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Scoopers

Scoopers

19873.61h 0m

Overview

It's the 22nd century and Shambhala city reporter Youko and her android boyfriend, bodyguard and cameraman Pete are hunting the enigmatic criminal Mr. X. Their search leads them to the Rainbow Tower, were Youko is taken hostage and Vito must battle to save her by destroying the program of the Tower's central computer to prevent X's escape.

Directed by Hideo Watanabe
Written by Kazuhiko Kato, Masakazu Amiya
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Top Cast

Shinya Ôtaki

Shinya Ôtaki

Pete (voice)

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Mayuki Ohashi

Yoko (voice)

Shigezo Sasaoka

Shigezo Sasaoka

Mr. X (voice)

Kenichi Ogata

Kenichi Ogata

Dr. Capa (voice)

Kei Tomiyama

Kei Tomiyama

Kenyu Horiuchi

Kenyu Horiuchi

Kumiko Takizawa

Kumiko Takizawa

Yuzuru Fujimoto

Yuzuru Fujimoto

Themes & Keywords

futuremecha

About Scoopers

Scoopers is a animation, science fiction, comedy film released in 1987 exploring themes of future, mecha. Directed by Hideo Watanabe, it stars Shinya Ôtaki, Mayuki Ohashi, Shigezo Sasaoka. It's the 22nd century and Shambhala city reporter Youko and her android boyfriend, bodyguard and cameraman Pete are hunting the enigmatic criminal Mr. X. Their search leads them to the Rainbow Tower, were Youko is taken hostage and Vito must battle to save her by destroying the program of the Tower's central computer to prevent X's escape.

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