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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The cast

Yu Mizushima Bandar (voice)

Mami Koyama Mimuru (voice)

Masatô Ibu Black Jack (voice)

Iemasa Kayumi Dokudami (voice)

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Masako Oka Princess Marina (voice)

Tōru Ōhira King Zobi (voice)

Reiko Mutoh Queen Tasuka (voice)

Kyoji Kobayashi Dr. Kudo (voice)

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Yukiko Nikaido Mrs. Kudo (voice)

Kaneta Kimotsuki Dr. Sharaku (voice)

Tetsuya Kaji President Vitor (voice)

Yoshiko Asai Nine (voice)

Kosei Tomita King Bolbox (voice)

Koichi Chiba Don Dracula (voice)

Top billing shown. Full cast and crew on IMDB ↗

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