Flying Phantom Ship

See also Flying Phantom.
Flying Phantom Ship
Poster
Directed byHiroshi Ikeda
Screenplay by
  • Masaki Tsuji
  • Hiroshi Ikeda
Story byShotaro Ishinomori
Produced byHiroshi Okawa
Music byKosuke Onozaki
Production
company
Distributed byToei Company
Release date
  • July 20, 1969 (1969-07-20)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Flying Phantom Ship (空飛ぶゆうれい船, Soratobu Yūreisen) is a 1969 anime feature film directed by Hiroshi Ikeda and produced by Toei Animation. It was one of the first anime films to be dubbed into Russian and shown in Soviet cinema theaters. The key animation of the film and the design work on the giant robot was done by the then-largely-unknown Hayao Miyazaki.

On May 28, 2022, it was announced Discotek Media will release the film on Blu-ray and will produce an English dub.[1]

Plot

Hayato's home city is under attack from a gigantic robot. His parents are lying dead in the rubble and the only remaining friend is his dog. His only thought now is revenge against the owner of the Phantom Ship (from where the robot said he was sent).

He ends up in the house of Kuroshio, the leader of the fight against the Phantom Ship and the most important person in the city. By complete accident, Hayato finds his way to an underground passageway where he realizes that the true nature of events does not mesh with what Kuroshio has told him.

His life is now in great danger, and only he can stop the plans of the evildoers.

Cast

Character Japanese English
Hayato Arashiyama Masako Nozawa Mona Marshall
Technician Arashiyama Akira Nagoya Frank Todaro
Mr. Kuroshio Akio Tanaka Lucas Schuneman
Mrs. Kuroshio Kyoko Satomi Anne Yatco
Minister of Defense Haniwa Kōsei Tomita Rick Zieff
Ruriko Yukiko Okada Julia Gu
Captain Phantom Gorō Naya Patrick Seitz

References

  1. ^ "Discotek Licenses Planet with, Aho Girl, 4 More Anime for Home Video (Updated)".