Lensman (1988)

  • PG-13
  • 12/12/1988 (US)
  • Animation, Action, Science Fiction
  • 1h 47m

Shadow of the Lens

Overview

In this animated adaptation of E. E. Doc Smith's groundbreaking science fiction serial "Grey Lensman" from the 1930s-1950s, Kimball Kinnison, a young man from the agricultural planet Mquie and his Valerian companion, Buscirk find a dying man with a legendary crystal lens embedded in his hand. As the man was dying, he mysteriously passed on the Lens to Kim. With more companions to come by, Kim must find out the purpose of the Lens before the Boskone dynasty does.

Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Director

Kazuyuki Hirokawa

Director

Edward E. Smith

Novel

Soji Yoshikawa

Writer

Cast

Toshio Furukawa's headshot

Toshio Furukawa

Kimball Kinnison (voice)
Mami Koyama's headshot

Mami Koyama

Clarissa MacDougall (voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka's headshot

Chikao Ohtsuka

Pete Van Buskirk (voice)
Nachi Nozawa's headshot

Nachi Nozawa

Worsel (voice)
Katsuya Kobayashi's headshot

Katsuya Kobayashi

DJ Bill (voice)
Seizô Katô's headshot

Seizô Katô

Lord Helmuth (voice)
Eiji Kanie's headshot

Eiji Kanie

Narrator (voice)
Hidekatsu Shibata's headshot

Hidekatsu Shibata

Port Admiral Haynes (voice)

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