davemerrill

(my apologies for this super nerdy post)

I had a free day so I went down to the library and did some digging thru their microfilms looking for information on theatrical releases of anime films in America; specifically New World's Galaxy Express and Warriors Of The Wind, and the Xanadu Productions release of Tezuka's 'Cleopatra'.

This is the newspaper ad for the 2nd week of "Warriors", the New World dub of Nausicaa. It screened in 8 cinemas in the Toronto area alone, which suggests a much wider release than I'd previously thought.

This is the review of Cleopatra. Information on the American release of this film is... well, you're looking at it. The print screened in New York City in 1972 was subtitled and self-rated; it sounds like a one-time showing, maybe an enterprising entrepreneur four-walled the Bijou in an attempt to generate some publicity. This film helped to bankrupt Tezuka; hoping it wouldn't be a money sink in America is wishful thinking.

Here's grosses for "Warriors" in Miami and for Galaxy Express at the Uptown in Seattle in 1980...

And a tidbit about Harmony Gold's Frank Agrama, who before he worked for Harmony Gold, was president of the Intersound dubbing company, fifty percent of which was owned by ZIV International, whom you will remember from various dubs of things like Captain Harlock, Candy Candy, and other home-video classics.