Lensman (1984 film)

Lensman: Secret of the Lens
Japanese theatrical poster
Directed byYoshiaki Kawajiri
Kazuyuki Hirokawa
Written bySōji Yoshikawa
Based onGalactic Patrol
by E. E. Smith
Produced byMichihiro Tomii
Tadami Watanabe
Masao Maruyama
Starring
Narrated byEiji Kanie
CinematographyIwao Yamaki
Edited byOsamu Tanaka
Music byAkira Inoue
Production
company
Distributed byToho-Towa
Release date
  • July 7, 1984 (1984-07-07)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Lensman: Secret of the Lens, known in Japan as Sci-Fi New Century Lensman (SF新世紀 レンズマン, Esuefu Shinseiki Renzuman), is a 1984 Japanese animated film based on the Lensman novels by E. E. Smith. Most of the CGI sequences were created by the Japan Computer Graphics Lab (JCGL). It was dubbed into English and released in the United States in 1990.[1]

  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. pp. 195–196. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.