Gatchaman originally ran from 1972 - '74 in Japan and was brought over into the States in 1978. It has grown a cult following and a few of its characters appeared in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom which was released in the arcades and for the Nintendo Wii.
Japanese studio Toho (the people behind Godzilla) have teamed up with Grave of the Fireflys director Toya Sato to bring these heroes to the big screen.
Set in the near future, Gatchaman follows the story five special agents of the International Science Organization in Tokyo as they try to protect the world from the mysterious terrorist group who call themselves Galactor. With technology that far surpasses that of humans, Galactor has declared war on the entire world and has already subjugated half of it. Trained to draw out the power from the mysterious crystal-like object called a "stone," our five heroes will be called "Gatchaman."
The trailer doesn't come with subtitles, so don't expect to understand what's going on...
Gatchaman stars Tôri Matsuzaka as Ken aka Gatchaman, Gô Ayano as Condor No Joe, Ayame Gôriki as Jun The Swan, Tatsuomi Hamada as Junpei The Swallow,Ryohei Suzuki as Ryu The Owl, Gorô Kishitani as Dr. Nambu and Eriko Hatsune as Naomi.