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Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise

Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise
Royal Space Force Poster.jpg
Japanese theatrical release poster
Japanese 王立宇宙軍 オネアミスの翼
Hepburn Ōritsu Uchūgun: Oneamisu no Tsubasa
Directed by Hiroyuki Yamaga
Produced by Hirohiko Sueyoshi
Hiroaki Inoue
Written by Hiroyuki Yamaga
Starring Leo Morimoto
Mitsuki Yayoi
Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Yuji Nomi
Koji Ueno
Haruo Kubota
Production
company
Distributed by Toho Towa
Release date
  • March 14, 1987 (1987-03-14)
Running time
119 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Budget ¥8 billion
Box office ¥3.47 billion

Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (王立宇宙軍 オネアミスの翼 Ōritsu Uchūgun: Oneamisu no Tsubasa?) is a 1987 Japanese animated science fiction film and the first film produced by Gainax and Bandai Visual. It was directed and written by Hiroyuki Yamaga. The film was released on March 14, 1987 and grossed only modestly in the box office. Since then, it has received very positive reviews.

A sequel was intended to be released set 50 years later, but due to lack of funds, Gainax abandoned it part way through production; former president of Gainax Toshio Okada cited a fundamental dissatisfaction with the script and plot. However, it was announced in March 2013 that the sequel is in production once again.

On an alternate Earth, an industrial civilization is flourishing amid an impending war between two bordering nations: the Kingdom of Honneamise and "The Republic".

Shirotsugh Lhadatt is an unmotivated young man who has drifted into his nation's lackadaisical space program. After the death of a fellow astronaut, he nurtures a close acquaintance with a young religious woman named Riquinni Nonderaiko. Seeing Lhadatt as a prime example of what mankind is capable of, and understanding the godliness and ground-breaking nature of his work, she inspires him to become the first man in space.

His training as an astronaut parallels his coming of age, and he and the rest of the members of the space project overcome technological difficulties, doubt, the machinations of their political masters, and a botched assassination attempt by the enemy nation. Amidst the debacle, Lhadatt becomes worn out by the overbearing publicity, prompting him to stay with Riquinni for a while; he then comes close to raping her one night while catching her undressing, causing a temporary rift between them that is later mended thanks to Riquinni's kindness.


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