Three epsiodes of the adventures of the boy robot Astro created by Osamu Tezuka. The titles include: “The Robot stuntman”; on a tour of Hollywood studios Uran discovers that stuntman Tom Stanton is actually using a tiny robot named Sam to perform his stunts; “The Light ray robot”; Skunk steals the Light Ray robot, winner of the best robot of the year; “The Man-made solar sphere”; a strange accident sets off a mystery involving a powerful man-made solar sphere. Detective Shalock Holmespan is intrigued and becomes Dr Elefun, original creator of the sphere. Astro replaces Shalock Holmespan and a race begins to find the location of the sphere.
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ACMI Identifier
309099
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Manga
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)