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Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still

Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still

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Overview

An adolescent with the ability to control a looming war-golem becomes entangled in the Experts of Justice's fight against the infamous group Big Fire.

Directed by Yasuhiro Imagawa
Written by Eiichi Yamamoto, Mitsuteru Yokoyama
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Top Cast

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Daisaku Kusama

Sumi Shimamoto

Sumi Shimamoto

Ginrei

Shozo Iizuka

Shozo Iizuka

Tetsugyu

Kazue Komiya

Kazue Komiya

Youshi

Norio Wakamoto

Norio Wakamoto

Taisou

Iemasa Kayumi

Iemasa Kayumi

Chief Chûjô Shizuo

Yûji Mikimoto

Yûji Mikimoto

Kenji Murasame

K

Koichi Chiba

Doctor Vogler

Yosuke Akimoto

Yosuke Akimoto

Alberto

Yasuyoshi Hara

Yasuyoshi Hara

Ivan

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giant robot

About Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still

Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still is a drama, action, thriller, science fiction, animation film released in 1992 exploring themes of giant robot. Directed by Yasuhiro Imagawa, it stars Kappei Yamaguchi, Sumi Shimamoto, Shozo Iizuka. An adolescent with the ability to control a looming war-golem becomes entangled in the Experts of Justice's fight against the infamous group Big Fire.

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