Title: Great Undersea War - The Love of 20,000 miles (Kaitei Daisakuso Ai no 20000 Mairu)

Type: TV Special

Airdate: January 3, 1981

Episode Length: 90 minutes

Network: Nippon Television

Air time: 4:00 P.M. to 5:30 P.M., Saturday

Brought to U.S.: No

Information: Towards the beginning of the 21st century, the Earth has fallen almost totally under the control of an autocratic regime called the Gavian Empire, and ruled by Emporer Darius. The Gavians are a scientifically advanced civilization possessing an extremely powerful armed force against which there is no effective defense.

Ricky and Ben are visiting a Mediterranean port, when their vesel is attacked by Gavian forces, and sunk. All seems lost when they are unexpectedly rescued by Captain Nemo in the Nautilus... Thus begins a new adventure for Ricky and Ben.


Creator: Jules Verne

Presented By: Kenji Yoshida

Planner : Akira Yoshikawa

Producers: Yasuji Takahashi, Akira Inoue

Writer: Mamoru Sasaki

Chief Director: Ippei Kuri

Director: Koichi Mashimo

Character Design: Akemi Takada

Mechanical Design: Kunio Okawara

Music: Hirosuke Suzuki

Ricky (Riku Mutai): Junichi Inoue

Sophia: Masako Kitamura

Captain Nemo: Ryo Kurosawa

Ben: Masayuki Ibu

Dr. Smith: Kohei Miyauchi

Jim: Toku Nishio

Dr. Johnson: Ikuo Nishikawa

Emperor Darius: Seizo Kato