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Photon

IMDb ID: tt0289010 · Year: 1997 · Rating: 6.6 (185 votes)

Genres: Animation · Short · Action

A young man with super-strength leaves his home to find a missing friend. He accidentally gets engaged to a runaway pilot as they flee the evil galactic emperor's henchmen, facing cooking contests, exploding spas, and alien cheerl...

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVSeriesAlternate TitlesWorld-wide: Foton (Alternative Title)
Germany: Photon
United States: Photon: The Idiot Adventures (DVD Title)
Photon: The Idiot Adventures
Release Date1997-11-21IMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsfemale nudity
female frontal nudity
anime animation
tv mini series
full frontal nudity
Production CompaniesAnime International Company (AIC)
Photon Project
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289010/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0289010.jpgUpdated At2025-09-14T18:52:27

Stars

Junko Takeuchi
Kôichi Yamadera
Yui Horie
Yu Asakawa
Kozue Yoshizumi
Yumi Kuroda
Tomoko Hikita
Rie Ichino
Hidenobu Kiuchi
Yuri Amano

Directors

Kôji Masunari

Writers

Masaki Kajishima
Yôsuke Kuroda

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Junko Takeuchi | Character: Photon Earth
Actor: Kôichi Yamadera | Character: Papacharino Nanadan
Actor: Yui Horie | Character: Aun Freya
Actor: Yu Asakawa | Character: Pochi #2
Actor: Kozue Yoshizumi | Character: Koro-chan
Actor: Yumi Kuroda | Character: Keyne Aqua
Actor: Tomoko Hikita | Character: Pochi #1
Actor: Rie Ichino | Character: Ma Mamie
Actor: Hidenobu Kiuchi | Character: Sand bandit B, Captain, Totora
Actor: Yuri Amano | Character: Princess Lashara Moon
Actor: Eiji Takemoto | Character: Sand bandit C, Pilot, Shop owner
Actor: Naoki Bando | Character: Sand bandit A, Merchant, Village chief
Actor: Ai Orikasa | Character: Landlady, Aun's sister
Actor: Akiko Hiramatsu | Character: Bulan
Actor: Yukiko Matsuura | Character: Imaginary woman A, Sand rabbit
Actor: Rie Iwatsubo | Character: Shrine maiden, Store lady
Actor: Kaori Asô | Character: Raman's wife
Actor: Hajime Komada | Character: Raman
Actor: Yumi Nakajô | Character: Imaginary woman B
Actor: Asami Saitô | Character: Imaginary woman C
Actor: Scott Cargle | Character: Photon
Actor: Suzanne Savoy | Character: Keyne Aqua
Actor: David Logan Rankin | Character: Papacha
Actor: Tomo | Character: Pocheeni 1
Actor: Carole Gold | Character: Lashara
Actor: Mina Sands | Character: Bulan
Actor: Marie Ichino | Character: MaMamie
Actor: Crispin Freeman | Character: The Galactic Emperor
Actor: Alvaro J. Gonzalez | Character: Bandit 1, Chief
Actor: Pamela Lewis | Character: Aun's Sister, Mamaime, The Pochis
Actor: Jonathan Boggs | Character: The Captain, Professor Ma Gene Aqua
Actor: P.M. Lewis | Character: Pocheeni 1-28, Aun's Sister, MaMamie, Koro
Actor: Edward Hajj | Character: Bandit 2
Actor: Arlen Tarlofsky | Character: Bandit 3

[Directors Group]
Name: Kôji Masunari | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Masaki Kajishima | Role: Writer
Name: Yôsuke Kuroda | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Yasuo Hasegawa | Role: Producer
Name: Keitarô Motonaga | Role: Producer
Name: John O'Donnell | Role: Producer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Shin'ya Takahashi | Role: Art Director

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Crispin Freeman | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Christopher Sippel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Arlen Tarlofsky | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eric Thomann | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Photon | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi502381593/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi502381593/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1556371068356.mp4?Expires=1788265766&Signature=s~i6~IBrbVOFOD8WQN3CtPuG-6jwDtQ0SYF21F7MQAJfkSGe62Cd5Yr8VanZxeMyEKoJklXouXxf~2Ic4qc8qyvLI1EJxY9wTxP2BhfYakK1TLHmxDAj6UZak5CekhDmuKWKj01xGwnF9TexXlwEbIb9b9N40jAT7Rzbrhs3pwAD~ty-bdfnQdq2u9zZfRXu1R58ZS7hd6LZ~8PKFdnfq2YWEbFjWmfMiEAzCvOL05Jdb7m9aNuuRE5CSrwFw-hzmvVJlxMgOjxedjpbCrlSIjs-zLwa2kfeQLi8aa3JtJ2tkQWc718SbdVyPuLxgE4oJ5fAMMFIIjjAIn8JYyB-zg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Japan: November 21, 1997

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

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