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Daft Punk & Leiji Matsumoto's Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem

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Four talented alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans. Shep, a space pilot in love with bass player Stella, follows them to Earth. Reprogrammed to forget their real identities and renamed The Crescendolls, the group quickly becomes a huge success playing soulless corporate pop. At a concert, Shep manages to free all the musicians except Stella, and the band sets out to rediscover who they really are -- and to rescue Stella.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Jan 28, 2025
It just resembles any number of Saturday morning kids’ cartoons based on popular bands, familiar stuff like Josie and the Pussycats, or even the hated S Club movie Seeing Double. Couldn’t Daft Punk have thought of something more unusual than this? Go to Full Review Nick Dawson Empire Magazine Dec 30, 2006
2/5
Fine if you like the band - you'll be treated to some cartoons playing over the top of their Discovery album. For everyone else, just daft. Go to Full Review Jamie Russell BBC.com Dec 9, 2003
4/5
Effortlessly cool, this is not to be missed by either fans of Japanese animation or Daft Punk's techno beats. Go to Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Dec 19, 2024
This dialogue-free sci-fi fantasy adventure is a delight -- and I’ll admit the music is at least sometimes pretty great, too. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Apr 30, 2024
3/5
…sheer music industry indulgence, but commendably to the point at 70 minutes and offering a delicious retro accompaniment to the music of one of dance’s most perennially popular acts in Daft Punk... Go to Full Review Jeremy Heilman MovieMartyr.com Mar 29, 2004
74/100
A futurist Fantasia that incidentally beats the pants off of Disney's own Fantasia 2000. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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KP Nov 17, 2025 Eternal classic if you know, you know. See more Atsu Oct 19, 2025 Watching it on big screen and surround sound, beautiful See more Kyle W Aug 6, 2025 Beautifully remastered and I’m glad I got to experience it again See more Nacrissa Jul 23, 2025 STAY FOR THE CREDITS!! What an amazing experience I had goosebumps the whole time. See more Sidney May 15, 2025 First time seeing this movie and I didn’t know what to expect. I heard some co workers talking about going. I took a chance, bought my tickets and OH BOY! It was something special. The music is beautiful and flows with the movie so well. I can see why this is a classic. 10/10. I would definitely watch this again! See more Neftali Z Apr 1, 2025 One of the best movies oat See more Read all reviews
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Daisuke Nishio

Director

Kazuhisa Takenouchi

Director

Leiji Matsumoto

Director

Hirotoshi Rissen

Director

Romanthony

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Todd Edwards

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Movie Info

Synopsis Four talented alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans. Shep, a space pilot in love with bass player Stella, follows them to Earth. Reprogrammed to forget their real identities and renamed The Crescendolls, the group quickly becomes a huge success playing soulless corporate pop. At a concert, Shep manages to free all the musicians except Stella, and the band sets out to rediscover who they really are -- and to rescue Stella.
Director
Daisuke Nishio, Kazuhisa Takenouchi, Leiji Matsumoto, Hirotoshi Rissen
Producer
Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, Hiroyuki Sakurada, Shinji Shimizu
Screenwriter
Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, Cédric Hervet
Production Co
Toei Animation Company
Genre
Action, Adventure, Music, Sci-Fi, Anime
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 28, 2003, Limited
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Dec 12, 2024
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 4, 2011
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS
Aspect Ratio
Academy (1.33:1)
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