

They Were Eleven
1986, Japanese. Directed by Satoshi Dezaki & Tsuneo Tominaga.
A group of students from the Cosmo Academy are about to take their final exam: surviving for over fifty days in a derelict ship. But when they arrive, they discover that instead of ten students, there are eleven. One of them doesn't belong there...
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Satoshi DezakiDirector
- Tsuneo TominagaDirector
- Akira KamiyaTadatos "Tada" Lane
- Michiko KawaiFrolbericheri Frol
- Hideyuki TanakaKing Mayan Baceska
- Toshio FurukawaDoricas Soldam IV
- Tessyo GendaGanigas "Ganga" Gagtos
- Hirotaka SuzuokiAmazon Carnais
- Norio WakamotoVidmenir "Knu" Knume
- Michihiro IkemizuGlenn "Thickhead" Groff
- Kozo ShioyaDolph "Rednose" Tasta
- TARAKOToto
- Tsutomu KashiwakuraChako Kacka
Details
- Released
- 1 November 1986
- Original title
- 11人いる!
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Toshiaki Imaizumi, Kazumi Koide
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What They Were Eleven is based on
They Were Eleven is based on They Were Eleven, a 1975 manga series by Moto Hagio, published by Shogakukan.
Manga series · 1975
They Were Eleven
By Moto Hagio
Published by Shogakukan
Source details from Wikidata and TMDB.
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How long is They Were Eleven?
They Were Eleven runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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They Were Eleven is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
Which OTT platform is They Were Eleven on?
They Were Eleven isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 November 1986. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like They Were Eleven?
If you liked They Were Eleven, try Appleseed: Ex Machina, Galaxy Express 999: The Movie, 009 Re:Cyborg.
Who directed They Were Eleven?
They Were Eleven (1986) was directed by Satoshi Dezaki and Tsuneo Tominaga and stars Akira Kamiya, Michiko Kawai, Hideyuki Tanaka.
What is They Were Eleven based on?
They Were Eleven is based on They Were Eleven, a 1975 manga series by Moto Hagio, published by Shogakukan.