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Harlock: Space Pirate (2013)

Harlock: Space Pirate poster
Original title
キャプテンハーロック
Directed by
Shinji Aramaki
Genre
drama film, science fiction film, action film, science fiction anime and manga
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 1,096 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a future where humans have spread across the galaxy, a legendary space pirate named Captain Harlock leads a crew of outcasts aboard his ship. They defy an oppressive Earth government that controls humanity. Harlock fights to protect freedom and a mysterious power that could save or doom the universe.

epiclonelyrebelliousmelancholicvisually lushslow-burndeterminedbleak

What happens

Harlock: Space Pirate (Japanese: 宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック, Hepburn: Uchū Kaizoku Kyaputen Hārokku; released as Space Pirate Captain Harlock in Japan) is a 2013 Japanese 3D CG anime science fiction film directed by Shinji Aramaki. It is the most expensive Japanese CG anime film of all time, with a production budget of ¥3 billion ($30 million) and was a box-office bomb, having grossed only $19 million out of its $30 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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