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One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book (1978)

Bander is a 17-year-old boy from Earth who lives on a distant planet, which is populated by human shape-shifters who feed off of vegetables and animal tails. Violence soon breaks out, as invaders launch an attack on Bander's new planet. This was Japan's first 2-hour animated film for television. The program received high ratings when broadcast as part of a set of 24-hour TV programs called "Ai wa Chikyu wo Sukuu" on Nippon Television. After a long gap since his last animated film for television, this work fully reflects Osamu Tezuka's desire to achieve theatrical quality with this production.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Yu MizushimaYu MizushimaBandar
  • Photo of Mami KoyamaMami KoyamaMimuru
  • Photo of Kosei TomitaKosei TomitaKing Bolbox
  • Photo of Toru OhiraToru OhiraKing Zobi
  • Photo of Masatô IbuMasatô IbuBlack Jack
  • Photo of Iemasa KayumiIemasa KayumiDokudami
  • Photo of Reiko MutohReiko MutohQueen Tasuka
  • Photo of Kyoji KobayashiKyoji KobayashiDr. Kudo
  • Photo of Yukiko NikaidoYukiko NikaidoMrs. Kudo
  • Photo of Kaneta KimotsukiKaneta KimotsukiDr. Sharaku

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