Astro Boy: Hero of Space is the first animated feature film of the Astro Boy franchise.
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(The film compiles the first Astro Boy television series’ episodes #6, #56, and #71 with footage from the first three episodes as well as some new footage.
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Tezuka Productions noted on Saturday that the 1964 Astro Boy: Hero of Space (Tetsuwan Atom: Uchū no Yūsha) film would air on the public network NHK General TV on Sunday at 11:00 p.m. JST (10:00 a.m. EDT).
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In 1963, the late Fred Ladd re-edited and re-dubbed the Tetsuwan Atom anime into Astro Boy.