A Tale of Two Robots, Chapter 3: Foreign Invasion(1987)

movie - first aired/released 1987-07-21 - 11 min

Animation, Science Fiction

Directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo

Set in the nineteenth century and features two wooden "giant robots", directed from within by a human crew. In the style of a movie serial of the sound era, a Westerner in his giant robot attempts to take over Japan, but is challenged by locals operating a "machine made for the parade" – a Japanese giant robot.