SF Shinseiki Lensman (1984)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Directors:

Kazuyuki Hirokawa
Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Writers:

Edward E. Smith (novel)
Soji Yoshikawa (writer)

Release Date:

31 August 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Kimball Kinnison, a young man from the agricultural planet Mquie and his Valerian companinon, Buscirk...

Plot Keywords:

Crystal | Anarchy | Anime | Suicide Mission | Anti Drugs

Cast

Toshio Furukawa	...	Kimball Kinnison (voice)
Mami Koyama	...	Clarissa MacDougall (voice)
Chikao Ôtsuka	...	Peter Van Buscirk (voice)
Nachi Nozawa	...	Worsel (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yôko Asagami	...	Sol / Greedle (voice: Japanese version)
Robert Axelrod	...	Sol (voice: English version)
Richard Barnes	...	Zuiik (voice: English version) (as Milton James)
Michael Forest	...	Adm. Haines (voice: English version)
Alexandra Kenworthy	...	Lens (voice: English version)
Steve Kramer	...	Worsel (voice: English version)
Kerrigan Mahan	...	Kimball Kinnison (voice: English version)
Dave Mallow	...	Thorndyke (voice: English version)
Michael McConnohie	...	Van Buskirk (voice: English version)
Edie Mirman	...	Clarisse (voice: English version)
Mugihito	...	Lord Helmuth (voice: Japanese version)
Kei'ichi Noda	...	Worsel
Kenji Nomura	...	Blakslee (voice: Japanese version)
Mike Reynolds	...	Gary Kinnison (voice: English version)
Kaneto Shiozawa	...	St.Andre (voice: Japanese version)
Gregory Snegoff	...	Adm. Haynes (voice: English version)
Doug Stone	...	Lekesly, Patrol Captain (voice: English version)
Akimitsu Takase	...	Zwilk (voice: Japanese version)
Kôji Totani	...	DJ Bill (voice: Japanese version)
Tom Wyner	...	Lord Helmuth (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

Lensman
Lensman: Secret of the Lens

Runtime:

USA:107 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:LH | USA:PG-13 | Australia:PG | Denmark:7 | New Zealand:PG

Company:

EE Doc Smith MK Company

Trivia:

Debut roles for Akimitsu Takase and Kenji Nomura.

Quotes:

Buzz: Look, it's not that I don't like you. It's just that I don't like you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Amagaedun (1996)

LUSH SPACE OPERA

I first saw LENSMAN on an untranslated VHS copy sometime around 1987 and it has been a favorite since. During the brief period in the early 1990's when Streamline films distributed several Japanese animated films theatrically (LENSMAN, THE PROFESSIONAL: GOLGO 13 and FIST OF THE NORTH STAR) I was also fortunate to see this on the big screen, and let me tell you that the visuals are spectacular when seen in the format for which they were created. The colors and early computer graphics almost leap from the screen and I can only imagine what it would have been like had I seen this during my misspent days of doing mushrooms and going to the movies (as you can pretty well imagine, seeing ALIENS on opening night in that state was quite an experience!).

Now that DVD is conquering the home video world, I not only want to see LENSMAN get an extras-loaded release, I also want to get my hands on the companion television series that aired around the time the movie came out. It isn't listed on the IMDB, but it does exist; I have only seen one episode, and that was a poor quality untranslated copy, but it was every bit as entertaining as the feature. And it had a kickass theme song, too!