The Five Star Stories (1989)
Original title: ファイブスター物語
The Five Star Stories is a 1989 Japanese-language science fiction movie directed by Kazuo Yamazaki, with a running time of 1h 5m. It stars Ryo Horikawa, Maria Kawamura and Kazuhiko Inoue.
Among the 5 star systems known as the Joker Systems, there are many kingdoms. There are knights within the kingdoms and these knights who control giant robots, Mortar Heads, are called Headliners. Bound to the knights are fatimas. Human in appearance and mind, the fatimas (mostly female) possess expanded physical capabilities and make it possible for a Headliner to control a Mortar Head. Fatimas cannot reproduce. All this is overseen by Emperor Amaterasu and his Mirage Knights.
Cast
- Ryo Horikawa as Ladyos Soap / Amateras no Mikado
- Maria Kawamura as Fatima Lachesis
- Kazuhiko Inoue as King Co-Luce
- Norio Wakamoto as Words Woulard
- Hideyuki Tanaka as Dr. Balanshe (voice)
- Ichiro Nagai as Grand Duke Juba
- Rei Sakuma as Fatima Clotho
- Aruno Tahara as Boid
- Rumiko Ukai as Litora
- Run Sasaki as Aisha (voice)