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Megazone 23 (1985)

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Not Rated
1h 21min
Animation, Action
02 Feb 1994 (USA)
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In 1980s Tokyo, a young motorcycle enthusiast discovers that the transforming bike/mecha entrusted to him by his murdered friend holds the key to the true nature of his world.

Directors:

Yasuo Hasegawa, Noboru Ishiguro, Ichirô Itano

Writers:

Hiroyuki Hoshiyama, Noboru Ishiguro

Stars:

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Cast

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Directed by

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Yasuo Hasegawa
Noboru Ishiguro
Ichirô Itano

Written by

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Hiroyuki Hoshiyama	...	(screenplay)

Noboru Ishiguro	...	(concept)

Produced by

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Matt Greenfield	...	producer (ADV Films version)
John Ledford	...	executive producer (ADV Films version)
Carl Macek	...	producer (Streamline Pictures version)
Tôru Miura	...	producer
Shûichi Onodera	...	producer
Michael Perge	...	feature producer
Hideaki Suda	...	producer
David Williams	...	dvd producer (ADV Films version)
Mark Williams	...	executive producer (ADV Films version)
Robert J. Woodhead	...	producer: AnimeEigo release

Music by

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Shirô Sagisu

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(as Shiro Sagisu)

Cinematography by

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Kenichi Yoshizaka

Editing by

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Eiko Nishide

Art Direction by

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Mitsuki Nakamura

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Kenichi Yoshizaka

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filming director

Art Department

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Hiromi Anzai	...	color key
Toshiki Hirano	...	storyboard artist (as Toshihiro Hirano)
Noboru Ishiguro	...	storyboard artist
Ichirô Itano	...	storyboard artist
Yasuomi Umetsu	...	storyboard artist

Sound Department

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Yasunori Honda	...	sound director
Katsumi Itô	...	sound effects
Yasuyuki Konno	...	sound effects
Ryô Narikiyo	...	recording adjustment
Susumu Satô	...	recording assistant

Special Effects by

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Toyohiko Sakakibara

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special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Masaaki Fujita	...	photography
Zen Gotô	...	photography
Hiroshi Isagawa	...	photography
Norihide Kubota	...	photography
Norihiko Sawada	...	photography
Hideo Suzuki	...	photography
Kazunori Suzuki	...	photography
Toshiaki Yamaguchi	...	photography
Takashi Yamamoto	...	photography (as Takashii Yamamoto)

Animation Department

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Hideaki Anno	...	animator / key animator
Hiromi Anzai	...	color coordination
Kiyotoshi Aoi	...	animator
Fujiko Aoyagi	...	in-between animation
Shinji Aramaki	...	mechanical designer
Eikô Fujitaka	...	in-between check / key animation
Koichi Fukuda	...	in-between animation (as Kouichi Fukuda)
Kyôko Fukui	...	in-between animation
Yoshiharu Fukushima	...	animator / key animation
Noboru Furuse	...	assistant animation director
Toshiki Hirano	...	animation director (as Toshihiro Hirano) / character designer (as Toshihiro Hirano) / chief animation director (as Toshihiro Hirano)
Ichirô Itano	...	animation director / chief animation director
Kôji Itô	...	key animation
Tooru Iwataki	...	key animation
Yôko Kadokami	...	animator (as Yoko Kadokami)
Narumi Kakinouchi	...	animator / chief animation director / key animation
Hideki Kakinuma	...	mechanical designer
Hiroshi Kameyama	...	in-between animation
Toshiaki Kanbara	...	key animation
Kazuko Katsui	...	background artist
Ohira Kitamura	...	in-between animation
Hiroyuki Kitazume	...	animator / key animation
Masayoshi Kubota	...	mechanical designer
Shôichi Masuo	...	key animation
Noboru Matsuda	...	finish animation
Haruhiko Mikimoto	...	animator (as Haruhiko Sato) / character: Eve Tokimatsuri / chief animation director
Masahiro Minesaki	...	in-between animation
Tôru Misaka	...	key animation
Gaku Miyao	...	key animation / mechanical designer
Toru Miyoshi	...	animator
Sadami Morikawa	...	animator / key animation
Hiroaki Motoigi	...	animator (as Hiroaki Okami)
Yasuhito Murata	...	in-between animation
Yasushi Nakamura	...	background artist
Masumi Nishikawa	...	background artist
Yukiko Nunomoto	...	finish animation
Hiroaki Oogami	...	key animation
Naoko Ozawa	...	key animation
Masahiro Satô	...	art design (as Masahiro Sato)
Mitsuko Seki	...	in-between animation
Hideaki Shimada	...	animator / key animation
Tetsuto Shimono	...	background artist
Yoshiko Shimura	...	in-between animation
Toshikatsu Shinozaki	...	key animation
Shizuo Tanaka	...	in-between animation
Shinsuke Terasawa	...	key animation
Mika Tokitomo	...	in-between check
Masaharu Tomoda	...	in-between animation
Ken Ueno	...	key animation
Yasuomi Umetsu	...	key animation
Kazuyoshi Yaginuma	...	key animation
Katsuya Yamamoto	...	in-between check
Naomi Yamanouchi	...	finish animation
Masahito Yamashita	...	key animation
Junichi Yokoyama	...	key animation
Kinji Yoshimoto	...	key animation
Toshiyuki Yoshimura	...	background artist
Nobuteru Yûki	...	key animation
Ikuyo Ôtani	...	in-between animation

Music Department

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Yoshiko Miura	...	theme song lyrics
Kumi Miyasato	...	performer
Shirô Sagisu	...	theme song arrangement (as Shiro Sagisu)
George Sakai	...	lyrics
Yuka Takeuchi	...	performer

Additional Crew

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Thanks

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Tom Bateman	...	special thanks
Matt Greenfield	...	special thanks
Brady Hartel	...	special thanks
John Ledford	...	special thanks
Carl Macek	...	in memory of
Svea Macek	...	special thanks
Janice Williams	...	special thanks

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Manga / Oro Films (1993) (Spain) (theatrical)
ADV Films (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
ADV Films (2004) (United States) (DVD)
AnimEigo (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)
AnimEigo (2022) (United States) (Blu-ray) (Retail Edition)
Animedia Entertainment (2008) (Malaysia) (DVD)
Asia Video Publishing Co. Ltd. (2004) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
Asia Video Publishing Co. Ltd. (2005) (Hong Kong) (video) (VCD Box Set)
Atlus (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
Image Entertainment (1999) (Canada) (DVD)
Image Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
Manga Entertainment (1993) (Spain)
Polydor Records (1987) (Japan) (video) (laserdisc)
Streamline Pictures (1995) (Canada) (VHS)
Streamline Pictures (1995) (United States) (VHS)
Taxco (1993) (Japan) (video) (laserdisc box set)
The Anime Network (United States) (tv)
Victor Entertainment (Japan) (video) ((????)) (laserdisc)
Victor Entertainment (1985) (Japan) (VHS)
Victor Entertainment (1985) (Japan) (video) (Beta)
Victor Entertainment (1985) (Japan) (video) (VHD) (Video High Density)
Victor Entertainment (1987) (Japan) (VHS) (re-release)
Victor Entertainment (1989) (Japan) (VHS) (Re-release with new cover art.)
Video Studio (2015) (Japan) (Blu-ray) (video)
Yamato Video (2006) (Italy) (DVD)

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Other Companies

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Anime International Company (AIC) (finish animation)
Artland (animation production)
Artmic (animation production)
Artmic (finish animation)
Arts Production (sound production)
Ashi Productions Company (in-between animation)
Design Office Mechaman (background)
Dragon Production (finish animation)
Easy World (finish animation)
IM Studio (finish animation)
Industrial Smoke & Mirrors (adr recording) (ADV Films dub)
Kaname Productions (in-between animation)
M.O.F.C. (dvd authoring & encoding)
Miyuki Production (in-between animation)
Monkey Boy Studios (post production) (ADV Films dub)
Mushi Productions (filming)
Mushi Productions (finish animation)
New Star Production (finish animation)
New Star Production (in-between animation)
Nishiko Pro (background)
Screen Music Studios (SMS) (adr production) (Streameline Pictures dub)
Seion Studio (recording studio)
Studio ArgoShip (in-between animation)
Studio Dub (in-between animation)
Studio Elle (finish animation)
Studio Just (finish animation)
Studio Look (finish animation)
Studio Step (finish animation)
Studio Take (in-between animation)
Studio ZEP (finish animation)
Swara Production (sound effects)
Tokyo Laboratory Co. Ltd. (developing)
Victor Entertainment (music production)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords	telephone movie-maker sand coca-cola vending-machine See All (136) »
Taglines	In a world where nothing is real you've got nothing left to lose except your life. See more »
Genres	Animation Action Adventure Drama Music Romance Sci-Fi
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Canada:14A (Streamline Pictures VHS) Canada:13+ (Quebec) Canada:18A (ADV Films DVD rating) Italy:T (DVD Rating) Malaysia:U United States:Not Rated (Streamline Pictures VHS) United States:Not Rated (Suggested 18+) United States:TV-14 (ADV Films DVD Rating) United States:TV-MA (ADV Films DVD Rating) United States:Not Rated (Suggested 15+)

Additional Details

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Also Known As	メガゾーン23 (Japan, Japanese title) Omega City 23 (Japan) オメガゾーン23 (Japan, Japanese title) Vanity City (Japan) Omega Zone 23 (Japan) See more »
Runtime	81 min
Official Sites	Official AnimEigo Page Official Site Official Twitter
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese English
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.33 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Stereo Dolby Digital (2.0) DTS (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1)
Filming Locations	Nerima, Tokyo, Japan See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	In the scene where Shogo is being chased by the police car, the two cops driving look like Lupin and Jigan from the anime series, Lupin the III. See more »
Goofs	After the sex scene between Shogo and Yui, if you look closely at Yui her skin tone switches back and forth between her's and Shogo's skin tone. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Robotech: The Movie (1986). See more »
Soundtracks	Senaka Goshi ni Sentimental See more »
Quotes	Shougo Yahagi: Robot bike, don't fail me now! See more »

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	Maria Kawamura	...	Yui Takanaka (voice)
	Mîna Tominaga	...	Tomomi Murashita (voice)
	Mayumi Shô	...	Mai Yumekanô (voice)
	Kaneto Shiozawa	...	Mjr. B.D. (voice)
	Hitoshi Takagi	...	Coco (voice)
	Kiyoshi Kobayashi	...	Eigen Yumekanô (voice)
	Yûji Mitsuya	...	Morley (voice)
	Katsumi Toriumi	...	Chombo (voice)
	Kazuyuki Sogabe	...	Producer (voice)
	Daisuke Gôri	...	Mjr. B.D.'s Senior Officer (voice)
	Ikuya Sawaki	...	1st. Lieutenant Nakao (voice)
	Hisashi Katsuta	...	Commander (voice) (as Hisashi Katsuda)
	Kôichi Yamadera	...	Shinji Nakagawa (voice)
	Hiromi Yokoi	...	Reporter (voice)
	Ichirô Itano	...	Navigator (voice)
	Yoshio Kawai	...	Corporal (voice)
	Maya Okamoto	...	Female Voice (voice)
	Nobuo Tobita	...	Communications Officer (voice)
	Akira Tomita	...	Prime Minister (voice)
	Ken Yamaguchi	...	Staff Advisor A (voice)
	Kôichi Hashimoto	...	Staff Advisor B (voice)
	Tetsuya Hashimoto	...	Announcer (voice)
	Kumi Miyasato	...	Eve Tokimatsuri (voice)
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	Robert Anderson	...	Additional Voices (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Greg Ayres	...	Additional Voices (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Bob Bergen	...	Shogo Yahagi (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Richard Cansino	...	Fake Good Samaritan 2 (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Victor Carsrud	...	Additional Voices (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Russel Case	...	Mjr. B.D.'s Superior (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice) (as Russell Case)
	Matt Culpepper	...	(Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Jason Douglas	...	Additional Voices (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	James Faulkner	...	Additional Voices (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Michael Forest	...	Air Vehicle 1 (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Rebecca Forstadt	...	Reporter (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Barbara Goodson	...	Yui Takanaka (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Tiffany Grant	...	Reporter (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Matt Greenfield	...	Additional Voices (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Illich Guardiola	...	Shinji Nakagawa (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Hilary Haag	...	Tomomi Murashita (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Allison Keith-Shipp	...	Yui Takanaka (ADV Films dub) (voice) (as Alison Shipp)
	Eleni Kelakos	...	Additional Voices (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Jason Klassi	...	Man Identifying Yahagi (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Mike Kleinhenz	...	Director General (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Steve Kramer	...	Mjr. B.D.'s Right Hand (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Stuart Krohn	...	Additional Voices (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Joyce Kurtz	...	Additional Voices (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Mark Laskowski	...	Chombo (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Carl Macek	...	Military Tech 3 (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Mike MacRae	...	Producer (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Julie Maddalena	...	Additional Voices (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Kerrigan Mahan	...	Morley (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Kelly Manison	...	Additional Voices (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	George Manley	...	Tech Chief (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Andy McAvin	...	Mjr. B.D. (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Vic Mignogna	...	Shogo Yahagi (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Edie Mirman	...	Tomomi Murashita (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Iona Morris	...	Eve Tokimatsuri (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Rob Mungle	...	Additional Voices (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Sean O'Neel	...	Man Reporting Cop Car Damage / Car Lackey / Military Tech 5 (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Tricia O'Neil	...	Additional Voices (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Sasha Paysinger	...	Mai Yumekanou (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	David Povall	...	Military Tech 1 (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Simon Prescott	...	Man Reporting Termination Completion (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Mike Reynolds	...	Coco (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Monica Rial	...	Eve Tokimatsuri (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Lia Sargent	...	Mai Yumekanou (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Paul Sidello	...	Commentator (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Gregory Snegoff	...	Mjr. B.D. (Streamline Pictures dub) / Newscaster 1 (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice) (as Greg Snow)
	Michael Sorich	...	Bus Driver (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Kurt Stoll	...	Morley (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Doug Stone	...	Cabbie (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	John Swasey	...	Coco (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Kirk Thornton	...	Chombo (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	David Kirk Traylor	...	Additional Voices (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice) (as David Traylor)
	Dean Turner	...	Additional Voices (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	John Tyson	...	Eigen Yumekanou (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Mike Vance	...	First Lieutenant Nakao (ADV Films dub) (voice)
	Jeff Winkless	...	Brian (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Dan Woren	...	Shinji Nakagawa (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)
	Tom Wyner	...	General (Streamline Pictures dub) (voice)

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