Atom (Astro Boy)
アトム · Atomu
Role: Robot boy with seven powers, built in Tobio's image.
The name: The English name Astro was chosen by Frederik L. Schodt for being close to the Japanese Atom [3].
2009 · ATOMAstro Boy (2009)
Atom (2009) · Feature film · Kodomo (children)
94 minrunning time
1characters
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Titles
- Japanese
- ATOM (あとむ)
- Romaji
- Atom (2009)
- French
- Astro Boy
- English
- Astro Boy (2009)
Period · Genre
- Broadcast / release in Japan
- October 10, 2009
- Format
- Feature film
- Episodes
- 1
- Running time
- 94 min
- Picture
- Colour
- Studio
- Imagi Studios
- Channel / distributor
- Kadokawa Eiga (distribution au Japon)
- Tezuka’s role
- Original creator
- Audience
- Kodomo (children)
- Themes
- Science fiction
- Period
- Posthumous production
Summary
In Metro City, a city floating in the sky, the scientist Tenma builds, in the image of his son Toby, killed in an accident, a state-of-the-art robot with his looks and memories, powered by the « Blue Core », the energy developed by his colleague Ochanomizu. But Tenma realises that a robot will never replace his son and casts him out. Stranded on the surface among discarded robots, the boy meets human children and takes the name Astro. President Stone, who wants to turn the Blue Core into a weapon, has him hunted down [1].
An American and Hong Kong computer-animated film, made for the eightieth anniversary of Tezuka’s birth [1].
Information
- Released in Japan on October 10, 2009, distributed by Kadokawa Eiga; 94 minutes, colour [1].
- Nominated at the Annie Awards for writing and storyboarding [1].
Abroad, from the chronology
- 1963 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 1/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "The Birth of Astro Boy"
- 1963 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 2/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "Colosso"
- 1963 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 3/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "Expedition to Mars"
- 1963 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 5/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "The Sphinx"
- 1963 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 12/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "Cross Island"
- 1963 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 15/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "Grass Boy"
- 1963 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 6/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "Zero, the Invisible Robot"
- 1963 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 16/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "Silver Comet"
- 1963 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 17/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "Hullabaloo Land"
- 1963 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 8/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "The Spirit Machine"
- 1963 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 10/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "Strange Voyage"
- 1963 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 14/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "The Artificial Sun"
- 1963 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 9/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "The Deep Freeze"
- 1963 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 4/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "One Million Mammoth Snails"
- 1963 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 18/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "Gangor the Monster"
- 1963 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 30/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "Secret Agent 3-Z"
- 1963 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 62/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "The Haunted Ship"
- 1963 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 11/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "Time Machine"
- 1963 Deposit of Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atom) in the Library of Congress Copyright Collection (NBC Films)
- 1964 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 19/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "The Cosmic Giant"
- 1964 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 20/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "Toxor, the Mist Man"
- 1964 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 21/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "Satellite R-45"
- 1964 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 22/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "Sea Serpent Isle"
- 1964 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 23/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "The Deadly Flies"
- 1964 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 24/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "Kingdom of the Sea"
- 1964 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 37/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "The Strange Birthday Present"
- 1964 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 26/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "Don Tay's Infernal Machine"
- 1964 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 27/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "Pearl People"
- 1964 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 28/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "The Wacky Machine"
- 1964 Broadcast in the United States (NBC) of episode 29/193 of the series Astro Boy, under the title "Memory Day"
On Tezukapedia
Source work (Series)
- 1952 Astro Boy 鉄腕アトム
Other adaptations of the same work
- 1963 Astro Boy TV series
- 1964 Astro Boy: Hero of Space Compilation
- 1980 Astro Boy (1980) TV series
- 1999 Astro Boy / Shinsengumi Promotional, institutional or exhibition film
- 2001 Tetsuwan Atom: The Last Day of the Earth Promotional, institutional or exhibition film
- 2003 Astro Boy: The Secret of Atom’s Birth Promotional, institutional or exhibition film
- 2003 Astro Boy: Ivan’s Planet Promotional, institutional or exhibition film
- 2003 Astro Boy (2003) TV series
- 2004 Astro Boy: The Glorious Earth Promotional, institutional or exhibition film
- 2005 Astro Boy: Visitor of 100,000 Light-Years, IGZA Short film
- 2015 Little Astro Boy TV series
- 2017 Atom: The Beginning TV series
- 2019 Go Astro Boy Go! TV series
- 2023 Pluto Web (ONA)
Chronology 1 event(s)
MT-400 (Manga Zenshū, Kōdansha) of the source work
MT-221MT-222MT-223MT-224MT-225MT-226MT-227MT-228MT-229MT-230MT-231MT-232MT-233MT-234MT-235MT-236MT-237MT-238MT-251MT-252
BT-200 (Bunko Zenshū, Kōdansha) of the source work
Star System
Episodes
The list of episodes is not established yet.
Characters
Japanese editions
Foreign editions
France (2)
Video releases found in the chronology (6)
- 2009 United States Release on DVD of Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atom), published by Nozomi Entertainment : Distributed exclusively in North America by the Right Stuf International (“Set 2”)
- 2009 United States Release in digital form of Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atom), published by Nozomi Entertainment
- 2009 United States Release on DVD of Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atom), published by Distributed by Right Stuf!
- 2009 United States Release on DVD of Astro boy (Tetsuwan Atom), published by Distributed by Right Stuf! International, Inc.
- 2010 United States In its first week on home video in the United States (week ending March 21, 2010), IMAGI's Astro Boy film ranks 9th in Blu-ray sales and 7th in overall sales.
- 2010 France DVD and Blu-ray release in France of the film Astro Boy (2009) by David Bowers (IMAGI studio), from M6 Vidéo
Production staff
The credits are not listed yet.
Trivia
No trivia yet.
Sources
- 手塚治虫公式サイト « ATOM » tezukaosamu.net/jp/anime/160.html
- Tezuka Osamu Official « ATOM » tezukaosamu.net/en/anime/160.html
- Wikipedia (en) « Astro Boy » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy
- Amazon.co.jp « ATOM » (DVD, Blu-ray, VHS, LD) www.amazon.co.jp/s?k=ATOM&i=dvd
- Nautiljon « Astro Boy - Le film - Blu-ray » www.nautiljon.com/dvd-blu-ray/astro+boy+-+le+film+-+blu-ray,2920.html
- Nautiljon « Astro Boy - Le film - DVD » www.nautiljon.com/dvd-blu-ray/astro+boy+-+le+film+-+dvd,2919.html
Tezukapedia pages used : Series, Chronology, MT-400, BT-200, Star System
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