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Blue SWAT
is the thirteenth installment in the Metal Hero Series franchise. It ran from January 30, 1994 to January 27, 1995 for a total of 51 episodes and one theatrical film, aired as part of the 1994 ''Manga Matsuri'', which compiled episodes 1 and 2. ''Blue SWAT'' deviated from the Metal Hero trend by using a realistic vibe for the series instead of fantastic, over-the-top action by focusing on the martial arts and gunplay aspects of the series. While the mood of the series appealed to the genre's adult fanbase and older viewers, the show was not well received by children, which resulted in a change into a lighter tone midway through the series. The Blue SWAT team later appeared for a special team-up in the final episodes of ''Juukou B-Fighter''. Plot When Earth is tearing itself apart by means of crime, pollution and war, aliens choose the time to invade, taking advantage of the lowering of everyone's guard. The Japanese government establishes an elite police organization known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term for live action film or television drama that makes heavy use of practical special effects. ''Tokusatsu'' entertainment mainly refers to science fiction, War film, war, fantasy, or Horror film, horror media featuring such technology but is sometimes dubbed a genre itself. The most popular subgenres of include ''kaiju'' such as the ''Godzilla (film series), Godzilla'' and ''Gamera'' series; superhero such as the ''Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider'' and ''Metal Hero Series, Metal Hero'' series; and mecha like ''Giant Robo (tokusatsu), Giant Robo'' and ''Super Robot Red Baron''. Some television programs combine several of these subgenres, for example the ''Ultra Series, Ultraman'' and ''Super Sentai'' series. is one of the most popular forms of Japanese entertainment, but only a small proportion of films and television programs are widely known outside of Japan. Nevertheless, certain properties have attained popularity outside of Japan; ''Godzilla'' is featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autozam AZ-1
The Autozam AZ-1, known by the framecode PG6SA, is a mid-engined kei-class sports car, designed and manufactured by Mazda under its Autozam brand. Suzuki provided the engine as well as the inspiration for the design. Manufactured from October 1992 to October 1994, the AZ-1 was noted for its gullwing doors. Power came from the same Suzuki-sourced 657 cc turbocharged engine used by the Suzuki Alto that produced at 6,500 rpm and at 4,000 rpm. Suzuki later produced its own badge engineered version named the Suzuki Cara (PG6SS). History Pre-production Suzuki prototypes The proposal for the AZ-1 goes as far back as 1985 when Suzuki created the Suzuki RS/1 as a mid-engine sports car project for volume production. Suzuki's design for the Tokyo Motor Show was more than just a design exercise, they designed a fully functional car with a front/rear weight distribution of 45:55, powered by a modified 1.3-liter G13B engine borrowed from the Cultus GTi. This was follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Japanese Television Series Debuts
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Japanese Science Fiction Television Series
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Fictional Police Officers
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying character (arts), individuals, events, or setting (narrative), places that are imagination, imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility. In a traditional narrow sense, "fiction" refers to literature, written narratives in prose often referring specifically to novels, novellas, and short story, short stories. More broadly, however, fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any Media (communication), medium, including not just writings but also drama, live theatrical performances, films, television programs, radio dramas, comics, role-playing games, and video games. Definition Typically, the fictionality of a work is publicly marketed and so the audience expects the work to deviate in some ways from the real world rather than presenting, for instance, only factually accurate portrayals or character (arts), characters who ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Bad Beetleborgs
''Big Bad Beetleborgs'' (later ''Beetleborgs Metallix'') is an American live-action superhero television series by Saban Entertainment and was co-produced with Renaissance-Atlantic Films, Toei Company and Bugboy Productions. Two seasons aired on Fox Kids from September 7, 1996 to March 2, 1998. The series adapted combat footage from the Metal Hero tokusatsu-series ''Juukou B-Fighter'' (first season) and ''B-Fighter Kabuto'' (second season). Unlike its contemporaries, such as ''Power Rangers'', the show had a greater emphasis on sitcom elements, rather than a villain of the week. Synopsis Season 1 Set in the fictional town of Charterville, three "typical average kids"—Andrew "Drew" McCormick (Wesley Barker) and his sister Josephine "Jo" McCormick (Shannon Chandler, later Brittany Konarzewski), and their best friend Roland Williams (Herbie Baez)—enter the supposedly haunted Hillhurst Mansion after accepting a dare from rich snobs Van and Trip. The house is revealed to be the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsuya Maeda
is a Japanese musician and singer from Japan. Maeda is best known as the singer and guitarist of the theme songs of ''Ultraman Dyna'' and ''Blue SWAT''. Musical work Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero 1993 * * Blue SWAT 1994 * "TRUE DREAM" * * * * * "HELLO THERE!" Gekisou Sentai Carranger 1996 * "CATCH THE WIND" Ultraman: Super Fighter Legend (OVA) 1996 * Ultraman Dyna 1997 * * Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna 1998 * "SHININ on LOVE" (with Hironobu Kageyama) * Ultraman Neos is a Japanese tokusatsu show, being the 15th show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, Ultraman Neos was initially intended as a TV series but the project was shelved. Years later, Tsuburaya turned the concept into a 12-episode ... 2000 * "Ultraman Neos" (ウルトラマンネオス, Urutoraman Neosu) * "Ultraseven 21" (ウルトラセブン21, Urutorasebun 21) External links Personal Blogin Anison Database 1958 births Living people Japanese male singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Totsuya
is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Osamu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *治 "reign" *修 "discipline" *理 "logic" *収 "obtain" *紀 "chronicle" *統 "rule" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name *, Japanese baseball player and coach *, Japanese rower *Osamu Adachi (理, born 1987), Japanese actor and a member of the acting group D-BOYS *, Japanese manga artist * Osamu Dazai (太宰 治, 1909–1948), Japanese author * Osamu Dezaki (統, 1943-2011), Japanese anime director * Osamu Fukutani (修, born 1967), Japanese film director *, Japanese television personality *, Japanese long-distance runner *Osamu Jinguuji (治), drummer of the Japanese band ''Remioromen'' *, Japanese rower *Osamu Matsuda or El Samurai (納, born 1966), a Japanese professional wrestler *Osamu Mukai (理, born 1982), Japanese actor *Osamu Muramatsu (修), Japanese astronomer, and a prolific discoverer of asteroids * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaoru Itō
Kaoru is a Japanese given name for males or females. Name Meanings The name's meaning varies depending on its written form: *薫/郁/芳 — "fragrance", common for both males and females *馨/香 — "fragrance", more common for females *かおる — purely phonetic form in hiragana; no inherent meaning *かをる — same as above, using を as an archaic substitute for お *カオル — phonetic form in katakana As a distinctly unisex name, its usage in popular culture has risen in recent years to give the named character an air of androgyny. Such characters commonly have overt androgynous qualities as well. A similar name, in terms of both pronunciation and meaning, is Kaori. It is used exclusively for females. People *Kaoru 薫 (m) (one of the guitarists of Dir En Grey) * Kaoru Abe 阿部薫 (m) (free Jazz saxophonist) *, Japanese film director, producer and editor * Kaoru Fujino かほる (voice actor) *, Japanese speed skater *Kaoru Hasuike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaki Terasoma
is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is affiliated with Mausu Promotion. Biography After graduating from Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, Terasoma joined Haiyuza Theatre Company. In 1984, he made his film debut in ''W's Tragedy''. After that, he became a regular in films directed by Shinichiro Sawai, who took the megaphone for ''W's Tragedy'', and Hiromichi Horikawa, whom he has known since high school, and is still active as a supporting actor in various dramas. Currently, Terasoma is also active as a voice actor. His debut as the voice of Shadow Moon in 1987's ''Kamen Rider Black'' drew attention, but after that he did not have many voice acting roles except in tokusatsu dramas produced by Toei. It was not until 1999, when he left Haiyuza, that he began to do voice acting in earnest. He mainly dubbed Western movies, but has also appeared in anime and narration. After working for Haiyuza Theatre Company and Office PSC, Terasoma has been affiliated with Mausu Promotion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kou Domon
Kou may refer to *Kou, Burkina Faso, a village in Burkina Faso * Kou, Laiwu (口镇), town in Laicheng District, Laiwu, Shandong, China *Kou language *Kou (name) includes lists of people with the given name and surname *Kou (surname) (寇), Chinese surname *Kou Uraki, a character in the fictional Gundam universe *Kou (''Cordia subcordata''), a tree species *Kou, a main character in ''Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger'' Similar spelling * Kō Station (other), a train station in Japan. * Ko fight ''Kō (Kou)'', in the board game '' Go'' * Kugyō, also called ''Kō (Kou)'' * Gong (title) and Gong (surname), called Japanese ''Kō (Kou)'' * Duke or Prince, called Japanese ''Kō (Kou)'' * Kō, the Hawaiian word for Saccharum officinarum See also * KO (other) * KOH (other) * Gong (other) A gong is a percussive musical instrument or a warning bell. Gong or GONG may also refer to: Places * Gong, Iran, a city * 21523 GONG, an asteroid discovered in 1998 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Sentai World
is a short 3-D superhero film based on the ''Super Sentai'' franchise that was shown in 1994 in amusement parks and special events nationwide in Japan. It was shown as a triple feature alongside ''Kamen Rider World'' and '' Toei Hero Daishugō'' (a crossover of '' Tokusou Robo Janperson'' and ''Blue Swat'', which also used footage from this short). Summary The film involves the team-up of five different Super Sentai teams (''Ninja Sentai Kakuranger'', ''Gosei Sentai Dairanger'', ''Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger'', ''Chōjin Sentai Jetman'', and '' Chikyū Sentai Fiveman''), who must defend the planet Earth from the evil demon Emperor Daidas. In addition to the five ''Sentai'' teams, the film also features Shiro Izumi, who played Yūma Ōzora in ''Dengeki Sentai Changeman'' and Burai in ''Zyuranger'', as Masato, a young man who is taken captive Emperor Daidas' forces alongside his sister Ayumi. Masato and Ayumi also appear in ''Kamen Rider World'', linking the two movies. The narration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
