Movie

Lensman (1984)

• PG-13
• June 7, 1984
• 1h 47m

• Animation
• Action
• Science Fiction

“Shadow of the Lens”

Overview

In this animated adaptation of E. E. Doc Smith's groundbreaking science fiction serial "Grey Lensman" from the 1930s-1950s, Kimball Kinnison, a young man from the agricultural planet Mquie and his Valerian companion, Buscirk find a dying man with a legendary crystal lens embedded in his hand. As the man was dying, he mysteriously passed on the Lens to Kim. With more companions to come by, Kim must find out the purpose of the Lens before the Boskone dynasty does.

Directors

Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Kazuyuki Hirokawa

Writers

Edward E. Smith, Soji Yoshikawa

Starring

Toshio Furukawa, Mami Koyama, Chikao Ohtsuka