Cobra, a notorious space pirate, is enlisted by bounty hunter Jane to rescue her sister from the strange being known as Crystal Bowie, but then finds himself drawn into a complex struggle over the fate of a mysterious wandering planet.
Direction
Dezaki's psychedelic split-screens and pastel-noir lighting.
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn spaceships that outshine most modern CGI.
Score
Yuji Ohno's saxophone-drenched funk fusion.
Director
Osamu Dezaki
Shigeru Matsuzaki
Cobra (voice)
Akiko Nakamura
Jane Royal (voice)
Toshiko Fujita
Catherine Royal (voice)
Jun Fubuki
Dominique Royal (voice)
Yoshiko Sakakibara
Lady Armaroid (voice)
Reiko Tajima
Sandra (voice)
Gorō Mutsumi
Crystal Bowie (voice)
Kenichi Ogata
Missionary Dakoba (voice)
Minoru Inaba
(voice)
Norio Wakamoto
Sheriff (voice)
Yu Shimaka
(voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
JP
