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Purojekuto A-ko

  • 1986
  • Unrated
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.6K
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Purojekuto A-ko (1986)
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A plucky, super-powered redhead finds herself saving her crybaby best friend from an amorous, bikini armor-clad classmate at their new school and aliens seeking to bring her home.A plucky, super-powered redhead finds herself saving her crybaby best friend from an amorous, bikini armor-clad classmate at their new school and aliens seeking to bring her home.A plucky, super-powered redhead finds herself saving her crybaby best friend from an amorous, bikini armor-clad classmate at their new school and aliens seeking to bring her home.

  • Directors
    • Katsuhiko Nishijima
    • Shigeru Morikawa
  • Writers
    • Katsuhiko Nishijima
    • Kazumi Shirasaka
    • Yûji Moriyama
  • Stars
    • Miki Itô
    • Emi Shinohara
    • Michie Tomizawa
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Katsuhiko Nishijima
      • Shigeru Morikawa
    • Writers
      • Katsuhiko Nishijima
      • Kazumi Shirasaka
      • Yûji Moriyama
    • Stars
      • Miki Itô
      • Emi Shinohara
      • Michie Tomizawa
    • 18User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Miki Itô
    Miki Itô
    • Eiko 'A-Ko' Magami
    • (voice)
    Emi Shinohara
    Emi Shinohara
    • Biko 'B-ko' Daitokuji
    • (voice)
    Michie Tomizawa
    Michie Tomizawa
    • Shiko 'C-ko' Kotobuki
    • (voice)
    Julia Braams
    • C-ko (1992)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Julia Brahms)
    Tesshô Genda
    Tesshô Genda
    • D
    • (voice)
    Shûichi Ikeda
    • Captain
    • (voice)
    Asami Mukaidono
    • Miss Ayumi
    • (voice)
    Sayuri Ikemoto
    • Mari
    • (voice)
    Daisuke Gôri
    • Mari
    • (voice)
    Tamio Ôki
    • Earth Defence Minister
    • (voice)
    Hirofumi Banba
    • Station Commander
    • (voice)
    • …
    Kenji Nagae
    • Pilot
    • (voice)
    • …
    Yoshino Takamori
    • Ine
    • (voice)
    Akari Hibino
    • Asa
    • (voice)
    • (as Yôko Ogai)
    Ippei Oogi
    • Anchor
    • (voice)
    Megumi Hayashibara
    Megumi Hayashibara
    • Ume
    • (voice)
    Yasuo Takeuchi
    • Anchor
    • (voice)
    Ken Yamaguchi
    • Station Colonel
    • (voice)
    • …
    • Directors
      • Katsuhiko Nishijima
      • Shigeru Morikawa
    • Writers
      • Katsuhiko Nishijima
      • Kazumi Shirasaka
      • Yûji Moriyama
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews18

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    GMarsh850

    One of my favorite animes!

    Well, to start, I saw this movie on VHS about 10 years ago. I was amazed at how well Project A-Ko was written and animated. I bought the DVD version just the other day. The fight between A-Ko and B-Ko was well drawn, and is one of the best fight scenes ever. I mean that it got to the point where they were throwing Earth and alien military tanks at each other!!!

    There also were quite a few hilarious scenes. The 4 scenes where the guy that was looking for C-Ko gets pummeled by A-Ko's superhuman speed was one of them. Another was A-Ko and B-Ko rescuing C-Ko. A-Ko jumps onto military fighter airplane that's in mid-air, and the airplane gets destroyed because she was distracting the pilot.
    9GreyFox37

    crazy, but actually holds the greatest potential

    this hilarious anime has everything you'd want: rivals, aliens, space battles, humor, and school. lol. the soundtrack to this is one of the best i've heard. the animation is very cool, and the characters are hilarious. this is a great title to watch if youy're depressed or having a bad day. it can brighten anyone.
    10armitage-12

    If it wasn't for this Anime..

    If it wasn't for this Anime, I would never have gotten into the genre. This is simply an amazing movie. I never tried anime before watching this movie. I had thought that all anime was kinda bad, with the drawing styles and speed lines and other stuff.

    I was wrong.

    This movie ruled. The sequels were good, but they didn't quite live up to the first movie. Everybody that worked on this movie done right.. it was funny, fast moving, had characters you could care about.. the list goes on and on.

    Of course, no anime would be complete without the annoying comedy relief, C-Ko, but even she had her redeeming qualities. If it wasn't for her, this movie wouldn't have much of a point.
    8mhorg2018

    Comedy can cross national borders

    Project A-Ko is one of the most action packed, funniest and fun anime's of the 1980's. Basically a comedy with lesbian undertones, as B-Ko battles A-Ko while trying to romance C-Ko, who is a total bubblehead and creator of the worst (but most beautiful) lunches in the universe. It helps to see this if one is a fan of 80's anime since it sends up nearly every single one of them. Just a really fun movie and well worth seeing.
    8Lupercali

    If you're sick of schoolgirls and giant robots...

    This is a review from someone who generally doesn't like anime at all.

    Project A-ko is a total send-up of the genre, which is no doubt why I enjoyed it (and its sequel) so much. It has the usual giant mechanical paraphernalia, teenage schoolgirls, and crossdressing alcoholic aliens. Err... where did they come from? Never mind: far more than most of the the famous and iconic animes it parodies, Project A-ko is entertaining, intriguing, and often just fall-down laughing funny. It's sort of like Japanese anime directed by an English eccentric. It's still suitable bewildering in a Japanese sort of way, but with flashes of anglo-style satire thrown in.

    Give me this any day, over the usual puerile anime nonsense. A-ko is a real hoot.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The original film elements were thought to have been lost, until 2021, when North American anime distributor, Discotek Media, located them in a Japanese film archive. All previous DVD editions of the film, including the Japanese releases, had to be produced from existing video sources.
    • Goofs
      After the alien ship destroys the space station, the resulting wreckage floats across the screen towards the left comes to a complete stop. In the next shot, the debris is moving once again.
    • Quotes

      [Hurls spider mecha at A-ko]

      B-ko: Spider Shot!

      [Hurls tank at spider mecha]

      A-ko: Spider Shot countered!

    • Alternate versions
      The original VHS release in Japan, as well as the initial English-language releases, present the image in a matted widescreen format reflecting how it would have been seen in cinemas. The Japanese "Perfect Edition" laserdisc contained a full-frame open matte version at a 4:3 ratio, revealing more of the image than was seen in the widescreen version, and this version was later used for the 2002 Collector's Edition release in the US. The 2021 Blu-ray from Discotek contains both widescreen and full frame versions.
    • Connections
      Featured in Akira VHS the Best of Japanese Animation Series Commercial (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Dance Away (A-ko's Theme)
      Composed by Joey Carbone and Richie Zito

      Performed by Annie Livingstone

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    • Release date
      • June 21, 1986 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Project A-Ko
    • Production companies
      • A.P.P.P.
      • Soeishinsha Company Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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