Star Wolf (TV series)
Star Wolf | |
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Created by | Tsuburaya Productions |
Written by | Novels Edmond Hamilton Screenplays Keiichi Abe Toyohiro Andô Yoshihisa Araki Bunzô Wakatsuki Hiroyasu Yamaura |
Directed by | Minoru Kanaya, Kiyosumi Kuzakawa |
Starring | Tatsuya Azuma Jô Shishido Miyuki Tanigawa |
Composer | Norio Maeda |
Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 24 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes (per episode) |
Original release | |
Network | Yomiuri TV |
Release | April 2 – September 24, 1978 |
Star Wolf (Japanese: スターウルフ, Hepburn: Sutā Urufu) is a Japanese science fiction TV series inspired by the novel series bearing the same name, by American writer Edmond Hamilton. It was produced in 1978 by Tsuburaya Productions.
Series concept
The show is loosely based on the three books in the Star Wolf series by American science fiction novellist Edmond Hamilton: The Weapon from Beyond[1] (published in 1967), The Closed Worlds[2] and World of the Starwolves[3] (both published in 1968). The name of the main character, an Earthman who was raised on the high gravity planet Varna and developed super-human strength and reflexes, was changed from Morgan Chane to Ken Shinsei. Starting with episode 14, the series was retitled Space Hero Star Wolf (宇宙の勇者 スターウルフ Uchû no Yûsha Sutâurufu).
American adaptation
The series was later edited and dubbed in English by producer Sandy Frank into two feature films: Fugitive Alien (1986) and Star Force: Fugitive Alien II (1987), which were both featured twice on the comedy show Mystery Science Theater 3000. Fugitive Alien was first aired in MST3K on its original KTMA season in 1989, and then on Season 3 in 1991. Star Force: Fugitive Alien II was first featured on KTMA in 1988, and then in 1991 on Season 3.
Cast
- Tatsuya Azuma (Ken Shinsei/Starwolf)
- Joe Shishido (Captain Joe)
- Miyuki Tanigawa (Hime)
- Chôei Takahashi (Ryû)
- Tsutomu Yukawa (Dan)
- Hiro Tateyama (Biri)
Mystery Science Theater 3000
- "Mystery Science Theater 3000" Star Force: Fugitive Alien 2 (TV episode 1988) at IMDb
- "Mystery Science Theater 3000" Fugitive Alien (TV episode 1989) at IMDb
- "Mystery Science Theater 3000" Fugitive Alien (TV episode 1991) at IMDb
- "Mystery Science Theater 3000" Star Force: Fugitive Alien 2 (TV episode 1991) at IMDb
- Episode guide: K12- Fugitive Alien
- Episode guide: 310- Fugitive Alien
- Episode guide: 318- Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
Notes and references
External links
- Sutâurufu (Star Wolf), the original series at IMDb
- Fugitive Alien at IMDb
- Star Force: Fugitive Alien II at IMDb
- Japanese Wikipedia page relating to both the Edmond Hamilton series of books and the Japanese TV Series
- Template:Ja icon Five-minute preview of the first episode of Star Wolf on Veoh (video)
- Star Wolf opening sequence on Dailymotion (video)
- 1978 Japanese television series debuts
- 1978 Japanese television series endings
- Japanese science fiction television series
- Films featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes
- Science fiction television
- Space adventure television series
- Tokusatsu television series
- Tsuburaya Productions
- Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation shows