Three epsiodes of the adventures of the boy robot Astro created by Osamu Tezuka. The titles include: “The Baby elephant”; Astro befriends an elephant who is orphaned when its mother wanders into a safari park; “The Transformation robot”; Pook is a special robot Astro meets on an island. Pook has the ability to transform himself into any shape, which can be dangerous if he gets into evil hands!; “The Crystal of the desert”; Astro discovers trouble when he investigates the cause of a series of strange droughts. It comes in the form of Atlas, living inside a crystal in the middle of the desert.
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ACMI Identifier
309095
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)