Wings of Honneamise (1987) Ôritsu uchûgun Oneamisu no tsubasa (original title)

Director:

Hiroyuki Yamaga

Writers:

Kevin Seymour (English dialogue)
Mary Mason (English dialogue)
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Release Date:

10 March 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

In an alternative Earth, a young astronaut participates in a controversial fledgling space program.

Plot Keywords:

Space | Space Program | Friend | Astronaut | Spacecraft

Cast

Masahiro Anzai	...	Majaho
Steve Blum	...	General's Assistant / Noble (voice: English version) (as Steven Jay Blum)
Ivan Buckley	...	Construction Worker (voice: English version) (as Jack Emmet)
Steve Bulen	...	General Khaidenn (voice: English version) (as Stevie Beeline)
Bryan Cranston	...	Matti Tohn (voice: English version)
Bambi Darro	...	Matti's Girlfriend (voice: English version)
Christopher de Groot	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Christophe de Groot)
Mari Devon	...	Reporter (voice: English version) (as Jane Alan)
Dorothy Elias-Fahn	...	Laughing Woman, Kid (voice: English version) (as Dorothy Melendrez)
Richard Epcar	...	Talkative Launch Tech (voice: English version)
Jonathan Fahn	...	Protester, Launch Tech (voice: English version) (as Jonathan Charles)
Tom Fahn	...	Bar Patron (voice: English version) (as Tom Charles)
Michael Forest	...	Dr. Gnomm (voice: English version) (as Alfred Thor)
Jeff Frayer	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Lena Gale	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Dougary Grant	...	Prince Toness, Photographer (voice: English version)
Stanley Gurd Jr.	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Arnie Hanks	...	Karrock (voice: English version)
Shôzô Iizuka	...	Space Force Trainer
Kazuo Kumakura	...	(voice)
Melody Lee	...	Riquinni Nonderaiko (voice: English version)
Wendee Lee	...	Bar Patron / News Reel Narrator (voice: English version)
Jill Lyons	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Jake Martin	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Dan Martin)
Rob Matthews	...	Shirotsugh Lhadatt (voice: English version) (as Robert Matthews)
Joe Montane	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Leo Morimoto	...	Shirotsugh Lhadatt
Gorô Naya	...	(voice)
Tony Pope	...	Guy Washing Clothes (voice: English version) (as Anthony Mozdy)
Simon Prescott	...	Republic Leader (voice: English version) (as Simon Isaacson)
Joe Romersa	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Anthony Santacrose	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Bin Shimada	...	Yanaran
Kazuyuki Sogabe	...	Marty
Ellyn Stern	...	Republic News Narrator (voice: English version)
Doug Stone	...	TV Commentator / Noble / Reporter (voice: English version)
Hirotaka Suzuoki	...	Domorhot
Jimmy Theodore	...	Cadet With Glasses (voice: English version) (as Rudy Luzion)
Kôji Totani	...	Tchallichammi
Thomas White	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Mimi Woods	...	Test Film Narrator, Launch Countdown (voice: English version)
Dan Woren	...	Nekkerout (voice: English version) (as Warren Daniels)
Yoshito Yasuhara	...	Nekkerout
Mitsuki Yayoi	...	Riquinni Nonderaiko
Chikao Ôtsuka	...	Dr. Gnomm

Directed by
Hiroyuki Yamaga

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mary Mason		English dialogue
Kevin Seymour		English dialogue (as Quint Lancaster)
Hiroyuki Yamaga
Hiroshi Ônogi

Produced by
Hiroaki Inoue	....	producer
Toshio Okada	....	executive producer
Hirohiko Suekichi	....	producer
Shigeru Watanabe	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ryûichi Sakamoto

Cinematography by
Hiroshi Isagawa

Film Editing by
Harutoshi Ogata

Production Design by
Hideaki Anno
Kamui Fujiwara
Fumio Iida
Jirô Kanai
Mahiro Maeda
Kenichi Sonoda
Mamoru Sugiura
Masayuki Takano
Kazuyoshi Yaginuma
Rei Yumeno

Art Direction by
Hiromasa Ogura

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Takami Akai	....	assistant director
Shinji Higuchi	....	assistant director
Shôichi Masuo	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Shohei Hayashi	....	sound recordist
Joe Romersa	....	dialog sound engineer

Special Effects by
Hideaki Anno	....	special effects
Kunji Tanifuji	....	special effects

Animation Department
Hideaki Anno	....	animation director
Hideaki Anno	....	layout designer
Tatsuya Egawa	....	animator
Masaaki Endo	....	animator
Kamui Fujiwara	....	layout designer
Makiko Futaki	....	animator
Chihiro Hayashi	....	animator
Shinji Higuchi	....	layout designer
Michiyasu Hiraga	....	animator
Toshiaki Hontani	....	animator
Yoshiyuki Ichikawa	....	animator
Fumio Iida	....	animation director
Fumio Iida	....	layout designer
Yoshinobu Ineno	....	animator
Atsuko Inoue	....	animator
Toshiyuki Inoue	....	animator
Ichirô Itano	....	animator
Yoko Kadokami	....	animator
Jirô Kanai	....	animator
Jirô Kanai	....	layout designer
Toshio Kawaguchi	....	animator
Kumiko Kawana	....	animator
Nobuyuki Kitajima	....	animator
Katsuya Kondô	....	animator
Kitaro Kosaka	....	animator
Toshiyuki Kubooka	....	animator
Mahiro Maeda	....	animator
Mahiro Maeda	....	layout designer
Masayuki	....	animator
Tôru Misaka	....	animator
Sadami Morikawa	....	animator
Yûji Moriyama	....	animation director
Akiko Nakano	....	animator
Hidekazu Ohara	....	animator
Hiroshi Oikawa	....	animator
Yutaka Okamura	....	animator
Shinji Otsuka	....	animator
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto	....	animation director
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto	....	character designer
Kunihiko Sakurai	....	animator
Teiichi Shintani	....	animator
Kenichi Sonoda	....	layout designer
Mika Sugai	....	animator
Mamoru Sugiura	....	layout designer
Yasuko Tachiki	....	animator
Masayuki Takano	....	layout designer
Takao Takano	....	animator
Kazuyoshi Takeuchi	....	animator
Tomokazu Tokoro	....	animator
Akiko Tsukui	....	animator
Kazuyoshi Yaginuma	....	animator
Kazuyoshi Yaginuma	....	layout designer
Satoshi Yamamoto	....	animator
Noriyasu Yamauchi	....	animator
Kinji Yoshimoto	....	animator
Rei Yumeno	....	layout designer
Nobuteru Yuuki	....	animator
Ken'ichi Ônuki	....	animator
Tomoko Ôtaki	....	animator

Music Department
Haruo Kubota	....	composer: additional music
Yuji Nomi	....	composer: additional music
Ryûichi Sakamoto	....	music director
Shinichi Tanaka	....	music mixer
Koji Ueno	....	composer: additional music

Production Companies

• Bandai Visual Company
• Gainax

Distributors

• Castle Communications (1997) (Finland) (VHS)
• Manga Video
• Tara Releasing (1995) (USA) (dubbed)
• Teletoon (English dubbed)

Other Companies

• Onkio Haus  music recording studio

Also Known As:

"Ôritsu uchûgun Oneamisu no tsubasa" - Japan (original title)

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:Unrated | West Germany:16 | UK:PG (cut video release) | Australia:M | Canada:14A | New Zealand:M | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-10

Company:

Bandai Visual Company

Trivia:

In March of 1992 producers at Gainax had began planning on a sequel film called "Aoki Uru" with Hideaki Anno slated to direct. The project fell through a year later due to financial difficulties faced by the studio, but the failure opened the door for Anno to produce his series, "Neon Genesis Evangelion" (1995).

Quotes:

Shirotsugh Lhadatt:I am the first man in space. Can anyone hear me?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Anime Abandon: The Wings of Honneamise (#1.16)" (2011)

One of my top ten favourite films.

My favourite animated film and sadly unappreciated is Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise. The story is set in a fictional world where space travel has not yet been achieved and based around a cadet from the Royal Space Force who wants to see that change despite his peers thinking it is a suicide mission as all previous attempts have resulted in death. Royal Space Force and Akira were the two big Anime that marked the rise of that subculture in the West during the late eighties. Unfortunately, it was Akira that received all the attention from the fan base as it catered to an adolescent audience more than Royal Space Force, which is a drama and has a slower pace… and it's a shame. Admittedly, I didn't get into Royal Space Force on the first watch – however, repeated viewings have made me realise this film is not only better than most Anime – it is one of my top ten favourite films along side 2001: A Space Odyssey. The story has a rich number of themes being explored – knowing your place in the world and then understanding how trivial we are in the context of the universe, it looks at religion, the military-industrial complex, the relationship between men and women, loyalty, self-respect and most importantly – following one's dreams. The soundtrack is perfect for this as is the wonderful animation by GAINAX, the studio behind Neon Genesis Evangelion – there's an amazing montage sequence towards the end of the film that is so ambitious it is up there with the jump cut from the bone to the space station in 2001. I love this film, it is my favourite science fiction and it is the film I would recommend first from this list. Watch it once, give it day then watch it again.