Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: The Movie
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: The Movie is a 1978 Japanese anime superhero science fiction film and a version of the anime series of the same name.
Plot
Sosai X traveled millions of light years to reach the planet Earth and creates a mutant Berg Katse. Thirty years later he is the leader of the terrorist organization known as Galactor. They want to conquer the world. Since Galactor controls the mechanical monster "Turtle King," the nations of the world live in fear.Earth's only hope lies with five teenagers who can move like shadows. They are Gatchaman, five superheroes who arrive in their spaceship "God Phoenix" to stop Galactor's Machiavellian plans of world domination.
Production
The movie is a feature-length retelling of the events of the TV series consisting primarily of footage from key episodes, namely the first two episodes, 51-53 and the final four episodes. However, the first three minutes of the movie consists of newly animated footage depicting the arrival of Leader X on Earth and the birth of Berg Katse.Instead of the music from the TV show by Bob Sakuma, an original score was composed by Koichi Sugiyama. It was notably the very first anime score to be performed by the NHK Symphony Orchestra.