Lensman
6.4
“Shadow of the Lens”
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.
Where to watch
Not streaming anywhere
Not on any streaming service in United States, and not available to rent.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
30 people
Toshio Furukawa
Kimball Kinnison (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Super
Dragon Ball Z
Tom Wyner
Lord Helmuth (voice) / Gary Kinnison (voice)
Michael Forest
Adm. Haines (voice)
Milton James
Zwilk (voice)
Kerrigan Mahan
Kimball Kinnison (voice)
Alexandra Kenworthy
Lens (voice)
Doug Stone
Blakslee (voice)
Gregory Snegoff
DJ Bill (voice)
Edie Mirman
Clarissa MacDougall (voice)
Mami Koyama
Clarissa MacDougall (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball
Chikao Ohtsuka
Pete Van Buskirk (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
One Piece
Nachi Nozawa
Worsel (voice)
Known for
Devil May Cry
Space Cobra
Yoshiaki Kawajiri Director · Kazuyuki Hirokawa Director Soji Yoshikawa Writer
United States release December 12, 1988 · Produced in Japan · Production EE Doc Smith MK Company, MK Productions Ltd.
Production
TOHO
Production
EE Doc Smith MK Company
Production
MK Productions Ltd.
Production
Madhouse
Production
Kodansha
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
SF新世紀 レンズマン
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 7, 1984
Theatrical
United States · December 12, 1988
Theatrical
Brazil
December 12, 1988 · Theatrical
More from Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Lensman
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.