is a 1974 Japanese

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television series. Not connected to Pierre Boulle's ''

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'', it was produced by Tsuburaya Productions, 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 Tsuburaya Productions 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 Celebrity Home Entertainment's Just for Kids Home Video in mid-1988. The movie was then featured twice 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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