Lensman · A Japanese productionReleased in 1984 · Based on the classic scien
Lensman · A Japanese productionReleased in 1984 · Based on the classic science fiction novel Galactic Patrol by E. E. “Doc” SmithRunning Time: 107 Minutes · Directed By: Yoshiaki Kawajiri & Kazuyuki HirokawaLensman took four years and $10 million to make.Synopsis:In the 25th Century, Kimball Kinnison is an eager young pilot from a lonely agricultural planet called Mquie. Kim is living a peaceful life with his father as a farmer on their planet until one day when a runaway spaceship is detected moving at a high speed towards his father’s farm. The Galactic Fleet ship Britannia manned by Lensmen is fast approaching the planet Mquie with vital data about the location of the villainous Boskone Empire’s Devil Planet. As the spaceship is about to crash land in their corn field, Kim, being the excellent pilot that he is, boards the ship before it crashes and lands it himself, along with his companion, Van Buskirk.On board the ship they find a severely injured, dying man whom with his dying words begs Kim to take something of his to the Galactic Fleet. The man has a legendary Lens — a semi-sentient crystalline device — embedded in his hand. As the Lensman is dying, he mysteriously passes on the Lens to Kim.Kim becomes involved in a galaxywide battle between the forces of good and evil when this mysterious Lens of the Galactic Patrolman attaches itself to his wrist. It has turned Kim into a Lensman. Other than giving Kim unknown powers, it also contains vital information for the victory of the Galactic Fleet over the evil Boskone Empire. Kim must now bring the Lens to the Galactic Fleet. But this is not an easy task when Lord Helmet of the Boskone Empire is willing to use everything in his power to stop him.Pursued by the Boskonians, Kimball, and the burly engineer Van Buskirk, along with spaceship Britannia inhabitants nurse Clarissa MacDougall, and the reptilian Lensman Worzel, undergo a dangerous journey to return the information to the Galactic Patrol.Kim is soon zipping between planets on the spaceship Britannia, fighting the evil Boskone Empire with some help from the roaring Von Buskirk, and their other alien companions. Kim must find out the purpose of the Lens before the Boskone dynasty does.Lensman is a visual adventure for the eyes. Watch as young Kim must survive the perils of the galaxy as the mysterious and frightening villains close in on his every move. With the Boskone secrets trapped within the powerful Lens Kim is gifted with, it is his responsibility to relay it to the Galatic Fleet before the Boskone Empire can catch him… but with their willingness to destroy entire worlds to get at him, does he even stand a chance? -- source link
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