Andromeda Stories (1982): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1982, Andromeda Stories is an animation, science fiction and tv movie film directed by Masamitsu Sasaki, running about 85 minutes.

What it’s about. In the Andromeda galaxy there's a planet of a highly developed human civilisation. The gentle Prince Itaka and another kingdom's beautiful Princess Lilia are about to enter a love-marriage and take over the throne, when they discover a strange object on the nightsky. Later it lands on the planet, and an alien, mechanic civilization invades King Itaka's peaceful country making nearly everybody their slave. On a fateful night Queen Lilia gives birth to twins, and to avoid misfortune, the nanny Tarama takes one of the babies away, and entrusts it to the gladiator Balga. They still don't know, that the children were born with strong powers, and hold the key to the fight against the enemy that's searching to destroy every human civilisation on the planet... (from myanimelist)

Who’s in it. Andromeda Stories stars Mami Koyama as Affle (voice), Toru Furuya as Jimsa (voice), Toshiko Fujita as Il (voice) and Chiyoko Kawashima as Jimsa (Young) (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.4/10, Andromeda Stories has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Andromeda Stories page.

If you liked it. Fans of Andromeda Stories tend to enjoy Spirited Away, Your Name., Grave of the Fireflies and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.