Crusher Joe: The Movie (1983)
Kurasshâ Jô (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 12min
- Action, Animation
- 1996 (USA)
- Movie
Amid a supposedly simple escort mission, Joe and his crew experience a failure during their warp travel. They wake up just to find out that the passengers are missing. To make things worse, the United Space Force accuses them of committing...
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Cast
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Hiraku Takemura | ... |
Joe (voice)
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| Run Sasaki | ... |
Alfin (voice)
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| Noriko Ohara | ... |
Ricky (voice)
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| Kiyoshi Kobayashi | ... |
Talos (voice)
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| Issei Futamata | ... |
Dongo (voice)
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| Gorô Naya | ... |
Kowalsky (voice)
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Osamu Kobayashi | ... |
Bard (voice)
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Akira Kume | ... |
Dan (voice)
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| Reiko Mutô | ... |
Matua (voice)
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Kazuyuki Sogabe | ... |
Killie (voice)
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Takeshi Watabe | ... |
Nero (voice)
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Daisuke Gôri | ... |
Roki (voice)
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Kazuko Yanaga | ... |
Norma (voice)
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Nobuo Tanaka | ... |
Valenstinos (voice)
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Hidekatsu Shibata | ... |
Mardola (voice)
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Kôichi Chiba | ... |
Corte Gianni (voice)
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Masaru Ikeda | ... |
Doctor (voice)
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Masato Tachizawa | ... |
Pirate Chief (voice)
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Shinya Ôtaki | ... |
Pirate (voice)
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Tomomichi Nishimura | ... |
Officer (voice)
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Kan Sakai | ... |
Anessa (voice)
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Hiroyuki Kumakura | ... |
Control Room Officer (voice)
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| Fumihiko Tachiki | ... |
Control Room Officer (voice)
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| Hiroshi Kawaguchi | ... |
Control Room Officer (voice)
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Meri Mizuhara | ... |
Kei (voice)
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Yuri Akitsu | ... |
Yuri (voice)
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| Chikao Ôtsuka | ... |
Murphy (voice)
(as Chikao Ohtsuka)
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Michael Brady | ... |
Joe (voice)
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| Pierre Brulatour | ... |
Valentinos (voice)
(as Pierre Brulator)
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| Juliet Cesario | ... |
Alfin (voice)
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| Stacia Crawford | ... |
Matua (voice)
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| Brian Cummings | ... |
Joe / Cmdr. Byrd / Valentine's Aide / Smuggler 2 / Smuggler 5 (Enoki Films dub) (voice)
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Bob Edwards | ... |
Bard (voice)
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Liz Elsen | ... |
Kei (voice)
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Aimee Flint | ... |
Yuri (voice)
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| Rick Forrester | ... |
Dongo, Jimenes (voice)
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Patrick Humphrey | ... |
Doctor (voice)
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| Belinda Keller | ... |
Norma (voice)
(as Belinda Bizic)
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Marc Matney | ... |
Kowalsky (voice)
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Daniel Morris | ... |
Dan (voice)
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| Sean P. O'Connell | ... |
Roki (voice)
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| Shaun O'Rourke | ... |
Ricky (voice)
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Kevin Potts | ... |
Nero (voice)
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| Jan Rabson | ... |
Talos / Valentine / Cpt. Kowalsky / Nelo / Joe's Father / Smuggler 1 / Smuggler 3 / Smuggler 4 / Smuggler 6 (Enoki Films dub) (voice)
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Kathy Ritter | ... |
Ricky / Alfin / Shara (Enoki Films dub) (voice)
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Norman Shore | ... |
Mardola (voice)
(as Norm Shore)
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Daniel Taraschke | ... |
Communications Officer (voice)
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| Dave Underwood | ... |
Talos (voice)
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Michael S. Way | ... |
Murphy (voice)
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Directed by
| Yoshikazu Yasuhiko | ||
| Jim Terry | ||
Written by
| Angelo Grillo | ... | (script) |
| Haruka Takachiho | ... | (novel) |
| Yoshikazu Yasuhiko | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Mananori Itô | ... | executive producer |
| Yoshinori Kishimoto | ... | executive producer |
| Robert J. Woodhead | ... | executive producer |
| Eiji Yamaura | ... | planner |
| Takayuki Yoshii | ... | producer |
Music by
| Norio Maeda | ||
Cinematography by
| Katsuji Misawa | ||
Editing by
| Yumiko Fuse | ||
| Kazuo Inoue | ||
Art Direction by
| Mitsuki Nakamura | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Mamoru Hamatsu | ... | assistant director |
| Norio Kajima | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Michiaki Satô | ... | art designer |
| Shinji Wada | ... | special design |
| Yoshikazu Yasuhiko | ... | storyboard artist |
Sound Department
| Kôichi Chiba | ... | sound director (as Kohichi Chiba) |
| Sadayoshi Fujino | ... | sound director |
| Yukiteru Izumiyama | ... | sound mixer |
| Isamu Kattô | ... | sound mixer (as Isamu Katto) |
| Kazutoshi Satô | ... | sound effects editor |
| Keiko Senda | ... | sound producer |
| Akiyoshi Yoda | ... | sound mixer |
Special Effects by
| Michiaki Doi | ... | special effects |
| Kumiko Endô | ... | special effects |
| Shingo Hara | ... | special effects photographer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Akio Bando | ... | camera operator |
| Takafumi Hirata | ... | camera operator |
| Katsuji Misawa | ... | camera operator |
| Akio Saitô | ... | camera operator |
Animation Department
| Teiichi Akashi | ... | background artist |
| Tetsuo Anzai | ... | background artist |
| Hideo Azuma | ... | special character designer: "Group" and "Ouch" |
| Yoshiko Barada | ... | inbetween checker |
| Keiko Hasegawa | ... | animator |
| Atsuko Hata | ... | colorist: Studio DEEN |
| Mayumi Hattori | ... | animator |
| Jun'ichi Higashi | ... | background artist |
| Ken'ichi Hirano | ... | animator |
| Toshiki Hirano | ... | animator (as Toshihiro Hirano) |
| Mayumi Hirota | ... | animator |
| Fujihiko Hosono | ... | special character designer: "Night Walker" |
| Yumiko Igarashi | ... | special character designer: "Boo-Boo" |
| Reiko Ishibashi | ... | colorist: Studio DEEN |
| Mayumi Ishigaki | ... | animator |
| Hisaichi Ishii | ... | special character designer: "Saiteijin" |
| Ichirô Itano | ... | animator |
| Kazue Itô | ... | background artist |
| Yukiko Itô | ... | animator |
| Hidetoshi Kaneko | ... | background artist: Studio Cosmos |
| Kazuko Katsui | ... | background artist |
| Shôji Kawamori | ... | animator / mechanical designer |
| Tomoko Kobayashi | ... | animator |
| Ayumi Koike | ... | animator |
| Chieko Kudô | ... | animator |
| Kazuko Maejima | ... | inbetween checker |
| Mitsunari Makino | ... | background artist |
| Satomi Mikuriya | ... | special character designer: "Rudora" |
| Makiko Miura | ... | colorist: Studio DEEN |
| Haremi Miyagawa | ... | colorist: Studio DEEN |
| Setsuko Morishita | ... | colorist: Studio DEEN |
| Yûji Moriyama | ... | animator |
| Momoko Murata | ... | animator |
| Hiromi Nishikawa | ... | animator |
| Kuniko Nishimura | ... | background artist |
| Gen Satô | ... | animator |
| Sachiko Satô | ... | background artist |
| Mayumi Shiba | ... | colorist: Taka Production |
| Tetsuto Shimono | ... | background artist |
| Kumiko Takahashi | ... | animator |
| Rumiko Takahashi | ... | special character designer: "Chag" |
| Fumiko Takano | ... | special character designer: "Anessa" |
| Kiyoshi Takeba | ... | animator |
| Keiko Takemiya | ... | special character designer: "Date Wear" |
| Setsuko Takenouchi | ... | animator |
| Miyuki Tokitomo | ... | animator |
| Mie Tokura | ... | animator |
| Miki Tori | ... | special character designer |
| Akira Toriyama | ... | special character designer: "MAX 310" |
| Toshihisa Tôjô | ... | background artist |
| Yorihisa Uchida | ... | animator |
| Shinji Wada | ... | special character designer: "Goby" |
| Yoshikazu Yasuhiko | ... | animation director / animator / character designer |
| Emi Yoshida | ... | assistant color coordinator |
| Kumiko Yoshihama | ... | animator |
| Setsu Yoshihashi | ... | animator |
| Kazuhiko Yoshimori | ... | animator |
| Naoyuki Yoshinaga | ... | animator |
| Tomoko Ôtaki | ... | animator |
| Katsuhiro Ôtomo | ... | special character designer: "Arakune" (as Katsuhiro Ohtomo) |
Music Department
| Katsuaki Nakatani | ... | conductor |
| Tokyo Symphony Orchestra | ... | music performed by |
| Eiji Sashida | ... | music producer |
| Miki Tori | ... | musician: bagpipes |
Additional Crew
| Fumikuni Furusawa | ... | production progress |
| Akihiro Hakamada | ... | title designer |
| Mamoru Hamatsu | ... | setting production |
| Scott Houle | ... | adr director: english version |
| Toshiya Ichimanda | ... | production progress |
| Isao Ishida | ... | titles |
| Noboru Mano | ... | publicity manager |
| Minoru Nishikawa | ... | production progress |
| Emi Yoshida | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Fuji Eiga Company (1983) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Shochiku (1983) (Japan) (theatrical)
- AnimEigo (1996) (United States) (video) (Laserdisc)
- AnimEigo (2000) (Canada) (VHS)
- AnimEigo (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- AnimEigo (2003) (Canada) (DVD)
- AnimEigo (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Discotek Media (2017) (United States) (DVD)
- Enoki Films USA (1988) (United States) (VHS) (Cut version)
- Granata Press (Italy)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Ad Cosmo (paint)
- Asahi Production (photography)
- Coastal Carolina Sound Studios (ADR production)
- Design Office Mechaman (background)
- E&M (sound effects)
- Group Joy (paint)
- Inoue Editing Room (editor)
- Kino Production (paint)
- Kyoto Animation (paint)
- Studio 2001 (paint)
- Studio Cosmos (background)
- Studio DEEN (paint)
- Studio Just (paint)
- Studio Kuma (paint)
- Studio SF (background)
- Taka Production (paint)
- Tokyo Laboratory Co. Ltd. (developing)
- Tokyo TV Center (recording)
- Yuminsha (paint)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Amid a supposedly simple escort mission, Joe and his crew experience a failure during their warp travel. They wake up just to find out that the passengers are missing. To make things worse, the United Space Force accuses them of committing space piracy and Crusher HQ suspends their licenses for six months. To clear their names, they head out to the dangerous planet of Lagol to find the person who hired them for that particular mission. Written by anonymous |
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Followed by Crusher Joe The OVAs (1989). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Hishou (Never End) See more » |