One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book (1978): movie guide

What is One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book about?

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.

Cast highlights

One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book features Yu Mizushima, Mami Koyama, Masatô Ibu, Iemasa Kayumi, Masako Oka, Tōru Ōhira. Open the Cinema Box title page for the full cast list and character credits.

Key facts

Release date: 1978-08-27. Runtime: 92 minutes. TMDB score: 5.4/10 (13 votes). Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Science Fiction, TV Movie. Original language: ja. Status: Released.

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Frequently asked questions

What genre is One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book?

One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book is listed as Action, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Science Fiction, TV Movie on TMDB.

How long is One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book?

One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book runs about 92 minutes.

Who stars in One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book?

Cast highlights include Yu Mizushima, Mami Koyama, Masatô Ibu, Iemasa Kayumi, Masako Oka, Tōru Ōhira.