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Gatchaman

January 2009 (estimated) Theatrical Imagi Services

Studio
Imagi Animation Studios, Tatsunoko Productions Company
Distributor
Warner Bros.

Synopsis

A big, effects-rich movie set in a future world grappling with environmental and technological issues. The story focuses on five reluctant heroes whose remarkable genetic code makes them Earth's only hope of defeating extra-terrestrial invaders.

Credits

Directing

Director
Kevin Munroe

Producing

Producer
Lynne Southerland
Executive Producer
Francis Kao
Associate Producer
Mark Tarbox

Writing

Writer
Paul Dini
Adaptation
Robert Mark Kamen
Story and Characters
Tatsuo Yoshida

Art Department

Production Design
Simon Murton
Storyboard Artist
Thomas A. Nelson

Camera

Cinematography
Stephen G. Lumley

Editing

Editor
John Damien Ryan

Sound

Sound Mix
Dolby Laboratories

Casting

Casting
Matthew Jon Beck

Production Management

Production Manager
Christina DeSilva
Production Supervisor
William Maurer

Production notes

Based on the successful Japanese franchise created in the early 1970s by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida. Aired in the United States as "Battle of the Planets" and "G-Force," the TV series soon became one of the top syndicated shows.