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

Yu MizushimaBandar (voice)

Mami KoyamaMimuru (voice)

Masatô IbuBlack Jack (voice)

Iemasa KayumiDokudami (voice)

Masako OkaPrincess Marina (voice)