Wings of Honneamise is set in another world with a fully developed history and culture, which is still recognisably similar to Earth in the years leading up to the space-era. At the time the movie is set this world has been going through a protracted equivalent to our World War II.
Lt. Shirotsugh Lhadatt always dreamed of being a pilot in the Royal Air Force, but his academic grades aren't good enough, and instead he enlists in the Royal Space Force - a virtually unknown, underfunded organisation of dreamers which is ridiculed and (dangerously) manipulated by the military and government. Lhadatt meets with a girl whose strong religious conviction inspires him to believe that he can accomplish something great. Perhaps the dream of the Royal Space Force: the world's first space flight.
Released: 1987
Language: English dub / Japanese
Alternate Titles: Ôritsu uchûgun Oneamisu no tsubasa (Japan), Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise
Style: 2D animation
Viewer Warning: Attempted rape scene
[ Japanese ] Featuring the voices of:
Musical Score by: Ryuichi Sakamoto
Of Interest: In a way the struggle of the Royal Space Force could be taken as an analogy of the making of 'Wings of Honneamise' itself. It was made by a young group of friends who were little known animators. They managed to persuade Bandai to fund the production with a budget which was astronimical for its time, making this Japan's most expensive animated movie at the time of its release. During the years of its production, this group of friends formed themselves into Gainax Co. Ltd.
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Wings of Honneamise
