Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature (1984)
Original title: 大自然の魔獣バギ
Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature is a 1984 Japanese-language animation movie directed by Osamu Tezuka, with a running time of 1h 30m. It stars Saeko Shimazu, Kazuhiko Inoue and Katsuji Mori.
In 1984 the Japanese government approved gene recombination experiments. Baggy is Tezuka’s response. A cute kitten escapes a lab, and is befriended by lonely child Ryosuke. Years later, he joins her in a quest that’s part spaghetti Western, part contemporary adventure.
Cast
- Saeko Shimazu as Bagi (voice)
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Ryosuke Ishigame (voice)
- Katsuji Mori as Cemen Bond (voice)
- Kazuteru Suzuki as Chico (voice)
- Kosei Tomita as Super Bios Center Chief (voice)
- Masako Ikeda as Yoko Ishigami (voice)
- Yuzuru Fujimoto as Cucaracha President (voice)
- Akie Yasuda as Ryo (child) (voice)
- Daisuke Gori as Motorcycle Gang Member (voice)
- Kan Tokumaru as Government Official (voice)
- Keaton Yamada as Shop Manager (voice)
- Kenichi Ogata as Government Official (voice)
