Fireman is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, the series ran for 30 episodes from January 7 to July 31, 1973, commemerating the 10th anniversary of the company's founding alongside Ultraman Taro and Jumborg Ace.
Synopsis[]
When giant, mutant dinosaurs start to awaken, the people of the Aban continent, who have been living underground for the last 12,000 years, send a courageous young man named Daisuke Misaki to live as an archaeologist and join SAF (Scientific Attack Force), an organization founded to defend humanity from monsters. Whenever monsters and space aliens attack the world, Misaki transforms into Fireman using the Fire Stick and battles them to protect the human race.
Characters[]
SAF[]
- Daisuke Misaki
- Futoshi Chiba
- Mariko Hayama
- Saburo Mizushima
- Gunpachi Unno
Kaiju[]
- Dorigorus
- Dorigon
- Alien Meteor
- Stegorus
- Jurasaurus
- Planet Gomerus
- Spacer
- Kinokurages
- Kumagorus
- Rodoguros
- Nerogiras
- Stegorus II
- Gudon
- Alien Baranda
- Baranda V
- Scoradon
- Tyrasaurus
- Alien Barog
- Alien Tran
- Dorango
- Tyrannodon
- Lanosaurus
- Tyrasaurus II
- Alien Velder
- Alien Atla
- Long Neck
- Alien Sulpher
- King Zaura
- MukuMuku
- Makunosaurus
- Alien Gagango
- Gagango
- Double God
- Destrosaurus
- Alien Prima
- Alien Green
- Green Giller
- Harmonigan
- Alien Virenus
- Gadorasaurus
- Blacker
- Black Satan
- Alien Emusa
- Bemutan
- Devilsaurus
- Bemusa King
- Spegz
- Spegz Jr.
- Dark Mander
- Object X
Cast[]
- Daisuke Misaki : Naoya Makoto
- Futoshi Chiba : Sei Hiraizumi
- Mariko Hayama : Keiko Kurihara
- Saburo Mizushima : Shin Kishida
- Gunpachi Unno : Goro Mutsumi
Voice Actors[]
- Fireman: Michihiro Ikemizu
- Narrator: Ichiro Murakoshi
Suit Actors[]
- Fireman: Mitsuru Saijo
Staff[]
- Directors: Jun Oki, Kanji Otsuka, Tatsumi Ando, Toshitsugu Suzuki, Takaharu Saeki, Hiromi Higuchi, Hiroshi Okamoto
- Screenwriters: Bunzo Wakatsuki, Fumito Imamura, Toyohiro Ando, Shin Kishida, Ikuko Okamoto
- Special effects directors: Kazuo Sagawa, Jun Oki, Masao Kobayashi, Iwataro Ishii, Masuya Nakamura
- Music: Toru Fuyuki
- Art: Shu Yamaguchi (main story), Noriyoshi Ikeya (special effects), Kazumasa Otani (special effects)
Music[]
- Opening Theme
- Fireman
- Lyrics: Yu Aku
- Composition: Asei Kobayashi
- Arrangement: Bob Sakuma
- Artist: Masato Shimon
- Other Songs
- Shutsugeki! SAF
- Lyrics: Hajime Tsuburaya (as Kyouichi Azuma)
- Composition and Arrangement: Toru Fuyuki
- Artists: Columbia All-Stars and The Photons
- Honou no You ni Moero
- Lyrics: Hajime Tsuburaya (as Kyouichi Azuma)
- Composition and Arrangement: Toru Fuyuki
- Artists: Masato Shimon with The Photons
- Haruka na Aoi Chitei ni
- Lyrics: Mieko Arima
- Composition and Arrangement: Go Misawa
- Artist: Masato Shimon
Home Media[]
Fireman first released on VHS. Later, Bandai Visual released a complete LaserDisc set in 1998 and Pioneer LDC released a complete DVD box set in 2002. Geneon Entertainment released the series on 5 DVD volumes on March 21, 2004.
From October to December 2012, Toei Video rereleased the series across 6 DVDs, each with 5 episodes,[1][2][3] with the sixth also containing the show's soundtrack on CD.[4] Toei Video later released a 6-disc box set on March 9, 2016 alongside box sets of Mirrorman and Jumborg Ace.[5][6]
Gallery[]
External Links[]
- Fireman at Tsuburaya Productions' official website
- Tsuburaya Tokusatsu Hero Series page
- Fireman at the Japan Hero Encyclopedia
References[]