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1973 In Japanese Television
Events in 1973 in Japanese television. Debuts Ongoing shows *'' Music Fair'', music (1964-present) *'' Mito Kōmon'', jidaigeki (1969-2011) *'' Sazae-san'', anime (1969-present) *''Ōedo Sōsamō'', jidaigeki (1970-1984) *''Ōoka Echizen'', jidaigeki (1970-1999) *''Sasuga no Sarutobi'', anime (1972-1974) *'' Star Tanjō!'', talent (1971-1983) *''Dokonjō Gaeru'', anime (1972–1974) *'' Mazinger Z'', anime (1972–1974) *'' Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'', anime (1972–1974) Endings See also * 1973 in anime *1973 in Japan *List of Japanese films of 1973 This is a list of films released in Japan in 1973. In 1973, there were 2530 movie theatres in Japan, with 1332 showing only domestic films and 556 showing both domestic and imported films. In total, there were 405 Japanese films released in 1973. ... References {{Television in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aim For The Ace!
''Aim for the Ace!'', known in Japan as , is a manga series written and illustrated by Sumika Yamamoto. The series tells the story of Hiromi Oka, a high school student who wants to become a professional tennis player as she struggles against mental weakness, anxiety and thwarted love. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's '' shōjo'' magazine ''Margaret'' from January 1973 to February 1980. Later, Shueisha collected the chapters and published them in 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga was adapted into an anime television series in 1973 by Tokyo Movie which was originally broadcast on Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) between 1973 and 1974. ''Aim for the Ace!'' also spawned another anime television and an anime film in the 1970s, two original video animations (OVA) in the 1980s, a live-action Japanese television drama in 2004, and many types of ''Aim for the Ace!''-related merchandise. The series is one of the best-selling ''shōjo'' manga series of all time, havi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karate Baka Ichidai
is a Japanese manga drawn by Jirō Tsunoda and Jōya Kagemaru, with the story written by Ikki Kajiwara. The story was inspired by the life of the real-life karate martial artist Mas Oyama. The manga was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' between 1971 and 1977, and accumulated in 29 tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into an anime television series from 1973 to 1974, and a live-action film in 1977. Anime and film adaptations The anime television series was produced by Tokyo Movie and aired Wednesdays, from 19:30 to 20:00, on NET from October 3, 1973 to September 25, 1974, totaling 47 episodes. The manga was first adapted into a live-action film by Toei as ''Karate Baka Ichidai'', which was released on 14 May 1977 (the English release title was ''Karate for Life''). It was directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi and starred Shin'ichi ("Sonny") Chiba. The two-part film, ''Shin Karate Baka Ichidai: Kakutōsha'', which was directed by Takeshi Miyasaka and released in 2003 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Fair
is a Japanese music show. It is broadcast by Fuji Television. The shows started in 1964 and it is the longest-running Japanese music show and is sponsored by Shionogi. Current airtime 18:00 -18:30 (JST) every Saturday. Hosts * Fubuki Koshiji (1964) *Sachiko Hidari (1965) *Yōko Minamida & Hiroyuki Nagato (1965-1981) *Tomoko Hoshino (1982-1988) *Yuko Kotegawa (1988-1995) *Anju Suzuki (1995–2016) *Toshiaki Megumi (2001–2016) *Yukie Nakama & Shin'ichi Karube (2016–Present) Foreign Performers * Amy Holland * ABBA * Ariana Grande * Leona Lewis * Mariah Carey * Roxette * Shania Twain * TVXQ * Halcali * Destiny's Child * Taylor Swift * Jejung & Yuchun * Eric Carmen * Olivia Newton-John * Spice Girls * Teresa Teng * Madonna * Pentatonix * IZ*ONE * Onew See also *FNS Music Festival *Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ ''Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ'' was a Japanese music variety show on Fuji Television hosted by the comedy duo Downtown, which consists of Hitoshi Matsumoto and Masat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultraman Taro
''Ultraman'', also known as the , is the collective name for all media produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman (character), Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad monsters. Debuting with ''Ultra Q'' and then ''Ultraman (1966 TV series), Ultraman'' in 1966, the series is one of the most prominent ''tokusatsu'' superhero genre productions from Japan, along with the Toei Company, Toei-produced series ''Kamen Rider'', ''Super Sentai'' and the ''Metal Hero Series, Metal Heroes''. The series is also one of the most well-known examples of the ''kaiju'' genre, along with Toho's ''Godzilla'' series and Daiei Film's ''Gamera'' series. However, the series also falls into the Kyodai Hero, ''Kyodai'' Hero subgenre of ''tokusatsu'', a subgenre it also helped popularise. In Japan, the Ultraman brand generated in merchandising revenue from 1966 to 1987, equivalent to more than adjusted for inflation. Ultraman was the world's third top-selling licensed character in the 1980s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Water Margin (1973 TV Series)
''The Water Margin'' is a Japanese television series based on the 14th-century book ''Water Margin'', one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Made in two seasons of 13 episodes each by Nippon Television it was shown in Japan in 1973 and 1974 as ''Suikoden'' (). The novel details the trials and tribulations of 108 outlaws during the Song Dynasty. This adaptation follows Lin Chung (Atsuo Nakamura) and his clashes with the local government official Kao Chiu (Kei Satō). For an English-language version, it was adapted by David Weir without translations, using only brief plot synopses. The dubbed version, narrated by Burt Kwouk, was shown by the BBC from 1976 to 1978. An English novelisation, written by Weir, was released in 1978 as ''Water Margin''. ''The Water Margin'' is known for its sometimes obscure, but memorable philosophical quotes, such as "Do not despise the snake for having no horns, for who is to say it will not become a dragon?" Episode list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetsujin Tiger Seven
, translated as ''Iron Man Tiger Seven'', was a Japanese tokusatsu television series that broadcast on Fuji TV from October 6, 1973 to March 30, 1974 with a total of 26 episodes, produced by P Productions. Unlike ''Kaiketsu Lion-Maru'' and ''Fuun Lion-Maru'', which focuses on cat-based ninja heroes in the feudal eras of Japan, this series is set in modern Japan. The international English title that P Productions refers to for overseas distribution is ''Tiger Seven.'' ''Tetsujin Tiger Seven'' was apparently P Productions' attempt at a ''Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider'' style series. They even hired Shunsuke Kikuchi, music composer of the first eight ''Kamen Rider'' television series, to write the music for this series. Plot Takigawa Go gets the power to transform into Tetsujin Tiger Seven from an artificial heart and a magic pendant. To transform, he utters the henshin (transformation) phrase "Tiger Spark." Takigawa Go is played by Tatsuya Nanjô (who also starred in ''Henshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Robot Red Baron
is a Japanese tokusatsu series that aired from July 4, 1973, to March 27, 1974. It was produced by Nippon Gendai Kikaku and Senkosha Productions (Senko Planning). Its story was later retold in the anime ''Red Baron'' and it had a sequel titled ''Super Robot Mach Baron''. Plot The show is set in the early 21st century where the Iron Masked Party, led by Dr. Devilar, steals giant robots built all over the world from an exhibition and kidnap their creators to form a "Robot Empire". Scientist Kenichiro Kurenai, foreseeing his capture, turns over his own super robot, Red Baron, to his younger brother Ken Kureinai. Ken is a member of SSI (Secret Science Investigation), a highly skilled team of scientists that practice ninjitsu, and uses Red Baron to aid the team in their efforts to stop the Iron Masked Party from taking over the world. Later in the series, the Iron Masked Party is revealed to be an organization from Mars and led by the renegade super computer Garis Q and intends to des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fables Of The Green Forest
is an anime television series based on a series of books published in the 1910s and 1920s by Thornton W. Burgess which ran on the Japanese network Fuji Television from 7 January 1973 to 30 December 1973. It consists of 52 episodes and was produced by the animation studio Zuiyo Eizo along with Mushi Production as part of the ''Calpis Comic Theater'' (later known as World Masterpiece Theater). The series has been aired in many countries outside Japan, such as Italy (on TMC), Germany (Bayerischer Rundfunk), Spain ( TVE), Romania (TVR 1), Portugal ( RTP), Venezuela ( VTV), the United Kingdom (ITV / Channel 4), Canada (TVOntario, Knowledge Network and CBLFT-DT, dubbed in both English and French), Saudi Arabia ( Saudi 2), Australia (Network Ten), Ireland (Raidió Teilifís Éireann), Israel ( Channel 2 dubbed in Hebrew), the Emirates (Dubai 33), Nigeria ( NTA), Cyprus (METV), New Zealand ( TV One), Brazil (SBT), the Netherlands (TROS), Malaysia ( Network Two), Singapore (Mediacor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robot Detective
is a tokusatsu superhero TV series. Created by Shotaro Ishinomori, the series was produced by Toei Company Ltd., and broadcast on Fuji TV from April 5 to September 27, 1973, with a total of 26 episodes. It stars Jirō Chiba. The hero of this series is a robot named "Robot Detective K" (or just "K"), who has no human form, but when not in battle, dresses up in human clothes and has a human-like personality Along with '' Android Kikaider'' ''Robot Detective'' was one of the early predecessors to what would become the ''Metal Hero Series'' of programs featuring human-sized cyborg heroes. Episode List # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Cast *: **Suit Actor: , **Suit Actor (battle scenes): , *: (played as ) *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: Sonny Chiba , known internationally as Sonny Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsunoko Productions
and often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and "sea dragon", the inspiration for its seahorse logo. Tatsunoko's headquarters are in Musashino, Tokyo. History The studio was founded in October 1962 by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida and his brothers Kenji and Toyoharu (better known by his pen name "Ippei Kuri"). The studio's first production was the 1965 TV series ''Space Ace''. Since then many figures in the anime industry have worked with Tatsunoko, including Mizuho Nishikubo, Hiroshi Sasagawa, Koichi Mashimo, Katsuhisa Yamada, Hideaki Anno (Tatsunoko provided animation work on the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' TV series), and Kazuo Yamazaki. Sasagawa is notable for bringing his fondness for comedy animation to the forefront in Tatsunoko series such as the ''Time Bokan'' (1975) franchise. The company later licensed ''Macross'' to Harmony Gold, who then produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neo-Human Casshern
''Casshan'', also known in Japan as , is an anime series created by Tatsunoko Productions founder Tatsuo Yoshida in 1973. The ''Casshern'' franchise also includes a 1993 original video animation titled '' Casshan: Robot Hunter'', and a 2004 live-action adaptation titled Casshern. In October 2008, a reboot of the franchise ''Casshern Sins'' premiered. In anticipation of the upcoming series, a DVD box set of the original series, ''Neo-Human Casshern Complete DVD-Box "All Episodes of Casshern",'' was released in Japan on September 24, 2008. Casshern also appears in ''Tatsunoko Fight'' and '' Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars'' as a playable character. At Anime Expo 2013, Sentai Filmworks announced that they had signed a deal with Tatsunoko to release some of their catalog, with Casshan being confirmed as one of the characters involved. Sentai Filmworks released the series on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in the United States on March 4, 2014. Plot , also known as ''Casshern'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meteor Man Zone
''Zone Fighter'', known in Japan as , is a tokusatsu science fiction superhero television series. Produced by Toho Company Ltd., the show aired on Nippon Television from April 2 to September 24, 1973, with a total of 26 episodes. This was Toho's answer to not only the popular Ultra Series, but the ''Henshin Hero'' phenomenon started by shows like ''Kamen Rider'' and ''Android Kikaider''. The previous year, Toho had just made their first successful superhero show, '' Rainbowman''. The series was also notable for its guest appearances by Toho's own Godzilla, as well as two other Toho monsters, King Ghidorah and Gigan. Supplementary materials published by Toho have confirmed ''Zone Fighter'' to be part of the Showa era of the ''Godzilla'' series, taking place in between ''Godzilla vs. Megalon'' and '' Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla''. Characters Sakimori/Zone family The Sakimori/Zone family resembles a normal Japanese family, but they are an alien family that came to Earth afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
