Heroes Again
Series titles: Taiyo No Ko Esuteban, The Mysterious Cities of Gold ,
- Studio
- DiC France, MK Japon, RTL Luxembourg, NHK Japan, Antenne 2 France, Studio Pierrot
Synopsis
Mendoza, as navigator, spends four days and nights steering the ship through the (well-animated) straits, with the aid of Sancho and Pedro's dubious steering. Much to the delight of the crew, they clear the Straits successfully. Esteban is reminded that his father was last seen near the ship's position. When Zia is made ill by drinking water, Esteban tries to steal some from the officers' private supply. Panicked by rats, he is caught by Gaspard and the two children are locked away in the hold, despite Mendoza's protests. The navigator's usefulness seems at an end until flying fish herald the appearance of a typhoon.
Characters
Lana, Esteban, Zia, Tao, Mendoza, Pedro, Sancho, Gwynn, General Gomez, Subcommander Gaspard, Metnard, Carmec, Priest, Wanococha, Wyna.
Characters (English Version): Tao, Zia, Gomez, Lana, Morca, Myeena, The Doctor, Captain Perez, Pedro.
Characters (French Version): Mendoza, Esteban, Pedro, Zia, Gaspard, Gomez, Sancho, Pichu, Pizarro, Tao, Récitante des résumés, Récitant des documentaires
Characters (English Version): Tao, Zia, Gomez, Lana, Morca, Myeena, The Doctor, Captain Perez, Pedro.
Characters (French Version): Mendoza, Esteban, Pedro, Zia, Gaspard, Gomez, Sancho, Pichu, Pizarro, Tao, Récitante des résumés, Récitant des documentaires
Credits
Directing
Producing
- Producer
- Kanae Mayuzumi, Max Saldinger, Atsumi Yajima
- Co-Producer
- Nina Wolmark
Writing
- Writer
- Michiru Umadori, Michiru Kaneko, Soji Yoshikawa
- English Versions
- Jean Chalopin, Bernard Deyries
- Original Story The King's Fifth By
- Scott O'Dell
Voices
- Voice
- Tomoko Aia (Lana), Masako Nozawa (Esteban), Rei Sakuma (Zia), Motoko Kumai (Tao), Naoya Uchida (Mendoza), Ôki Nakamura (Pedro), Toshiharu Sakurai (Sancho), Sachiko Saitô (Gwynn), Tesshô Genda (General Gomez), Rokurô Naya (Subcommander Gaspard), Mahito Tsujimura (Metnard), Hideyuki Umezu (Carmec), Shigeru Chiba (Priest), Kiyoyuki Yanada (Wanococha), Haruna Ikezawa (Wyna), Katsunosuke Hori (Narrator)
- Vocal Talent (English Version)
- Adrian Knight (Tao), Janice Chaikelson (Zia), Matt Berman (Gomez), Anick Faris (Lana, Morca, Myeena), Walter Massey (The Doctor), Simon Prescott (Captain Perez), Kelly Ricard (Narrator), Howard Ryshpan (Pedro), Vlasta Vrana (Narrator of Documentaries)
- Vocal Talent (French Version)
- Jean-Claude Balard (Mendoza), Jackie Berger (Esteban), Jacques Ferrière (Pedro), Isabelle Ganz (Zia), Pierre Garin (Gaspard), Pierre Hatet (Gomez), Francis Lax (Sancho), Hubert Noël (Pichu), William Sabatier (Pizarro), Odile Schmitt (Tao), Evelyne Séléna (Récitante des résumés), Jean Topart (Récitant des documentaires)
Music
- Music
- Nobuyoshi Koshibe
- Western Version
- Haim Saban, Shuki Levy
Animation
- Animator
- Toshiyasu Okada, Hiroshi Kawanami, Yutaka Oka, Norio Yazawa, Kajime Hasegawa, Mitsuki Nakamura, Shingo Araki, Kazutoshi Kobayashi, Yukihiro Takahashi, Toyoo Ashida, Takashi Nakamura, Hisayuki Toriumi, Mitsuki Nakamura, Yoshiteru Kobayashi, Hisatoshi (Hitoshi) Motoki, Takemi Tanemoto, Tsukasa Abe, Yuzo Aoki, Toyoaki Emura, Teruo Handa, Miwako Hattori, Masahiro Neriki, Toshiya Niidome, Sadahiko Sakamaki, Nobukazu Sakuma, Shigeko Sakuma, Motosuke Takahashi, Ritsuko Tanaka, Takao Yamazaki, Noriko Yazawa
Editing
- Editor
- Tetsuo Matsumoto
Crew
- Production Manager (Studio Pierrot)
- Yûji Nunokawa
- Sound Effects
- Masao Tanaka, Ryuchi Wakui
- Singer: "The Sun's Children" (Japanese Version)
- Yasuaki Honda
- Original Character Designer
- Nina Wolmark
- Still Photographer
- Yasuchi Kato
Production notes
The producers claimed that the series was loosely based on the books "The King's Fifth" (1966) and "City of Seven Serpents," both by Scott O'Dell; no book with the latter title exists in the Library of Congress.
The Japanese version of the series ended each episode with a mini-documentary explaining the historical events and people which inspired the fictional characters. These documentaries were deleted from release in many foreign-language markets, including the United Kingdom.
The series was made primarily for the French market, but was also popular with the Japanese audience.
Its re-release on French DVD spurred rumors that producer Jean Chalopin was negotiating with Japan for a remake or sequel.
The Japanese version of the series ended each episode with a mini-documentary explaining the historical events and people which inspired the fictional characters. These documentaries were deleted from release in many foreign-language markets, including the United Kingdom.
The series was made primarily for the French market, but was also popular with the Japanese audience.
Its re-release on French DVD spurred rumors that producer Jean Chalopin was negotiating with Japan for a remake or sequel.