Lensman: Secret of the Lens (anime film)

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Lensman: Secret of the Lens is a 1984 Japanese animated science fiction film adaptation of E.E. "Doc" Smith’s classic space opera novels, featuring a young hero who gains a powerful Lens and joins an interstellar battle against a tyrannical galactic empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese animated film
anime film
science fiction film
alsoKnownAs SF Shinseiki Lensman NERFINISHED
animationStudio Madhouse NERFINISHED
antagonistOrganization Boskonian Empire NERFINISHED
basedOn Lensman novel series NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkBy E. E. "Doc" Smith NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Hiroshi Takahashi NERFINISHED
conflictType interstellar war
countryOfOrigin Japan
countryOfRelease Japan NERFINISHED
director Kazuyuki Hirokawa NERFINISHED
Yoshiaki Kawajiri NERFINISHED
distributedBy Toho NERFINISHED
editingBy Tatsuo Ogawa NERFINISHED
englishDubTitle Lensman NERFINISHED
featuresItem Lens NERFINISHED
fictionalOrganization Galactic Patrol NERFINISHED
follows Lensman novels continuity (loosely)
genre science fiction
space opera
hasEnglishDub yes
hasHeroJoins Galactic Patrol NERFINISHED
hasTypeOfAnimation theatrical feature
mainCharacter Kimball Kinnison NERFINISHED
medium film
musicBy Michiaki Watanabe NERFINISHED
notableFor early use of computer graphics in anime
originalLanguage Japanese
partOf Lensman adaptations NERFINISHED
plotSummary A young man gains a powerful Lens and is drawn into an interstellar war against a tyrannical galactic empire.
producer Masanori Miyake NERFINISHED
productionCompany Kokusai Eiga-sha NERFINISHED
Madhouse NERFINISHED
protagonistIs young man
releaseDate 1984-07-07
releaseYear 1984
runtimeMinutes 107
screenwriter Matsuru Majima NERFINISHED
Yoshiaki Kawajiri NERFINISHED
Yoshihisa Araki NERFINISHED
setting future
outer space
targetAudience teen and adult science fiction fans
theme coming of age
resistance against tyranny

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Lensman series influenced Lensman: Secret of the Lens (anime film)