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Dynaman
is the seventh installment of Toei Company's Super Sentai metaseries. It aired on TV Asahi from February 5, 1983, to January 28, 1984, replacing ''Dai Sentai Goggle-V'' and was replaced by ''Choudenshi Bioman'' with a total of 51 episodes. Six episodes of the series were shown in the United States on the USA Network's '' Night Flight'' and alternately Nickelodeon's '' Special Delivery'' throughout 1988 as a dubbed parody, simply titled ''Dynaman'' (which is also Toei's international English title for the series). Yutaka Izubuchi designed the villains of the series. This was his first time designing ''Super Sentai'' suits and costumes; he would later be recruited again to design the suits for ''Super Sentai'' consecutively until 1986's ''Choushinsei Flashman'' and would return as character designer for ''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters''. Plot The Jashinka Empire rises from the depths of the Earth to conquer the world. To stop them, Dr. Kyutaro Yumeno assembles five inventors to his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dynaman
is the seventh installment of Toei Company's Super Sentai metaseries. It aired on TV Asahi from February 5, 1983, to January 28, 1984, replacing ''Dai Sentai Goggle-V'' and was replaced by ''Choudenshi Bioman'' with a total of 51 episodes. Six episodes of the series were shown in the United States on the USA Network's '' Night Flight'' and alternately Nickelodeon's '' Special Delivery'' throughout 1988 as a dubbed parody, simply titled ''Dynaman'' (which is also Toei's international English title for the series). Yutaka Izubuchi designed the villains of the series. This was his first time designing ''Super Sentai'' suits and costumes; he would later be recruited again to design the suits for ''Super Sentai'' consecutively until 1986's ''Choushinsei Flashman'' and would return as character designer for ''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters''. Plot The Jashinka Empire rises from the depths of the Earth to conquer the world. To stop them, Dr. Kyutaro Yumeno assembles five inventors to his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Sentai
is a Japanese superhero team metaseries and media franchise consisting of television series and films produced by Toei Company, and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi ("Sentai" is the Japanese word for "task force" or "fighting squadron"). The shows are of the ''tokusatsu'' genre, featuring live action characters and colorful special effects, and are aimed at children. ''Super Sentai'' airs alongside the '' Kamen Rider'' series in the ''Super Hero Time'' programming block on Sunday mornings. In North America, the ''Super Sentai'' series is best known as the source material for the ''Power Rangers'' series. Series overview In every ''Super Sentai'' series, the protagonists are a team of people who – using wrist-worn or hand-held devices – transform into superheroes and gain superpowers – color-coded uniforms, signature weapons, sidearms, and fighting skills – to battle a group of otherworldly supervillains that threaten to take over the Earth. In a typical episode, the her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayoko Hagiwara
is a Japanese actress from Tokyo, noted for her multiple tokusatsu heroine roles in the 1980s. She is married to Yu Tokita, her co-star in ''Kagaku Sentai Dynaman is the seventh installment of Toei Company's Super Sentai metaseries. It aired on TV Asahi from February 5, 1983, to January 28, 1984, replacing ''Dai Sentai Goggle-V'' and was replaced by ''Choudenshi Bioman'' with a total of 51 episodes. Six ...''. Filmography References External links Sayoko Hagiwara blog 1962 births Living people Actresses from Tokyo Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses {{Japan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Flight (TV Series)
''Night Flight'' is an online visual-arts magazine and variety television show that originated on cable TV network USA Network. It originally aired from 1981 to 1988 before moving to syndication in the early 1990s. The show relaunched online on nightflight.com in 2015 with original episodes that can be streamed on the subscription channel Night Flight Plus. In April 2018, it returned to cable television as a short form (15 minute) program airing late Friday nights/early Saturday mornings on the network IFC. It includes a mix of mainstream and alternative music videos, artist interviews, B movies, documentaries, short films, stand-up comedy and animation. History Jeff Franklin (head of American Talent International) and Stuart S. Shapiro (head of International Harmony) approached USA Network about developing ''Night Flight'' in February 1981. A new series that defied conventional formats and easy categorization was an acceptable risk to USA, and it aired the first episode of ''N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choudenshi Bioman
is Toei Company's eighth installment in the Super Sentai metaseries. Its 51 episodes aired on TV Asahi from February 4, 1984 to January 26, 1985, replacing ''Kagaku Sentai Dynaman'' and was replaced by ''Dengeki Sentai Changeman'' with a movie being released during the show's initial run. It is the first Super Sentai series to have two females in the main five as well as the first Super Sentai series to have a female Yellow Ranger. It was also the last series to have a Ranger change mid-season. The international English title is listed by Toei as ''Bioman''. In the Philippines, Bioman was aired on ABS-CBN from 1987 to 1988 and in France on Canal+ in 1985, dubbed in English and French respectively. Synopsis The once prosperous is destroyed after a world war erupted over the use of a scientific discovery called "Bio Particles". The , which sought to use Bio Particles for peaceful purposes, sends the giant robot Bio Robo and an assistant robot named Peebo to prevent the same tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dai Sentai Goggle-V
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It was the sixth installment in Toei Company's Super Sentai metaseries of tokusatsu television dramas. It aired on TV Asahi from February 6, 1982 to January 29, 1983, replacing ''Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan'' and was replaced by ''Kagaku Sentai Dynaman'' with a total of 50 episodes. Its international English title as listed by Toei is simply ''Goggle V''. This is the first Sentai series to be entirely produced by Toei since J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai, while Battle Fever J, Denshi Sentai Denjiman, and Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan were co-produced by Marvel Comics. Plot The Dark Science Empire Desdark launches its scheme for world conquest from their Destopia Castle in Germany. Dr. Hideki Hongo, the founder of the Future Science Laboratory, is saved from one of their attacks by world-class explorer Kenichi Akama. Using his Computer Boys & Girls, Hongo recruits five people, including Kenichi, to form the Dai Sentai Goggle-V (Goggle 5), the only force c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junichi Haruta
is a Japanese actor from Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. His real name is . Haruta joined the J.A.C (Japan Action Club), a theater troupe founded by Sonny Chiba, after leaving high school. Filmography * ''The Yagyu Conspiracy'' (1978) - Haruta * ''Sanada Yukimura no Bōryaku'' (1979) * '' Shadow Warriors (Hattori Hanzō: Kage no Gundan)'' (1980) – Kiheiji * ''Dai Sentai Goggle V'' (1982–1983) – Kanpei Kuroda / Goggle Black * ''Kagaku Sentai Dynaman'' (1983–1984) – Ryuu Hoshikawa / Dyna Black * ''Juspion'' (1985) – Mad Gallant * ''Choujinki Metalder'' (1987) - Master (episode 25) * ''Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya'' (1988) – Wind Ninja Mafuuba * ''Dennou Keisatsu Cybercop'' (1988) – Pai Lo (episode 23) * '' Tokkyu Shirei Solbrain'' (1991) – Sazamoto (episode 08) * '' Tokusou Exceedraft'' (1992) – Ace Spade (episodes 07-08) * ''Kamen Rider Blade'' (2004) – Yoshito Hirose * '' Engine Sentai Go-onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijōBang!!'' (2008) – Shishi-no-Shin * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Delivery (TV Series)
''Special Delivery'' is an American anthology series on Nickelodeon, broadcast during weekend afternoons from 1980 until 1993, when the network's original programming output was deemed sufficient to discontinue the block. ''Special Delivery'' mainly carried a variety of productions for children purchased by Nickelodeon, including both live-action and animated programming. Much of this programming was made up of children-focused made-for-TV movies produced in Canada in the 1970s and 80s, short films originally made for the ''ABC Afterschool Special'' and ''CBS Schoolbreak Special'' anthology series, sports specials (often with the time purchased from Nickelodeon by the event's distributors), and some unsold television pilots adapted to an hour-long timeslot. From 1987 to 1989, ''16 Cinema'', which aired specials targeted towards teenagers, aired an hour after ''Special Delivery'' on Sundays. Several half-hour ''Special Delivery'' episodes plus new specials aired on weekdays as ''Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tōru Ōhira
was a Japanese narrator and voice actor from the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. He was the founder of Ōhira Production and was also attached to 81 Produce. One of his best-known roles was the dub voice of Darth Vader in ''Star Wars'', on the series' home video releases and playing the title character Moguro Fukuzō in the original The Laughing Salesman. He was also known for his many narration roles, most notably in the ''Super Sentai'' series. Overview Ōhira was a very influential figure in the dubbing industry during the Shōwa period. After graduating from Tokyo Metropolitan University Jōnan Senior High School (in which he was also the supervisor of the school's volleyball team), he went on to graduate from the Meiji University Department of Political Science and Economics. In 1954, he joined the Nippon Broadcasting System, in which he became an announcer and producer. In 1955, with the opening of the Tokyo Broadcasting System, he enlisted in its theatrical company. He left the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyunichi Haruta
is a Japanese actor from Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. His real name is . Haruta joined the J.A.C (Japan Action Club), a theater troupe founded by Sonny Chiba, after leaving high school. Filmography * ''The Yagyu Conspiracy'' (1978) - Haruta * ''Sanada Yukimura no Bōryaku'' (1979) * '' Shadow Warriors (Hattori Hanzō: Kage no Gundan)'' (1980) – Kiheiji * ''Dai Sentai Goggle V'' (1982–1983) – Kanpei Kuroda / Goggle Black * ''Kagaku Sentai Dynaman'' (1983–1984) – Ryuu Hoshikawa / Dyna Black * ''Juspion'' (1985) – Mad Gallant * ''Choujinki Metalder'' (1987) - Master (episode 25) * ''Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya'' (1988) – Wind Ninja Mafuuba * ''Dennou Keisatsu Cybercop'' (1988) – Pai Lo (episode 23) * '' Tokkyu Shirei Solbrain'' (1991) – Sazamoto (episode 08) * '' Tokusou Exceedraft'' (1992) – Ace Spade (episodes 07-08) * ''Kamen Rider Blade'' (2004) – Yoshito Hirose * '' Engine Sentai Go-onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijōBang!!'' (2008) – Shishi-no-Shin * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yutaka Izubuchi
is a Japanese anime designer, screenwriter and director. Izubuchi is credited for designing costumes, characters and creatures, but most of his designs are mechanical (both robots and other vehicles). He created and directed the ''RahXephon'' series and also created a manga story called '' Rune Masquer''. Among Izubuchi's design credits are the mecha from ''Panzer World Galient'' as well as some ''Gundam'' and ''Patlabor'' shows. He also created the Protect-Gear armor used in the Kerberos saga ('' Jin-Roh'', etc.). The ADV Films promotional materials for ''RahXephon'' and some reviews ''Gasaraki'' is an Izubuchi credit, but although he did mecha design on that show he was not responsible for writing or directing. Izubuchi designed the costume for one of the characters of the ''Cutie Honey'' live action movie (2004), directed by Hideaki Anno of ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' fame; earlier, Anno and Izubuchi (called "Bu-chan" by Anno) both had their mecha designs appear on '' Mobil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' superhero television series. ''Gorenger'', created by Shotaro Ishinomori, was the first in the long-running ''Super Sentai'' metaseries of ''tokusatsu'' programming. The series aired on NET (now TV Asahi) from April 5, 1975, to March 26, 1977, and was replaced by ''J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai'' for 84 episodes. Toei distributes the series internationally under the title ''Five Rangers''. The series was released in the Philippines under the title ''Star Rangers''. Plot When world peace is threatened by the emergence of a terrorist group called the Black Cross Army, EAGLE (The Earth Guard League) is formed to combat the threat. The Black Cross Army sends five operatives to destroy each EAGLE branch in Japan, killing all except for five agents. These surviving agents are summoned to a secret base located underneath the snack shop "Gon", where they are recruited by EAGLE Japan's commander, Gonpachi Edogawa. They become the Himitsu Sentai Gorengers and are given el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
