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Gatchaman: The Movie (1978)

Directed by Hisayuki Toriumi

Action | Science Fiction | Animation

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Overview

Five young superhero ninja employed by the International Science Organization oppose an international terrorist organization of technologically advanced villains who are trying to control Earth’s natural resources.

Length 110 minutes

Actors

Katsuji Mori | Isao Sasaki | Kazuko Sugiyama | Yoku Shioya | Shingo Kanemoto | Tōru Ōhira | Mikio Terashima | Nobuo Tanaka

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
08/07/2020TVBroadcastOther6 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Was happy to see that DKUTV was screening this as part of their viewer choice Friday. I don’t think I’ve seen this before but I do recall watching some episodes of the series at Ron’s home several years ago. This movie feels like a couple of long episodes smashed together in that it really doesn’t seem like a feature film. That’s fine as a lot of anime features often feel the same (the recent MY HERO ACADEMIA movie I watched felt the same way).

And while I wouldn’t call this a great movie it’s still entertaining for the story beats and Gatchaman team stuff. They still look really good. This transfer also looks very nice on my TV. Clearly this is from an official release by the look of the subtitle treatment.

The general premise is kinda silly however. The Galactor wants to destroy the Earth? Because their home planet was destroyed? Seems like a waste of a perfectly good planet full of resources.

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