The Mysterious Cities of Gold (1982) is a kids, animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy web series in Japanese. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch The Mysterious Cities of Gold online in HD.
The Mysterious Cities of Gold — Storyline
The adventures of a young Spanish boy named Esteban who joins a voyage to the New World in search of the lost Cities of Gold and his father.
Cast & Crew
- Created by: Soji Yoshikawa, Mitsuru Majima, Mitsuru Kaneko, Jean Chalopin
- Starring: Rei Sakuma, Masako Nozawa, Isao Sasaki, Junko Hori
The Mysterious Cities of Gold — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1982-06-29 |
| Seasons | 4 |
| Episodes | 117 |
| Genre | Kids, Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
| Language | Japanese |
| Network | NHK G |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 7.8/10 (90 votes) |
The Mysterious Cities of Gold — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Esteban, Child of the Sun (1982-06-29) — Father Rodriguez, who has looked after Esteban since he was a baby, tells him a great secret on his deathbed: somewhere his father may still be alive. So Esteban decides to begin h
- E2: Crossing the Atlantic (1982-07-06) — The two children, Esteban and Zia, find out that they both wear the same strange medallion. The Esperanza crosses the Atlantic and nears the entrance of the Straits of Magellan, wh
- E3: Heroes Again (1982-07-13) — Buffeted by a fierce wind and a wild sea, the Esperanza manages to sail through the Straits of Magellan, under Mendoza's guidance. But now, the ship faces another trial of strength
- E4: Adrift on the Endless Sea (1982-07-20) — Esteban and his friends barely cross through the terrible Straits of Magellan before their ship, the Esperanza, sinks in a storm. Tossed around on a small raft and attacked by shar
- E5: The Abduction of Zia (1982-07-27) — After a dangerous journey, Esteban and his friends are washed up on a mysterious island. That night, a shadowy figure comes creeping towards them. Silently, the figure steals a cha
- E6: The Ship Solaris (1982-08-03) — On a small island among the Galapagos, Esteban and Zia find a young boy living all alone: Tao. His ancestors left a magnificent ship, the Solaris, which contains their ancient secr
- E7: Secret of the Solaris (1982-08-24) — Gomez' Spanish galleon overtakes and attacks the Solaris, the sun-powered ship on which the children are travelling. They manage to outrun the Spanish ship when Tao discovers a won
- E8: The New Continent (1982-08-31) — After many adventures, Esteban and his friends finally set foot on the new continent. But there, they meet the soldiers of Governor Pizarro, men who think only of gold. They captur
- E9: The End of the Solaris (1982-09-07) — Esteban and his companions escape from Pizarro, but their fabulous ship, the Solaris, is taken by Gaspard and Gomez. They offer to exchange the ship for Zia, and her secret. Trying
- E10: Secret of the Temple (1982-09-14) — Esteban and his friends are on their way to Zia's village, when they are surrounded by Spanish soldiers. The children manage to escape, and take refuge in an underground temple, wh
- E11: Messengers of the Region (1982-09-21) — Gomez captures the children and forces Zia to reveal the secret of the Golden Quipu. It is an Inca message which reveals that the Cities of Gold lie beyond the High Mountain Peak.
- E12: Secret of the Medallions (1982-09-28) — The Spanish army follow Esteban and his friends to the Fort of the Black Eagle. Under cover of darkness, the Spaniards attack the fort, but Tao devises a rocket flare that repels t
- E13: Mystery of the Parents (1982-10-05) — When Esteban arrives at the place called the High Peak, he meets an old man, Mayuka, who seems to know something about his parents.
- E14: Esteban's Medallions (1982-10-12) — Mendoza steals the Spanish army's cannon in order to win the trust of the Indians, but his plan fails. As the three Spaniards are about to be executed, Esteban comes to save them.
- E15: The Subterranean Secret (1982-10-26) — Gomez and his soldiers attack the Fort of the Black Eagle to try to recapture the cannon Mendoza had stolen. Mendoza uses the cannon to fight back, but cannot stop the Spanish army
- E16: The Urubus (1982-11-09) — Searching for the Cities of Gold, Esteban and his friends cross a high plateau up in the Andes. Near Lake Titicaca, they are attacked by the Urubus, a tribe of giants. Tao invents
- E17: The Great Condor (1982-11-16) — The setting sunlight leads Esteban and his friends to the statue of the earth goddess, Pachamama. The legend goes that when Pachamama takes the sun in her arms, the Gates to the Ci
- E18: Maiden Flight of the Condor (1982-11-23) — Inside the first City of Gold, Esteban finds a great Golden Condor. When the volcano on which the Cities are built begins to erupt, the Cities are destroyed. Sheltering inside the
- E19: The Nasca Plateau (1982-11-30) — The great Golden Condor, carrying Esteban and his friends away from Pachamama and the erupting volcano, lands in the desert at Nazca. But when Pizarro and his soldiers arrive, Este
- E20: The Spaniards' Cannon (1982-12-07) — The Golden Condor carries Esteban and his companions to the High Peak, where they encounter the Spanish forces, armed with their cannon. With the help of the Golden Condor, they st
- E21: The Amazons (1982-12-14) — The group head for the land of the Mayas, on board the Golden Condor, when they are forced to land in the jungle. They are captured by Amazon warriors and taken to their temple, to
- E22: The Mirror of the Moon (1982-12-21) — Esteban and his friends on board the Golden Condor have to make a forced landing in the jungle, where they're captured by Amazon warriors who want to sacrifice them to their Rain G
- E23: The Jade Mask (1983-01-11) — In the jungle, Esteban and his friends discover some ruins, deserted temples and pyramids. In one of the temples, Pedro and Sancho try to remove a jade mask from the wall when the
- E24: The Manuscript (1983-01-18) — After solving the secret of the green jade mask, Esteban and his friends find a manuscript which seems to hold the key to the whereabouts of the Cities of Gold. But almost immediat
- E25: The Lake of Gold (1983-01-25) — Esteban and his friends are captured by Indians who wanted to sacrifice them to purify their sacred lake of gold. Marinche and Doctor Laguerra try to poison the lake so they could
- E26: The Swamps (1983-02-15) — The Serpent God of the Mayas was said to have crossed the mountains to build a new city in the east, among the swamps of the Rain God. Setting out to find this second city, Esteban
- E27: The Doors of Night (1983-02-22) — Esteban and his friends find the second City of Gold, but they are captured by Marinche and the Doctor. The Doctor finds a new manuscript, but is caught in a trap set into the floo
- E28: The Forest of Statues (1983-03-01) — After much travelling and many adventures, Esteban and his friends finally discover the third temple built deep inside an enormous cave. A golden statue is holding a third manuscri
- E29: The Burning Shield (1983-03-08) — Having found the Burning Shield, Esteban and his friends fall into the hands of the mysterious Olmecs, who possess very advanced technology. They escape from them, but are captured
- E30: The Escape (1983-03-15) — Using their advanced technology, the Olmecs are able to collect energy from the heat of the sun, and from deep inside the Earth. They capture Esteban, Tao and Zia, intent on transp
- E31: The Village of the New Sun (1983-04-05) — Esteban and his friends are guests at the Village of the New Sun. But the Olmecs have found the Golden Condor, and prepare to attack the village, with the help of the Doctor and Ma
- E32: Attack of the Olmecs (1983-04-12) — With the help of Gomez and Gaspard, Esteban and his friends succeed in getting the Golden Condor to fly. But the Olmecs find the Indian Village of the New Sun, and mount a fierce a
- E33: The Reunion (1983-04-19) — In the Indian Village of the New Sun, Zia at last finds her father, Papacamayo. But her happiness is short-lived, when he dies from his wounds, after defending the village against
- E34: Revolt of the Mayas (1983-04-26) — The Mayan people arm themselves and attack the Olmecs, who have been tyrannising them for years. A fierce battle takes place near the entrance to the Olmec base. From the Golden Co
- E35: The Olmec Machine (1983-05-10) — Esteban and his friends manage to find their way into the Olmec base. But Kalmec discovers them, and takes Zia prisoner. Suddenly, a gigantic war machine rushes up from deep inside
- E36: Aerial Pursuit (1983-05-17) — Esteban flies the Golden Condor against the terrible Olmec war machine, to try to rescue Zia. Tao and Esteban manage to leap onto the machine in mid-air, and Zia is saved. But Tao
- E37: The City of Gold (1983-05-24) — With Tao as a hostage, the Olmecs force Esteban and Zia to use their medallions to open the doors to the City of Gold.
- E38: The Great Legacy (1983-05-31) — After wounding the High Priest of the Cities of Gold, Kalmec steals the Great Treasure, a concentrated source of the sun's power also called the Sun Power Unit. However, the securi
- E39: End of the City of Gold (1983-06-07) — The Olmecs place the Sun Power Unit at the bottom of their sunlight collecting crystal and activate it. However, the unit does not behave as expected and the Sun Power Unit begins
Season 2
- E1: Back in Barcelona (1) (2012-12-09) — Six months after their adventures in South America, Esteban, Zia and all the team are back in Barcelona. There, the mysterious Zarès put in jail Mendoza, Sancho and Pedro. But Este
- E2: Back in Barcelona (2) (2012-12-09) — Esteban has disappeared the morning after Mendoza told him the truth about his father. Thanks to Pichu, his friends follow his traces to find him.
- E3: The Secret of the Drum (2013-03-23) — After a long journey, our heroes arrive in the south of China and settle in the region of Guilin. Here, they make the acquaintance of a young Chinese boy called Zhi and his Panda,
- E4: In the Hands of Pirates (2013-03-30) — Our heroes try to escape the pirates but Esteban and Tao are captured and taken to the pirate camp.
- E5: The Alchemist (2013-03-31) — Will our heroes be able to escape the jaws of Pang-Li's alligator?
- E6: All Aboard! (2013-03-31) — The pirates attack Ambrosius' ship that transforms itself into an incredible flying Nave!
- E7: Shaolin (2013-04-01) — On the way to Peking, our heroes find refuge in a Shaolin temple. Mendoza, hurt during a fight, is taken care of by the Great Master. At nightfall, someone sneaks in to leave a ven
- E8: Treason (2013-04-27) — Our heroes discover that the monk, Tian Li, is able to decipher ancient Chinese similar to that on Ambrosius' book. Tao and Esteban set off to go get the precious text in The Condo
- E9: The Prophecy (2013-05-04) — After thwarting the attack of The Red Scarves and discovering the treachery of Bao Xing-Ji, our heroes take off for Peking. They must find Ambrosius and get on to the trail of The
- E10: The Black Pearl (2013-05-11) — Learning where the yellow dragon can be found, Mendoza and Ambrosius go off in search of a temple. Meanwhile, the children meet with Mei Li, a young Chinese girl who shows them aro
- E11: In Search of the Yellow Dragon (2013-05-18) — Thanks to Yu Chunhe, the high priest of the Taoist temple, our heroes find the famous Yellow Dragon. Unfortunately, a man who has been spying on them since their arrival, steals th
- E12: In the Forbidden City (2013-05-25) — While pursuing the man who stole the Yellow Dragon, Esteban finds himself stuck inside the Forbidden City and must pass himself off as the Imperial Prince!
- E13: Like a Prince (2013-06-01) — Hiding in the Imperial Palace, Esteban finally manages to recover the Yellow Dragon. Tao and Ambrosius concoct a Plan B to help him escape from the Forbidden City.
- E14: The Escape (2013-06-08) — Esteban flees the Forbidden City with the Yellow Dragon thanks to the help of his friends aboard the ship of Ambrosius.
- E15: The Stomach of Buddha (2013-08-25) — While in search of Li Shuang, a friend of Esteban's father, our heroes are separated in a violent sandstorm: Zia is taken away by a young Mongol, Esteban and Tao are imprisoned by
- E16: The Labyrinth (2013-09-01) — Li Shuang leads our heroes into a secret passage to the Stomach of Buddha. Thanks to their medallions, Esteban and Zia discover an incredible metal labyrinth, whose walls are closi
- E17: The Sleeping Garden (2013-09-08) — Inside the Stomach of Buddha our young heroes discover an extraordinary lab in which the Yellow Dragon has been charged with energy. While rescuing Tao from a crater, Esteban gets
- E18: The Son of the Sun (2013-09-15) — Stuck inside the Stomach of Buddha, Zia has saved Esteban who was stung by a scorpion. Meanwhile, the grown ups, guided by Ambrosius' compass, explode a hole into the ground to hel
- E19: The Oasis (2013-09-22) — The Pyramid of Mu has put our heroes on to the trail of a fresco depicting The Eyes That See All, near an oasis in the desert. But Zares is there too, and attempts to do away with
- E20: The Fresco of the Evil Eyes (2013-09-29) — While searching for The Eyes That See All in the ruins of a cursed temple, our heroes are attacked by Zares who lashes out on Mendoza, Sancho, and Pedro.
- E21: The Separation (2013-10-06) — After Ambrosius set them free, our heroes learn that the fresco is a copy of The Eyes That See All located in Tibet.
- E22: The Fire of the Dragon (2013-10-13) — At the location of The Eyes That See All, the Yellow Dragon ignited a path of fire to the top of a Himalayan mountain. Back on the ship, Ambrosius and the children notice somebody
- E23: The Expedition (2013-10-20) — In the Himalayas, our heroes discover a frozen Olmec holding a strange map. They meet Lian Li again, who has come to forewarn them of a great danger.
- E24: The Nest of the Condor (2013-10-27) — Our young heroes and Ambrosius have managed to enter the second City of Gold. Esteban and Zia receive a message delivered by holograms of The Sages of Mu and Atlantis.
- E25: The Revelation (2013-11-03) — Our heroes have escaped The City as it was closing in upon itself. So has Ambrosius, who has stolen a matrix of olishark from the City of Gold.
- E26: Face To Face (2013-11-10) — Back in the village, the children happily reunite with Ambrosius. Mendoza reveals to Esteban that his father is alive and waiting for him. Esteban meets with his father, but their
Season 3
- E1: Kagoshima (2016-10-12) — After leaving China under the threat of Zares, our heroes finally arrive in Japan. They must absolutely find there the third City of Gold against which the infamous Zarès promises
- E2: The Daimyo Shimadzu (2016-10-12) — The one who attacks Esteban, Tao and Zia is Yoshi, an old man who keeps fiercely the impressive Orichalcum sphere. Yoshi reveals to the children that it is a utsuro bune, a sacred
- E3: The Golden Bird (2016-10-13) — Using his gift to make the sun reappear, Esteban allows Zia to take off the Condor. Under the astonished eyes of Yoshi, the immense golden bird finally emerges from the waves. Mend
- E4: The Anger Of Nao No Kami (2016-10-13) — Near the temple of Izumo, the children succeed in extracting Esteban from the water, but attract the attention of one of the guards who go after them. Within the walls of the templ
- E5: The Mirror-Shield (2016-10-14) — Inside the temple, the shield-mirror leaves the children perplexed: according to the silhouette in the utsuro bune, it is the path and the key to the next golden city. They realize
- E6: The Return Of Zares (2016-10-14) — At night, as Ichiro goes to take his guard duty at the castle, Esteban follows him and tries to convince him to help him to escape Mendoza and his men. Ichiro refuses, reminding Es
- E7: The Sword of the Samurai (2016-10-17) — Mendoza and his men takes control of the nave and makes the prisoners Gaspard and Ambrosius. They spot the Condor and rediscover the children who introduce Yoshi and his family.
- E8: Unmasked (2016-10-17) — Mendoza narrowly escapes the attack of Ambrosius. The latter claims that it was Mendoza who assaulted him, but he loses his compass, which Esteban picks up and tends to him by refl
- E9: The Thallios (2016-10-18) — In the center of the cave, at the top of a pyramid, our heroes discover a sphere of orichalque floating on a lake. Attacked by thousands of giant crabs, they manage to take refuge
- E10: Sundagatt (2016-10-18) — In the treasure chamber of the Golden City, the crowns found by our heroes allow the wearer to control the orichalc cubes by thought. As he goes to look for Tao in the Thallios to
- E11: The Shadows of the Jungle (2016-10-19) — Zarès managed to escape with the crown and the crystal pearl. Aboard the Condor, Esteban explains his plan to his friends. He arranged for Zarès to take the crystal pearl that had
- E12: The Memorial Temple (2016-10-19) — The mysterious pursuers turn out to be children whose parents were abducted by the men of Ambrosius to work forcibly at the Fort of Pattala. When they learn that our heroes are not
- E13: Laguerra (2016-10-20) — At the fort of Pattala, Esteban was spotted by Ambrosius. When escaping, he sees his father in a cell but must flee because he is persecuted by Laguerra, the right arm of Ambrosius
- E14: The Order of the Hourglass (2016-10-20) — Tao is now in the hands of Ambrosius. The latter tries to return to his good graces, but Tao sees him as a traitor and refuses to give him his confidence. However, Tao discovers th
- E15: Ambrosius' Secret (2016-10-21) — According to the plans of Ambrosius, Laguerra and the soldiers find only a deserted village. Laguerra spotted the children hidden in the trees. She hesitates, but does not denounce
- E16: The Black Suns (2016-10-21) — While in the village, the children try to repair the Condor, Pichu sent by Tao finds them and deliver them a message from Atanaos. He reveals that the Rajah was drugged by Ambrosiu
- E17: Free! (2016-10-24) — The fort is taken by assault from all sides: the villagers, Tao and Atanaos are freed. Esteban manages to inject the antidote to the Raja who regains his spirits and realizes the b
- E18: Hormuz (2016-10-24) — Esteban spends his own time with his father Athanaos finally found. This one reveals to him well to know Ambrosius, to have been his friend when they were young. For their part, Zi
- E19: A New Beginning (2016-10-25) — Our heroes are surrounded by a troop of Bedouins. Their intrigued chief observed the medallion and then returned it to Zia apologizing for the young thief: a Bedouin never flies. W
- E20: The Mountain of the Moon (2016-10-25) — On board the condor, Esteban is worried about what happened to Mendoza and his men, but his friends remind him that Mendoza is resourceful and their priority is to prevent Ambrosiu
- E21: Up Is The Way Down (2016-10-26) — The children finally managed to penetrate inside the ziggurat. They start their descent in search of the sacred sails of Princess Rana'Ori in the bowels of the pyramid, where, acco
- E22: The Lord of the Desert (2016-10-26) — Zarès aided by Laguerra captures the children and pushes them towards the exit, revealing to them that he possesses, anyway, another track towards the fourth city of gold. They jus
- E23: The Veils Of Rana'Ori (2016-10-27) — In the desert, the suspected noises heard are produced by none other than Sancho and Pedro lost in the dunes. They finally found their friend Mendoza. In Manfuha, the children try
- E24: The Chaldean Desert (2016-10-27) — The children reach Condor thanks to Laguerra who confronts the soldiers alone at the risk of his life. Despite the reluctance of Tao, our heroes return to collect it and make it cl
- E25: The Serpent and the Lion (2016-10-28) — The Bedouin chief presents to the children the second veil they were looking for, transmitted from generation to generation by the Chaldis tribe. They try to read a plan to the cit
- E26: Kumlar (2016-10-28) — On board the nave, Laguerra prevented Gaspard from killing Mendoza, arguing that Mendoza would be more useful to their living plan than dead. The children enter the city in search
Season 4
- E1: Lalibela (2020-12-02) — After Arabia, our heroes set course for Africa. In pursuit of Ambrosius, the climb Lalibela, in Ethiopia. There, Esteban and Tao explore a church whose walls are covered with relig
- E2: Zia's Dream (2020-12-02) — At Lalibela, Zia uses all her mental energy to create a force field and free Esteban and Tao from the rubble of the church. As night falls, Zia has a strange, piercing dream, plung
- E3: Chained Up (2020-12-02) — Arriving at the city of Kilwa, out heroes split up to find the famous Cinza. While exploring the city, they discover the sad reality of the slave markets. Moved, Zia convinces Mend
- E4: The Great Escape (2020-12-02) — After having proposed to Esteban that they join forces to find the fifth city of gold, the deceitful Gomez sends his men to capture our heroes. But only Mendoza and Esteban fall in
- E5: The Gate of the Ancients (2020-12-02) — Guided by the map stolen from Gomez, our heroes are flying over the city of Zimbabwe when, believing they have been beaten by Ambrosius, Esteban crashes. The children are taken to
- E6: The Founder (2020-12-02) — Teleported to Chambord thanks to the gate of the ancients, Zia and Esteban are welcomed by the king of France, meanwhile Tao makes the acquaintance of Nostradamus in the workshop o
- E7: The Bellowing Smoke (2020-12-02) — Thanks to the clue in the base of the pyramid of My they found in Chambord, our heroes discover the location of the fifth city of gold. But Tao, full of doubt, decides to remain in
- E8: Ophir (2020-12-02) — Having rid themselves of the threat of Magon the Olmec, the children are hot on the heels of Ambrosius who has opened the city of Ophir thanks to his medallion. A bitter fight for
- E9: The Eternity Stone (2020-12-02) — The fifth city of gold is swallowed up as our heroes confront Ambrosius for the Stone of Ophir. A great maelstrom consumes the city and all are swept away. Carried by the flood, th
- E10: The Smiling Lady (2020-12-02) — Chasing a young boy, who has kidnapped Pichu, back to his village, Esteban and Zia find Mendoza and the sailors safe and sound. Meanwhile, Ambrosius heads for the Olmec base to rep
- E11: The Bako (2020-12-02) — En route to Kilwa, Zia finds a stowaway in the hold of the Golden Condor: Temba, still looking for a great feat to accomplish. With his help our hero retrieves the Bako, a sacred m
- E12: Farewell, Master! (2020-12-18) — In the Lenje village, Zia, Tao and young Temba are welcomed with great fanfare. Impressed by Zia and her link to the sacred mask, the matriarch confirms that she is the one who mus
- E13: The Night of Masks (2020-12-18) — After Ambrosius's disappearance, Laguerra and Gaspard are almost killed in the volcanic fault. They manage to escape but the heavily damaged flying ship crashes shortly thereafter.
- E14: The Cliff of Spirits (2020-12-18) — The Leopard-men set fire to the village to create a distraction enabling them to kidnap Zia along with the sacred mask. Out heroes learn that she is being held by the powerful sorc
- E15: The Sorcerer (2021-01-08) — Esteban and Tao find Zia in the caves of the Cliff of Spirits where the sorcerer N'Deye has imprisoned her. Together, our heroes explore the depths of the cliff and find a secret g
- E16: Orunigi (2021-01-08) — Caught in a lightning storm, the Golden Condor crashes into the impenetrable forest of the Congo. There, our heroes are met by the guardians of this place, gorillas who escort them
- E17: Revelations (2021-01-15)
- E18: Beyond the Mirror (2021-01-15)
- E19: Fell from the Sky (2021-01-15)
- E20: The Sacrifice (2021-01-15)
- E21: Hand in Hand (2021-01-22)
- E22: The Gate to Hell (2021-01-22)
- E23: The Last Atlanteans (2021-01-22)
- E24: Vengeance (2021-01-29)
- E25: The Seventh City of Gold (2021-01-29)
- E26: The End of the Adventure? (2021-01-29)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does The Mysterious Cities of Gold have? 4 season(s) with 117 episodes.
Who created The Mysterious Cities of Gold? Soji Yoshikawa, Mitsuru Majima, Mitsuru Kaneko, Jean Chalopin.
Where can I watch The Mysterious Cities of Gold? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.