Ôritsu uchûgun Oneamisu no tsubasa (1987)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Hiroyuki Yamaga

Writers:

Mary Mason (English dialogue)
Kevin Seymour (English dialogue)

Release Date:

10 March 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

In an alternative Earth, a young astronaut participates in a controversial fledgling space program.

Plot Keywords:

Space | Space Program | Spacecraft | Astronaut | Spaceman

Cast

Jane Alan	...	Reporter (voice: English version)
Masahiro Anzai	...	Majaho
Steve Blum	...	General's Assistant, Noble (voice: English version) (as Steven Jay Blum)
Ivan Buckley	...	Construction Worker (voice: English version) (as Jack Emmet)
Steve Bulen	...	General Khaidenn (voice: English version) (as Stevie Beeline)
Bryan Cranston	...	Matti Tohn (voice: English version)
Bambi Darro	...	Matti's Girlfriend (voice: English version)
Christopher de Groot	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Christophe de Groot)
Dorothy Elias-Fahn	...	Laughing Woman, Kid (voice: English version) (as Dorothy Melendrez)
Richard Epcar	...	Talkative Launch Tech (voice: English version)
Jonathan Fahn	...	Protester, Launch Tech (voice: English version) (as Jonathan Charles)
Tom Fahn	...	Bar Patron (voice: English version) (as Tom Charles)
Michael Forest	...	Dr. Gnomm (voice: English version) (as Alfred Thor)
Jeff Frayer	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Lena Gale	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Dougary Grant	...	Prince Toness, Photographer (voice: English version)
Stanley Gurd Jr.	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Arnie Hanks	...	Karrock (voice: English version)
Shôzô Îzuka	...	Space Force Trainer
Kazuo Kumakura	...	(voice)
Melody Lee	...	Riquinni Nonderaiko (voice: English version)
Wendee Lee	...	Bar Patron, News Reel Narrator (voice: English version)
Jill Lyons	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Jake Martin	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Dan Martin)
Rob Matthews	...	Shirotsugh Lhadatt (voice: English version) (as Robert Matthews)
Joe Montane	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Leo Morimoto	...	Shirotsugh Lhadatt
Gorô Naya	...	(voice)
Chikao Ôtsuka	...	Dr. Gnomm
Tony Pope	...	Guy Washing Clothes (voice: English version) (as Anthony Mozdy)
Simon Prescott	...	Republic Leader (voice: English version) (as Simon Isaacson)
Joe Romersa	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Anthony Santacrose	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Bin Shimada	...	Yanaran
Kazuyuki Sogabe	...	Marty
Ellyn Stern	...	Republic News Narrator (voice: English version)
Doug Stone	...	TV Commentator, Noble, Reporter (voice: English version)
Hirotaka Suzuoki	...	Domorhot
Jimmy Theodore	...	Cadet With Glasses (voice: English version) (as Rudy Luzion)
Kôji Totani	...	Tchallichammi
Thomas White	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Mimi Woods	...	Test Film Narrator, Launch Countdown (voice: English version)
Dan Woren	...	Nekkerout (voice: English version) (as Warren Daniels)
Yoshito Yasuhara	...	Nekkerout
Mitsuki Yayoi	...	Riquinni Nonderaiko

Also Known As:

Starquest
Wings of Honneamise (USA)
Wings of Honneamise: Royal Space Force

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

South Korea:15 | UK:15 | USA:Unrated | West Germany:16 | UK:PG (cut video release) | Australia:M | Canada:14A | New Zealand:M

Company:

Bandai Visual Company

Quotes:

Dr. Gnomm: I'll have you know that I was flying rockets before you were even an itch in your daddy's crotch!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijô-ban: Air/Magokoro wo, kimi ni (1997)

Review/Plot Summary

Sumptuous animation and an evocative musical score take one on a journey through a world whose similarity to our own is enhanced by its subtle differences.

The space race of the twentieth century is portrayed not only as a contest between war and peace, but also between mere subsistence existence and the drive to better ourselves. Add to that a touch of spirituality, and one has a deep, philosophical drama which thrives upon the freedom and beauty provided by animation.

The plot: Two rival nations are vying for political and military dominance. The much ridiculed fledgling space program becomes a pawn in this power struggle as one nation tries to use it as a propaganda tool and bait to lure its rival into war. No one expects a real, working rocket ship to be created.

At the center of the conflict is the brave, volunteer test pilot, who is transformed overnight from an air-force reject to the symbol of the new era. His physical ordeal of surviving the rigors of flight training, not to mention the assassination attempts, becomes secondary to his attempts to justify the vast resources expended on the project while people are living in poverty just outside the training center.

Finally, all worldly issues are transcended as the rocket actually lifts off (with stunning animation), much to the amazement of the troops fighting over its possession.