Chôjikû yôsai Macross: Ai oboeteimasuka (1984)

In the next century, a reconfiguring ship (think "Transformer" with a pilot) called Macross carries fifty thousand refugees within its hold as it returns to Earth pursued by giant humanoid ... See full summary »

Directors:

Noboru Ishiguro, Shôji Kawamori

Writers:

Shôji Kawamori (story), Sukehiro Tomita (screenplay)

Stars:

Mari Iijima, Arihiro Hase, Mika Doi

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mari Iijima	...	Lynn Minmay
Arihiro Hase	...	Hikaru Ichijyo
Mika Doi	...	Misa Hayase
Michio Hazama	...	Bruno J. Global
Noriko Ohara	...	Claudia LaSalle
Akira Kamiya	...	Roy Focker
Osamu Ichikawa	...	Golg BoddoleZer
Eiji Kanie	...	Vrlitwhai 7018
Ryûnosuke Ôbayashi	...	Exsedol 4970 (as Ryûsuke Ôbayashi)
Hirotaka Suzuoki	...	Lynn Kaihun
Shô Hayami	...	Maximillian Jenius
Katsumi Suzuki	...	Hayao Kakizaki
Hiromi Tsuru	...	Kim Kaviroff
Sanae Miyuki	...	Shammy Milliome (as Miyuki Muroi)
Run Sasaki	...	Vanessa Laird

Storyline

In the next century, a reconfiguring ship (think "Transformer" with a pilot) called Macross carries fifty thousand refugees within its hold as it returns to Earth pursued by giant humanoid warriors. A young pilot in the military named Hikaru rescues his idol, the beautiful singer Lynn Minmay, from the giants as they break through the ship's hull during a concert-during which the giants are shocked to see females on a male vessel-and they are trapped for days in an aft hold of the ship. After their rescue, Hikaru and Minmay continue on good terms until a joyride in a fighter trainer gets Hikaru, his squadron leader, Minmay's brother, Minmay herself and the tough female operations controller captured by the giants, who grill them on how males and females can survive together without fighting. The giants' female counterparts arrive to wreak havoc on their male foes, and in the ensuing confusion Minmay and her brother are detained while the others make an escape that costs squadron leader...

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Plot Keywords:

refugee | genocide | mecha | alien technology | jet fighter | 

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Taglines:

Explore the outer limits of imagination where humans battle a race of giant bionoids.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

The official Macross Webpage, set up by Big West. In English and Japanese

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

21 July 1984 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Superdimensional Fortress Macross

Company Credits

Production Co:

Big West, Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS), Shogakukan

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Minmay and Hikaru are running through Macross City, one of the billboards is actually a bumper sticker for the San Francisco radio station KMEL. While Kawamori was in SF, he became a avid listener of the station.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Misa Hayase: Just an old love song...

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Connections

Followed by Macross Plus (1994)

User Reviews

After 20 years, still the greatest Sf animated film ever made

I first saw this film in the late 80s. Like most anime in the US at the time, it was solely available in a grainy, much-duplicated VHS. Still, the film drew me in. Okay, I was a little confused when I finally saw the American adaptation of the Macross TV series, but what the heck....

It was very disappointing that for years the sole legit commercial copy in English was the bastardized Australian production, ATTACK OF THE BIOROIDS. Suffice it to say, if you want a good example of how NOT to adapt a foreign film, that is the example to study. I used to watch it with the sound mostly turned off.

When I got on the internet, an online acquaintance gave me a VCD of DO YOU REMEMBER LOVE. It was pretty nice, at least until the viewer program failed.

But now I FINALLY have a DVD of the film. I just finished watching it and.....oooooooooooooooooooooooh bliss!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As I said in my title, this is still the greatest SF animated film ever made!

And the DVD includes the final concert! This was originally planned for the film but cut due to budget constraints. It was finally made for the MACROSS FLASHBACK 2012 music compilation. But now it is where it belongs, backing up the closing credits.

happy, happy, joy, joy.....