Captain Harlock: Space Pirate
is a 2013 Japanese 3D CG anime science fiction film directed by Shinji Aramaki.
Plot
As resources dwindle, five hundred billion colonists return to Earth, causing the Homecoming War over Earth's remaining resources. The bloody war only ends when an authoritarian government, the Gaia Sanction, declares Earth a sacred planet forbidden to humanity. With the help of four unstoppable ships powered by alien technology, Harlock's fleet prevents Earth from recolonization until a treaty allows diplomatic elite to immigrate. Enraged by this betrayal, Harlock turns on the Gaia Sanction. With his ship, the Arcadia, badly damaged, Harlock unleashes the ship's dark matter. Intending to encase Earth in a protective force field, it instead becomes uninhabitable. The Arcadia survives but is forever changed. Now an immortal pirate, Harlock vows to atone.
More details
| author | Leiji Matsumoto |
|---|---|
| director | Shi’ina Nobuyuki |
| genre | animation science fiction |
| keywords | alien technology dark matter force field haunt homecoming horrify injured life support love mother love paralyze particle-beam weapon particle cannon sacred start over universe |
| musicBy | Tetsuya Takahashi |
| productionCompany | Marza Animation Planet Toei Animation |
| publisher | Toei Company |
| theme | 3d animated anime japanese space opera vigilante |