Lensman
1984, Japanese. Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri & Kazuyuki Hirokawa.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- PG-13
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Cast & crew
- Yoshiaki KawajiriDirector
- Kazuyuki HirokawaDirector
- Toshio FurukawaKimball Kinnison (voice)
- Mami KoyamaClarissa MacDougall (voice)
- Chikao OhtsukaPete Van Buskirk (voice)
- Nachi NozawaWorsel (voice)
- Katsuya KobayashiDJ Bill (voice)
- Seizo KatoLord Helmuth (voice)
- Eiji KanieNarrator (voice)
- Hidekatsu ShibataPort Admiral Haynes (voice)
- Koji YadaGreedle (voice)
- Takeshi AonoLaVerne Thorndyke (voice)
- Masaharu SatoHenry Henderson (voice)
- Yasuo TanakaBlakeslee (voice)
Details
- Released
- 7 June 1984
- Original title
- SF新世紀 レンズマン
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Soji Yoshikawa
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Lensman runs 107 minutes (1h 47m).
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Lensman is rated PG-13 in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Lensman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 June 1984. (Checked 5 November 2026.)
What movies are like Lensman?
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Who directed Lensman?
Lensman (1984) was directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri and Kazuyuki Hirokawa and stars Toshio Furukawa, Mami Koyama, Chikao Ohtsuka.