Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
dir. Kazuhisa Takenouchi
Synopsis
Four talented alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans. Shep, a space pilot in love with bass player Stella, follows them to Earth. Reprogrammed to forget their real identities and renamed The Crescendolls, the group quickly becomes a huge success playing soulless corporate pop. At a concert, Shep manages to free all the musicians except Stella, and the band sets out to rediscover who they really are — and to rescue Stella.
Directed byKazuhisa Takenouchi, Leiji Matsumoto, Hirotoshi Rissen, Daisuke Nishio
StarringRomanthony, Thomas Bangalter
Written byThomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Cédric Hervet
CinematographyFumio Hirokawa
EditingShigeru Nishiyama
MusicThomas Bangalter
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
2003 · PG · 1h 8m
Animation, Science Fiction, Music, Adventure
Four talented alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans. Shep, a space pilot in love with bass player Stella, follows them to Earth. Reprogrammed to forget their real identities and renamed The Crescendolls, the group quickly becomes a huge success playing soulless corporate pop. At a concert, Shep manages to free all the musicians except Stella, and the band sets out to rediscover who they really are — and to rescue Stella.