Sometimes, there are titles that simply get forgotten as the years pass by. It doesn't necessarily mean they are bad, but rather that a series of factors got in the way of wider audiences getting to know it. Back in the early 80s, it was a lot more difficult for Japanese movies to make it all the way to Western audiences. Works like Japanese master Osamu Tezuka's A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose be forgotten to the point of never getting an English dub or a Blu-ray release. This changed this month, with SkySet Entertainment releasing a special edition of the anime classic that is already available for purchase.
In the story, the world is torn apart by a massive entity called the Death Mask that splits in half and wreaks havoc in Kujukuri City, Japan, and Dallas, Texas — both cities are somehow hurled 10,000 years into the future.
In the story, the world is torn apart by a massive entity called the Death Mask that splits in half and wreaks havoc in Kujukuri City, Japan, and Dallas, Texas — both cities are somehow hurled 10,000 years into the future.
- 6/16/2025
- by Erick Massoto
- Collider.com
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