Crusher Joe
English title: Crusher Joe: The Movie
Japanese title: クラッシャージョウ
Type: Movie
Source: Manga
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Mar 12, 1983
Duration: 2 hr 11 min
Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity
Studios: Sunrise
Producers: Studio Nue
Licensors: AnimEigo, Discotek Media
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Themes: Space

Crushers: intergalactic Jacks-of-All-Trades who will take on any assignment for the right price. Crusher Joe heads a small team of these outer space troubleshooters that includes the cyborg Talos, the beautiful Alfin, and the obligatory kid sidekick Ricky. A routine assignment escorting a cryogenically frozen heiress to a medical facility goes awry when the girl goes missing and Joe and his team are left holding the bag. It seems space pirates are trying to play the Crushers for patsies, but Joe doesn’t take kindly to the setup and tracks the pirates to their home world. The four heroes not only have to rescue their human cargo but take down the pirates in the process, which involves a heck of a lot of space dogfights, explosions, and good old-fashioned hand-to-hand combat. 

(Source: AniDB)

Crusher Joe won the 1983 Animage Anime Grand Prix Award.