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Lensman

Original title: SF Shinseiki Lensman
  • 1984
  • PG-13
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
698
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Lensman (1984)
AnimationAdventureSci-Fi

A farmboy stumbles upon the Lens, an artifact which grants him fantastic powers and contains vital information that may allow the Galactic Fleet to defeat the evil Boskone Empire.A farmboy stumbles upon the Lens, an artifact which grants him fantastic powers and contains vital information that may allow the Galactic Fleet to defeat the evil Boskone Empire.A farmboy stumbles upon the Lens, an artifact which grants him fantastic powers and contains vital information that may allow the Galactic Fleet to defeat the evil Boskone Empire.

  • Directors
    • Shûichi Hirokawa
    • Yoshiaki Kawajiri
  • Writers
    • Edward E. Smith
    • Sôji Yoshikawa
    • Steve Kramer
  • Stars
    • Toshio Furukawa
    • Mami Koyama
    • Chikao Ôtsuka
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    698
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Shûichi Hirokawa
      • Yoshiaki Kawajiri
    • Writers
      • Edward E. Smith
      • Sôji Yoshikawa
      • Steve Kramer
    • Stars
      • Toshio Furukawa
      • Mami Koyama
      • Chikao Ôtsuka
    • 13User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Toshio Furukawa
    Toshio Furukawa
    • Kimball Kinnison
    • (voice)
    Mami Koyama
    Mami Koyama
    • Clarissa MacDougall
    • (voice)
    Chikao Ôtsuka
    Chikao Ôtsuka
    • Peter Van Buskirk
    • (voice)
    • (as Chikao Ohtsuka)
    Nachi Nozawa
    • Worsel
    • (voice)
    Tadashi Nakamura
    • Gary Kinnison
    • (voice)
    Hidekatsu Shibata
    • Port Admiral Haynes
    • (voice)
    Seizô Katô
    • Helmuth
    • (voice)
    Kôji Yada
    • Greedle
    • (voice)
    Takeshi Aono
    Takeshi Aono
    • LaVerne Thorndyke
    • (voice)
    Eiji Kanie
    • Narration
    • (voice)
    Yasuo Tanaka
    • Blakeslee
    • (voice)
    • (as Yasurô Tanaka)
    Shingo Kanemoto
    • Zwilnik
    • (voice)
    Masaharu Satô
    • Henry Henderson
    • (voice)
    Masashi Hironaka
    • Computer
    • (voice)
    Michitaka Kobayashi
    • Operator
    • (voice)
    Masato Hirano
    • Alien
    • (voice)
    Katsuya Kobayashi
    • DJ Bill
    • (voice)
    Yuko Saito
    • Sol
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Shûichi Hirokawa
      • Yoshiaki Kawajiri
    • Writers
      • Edward E. Smith
      • Sôji Yoshikawa
      • Steve Kramer
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      While this film was nominally based on Edward E ("Doc") Smith's "Lensman" books, significant elements of the plot have actually been lifted from DC Comics "Green Lantern", which is fitting, as "Green Lantern" pretty much bases major parts of its background and setup on the "Lensman" stories.
    • Quotes

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

    • Alternate versions
      Two English dubs of the movie exist. The first, made in 1987 by Harmony Gold, is cut by about 15 minutes and replaces much of the music with stock music from the Robotech movies. The second English dub, released in 1990 by Streamline Pictures, is uncut (although a new English ending credit roll replaces the original Japanese) with music and sound effects intact.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Chronic Rift: War in Science Fiction (1991)

    User reviews13

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    Classic Sci-Fi Adventure!
    Heard of this anime film about ten years ago, and finally got off my duff and watched it on VHS. So much in it to recommend, I don't know where to start, except that it's a classic Sci-Fi adventure like some of the early Heinlein juvenile novels (never read the Lensmen books, but I will now) and the Star Wars Trilogy, just in anime form. The characters are interesting, and the music score and rock tracks go well with all the futuristic imagery. I am really wishing for this to be on DVD soon!
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    • moonbus69
    • Feb 15, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 31, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Yoshiaki Kawajiri Official site - Archive - Lensman: Secret of The Lens [Japan]
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Lensman: Secret of The Lens
    • Production companies
      • EE Doc Smith MK Company
      • Kôdansha
      • MK Productions Ltd.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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