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, and shot on 16mm film in color. The series ran on

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from October 6, 1974, to March 30, 1975, lasting a total of 26 episodes.

Summary

A female scientist named Kazuko Izumi and two young children, Jiro Sakaki and Yurika, mistakenly travel through time to a future, where the planet Earth is now ruled by human-sized, anthropomorphic apes. The trio struggle to find a way to get back home to the 20th century, with the help of one surviving human, Godo, and their little ape friend, Pepe.

Cast

* Reiko Tokunaga as Kazuko Izumi * Hiroko Saito as Yurika * Masaaki Kaji as Jirō Sakaki * Tetsuya Ushio as Gōdo * Baku Hatakeyama as Gebâ * Kazue Takita as Pepe ** Kouko Kagawa as the voice of Pepe * Hitoshi Omae as Bippu * Noboru Nakaya as Dr. Takagi

Staff

* Original Work: Sakyo Komatsu, Koji Tanaka, Yuitsune Toyota * Producers: Yuichi Takahashi, Masaru Tadakuma (TBS Film Club) * Screenplay: Keiichi Abe, Bunzo Wakatsuki, Shigemitsu Taguchi, Kiyosumi Fukasawa * Music: Toshiaki Tsushima * Photography: Yoshihiro Mori * Lighting: Daisuke Hiragawa * Art: Toyoichi Ohashi * Assistant Directors: Masao Minowa, Takashi Okano * Chiefs of Production: Kiyoshi Nanjo, Takashi Yamanaka * Editor: Kisho Kobayashi * Opticals: Michihisa Miyashige * Mixers: Koshiro Jimbo, Hideo Takebe, Yoshiro Sako * Scripter Girls: Yoshiko Sekine, Hiroko Toma, Chiyo Miyakoshi, Keiko Suzuka, Michiko Koike * Makeup: Kosuke Tamiya * Assistant Producer: Naoyuki Eto * Visual Effects: Den Film Effects * Costumes by: Toho Costumes * Recording: Nikkatsu Film Studio * Effect: Nikkatsu Effects * Development: P.C.L * Cooperation Dogashima Komatsu View Hotel, Kawaguchiko Wild Monkey Park * Special technology: Kazuo Sagawa * Directors: Kiyosumi Fukasawa, Atsushi Okunaka, Shunichiro Kazuki, Sogoro Tsuchiya

Production

The series is a co-production of

and

. It developed by Keiichi Abe and directed by Kiyosumi Fukazawa, with music by Toshiaki Tsushima.

''Time of the Apes''

In 1987, television producer

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edited together several episodes of the series, including the first and last episodes, into a 94-minute feature version called ''Time of the Apes''. Syndicated to broadcast and cable outlets, this compilation film was also released on VHS by

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in 1989, and then later as episode six of

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in 1991 on

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Notes

References

External links

; ''Saru no Gundan'' * * ; ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' * * {{IMDb title, id=0655478, title="Mystery Science Theater 3000" Time of the Apes (TV episode 1991)
Episode guide: K17- Time of the Apes

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