A Tale of Two Robots, Chapter 3: Foreign Invasion (1987)
Set in the nineteenth century and features two wooden "giant robots", directed from within by a human crew. In the style of a movie serial of the sound era, a Westerner in his giant robot attempts to take over Japan, but is challenged by locals operating a "machine made for the parade" – a Japanese giant robot.
Director: Hiroyuki Kitakubo
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Kei Tomiyama as Sankichi |
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Chisa Yokoyama as Yayoi |
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Katsue Miwa as Fukusuke |
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Kaneto Shiozawa as Denjirō |
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Toku Nishio as Daimaru |
| Directing | Hiroyuki Kitakubo | Director |
| Crew | Hiroyuki Kitakubo | Script |
| Visual Effects | Yoshiyuki Sadamoto | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Mahiro Maeda | Mechanical & Creature Designer |
| Visual Effects | Yuji Moriyama | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kazuaki Mori | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kumiko Kawana | Animation |
| Sound | Junichi Sasaki | Sound |
| Sound | Joe Hisaishi | Music |
| Sound | Isaku Fujita | Music |
| Sound | Masahisa Takeichi | Music |