · 92 min

A colourful, old-fashioned space adventure with a gentle storybook charm and occasional bursts of danger.

Directed by
Osamu Tezuka
Genres
Action, Adventure, Animation
Overview
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.
How it feels
Measured and easy to follow.
About
Survival, war, identity, family
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Osamu Tezuka
Genres
Action, Adventure, Animation
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    far-future
    Audience
    family
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror2
    Humour3
    Realism2
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    action, adventure, animation, fantasy, science fiction, tv movie
    Directed by
    Osamu Tezuka
    Written by
    Osamu Tezuka
    Starring
    Yu Mizushima, Mami Koyama, Masatô Ibu, Iemasa Kayumi, Masako Oka, Tōru Ōhira, Reiko Mutoh, Kyoji Kobayashi
    Music
    Yuji Ohno
    Runtime
    92 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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