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].
2003 · ASTROBOY鉄腕アトム アトム誕生の秘密Astro Boy: The Secret of Atom’s Birth
Astro Boy Tetsuwan Atom: Atom Tanjō no Himitsu · Promotional, institutional or exhibition film · Kodomo (children)
20 min 30 srunning time
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Titles
- Japanese
- ASTROBOY鉄腕アトム アトム誕生の秘密 (あとむたんじょうのひみつ)
- Romaji
- Astro Boy Tetsuwan Atom: Atom Tanjō no Himitsu
- French
- Astro Boy : le secret de la naissance d’Atom (translation)
- English
- Astro Boy: The Secret of Atom’s Birth
Period · Genre
- Broadcast / release in Japan
- April 6, 2003
- Format
- Promotional, institutional or exhibition film
- Episodes
- 1
- Running time
- 20 min 30 s
- Studio
- Tezuka Productions
- Channel / distributor
- Kyoto Tezuka Osamu World (salle de cinéma)
- Tezuka’s role
- Original creator
- Audience
- Kodomo (children)
- Themes
- Science fiction
- Period
- Posthumous production
Summary
After the sudden death of his son Tobio, Dr Tenma, consumed with regret, wants to bring him back: he takes the « Genome digital electronic brain », a state secret, and sends it to Mars. What is happening on Mars, and how will Atom be born [1]?
Information
- An original film shown from April 6, 2003, only in the theatre of the Kyoto Tezuka Osamu World (closed in January 2011); 20 min 30 s [1].
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: 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
- 2009 Astro Boy (2009) Feature 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
No edition is listed yet.
Foreign editions
No foreign edition is listed yet.
Production staff
- Direction 監督
- Osamu DezakiW·en 出崎統 (November 18, 1943 – April 17, 2011) ↗ Working relationships [1]
- Screenplay 脚本
- 森田真由美 [1]
- Episode direction 演出
- Satoshi KuwabaraW·ja 桑原智 [1]
- Animation direction 作画監督
- Masayoshi NishidaW·en 西田正義 (born May 11, 1966) ↗ [1]
- Art direction 美術監督
- 斎藤雅巳 [1]
- Colour design 色彩設計
- 川添恵 [1]
Trivia
No trivia yet.
Sources
- 手塚治虫公式サイト « ASTROBOY鉄腕アトム アトム誕生の秘密 » tezukaosamu.net/jp/anime/126.html
- Tezuka Osamu Official « ASTROBOY Tetsuwan Atom - The Secret of Atom's Birth » tezukaosamu.net/en/anime/126.html
- Wikipedia (en) « Astro Boy » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy
Tezukapedia pages used : Series, Chronology, MT-400, BT-200, Star System
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