Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1992)

Director
Yasuhiro Imagawa

Main cast
Kappei Yamaguchi; Sumi Shimamoto; Shozo Iizuka; Kazue Komiya; Norio Wakamoto

Genres
Drama, Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi

Description
An adolescent with the ability to control a looming war-golem becomes entangled in the Experts of Justice's fight against the infamous group Big Fire.


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