“Joe Shimamura is transformed into Cyborg 009 by Black Ghost organization and escapes with other cyborgs to resist being used as weapons.”
Cyborg 009
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Synopsis
Joe Shimamura is transformed into Cyborg 009 by Black Ghost organization and escapes with other cyborgs to resist being used as weapons.
When Joe Shimamura gets in a serious car crash, strange men quickly load his body into a fake ambulance. He is transported to the headquarters of Black Ghost, an organization that promotes human conflicts in order to profit off of wars. It is here where Joe is reborn as the powerful Cyborg 009. Unwilling to serve as instruments of destruction, 009 and the other cyborgs revolt and escape so they can live their lives in peace. Black Ghost, however, is not willing to let the cyborgs they envisioned as their superweapons go without a fight.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
What 7 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.19 · split reception
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.0
↓ 1.29
Running avg · Jan 2016 → May 2025
- 8 “I actually didn't expect it, but I like the show! The whole "superpower group but each one has a specific power" is kind of nice to see even for a show / movie this old. I mean, some of it was...”
- 7 “The 60s were a time when anime was just getting started. The movie, in particular, was the first anime film that adapted a manga, though I could be wrong. Keep in mind I barely have any knowledge...”
- 4 “I remember seeing this back in the 80s on a Blockbuster VCR tape, back when finding any kind of anime was an adventure. Frankly it wasn't super memorable. I can remember a few things though. My...”
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A Movie Production
Toei Animation.- Format 1 × 63′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 03m all episodes
- Aired Jul 1966 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-4778 catalog