He abandoned the only life he had.
And now he's been reborn as an immortal.
He destroys the iron evil.
Who will do it if not Casshan?
CASSHAN
Hibike Casshan!
Tatake Casshan!
Kudake Casshan!
Uwasa ni kikoeta sugoi yatsu
Kikku atakku denkou panchi
Umare kawatta fujimi no karada
Andoro gundan taosu made
Moeru ikari wo buchikamase
Furenda jetto
Shinzo ningen Casshan
Casshan, Casshan!
Swanee's Wings of Love
Beautiful!
Just beautiful, Swanee!
I'm glad you like it since I labored to develop it for you.
May I venture to say that I was in constant attendance during Swanee's manufacture?
Okay, that's enough.
Y..Yes, Sir!
This indeed looks like a real swan.
Listen, Swanee, the fall of Bordeaux depends upon your mission.
You have to succeed by any means.
Failure is not an option!
Braiking Boss!
What is it, Barashin?!
I'm afraid that Swanee will be unable to fulfill such an important mission.
I mean...
Are you trying to say that my tactics are no good?!
Of course not!
I don't mean that your tactics are wrong!
Of course not.
Humans cannot always be controlled through use of power.
We have to use something instead of power.
Swanee is the only one who can obtain the information from them.
Now, Swanee, fly to Lake Rainbow!
The kingdom of Bordeaux is surrounded by steep rocky mountains,
which make a powerful, naturally built fortress.
Braiking Boss dispatched thousands of his soldier robots to attack this kingdom
and to set up a second fortress for the Andro Army.
However, the magnetic, rocky mountains prevent outsiders
from attacking the kingdom with aircraft.
The only way into Bordeaux
is to pass through White Gorge, which is filled with endless mist.
But there are other things obstructing the Andro Army as well.
The Bordeaux Suicide Squad has planted many high explosives,
without regard for their own lives.
So Braiking Boss assigned Swanee to investigate the trap set by the Suicide Squad.
There's a swan!
How wonderful to see her here!
You must like this lake very much.
That's why you can't leave here.
You know, it's dangerous around here.
You had better leave and go join your friends.
What are you doing here?
Milly, I've told you not to come here.
I'm sorry, Father.
I just wanted to see this lake, which my mother loved so very much, one more time.
I don't know what to say to you.
You've had a good look, right?
Now, go back to the city and go with the others to take refuge on the other side of the mountain.
I won't! I'll stay here with you, Father.
No! How many times do I have to tell you?
It's my duty to block the Andro Army's attacks until the people get over the mountain.
Father, please let me help you!
Be reasonable!
The other Suicide Squad members have left you here all alone and run away.
Father, let me do something for you.
I'd like to die with you!
What a stubborn daughter you are.
Just like you, Father.
It's dangerous around here, so come with me!
We're going to pass through White Gorge, so try to be quiet.
Here we are!
This lean-to is our shelter.
Shall I fix coffee for you, Captain?
Please!
Ave, aye, Sir!
Listen, Explosive Shell Detection Squad,
determine whether or not there are dangerous objects planted around here.
Pay special attention to White Gorge!
All Explosive Detection Squad members, commence operations!
Listen to this...
My father is the number one explosives specialist in the world.
He has been awarded several honorary orders,
because he has frequently saved our city from enemies who tried to attack.
So, the people of this city call my father a hero of Bordeaux.
He's not scared of robots at all.
I'm sure the high explosive shells that my father planted in White Gorge
will destroy the robots.
Milly, don't talk about such things.
Don't worry.
This swan won't reveal my story to the robots.
Am I right?
Father, is something bothering you?
No...
We wouldn't have to worry about anything if that man came to help us.
"That man"?
He's said to have fought alone against thousands of robots when they attacked Rupika.
Casshan, of course.
Casshan?
That's the Bordeaux mountain range.
If the Andro Army attacks that kingdom, it will be difficult for us to repel them.
We have to keep them in check by any means.
Casshan and Luna were traveling through Garuta's deep forest,
which is 1,000 kilometers south of Bordeaux,
while avoiding the Andro Army guards stationed there.
But in this forest, there is something which plots to obstruct Casshan's movements.
Flender!
Meanwhile, in the mountains,
Swanee had easily fulfilled her duty to find the Bordeaux Suicide Squad and its trap.
But Swanee could not make up her mind whether to inform Braiking Boss or not.
If she contacted headquarters with the special radar hidden under her wings,
Braiking Boss would launch missiles to destroy this shelter
and the explosive shells planted in White Gorge.
If she did,
this man, his daughter and the other refugees would be in danger.
But if she failed to inform Headquarters of her findings,
she would be suspected and punished.
Swanee, where have you been?!
You were ordered by Headquarters to contact us at this lakeside.
What makes you hesitate?
You must be here because you've found the shelter.
Inform Headquarters of its location right now!
What are you doing?!
We have no time to waste!
Casshan is already in the neighborhood!
But don't you worry,
because Braiking Boss is plotting to destroy Casshan
somewhere over there near Triangle Mountain.
Swanee! Chase her!
Listen to me, Destruction Robot Troop!
Our detested enemy, Casshan,
will certainly pass by the foot of Triangle Mountain on his way here.
So, start an avalanche and bury Casshan!
Hail, Braiking!
Swanee, why don't you transmit the information?
Where is the Suicide Squad's shelter?
Swanee still could not make up her mind.
She wanted to save Casshan from the trap on Triangle Mountain
and save Milly's family as well, but...
Swanee, why don't you contact Headquarters?!
Swanee was troubled over her decision.
To get to Bordeaux we have to pass over Triangle Mountain.
But be careful, because the Andro Army base is near!
Okay!
Swanee, transmit to Braiking Boss right now!
Oh, that must be from Swanee!
Swanee, you've done a great job!
You've finally found their shelter.
Get ready, Missile Robots!
Swanee had finally made up her mind.
In order to save Casshan as well as Milly and her father,
she decided to guide the missile robots to Triangle Mountain before Casshan arrived.
Reception is over, Braiking Boss!
Which direction?
75.1 kilometers northwest. Which direction?
I see...
Northwest?
Braiking Boss!
75.1 kilometers northwest!
Missile Robots, fire!
75.1 kilometers northwest!
Braiking Boss!
Shut up!
75.1 kilometers northwest is...
That's in the direction of Triangle Mountain!
That's right, Sir!
That's why I tried to stop you!
You fool!
Well, we can't help some sacrifices.
Bordeaux is my territory now.
What's that?
What happened there?
I don't know, but maybe...
Flender, hurry!
The Andro Army?
Who on earth did such a thing?
If we had arrived a bit earlier, we would have been buried under these rocks.
Someone must have saved us.
What is it, Flender?
A swan?!
This is...
Swanee! It's Swanee!
Why does she look like a real swan?
Swanee!
Mother, it's you!
You saved us, didn't you?!
Casshan, I don't have time to talk.
Robots will be here soon.
Please, don't worry!
I'll beat them up when they get here.
It won't be so easy this time.
Braiking Boss is heading here with thousands of his soldier robots.
But if I don't fight them, they will attack Bordeaux.
There is an ally across this lake.
He is an explosives expert.
You understand, Casshan?
Yes, I do.
Robots are coming!
Be careful, Casshan!
Mother!
Mother...
Casshan, let's go!
The Andro Army will look after Swanee and repair her.
Luna, let's go!
Yes!
Someone is following us.
Casshan, I presume?
No thanks!
I'll do it my own way!
Father, don't you know Casshan has come here to save us?!
Mr. Lumanche,
would you at least tell me where you planted the high explosive shells?
I'll try to lure the Andro Army to the places where you planted them.
No, I won't tell you!
Mr. Lumanche, our enemy is thousands of robots.
Without your cooperation, we'll never be able to beat them.
Father!
I haven't planted any high explosive shells!
What?!
Father, that's a lie, isn't it?!
Forgive me, Milly.
I'm not the sort of man you believe me to be.
I'm a coward!
When I went to White Gorge,
I couldn't plant any explosive shells for fear that I might be found by robots.
Father...
To tell the truth, I really wanted to get out of here with the rest of the squad.
I was scared to tell you the whole story, because you trusted me.
You coward!
Father, you coward!
Casshan!
We have no choice. Casshan!
We'll have to repel them by ourselves.
We might win if I can generate my Super Destructive Beam.
But if you use such rays, you'll have to release all your energy.
And in the worst case, you may not be able to move again.
I'll try.
Casshan, take me with you.
But...
I'll be a good guide.
Milly!
I don't want to be a coward!
Nothing detected. Nothing was detected in White Gorge.
Right, nothing was detected in White Gorge.
We need not worry about anything. Advance!
Milly, thank you.
Go home now.
There are robots approaching.
But...
Milly, run away quickly!
Milly!
No, I won't!
I'd like to fight instead of my father.
You have done your duty well.
Here they come! Milly, go right away!
Milly!
Father!
Mr. Lumanche!
Casshan, I'll do my duty.
Milly, take care!
Milly, I'll do my best!
Flender, let's go!
Father!
Milly, what happened to the robots?
They're running away.
Father, please forgive me!
Don't say that.
You saved me from being a coward.
I'm glad to die as a real man, not as a coward.
Father!
The Andro Army ran away because of your father's courageous action.
Your father was a really brave person.
He saved this kingdom.
He's a real hero of Bordeaux!
Thank you.
There's a swan over there!
Swanee!
Milly, peace will return to your kingdom someday.
Until then, you have to survive at all costs.
And never forget that peace follows love and courage.
Yes!
I shall never forget that either.
Sugata katachi wa kawaranu ga
Tetsu wo mo kudaku kono ude sa
Yume mo kibou mo kinou ni sutete
Tatakau dake ni ikite yuku
Ore wa ore wa shinzo ningen Casshan
Braiking Boss secretly sends a killer robot to the factory,
hoping to steal the entire factory.
Casshan rushes to the factory after receiving a message from Swanee.
But cranes and bulldozers equipped with electronic brains appear before Casshan,
who's weak due to insufficient energy.
What's going to happen?
Next time on Casshan: "The Robot Lullaby"
Look forward to it!