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Area 88 (1985)

Area 88

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48m

Action, Animation, Drama, War

February 5th, 1985

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Synopsis

Shin Kazama, tricked and forced into flying for the remote country of Aslan, can only escape the hell of war by earning money for shooting down enemy planes or die trying. Through the course of the series, Shin must deal with the consequences of killing and friends dying around him as tries to keep his mind on freeing himself from this nightmare.

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Cast

Shannon Conley
Yasuda
Dan Olk
Shin Kazama
Randy Glass
Shin Kazama
Tim Breese
Satoru Kanzaki
Wendy Walker
Ryoko Tsugumo
Brian O'Neill
Boris
Iemasa Kayumi
McCoy
Kei Tomiyama
Mickey Simon
Yoshito Yasuhara
Satoru Kanzaki
Kaneto Shiozawa
Shin Kazama
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Directors

Hisayuki Toriumi
(1 episode, 1986)
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Producers

John Ledford
executive producer / producer (unknown episodes)
Yûji Nunokawa
producer
(unknown episodes)
John O'Donnell
executive producer
(unknown episodes)
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Writers

Akiyoshi Sakai
screenplay
(3 episodes, 1985-1986)
Kaoru Shintani
manga
(3 episodes, 1985-1986)
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Taglines

Anime's answer to "Top Gun".

Keywords

pilot
number in title
airplane
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Country of Origin

Japan

Languages

Japanese

Release Dates

February 5th, 1985 (Japan)
February 5th, 1985 (Japan) (VHS/LD) (Physical)
August 25th, 1993 (United States of America)

Alternative Titles

Act I: Blue Skies of Betrayal
Area 88 (original title)
Area 88 (Canada) (English title)
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Running Times

48 min
109 min
200 min (3 parts)

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Pierrot
Project 88

Distribution Companies

U.S. Manga Corp. (Canada)
Discotek Media (Canada)
U.S. Manga Corp. (Canada)
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Other Companies

M.O.F.C. (dvd authoring: English version)

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