is a 1993 Japanese

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film based on the novel of the same name by

Yoshio Aramaki Yoshio Aramaki (, ''Aramaki Yoshio'', 12 April 1933 –) is a science fiction and mystery writer, critic and art collector. His original given name was Kunio Aramaki (, ''Aramaki Kunio''). He has changed his name to Yoshimasa Aramaki ().''Nihon Gen ...

. It was released in the United States by

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Plot

Set in the dawning of the 25th century, the earth has undergone changes and technology improved in leaps and bounds, with humanity now colonizing Mars. However, unknown to humanity, there is an ancient race of aliens known as 'The Gods' which have been patiently waiting and watching humanity's progress. They take action and try to halt man's progress into space with extreme force. Although humanity has some very advanced weaponry at their disposal such as highly advanced aircraft, orbital fighters and gigantic desert battleships full of the most amazing array of weapons, will it be enough to stop them? The aliens have impressive weapons of their own, including an unstoppable stealth carrier. Humanity's hope rests on the shoulders of Captain Akuh and the crew of the Battleship Aoba. They are to carry out a top-secret mission against the aliens which, if successful, could mean the end to the war.

Cast

Japanese Cast

Hideyuki Tanaka is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo who is attached to Aoni Production. He is a graduate of the Toho Gakuen School of Music. He is most known for his roles in ''One Piece'' (as Donquixote Doflamingo), '' Dokaben'' (as Tarou Y ...

as Captain Akuh * Isshin Chiba as Operator *

Kouji Tsujitani ''Kouji'' ({{zh, c=口技), which can be translated literally as "mouth skill" or "skill of mouth" is a Chinese vocal mimicry performance art which utilizes the human speech organs to mimic the sounds of everyday life. When this vocal mimicry is ...

as J. Dalton * Yumi Touma as Dr. Lee *

Hiroko Emori is a Japanese voice actress who works for Aoni Production. Filmography Television animation *''Saint Seiya'' (1986), Seiya (Young), Kiki *''Dragon Ball'' (1987), Chiaotzu *'' Dragon Ball Z'' (1989), Chiaotzu, Bulma's Mother, Idasa's Mother *'' ...

as Lt. Darsa Keligan * Yuzuru Fujimoto as Admiral Mikawa *

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as Yutaka Todoroki *

Ikuya Sawaki , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese voice actor who is affiliated with Arts Vision. Filmography Anime television series *''Dirty Pair'' (1985) (Goolley) *''Kyatto Ninden Teyandee'' (1990) (Kitsunezuka Ko'on-no-Kami) *'' Berserk'' (1 ...

as Colonel Coleman *Masaru Satou as John Bruce * Hirohiko Kakegawa as Yamamoto *Sanshiro Nitta as P.O. * Omi Minami as Announcer *

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as Yoko Dalton

English Cast

*B.H. O'Neill as Captain Akuh *Cynthia DeMoss as Dr. Lee *Dale Oliverio as Takeshi Hijikata *David Stuart as J. Dalton *Michael William as Yutaka Todoroki *

Sharon Becker Sharon Becker is a New York-based make-up artist and a former voice actress. Arguably her most notable roles are Reiko Mikami in ''Ghost Sweeper Mikami'' and Anthy Himemiya in ''Revolutionary Girl Utena''. She frequently worked with Central Park M ...

as Lt. Darsa Keligan *Barry Chiate as Colonel Coleman *Bob Heitman as Admiral Mikawa

Notelist

References

External links

* * 1993 anime films 1993 films 1990s science fiction films Adventure anime and manga Central Park Media Japanese animated science fiction films Magic Bus (studio) {{anime-film-stub