Toward the Terra

Toward the Terra

1980 · 113 min · ★ 6.2 · Animation, Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

A young boy learns he is part of a powerful race of psionic humans who must fight the normal humans determined to keep them from Earth.

Directed by Hideo Onchi · Written by Hideo Onchi

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