Crusher Joe: The Movie (クラッシャージョウ) is a 1983 anime film based on the Japanese science fiction novel series Crusher Joe written by Haruka Takachiho. The film was directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and produced by Studio Nue and Nippon Sunrise. The film was released in Japan on March 12, 1983.
Dubbing History[]
In 1988, the film would be dubbed into English by Enoki Films, released under the title Crushers. The dub would be directed by Jim Terry and would be heavily edited down with around 43 minutes cut from the runtime. This version also features a new theme song by Bullets. This dub is only known to have been released on VHS in the United Kingdom.
In 1997, the film would be dubbed into English a second time, this time by AnimEigo. As typical with AnimEigo productions, the dubbing was done in North Carolina at Coastal Carolina Sound Studios. Unlike the first dub of the film, this dub is fully unedited and is far more faithful to the original. AnimEigo would also dub the two Crusher Joe OVAs. The movie and the OVA series were later licensed by Discotek Media in 2016 after AnimEigo's license expired.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Enoki Films Dub | AnimEigo Dub |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Joe | Hiroshi Takemura | Brian Cummings | Michael Brady |
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Alfin | Run Sasaki | Kathy Ritter | Juliet Cesario |
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Talos | Kiyoshi Kobayashi | Jan Rabson | Dave Underwood |
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Ricky | Noriko Ohara | Kathy Ritter | Shane O'Rourke |
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Dongo | Issei Futamata | N/A | AMIGA 3000 |
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Colonel Kowalsky | Gorō Naya | Jan Rabson | Marc Matney |
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Bard | Osamu Kobayashi | Brian Cummings | Bob Edwards |
|
Dan | Akira Kume | Jan Rabson | Daniel Morris |
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Jonah Matua | Reiko Mutuo | Kathy Ritter | Stacia Crawford |
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Murphy | Chikao Ōtsuka | Jan Rabson | Michael S. Way |
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Killie | Kazuyuki Sogabe | Robin Robertson | |
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Nero | Takeshi Watabe | Kevin Potts | |
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Roki | Daisuke Gōri | Brian Cummings | Sean P. O'Connell |
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Cat's Eye Norma | Kazuko Yanaga | Kathy Ritter | Belinda Bizic-Keller |
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Valentinos | Nobuo Tanaka | Jan Rabson | Pierre Brulatour |
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Cortigiano | Kōichi Chiba | Brian Cummings | Jerry Winsett |
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DuPrau Mardola | Hidekatsu Shibata | Jan Rabson | Norm Shore |
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Doctor Barbos | Masaru Ikeda | Patrick Humphrey |
Additional Voices[]
Enoki Films Dub
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AnimEigo Dub
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Notes[]
- The AnimEigo dub utilizes a speech synthesis software for the voice of Dongo.
- The cast for the Enoki Films dub was credited under fictitious names, such as:
- Cleo Rae
- Cody Walker
- David Monson
- Ginny Masters
- Danielle Romeo
- Jocelyn Deschamps
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Dub | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYTV | 1988 | 
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Enoki Films | PAL | United Kingdom | 
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| AnimEigo | 1997 | AnimEigo | NTSC | United States | 
| |
| 2003 | 
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1 NTSC | ||||
| Discotek Media | 2017 | |||||
| 2020 | 
|
A DVB-T | ||||
See Also[]
- Crusher Joe: The OVAs
External Links[]
- Crusher Joe: The Movie at the Internet Movie Database
- Crusher Joe: The Movie at Anime News Network's encyclopedia