Harlock: Space Pirate

2015 • 111 minutes
4.5
267 reviews
54%
Tomatometer
Eligible
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2977: For many years a mighty battle has been raging across the galaxies as 500 billion humans, whose forebears were exiled from Earth, plan to return to what is still called home. Forced to flee a ravaged Earth, humans have now depleted the corners of the galaxy to which they fled. Earth has now become the most valued and precious resource of all, controlled by the corrupt Gaia Coalition which governs the human race across the different galaxies. Having been exiled and vilified during the battle of the Homecoming War, Captain Harlock and his trusted crew of the Arcadia battle cruiser are the only hope mankind has of discovering the secrets that the Gaia have kept hidden. The Coalition has demanded Harlock's death and the Gaia Fleet's new leader, Ezra, calls on his younger brother, Logan, to infiltrate the Arcadia and then assassinate Harlock, thus forever eradicating the one man standing between the Coalition and their complete control of the Universe. Logan must make a very personal sacrifice and discover that things are not always as they seem. All the while Captain Harlock and his crew will continue his mission, seeking revenge against the Coalition and establishing the return to Earth.

Ratings and reviews

4.5
267 reviews
Kitsune of Inari
August 21, 2015
I've been a Leiji Matsumoto fan for a long time and anyone who appreciates Matsumoto's works knows who Captain Harlock is. The problem with the movie is that it lacks a coherent story. Granted it has a lot of action and shows some characteristics of Harlock, but it lacks the heart and spirit that Matsumoto gave the character. I wish they had done like the space battleship yamato movie and atleast used one of the 2 Matsumoto arcadia designs instead of that hideous amalgamation they called the arcadia.
1 person found this review helpful
Ange Schmehl
September 29, 2019
would love it if we could get through the movie but there is an issue with licensurer agreement. Really bummed and annoyed after a couple of trys to figure out when it started to block the movie out ... it finally just booted us off the google app. i hope that i can write a great review sometime soon or get repaid my rental fee....
armando arevalo
April 25, 2015
Why would someone spend that much money on making something look so pretty and then give it such an awful script. The story line made it so easy to succeed, SPACE PIRATES!!!! This should have been a hole in one. But instead all I got was an all over the place incohesive at best story, none of the plot points made sense, the dialogue was corny and confusing. All the characters were one dimensional. just why
4 people found this review helpful