Hi no tori 2772: Ai no kosumozôn (1980)

In the year 2772, a young cadet is sent to capture a mystical universal Phoenix, which possesses the power to rejuvenate the drained Earth.

Director:

Taku Sugiyama

Writers:

Taku Sugiyama, Osamu Tezuka (screenplay)

Stars:

Kaneto Shiozawa, Keiko Takeshita, Hiroshi Ôtake

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Kaneto Shiozawa	...	Godô Shingo (voice)
Keiko Takeshita	...	The Phoenix (voice)
Hiroshi Ôtake	...	Crack (voice)
Katsue Miwa	...	Orga (voice)
Kazue Takahashi	...	Pincho (voice)
Kazuo Kumakura	...	Saruta (voice)
Masatô Ibu	...	Black Jack (voice)
Osamu Kobayashi	...	Ban
Shûichi Ikeda	...	Rock (voice)
Shûichirô Moriyama	...	Bolkan (voice)
Toshiko Fujita	...	Rena (voice)
Yasuo Hisamatsu	...	Lord Eat

Storyline

The 2720s: The Earth is in decay and so are many of its colonies. A young and terrible kid is growing up by himself in a single-room "kindergarten cell" surrounded by the high-tech of the new millennium. For one of his birthdays, he receives an android nurse: beautiful woman-transformer, programmed to teach and protect the kid. Eventually the kid grows, gets accepted in the Space Academy and discovers enemies and friends as he races through the known Universe in the search for the Space Firebird, a semi-mythical creature of energy. In an effort to know the race of such a tenacious explorer, the creature "enters" the android and falls in love with its master and friend.

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Plot Keywords:

outer space | phoenix the bird | possession | self sacrifice | revival | 

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Taglines:

The karmic wheel has turned to 2772.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

13 July 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Space Firebird

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tezuka Productions,Toho Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min (edited)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film won the Inkpot Award at the 1980 San Diego Comic Convention and the Animation Award at the 1980 Las Vegas Film Festival.

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Connections

Followed by Hinotori (1998)

User Reviews

Classic Anime From Osamu Tezuka

I first watched this film when i was about 10. I didn't really like it then though i thought it was a bit weird and even scary. I only saw it again a few days ago when i found a VHS copy on the internet,that's 14 years after i first saw it. I'll have to say it's not the best anime of all time,and it's not the place to start if you're not a fan. But i loved it all the same as it reminds me of my childhood. My memories of it were right as it was weird though not scary. The animation was OK but the problem was the direction as it was very patchy. So if you don't like anime or Tezuka then don't bother. But it is definitely worth investigating,and frankly i prefer it over the newer animes which seem to be more about the animation and the special effects than the story or characters. Another thing about this movie is that it has great music.The version i've got is the dubbed version which as usual is crap. I know that it's been released on DVD(region 4),i hope it gets a release in the UK. 10/10