TEZUKA Osamu

* Based on Tezuka Osamu's early masterpiece, The Next World. Bateito Island mysteriously appeared in the Southern Strait several years ago — once a beautiful place. But both the Star Country and the Union tried to claim it, and the resulting conflict polluted and destroyed the island. Presently the biologist, Dr. Yamadano — researching the worldwide pollution in general, and…

From the TV series of "Astro Boy," three episodes were selected for theatre re-edition, "Robot Rocket" (46th episode), "Earth Defense Troops" (56th episode) and "The Last Day of Earth" (71st episode). Of these three, "Earth Defense Troops" was the only one originally derived from Tezuka Osamu's story "Number 7." Its settings were diverted to the "Astro Boy" series. In this…

Invited to Nazi Germany during World War II, Dr. Asagumo is asked by Hitler to collaborate in researching the new weapon "Big X". Concerned about the possible effects of this weapon, Dr. Asagumo intentionally delays the progress of the research, conspiring with his co-researcher, the devious Dr. Engel. Immediately before Germany is defeated by the Allies, Dr. Asagumo is shot…

Son Gokuu is a monkey who was born from a stone and is endowed with magical powers. He gets carried away and goes on a rampage until at last Buddha confines him within Mt. Gogyo. Saved by Sanzo Houshi, Son Gokuu accompanies him on a journey to India. But on their way, monsters lie in wait for them. Source: BakaBT

In the first OVA Pinoko suffers from an inexplicable pain attack, but tests are inconclusive. Black Jack is stimied until he learns the mother of the child is Yuri Saionji. He operated her long ago and had a brief relation with her. After meeting Yuri BJ decides to try to help her and in that way also help Pinoko. Long repressed emotions surface again... In the second OVA…

People's search for better health never ends. That is one of the reasons the study of anatomy and medicine was born. And to keep the physicians in check, we have medical laws. Black Jack goes outside and beyond those laws. He's an unlicensed, genius surgeon, traveling around the globe to complete his masterpieces. In this special, we can witness Tezuka Osamu asking the…

The mega-corporate Daedalus Group is under attack by a small group of activists known as the Ghost of Icarus. While taking care of some of the victims of the bombing, Black Jack encounters Dr. Kiriko, also known as Death Incarnate, who just like him, asks his patients huge sums of money but instead of saving them, he offers them a painless death. When the activist group…

Black Jack: Obaa-chan is a short movie which aired in the "300 Inch Theater" at Tezuka Osamu World in the Kyoto Station Building. It was played with an unrelated double feature Heian Sento. Black Jack: Obaa-chan In this story, there is a seemingly greedy old woman who is always asking her daughter-in-law for money, and her son and his wife become fed up with the old woman's…

Black Jack, a mysterious young unlicensed doctor with godlike skills, travels the world performing feats of impossible surgery, charging vast fees for his services, and challenging the corrupt practices of the medical establishment. This selection of stories, each adapted from a single original manga issue, focuses more on interpersonal relationships and back-story than most…

Black Jack is an unregistered doctor with a clouded, mysterious past. He works with his little assistant Pinoko (who has a massive crush on the doctor), dealing with medical cases not very well known, which can be strange, dangerous, or not known at all. But he is a genius, and can save almost any of his patients' life (as long as they have the money for it, that is), and is…