General Daimos

General Daimos is a 1979 American animated epic space opera film written and directed by Shuichi Sakurai. Based on by, it was 's first attempt at making an anime film, as well as Lucasfilm Feature Animation's first anime film. Starring the voices of, , Elizabeth Hoy, , and , the film follows the survivors of Planet Baam and the Earth people as they want to sign a peace treaty, so General Lion and the renowned scientist Dr. Ryūzaki head out to have a reunion. But Lion dies in odd circumstances, his vengeful son Richter kills Dr. Ryūzaki—and war starts. Dr. Ryūzaki's son, young martial artist Kazuya, decides to defend Earth with Dr. Izumi's powerful robot: Tōshō Daimos.

Produced by and Lucasfilm Feature Animation in association with  and, the film was released by  on January 30, 1979. It received generally positive reviews from critics and fans of the anime, and became a box-office success, grossing $112 million against a $31 million budget. At the, it won an.

Voice cast

 * as Kazuya Ryuzaki
 * as Kyoshiro Yuzuki
 * Elizabeth Hoy as Nana Izumi
 * as Professor Shinichiro Izumi
 * as Cairo
 * as Okane
 * Bob Woodlock as Genta Kokaze
 * as Douglas Banks