Lensman

 
2500 AD. The peace of the Galactic Alliance is shattered by the threats of the Boskonian Empire, an evil race ruled by the tyrannical Helmuth. Our hero Kimball Kinnison, son of an ex-galactic patrolman, is mysteriously entrusted with a LENS carrying crucial enemy data. The LENS bestows awesome powers on Kim but also quickly propels him towards incredible danger from the Boskonian forces. In their fight to save the galaxy, Kim and his faithful ally Van Buskirk are joined by fellow lensman Worsel, from the alien planet Velantia and wild'n'crazy DJ Bill, a spy operating out of an enemy disco amongst the drug mines of planet Radelix.
The film is loosely based on "Galactic Patrol", the third of E.E. "Doc" Smith's Lensman sci-fi novels which were major influences on Star Wars. Incorporated within the hand-drawn cels are computer animation sequences run on the CRAY-1 supercomputer used to generate the Jupiter sequences in 2010. The film also provided the basis for a succesful series of LENSMAN comics from Eternity Comics, written by Paul O'Connor.

Dubbed into English by Streamline Pictures.
Executive producers: Hiroshi Suto
Producers: Akihiko Ito (Kodansha), Mitsuru Kaneko (MK)
Associate producers: Michihiro Tomii (Kodansha), Tadayoshi Watanabe (MK), Masao Maruyama (Madhouse)
Directors: Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Kazuyuki Hirokawa
Script writer: Soji Yoshikawa
Art director: Katsushi Aoki
Music composer: Toshihiko Takamizawa
Music production: Pony Canyon
Production: KODANSHA MK COMPANY
Produced in cooperation with Computer Graphics Laboratories Inc., New York Institute of Technology, Century Research Co., Tokyo Technical College (Screen Imaging) Research Institute, JCGL.
Based on the novels by E.E. "Doc" Smith.
Programme running time: 107 minutes approx
© 1984 E.E. "Doc" Smith - Kodansha
Package design & summary © 1993 Manga Entertainment Ltd.
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