| Roots Search | |
| ルーツ・サーチ 食心物体Ｘ (Rūtsu Sāchi Shokushin Buttai Ekkusu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | horror, science fiction |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Hisashi Sugai |
| Produced by | Kiyoshi Shoji |
| Written by | Michiru Shimada |
| Music by | Osamu Shooji |
| Studio | Studio Live Nippon Columbia |
| Released | September 10, 1986 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
Roots Search (ルーツ・サーチ 食心物体Ｘ, Rūtsu sāchi-shoku kokoro buttai X) is a 1986 science fiction horror original video animation directed by Hisashi Sugai. It was released on September 10, 1986.[1]
The story is that of a research crew on a space station find a desolate ship with only one survivor. The crew is then stalked by a psychic alien who wishes to kill them. The plot and setting bear a lot of similarities to the 1979 film Alien.