Synopsis
マジンガーZ対暗黒大将軍
“Deep beneath the earth, seven robots lay dormant: a human, a mammal, a bird, a fish, an insect, a reptile, a ghost… and the Great General of Darkness.”
Kouji and his friends have defeated Dr. Hell and are now enjoying a break, but suddenly a strange prophet appears and warns everyone of an oncoming danger, mechanical beasts never seen before start appearing all around the world wrecking havoc. Its up to Kouji and his Mazinger Z to stand up to this threat but it seems he is vastly outnumber and outmatched.
The 1973–1975 Japan Window
71 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Mazinger Z vs The Great Dark General sits at position #27.
#1Great Mazinger
★ 8.1 · 1974
#2Dersu Uzala
★ 8.0 · 1975
#3The Last Samurai
★ 7.8 · 1974
#4Lady Snowblood
★ 7.6 · 1973
#5Pastoral: To Die in the Country
★ 7.6 · 1974
#6Ikkyū-san
★ 7.5 · 1975
#7Belladonna of Sadness
★ 7.4 · 1973
#8Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
★ 7.4 · 1973
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Mazinger Z vs The Great Dark General. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
4 sharedGurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars
★ 7.8 · Japan
4 sharedGurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End
★ 7.7 · Japan
4 sharedMazinger Z vs. Devilman
★ 5.6 · Japan
4 sharedUFO Robot Grendizer vs. Great Mazinger
★ 5.9 · Japan
4 sharedGreat Mazinger vs. Getter Robo G: The Great Space Encounter
★ 5.8 · Japan
3 sharedGrendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Decisive Battle! The Great Sea Monster
★ 6.1 · Japan
Other Titles From Toei Animation
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mazinger Z vs The Great Dark General premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,660 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (42nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,755 of 2,532 (top 69%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation, Dynamic Planning |
| Runtime | 43m |
| Release Date | July 25, 1974 |
| IMDb | tt0345612 |