The Five Star Stories
Seen it?1989 | 65 min | Science Fiction, Action, Animation, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 5 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Among the 5 star systems known as the Joker Systems, there are many kingdoms. There are knights within the kingdoms and these knights who control giant robots, Mortar Heads, are called Headliners. Bound to the knights are fatimas. Human in appearance and mind, the fatimas (mostly female) possess expanded physical capabilities and make it possible for a Headliner to control a Mortar Head. Fatimas cannot reproduce. All this is overseen by Emperor Amaterasu and his Mirage Knights.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 44K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kazuo Yamazaki
- Ryo HorikawaLadyos Soap / Amateras no Mikado
- Maria KawamuraFatima Lachesis
- Kazuhiko InoueKing Co-Luce
- Norio WakamotoWords Woulard
- Hideyuki TanakaDr. Balanshe (voice)
- Ichiro NagaiGrand Duke Juba
- Rei SakumaFatima Clotho
- Aruno TaharaBoid
- Rumiko UkaiLitora
- Run SasakiAisha (voice)