Arcadia of My Youth (1982)

Original title

わが青春のアルカディア

Directed by

Tomoharu Katsumata

Genre

science fiction film, science fiction anime and manga, adventure anime and manga

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 10m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man becomes a space pirate after his homeworld is conquered by a tyrannical alien empire. He gathers a crew to fight back and reclaim freedom among the stars.

epicmelancholicnostalgicspace operaadventuroustonalvisual spectaclelonely

What happens

Arcadia of My Youth (わが青春のアルカディア, Waga Seishun no Arukadia) is an anime feature film depicting the origin of seminal character Captain Harlock, created by Leiji Matsumoto. 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 Space Pirate Captain Harlock. The film was directed by Tomoharu Katsumata, with Kazuo Komatsubara as animation director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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