Arcadia of My Youth

This article is about the 1982 feature film. For the television series, see Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX.
Arcadia of My Youth
Theatrical poster
Japanese name
Kanjiわが青春のアルカディア
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnWaga Seishun no Arukadia
Directed byTomoharu Katsumata
Screenplay byYōichi Onaka
Story byLeiji Matsumoto
CinematographyKenji Machida
Edited byYutaka Chikura
Music byToshiyuki Kimori
Production
company
Distributed byToei Company
Release date
  • July 28, 1982 (1982-07-28)
Running time
130 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥650 million (rentals)[2]

Arcadia of My Youth (わが青春のアルカディア, Waga Seishun no Arukadia) is an anime film depicting the origin of Leiji Matsumoto's seminal character Captain Harlock. At one time, it was considered to be the central hub of the so-called Leijiverse with the events depicted in other works such as Galaxy Express 999 and 1978's Space Pirate Captain Harlock television series occurring sometime after. It is directed by Tomoharu Katsumata, with Kazuo Komatsubara as animation director.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Waga Seishun no Arukadia". Nihon Eiga Dētabēsu. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  2. ^ Isao Taniguchi; Hajime Asō (2017). 図解入門業界研究最新ｱﾆﾒ業界の動向とｶﾗｸﾘがよ〜くわかる本 [Introductory Illustrated Industry Research A book that gives a good understanding of the latest trends and karakuri in the animation industry] (in Japanese) (2nd ed.). Japan: 秀和システム (Shuwa System). p. 24. ISBN 978-4-7980-5038-6.