Ôritsu uchûgun Oneamisu no tsubasa (1987)

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

Director:

Hiroyuki Yamaga

Writers:

Hiroyuki Yamaga (screenplay), Kevin Seymour (English dialogue) (as Quint Lancaster)

Stars:

Leo Morimoto, David Thomas, Mitsuki Yayoi

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leo Morimoto	...	Shiro (voice)
David Thomas	...	Shiro (voice) (as Robert Matthews)
Mitsuki Yayoi	...	Riqunni (voice)
Heidi Lenhart	...	Riqunni Nonderaiko (voice) (as Melody Lee)
Steve Bulen	...	General (voice) (as Stevie Beeline)
Kazuyuki Sogabe	...	Matti (voice)
Bryan Cranston	...	Matti (voice) (as Lee Stone)
Chikao Ohtsuka	...	Gnomm (voice)
Michael Forest	...	Gnomm (voice) (as Alfred Thor)
Yoshito Yasuhara	...	Nekkerout (voice)
Dan Woren	...	Cop / DJ / Nekkerout / Photographer (1994) (voice) (as Warren Daniels)
Tom Konkle	...	Kharock / Noble / Reporter (voice) (as Arnie Hanks)
Shôzô Îzuka	...	Trainer (voice)
Steve Blum	...	Airman / Barfly / Historian / Noble / PA / Trainer (voice)
Steve Apostolina	...	Astronomer / Darigan / Launch (voice) (as Rudy Luzion)

Storyline

On a far-off planet, a Kingdom tries to launch the planet's first manned spacecraft. This ten year old project not only faces funding and technical problem, but also is subject to political conspiracy and the neighboring Republic's aggression. It's all up to Shilo, the first spaceman to be, his friends and their faith to make the space program a success.

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Plot Keywords:

outer space | space program | spaceman | friend | conspiracy | 

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Genres:

Animation | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

M

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first film produced by the anime studios Gainax and Bandai Visual.

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Quotes

Shirotsugh Lhadatt: Can't you have fun? I think that by now you and God should have worked out some kind of compromise.
Riquinni Nonderaiko: Oh you do?
Shirotsugh Lhadatt: [gulps] Come on, be reasonable!
Riquinni Nonderaiko: What do you mean "be reasonable?" The world is all messed up because... because of that kind of compromise!
Shirotsugh Lhadatt: What's so bad about that?

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Alternate Versions

The UK version had a 30 second rape scene cut to bring it down to a PG certificate. The UK DVD and Blu-Ray released in April 2015 restored the aforementioned rape scene, and was rated 15 accordingly.

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Connections

Featured in Anime Abandon: Roujin-Z (2014)

User Reviews

Excellent intro to Anime. Wonderful Imaginative Visuals.

This is an excellent science fiction story taking place on an alternate earth. It tells of the ambitions of a young man to become the first person in space. There are many subtle and beautiful details adding to the realism. The voice acting is excellent (even the dubbed version is bearable) and the plot and characterizations are remarkably unique and original in comparison to standard anime.

Even the music is perfect giving an otherworldly feel to the film. This is my favorite anime film of all time because it succeeds in presenting a believable world which is both wonderful in its ingenuity and comforting in its familiarity. I recommend this film to anyone twelve and up who enjoys fantasy and/or science fiction. It bears no comparison to any other movie in existence.

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

14 March 1987 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$55,572

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$60,634

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandai Visual Company, Gainax

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo Dolby Digital (re-release)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1