Megaloman
Megaloman (メガロマン, Megaroman) is the name and titular superhero of a tokusatsu SF/superhero/kaiju/Kyodai Hero TV series. Created by Tetsu Kariya, the show was produced by Toho Company Ltd., and aired on Fuji TV from May 7 to December 24, 1979, with a total of 31 half-hour episodes. Starting with Episode 14, the show's title became Flaming Superman Megaloman (炎の超人メガロマン - Honô no Chôjin Megaroman).[1]
Plot synopsis
[edit]The planet Rosetta has been taken over by the Black Star army led by Captain Dagger. Takashi Shishido and his mother Rosemary escape to Earth after his father Gou is captured by Dagger, who is actually Takashi's evil twin brother Hiroshi. While living peacefully on Earth, Takashi attends a kung-fu school in Japan, and has four friends, but they have no idea that he is from another planet, a secret only his martial arts teacher Takamine knowaa But when Captain Dagger initiates an attack on Earth using his army of giant monsters, Rosemary (who also goes by the civilian name "Mari") gives Takashi the Megalon-Bracelets with which he can transform into the giant long-haired warrior Megaloman to fight the evil monsters for the protection of Earth. Takashi's four martial arts school friends Seiji Kurogawa (a tough, Bruce Lee-like fighter), Hyosuke Yuri (the comedy relief), Ran Takamine (Master Takamine's daughter and Takashi's girlfriend) and Ippei Saru (the little kid) discover his secret and Rosemary gives them their own Megalon-Bracelets to enable them to transform into a quartet of multicolored auperheroes to fight alongside Takashi.
Staff
[edit]- Original Story: Tetsu Kariya
- Planning: Kimio Ikeda
- Producers: Kiichi Shitamura, Yoichi Manoda, Yoshio Yamamoto
- Music: Seiji Yokoyama (Conductor: Hiroshi Kumagai), Shozo Tozuka (theme songs)
- Theme song singer: Ichirou Mizuki
- Lighting: Kunio Kishida
- Photography: Kazumasa Nomura, Yoshihiro Mori
- Art Director: Akihiko Takahashi
- Martial Arts Choreography: Junji Yamaoka (Japan Action Club)
- Special Effects: Koichi Kawakita, Yoichi Manoda
Cast
[edit]- Takashi Shishido/Megaloman/Captain Dagger: Yuki Kitazume
- Ran Takamine: Madoka Sugi
- Hyousuke Yuri: Pepe Hozumi
- Seiji Kurogawa: Jimmy Araki
- Ippei Mashira: Koji Hashimichi
- Rosemary/Mari Shishido: Yukiko Takabayashi
- Sougen Takamine Yoshio Inoue
- Berlock: Susumu Kurobe
Episodes
[edit]- The Fiery Superman Strikes
- The Bracelets of Friendship
- The Shout of the Space Team
- Appearance of the Magnetic Monster
- The Star of Mt Hoshimigoka
- Order: Operation Invasion
- Fighting the Warrior of Love
- On Guard, Small Hero
- A UFO and a Dead Soldier in the Sea
- Combat in the Crime Army
- Battle For Command
- The Great Challenge
- The Battle of the Monsters
- The Earth's Children are Threatened
- Inner Conflict
- The Mask of Gold
- Where is the Secret Base?
- Proof Positive
- The Secret of the Scales
- The Great Invasion of Monsters
- The Heroism of Mary
- The Secret of the Megalo-Fire
- Infernal Prisoner
- Blood Urge
- The Death of Seiji
- The Monster Zagno Zvider
- A Providential Aide
- The Sacrifice of Hyme
- Takeshi - Don't Shoot the Monster!
- Dagger's Counterattack
- The Ultimate Challenge
References
[edit]- ^ 全怪獣怪人 [All Kaiju Kaijin] (in Japanese). Vol. 1. 勁文社. 24 March 1990. p. 234. ISBN 4-7669-0962-3.
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