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Space Firebird (1980)
Hi no tori 2772: Ai no kosumozon (original title)

122 min  -  Animation | Sci-Fi   -  13 July 1982 (USA)
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In the year 2772, a young cadet is sent to capture a mystical universal Phoenix, which possesses the power to rejuvenate the drained Earth.

Director:

Taku Sugiyama

Writers:

Taku Sugiyama, Osamu Tezuka (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Kaneto Shiozawa, Keiko Takeshita and Hiroshi Ohtake
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Cast

Cast overview:
Kaneto Shiozawa Kaneto Shiozawa ...
Godô Shingo (voice)
Keiko Takeshita Keiko Takeshita ...
The Phoenix (voice)
Hiroshi Ohtake Hiroshi Ohtake ...
Crack (voice)
Katsue Miwa Katsue Miwa ...
Orga (voice)
Kazue Takahashi Kazue Takahashi ...
Pincho (voice)
Kazuo Kumakura Kazuo Kumakura ...
Saruta (voice)
Masatô Ibu Masatô Ibu ...
Black Jack (voice)
Osamu Kobayashi Osamu Kobayashi ...
Ban
Shûichi Ikeda Shûichi Ikeda ...
Rock (voice)
Shûichirô Moriyama Shûichirô Moriyama ...
Bolkan (voice)
Toshiko Fujita Toshiko Fujita ...
Rena (voice)
Yasuo Hisamatsu Yasuo Hisamatsu ...
Lord Eat
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Storyline

The 2720s: The Earth is in decay and so are many of its colonies. A young and terrible kid is growing up by himself in a single-room "kindergarten cell" surrounded by the high-tech of the new millennium. For one of his birthdays, he receives an android nurse: beautiful woman-transformer, programmed to teach and protect the kid. Eventually the kid grows, gets accepted in the Space Academy and discovers enemies and friends as he races through the known Universe in the search for the Space Firebird, a semi-mythical creature of energy. In an effort to know the race of such a tenacious explorer, the creature "enters" the android and falls in love with its master and friend. Written by Radu Luchianov <thes@nws.aubg.bg>  

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The karmic wheel has turned to 2772.

Genres:

Animation | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Hinotori 2772 - L'uccello di fuoco See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tezuka Production Company Ltd., Toho Company See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Singapore:  | USA: (edited version)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1
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Trivia

A two-meter long model of Godo's ship was constructed to use as a basis for filming some of the space sequences. See more »

Connections

Remade as "Hi no tori" (2004) See more »