Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
Reinhard von Müsel and Yang Wen-li return to their respective homes, one victorious and the other defeated. While Reinhard earns the new name Lohengramm, while Yang and his friends celebrate some welcome news.
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About Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War is a 1993 Japanese-language animation, science fiction and war film directed by Kenichi Maeda and Keizo Shimizu. The cast is led by Kei Tomiyama, Ryo Horikawa, Gorō Naya. It has a runtime of 1h 30m.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War was produced by Tokuma Shoten and Kitty Films and made in Japan. It was released on December 18, 1993.
- Director
- Kenichi Maeda, Keizo Shimizu
- Writers
- Masatoshi Tahara
- Release date
- December 18, 1993
- Original language
- Japanese
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Japan
- Production
- Tokuma Shoten, Kitty Films
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War cast & crew
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War was directed by Kenichi Maeda and Keizo Shimizu and written by Masatoshi Tahara.
The cast features Kei Tomiyama as Yang Wen-li, Ryo Horikawa as Reinhard von Lohengramm, Gorō Naya as Merkatz, Hiroshi Ito as Klaus von Lichtenlade, Hideyuki Tanaka as Jean Robert Lap (voice), and Issei Futamata as Flegel.
Behind the camera, cinematography is by Hideo Okazaki and it was produced by Michio Yokoo and Sachio Kikukawa.
Is Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War worth watching?
At 1h 30m, it's an easy, time-light watch.
If you enjoy animation, science fiction, and war, Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
Kei Tomiyama
Yang Wen-li
Ryo Horikawa
Reinhard von Lohengramm
Gorō Naya
Merkatz
Hiroshi Ito
Klaus von Lichtenlade
Hideyuki Tanaka
Jean Robert Lap (voice)
Issei Futamata
Flegel
Katsuji Mori
Mittermeyer
Kazuhiko Inoue
Attenborough
Keiko Han
Annerose Von Grunewald
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Rubinsky
Koji Ishii
Pastolle
Masashi Hironaka
Siegfried Kircheis
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War — FAQs
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War runs 1 hours 30 minutes (90 minutes).
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