Lensman (1984)

Name: Lensman
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Genre: Animation, Action, Science Fiction
Released: 1984-06-07
Rating: 6

"Shadow of the Lens"

Year 19841h 47m* 6/10AnimationAction Science Fiction

Lensman is a 1984 animation directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. It features Toshio Furukawa, Mami Koyama, Chikao Ohtsuka in lead roles. The film carries a runtime of 1h 47m. Audiences have rated it 6/10 across 29 votes. It does not currently have an official streaming source listed for India.

In this animated adaptation of E. E. Doc Smith's groundbreaking science fiction serial "Grey Lensman" from the 1930s-1950s, Kimball Kinnison, a young man from the agricultural planet Mquie and his Valerian companion, Buscirk find a dying man with a legendary crystal lens embedded in his hand. As the man was dying, he mysteriously passed on the Lens to Kim. With more companions to come by, Kim must find out the purpose of the Lens before the Boskone dynasty does.