Saint Elmo – Hikari no Raihousha
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Genre Science fiction Written by Hiroyasu Yamaura Studio Toei Animation Director Tomoharu Katsumata Music director Michiru Ōshima | 5.6/10 AniDB Directed by Tomoharu Katsumata Music by Michiru Ōshima Initial release April 1986 Screenplay Hiroyasu Yamamura | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Produced by Kansai Electric Power Company, Toei Animation Production companies Toei Animation, Kansai Electric Power Company Cast Leiji Matsumoto, Tōru Furuya, Kei Tomiyama, Masako Nozawa, Hideyuki Tanaka Similar Maetel Legend, Harlock Saga, Space Battleship Yamato, Be Forever Yamato, The Cockpit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Elmo – Hikari no Raihousha (セントエルモ・光の来訪者, Saint Elmo – Apostle of Light) is a 65-minute television special first aired in April, 1986, in the Kansai region network Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. Although credited to Leiji Matsumoto, the show was originally created to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Kansai Electric Power Company, who sponsored and produced the film. It was later released on VHS format in November 1987 by Pony Canyon.
Contents
The events of the story are centered on a Japanese solar power plant based in the planet Mercury called "Saint Elmo". Its name was based on the rare scientific phenomenon called St. Elmo's fire, named after Erasmus of Formiae. This phenomenon occurs in electrical weather at which high points (like masts on ships) will charge and give off a glow.
Plot
Japan builds a large space power plant called Saint Elmo in the planet Mercury. The plant supports Earth with its large solar energy supply, but, when there is an abnormality at the plant, Earth has to send several technicians to fix the problem.
Staff
Cast
Theme songs
The show features two theme songs, "Prometheus Futatabi" and "Tomoshibi wa Eternity", both performed by Yūko Ishikawa. The first was composed by Akihiro Yoshimi, while the second was composed by Yūhei Hanaoka. They were both arranged by Eiji Kawamura and the lyrics were written by Kayoko Fuyumori.