Based on the manga by Masamune Shirow, it was written and directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama with character designs by Yumiko Horasawa.
Which is why it was a delight that the original 1988 OVA was coming back into print as Discotek Media acquired the rights to it last year.
The Japanese cast includes Masako Katsuki as Deunan Knute, Yoshisada Sakaguchi as Brialeos Hecatombcales, Mayumi Shō as Hitomi, Norio Wakamoto as A. J. Sebastian, Toshiko Sawada as Athena, and Toshio Furukawa as Calon.