Purojekuto A-ko (1986)

Director:

Katsuhiko Nishijima

Writers:

Tomoko Kawasaki (writer)
Yûji Moriyama (writer)

Release Date:

21 June 1986 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Sci-Fi | Comedy

Plot:

Project A-ko is the typical love triangle of three school girls and their confrontations with aliens, giant robots, and women who look like burly men.

Plot Keywords:

Robot | Spaceship | Transvestite | Cult Favorite | Uniform

Cast

Denica Fairman	...	Daitokuji Biiko (B-ko) (English version)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hirofumi Banba	...	Space Station Director
Toni Barry	...	Asa (English version)
Jay Benedict	...	Captain (voice: English version)
Julia Braams	...	C-Ko (1st Volume Only) (voice: English version)
Ted Cole	...	Grash (voice: English version)
Tesshô Genda	...	'D'
Daisuke Gôri	...	Mari (male)
Stacey Gregg	...	A-Ko (1st Volume Only) (voice: English version)
Megumi Hayashibara	...	Ume
Shûichi Ikeda	...	Captain
Sayuri Ikemoto	...	Mari (female)
Miki Itô	...	Magami Eiko (A-ko)
Asami Mukaidono	...	Miss Ayumi
Kenji Nagae	...	Space Station Member
Samantha Newark	...	Vocals (voice)
Yôko Ogai	...	Asa
Tamio Ôki	...	Director of the Earth Defense Army
Ippei Oogi	...	Announcer
Lisa Ross	...	Miss Ayumi (voice: English version)
Teryl Rothery	...	Magami Eiko (A-ko) (after 1st Vol) (voice: English version)
Emi Shinohara	...	Daitokuji Biiko (B-ko)
Marc Smith	...	'D' (voice: English version)
Yoshino Takamori	...	Ine
Shizuo Takeuchi	...	Announcer
Venus Terzo	...	Daitokuji Biiko (B-ko) (after 1st Vol) (voice: English version)
Michie Tomizawa	...	Kotobuki Shiiko (C-ko)
Cathy Weseluck	...	C-Ko (after 1st Vol) (voice: English version)
Ken Yamaguchi	...	Space Station Colonel
Annemarie Zola	...	Mari (English version)

Also Known As:

Project A-Ko

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:Unrated | Australia:PG | UK:15

Company:

APPP

Trivia:

B-ko briefly appears in a baseball uniform during her first confrontation with A-ko. Assistant director Shigeru Morikawa, had the little gag thrown in because he is an avid baseball fan.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After the alien ship destroys the space station, the resulting wreckage floats across the screen towards the left comes to a complete stop. In the next shot, the debris is moving once again.

Quotes:

Miss Ayumi: [teaching class] When the poet says "Oh,to substantialize this supasataitias ontelogical quitity." he is expressing something that I think you'll agree is central to most people's lives.At the same time,what does it tell us about his absurdest views of human existence?A good question.Then his obsession with ecumenical transcendentalism is revealing.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Hokuto no Ken" (1984)

Soundtrack:

In Your Eyes

SO many in-jokes so very little time....

Project A-ko is a must for anyone who is really into anime as I am. Most of the jokes are parodies of other anime films and shows, so the more you know about anime the better the movie gets. Besides the fact that this is DEFINITELY one of the greatest anime movies ever made, it is also hard to get tired of. Literally dozens of in-jokes and a very funny movie.