Space Pirate Captain Harlock

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I don't know the original material, I don't know how accurate or butchered this film is. It's got the usual problem I find with Japanese films and exposition dumps at really awkward times. They just seem to throw in new plots as they need them and then explain them as they go rather than organically setting up characters and situations ahead of time.

The story is a real mess and you don't really learn anything about the characters or care about any of them.

But who cares when everything looks this cool? It's so pretty. And I love my space battles.