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X Bomber

Original title: Ekkusu bonbâ
  • TV Series
  • 1980–19821980–1982
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
319
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Mark Rolston, John Baddeley, Jay Benedict, Shigeru Chiba, Toshio Furukawa, Constantine Gregory, Mami Koyama, Peter Marinker, Yûji Mitsuya, Liza Ross, Naoki Tatsuta, and Mikio Terashima in X Bomber (1980)
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Created by Go Nagai, this sci-fi/fantasy puppet series sees heroes Shiro Ginga, Bongo Heracles, and Bigman Lee protect a girl named Lamia from the evil Gelma Armada, with the supership X Bom... Read allCreated by Go Nagai, this sci-fi/fantasy puppet series sees heroes Shiro Ginga, Bongo Heracles, and Bigman Lee protect a girl named Lamia from the evil Gelma Armada, with the supership X Bomber and its giant robot component, Big Dai-X.Created by Go Nagai, this sci-fi/fantasy puppet series sees heroes Shiro Ginga, Bongo Heracles, and Bigman Lee protect a girl named Lamia from the evil Gelma Armada, with the supership X Bomber and its giant robot component, Big Dai-X.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
319
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  • Stars
    • Toshio Furukawa
    • Jay Benedict
    • Mikio Terashima
  • Stars
    • Toshio Furukawa
    • Jay Benedict
    • Mikio Terashima
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    • 8User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Garrick Hagon and Norio Wakamoto in X Bomber (1980)
    John Baddeley, Peter Marinker, Yûji Mitsuya, and Mikio Terashima in X Bomber (1980)
    Jay Benedict and Toshio Furukawa in X Bomber (1980)
    Mark Rolston and Naoki Tatsuta in X Bomber (1980)
    Sean Barrett, Denise Bryer, Banjô Ginga, Reizô Nomoto, and Jacob Witkin in X Bomber (1980)
    Denise Bryer and Rihoko Yoshida in X Bomber (1980)
    Peter Marinker and Mikio Terashima in X Bomber (1980)
    Mami Koyama and Liza Ross in X Bomber (1980)
    John Baddeley, Peter Marinker, Yûji Mitsuya, and Mikio Terashima in X Bomber (1980)
    Mark Rolston and Naoki Tatsuta in X Bomber (1980)
    Shigeru Chiba and Constantine Gregory in X Bomber (1980)
    Shigeru Chiba and Constantine Gregory in X Bomber (1980)

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    Toshio Furukawa
    Toshio Furukawa
    • Ginga
    Jay Benedict
    Jay Benedict
    • Hagen (1982)
    Mikio Terashima
    • Ben
    Peter Marinker
    Peter Marinker
    • Ben…
    Shigeru Chiba
    Shigeru Chiba
    • Heracles
    Constantine Gregory
    Constantine Gregory
    • Hercules (1982)
    Yûji Mitsuya
    Yûji Mitsuya
    • PP Adamsky…
    Naoki Tatsuta
    Naoki Tatsuta
    • Lee
    Mark Rolston
    Mark Rolston
    • Lee…
    Mami Koyama
    Mami Koyama
    • Lamia
    Liza Ross
    • Lamia (1982)
    John Baddeley
    • PPA (1982)
    Banjô Ginga
    • Gozma
    Jacob Witkin
    Jacob Witkin
    • Master (1982)
    Yuzuru Fujimoto
    • Narrator
    Denise Bryer
    • Makara (1982)
    Sean Barrett
    • Orion (1982)
    Tôru Furuya
    Tôru Furuya
    • Halley
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    • Trivia
      Clips from the series were used in the music video for the Brian May (Of Queen) cover of the show's main opening theme.
    • Goofs
      In the final episode, both the Imperial Master and Captain Halley claim that it is the end of the 20th century. As it is the eve of 3000AD, that would mean it would be the end of the 30th century.
    • Soundtracks
      Sôruja In Za Supêsu
      ("Soldier In The Space")

      (Main Title Theme)

      Composed by Kyôji Yamamoto

      Lyrics by Keisuke Fujikawa

      Sung by BOWWOW

    User reviews8

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    Known as "Star Fleet" in the U.K., I watched it as a child and never missed an episode. Having recently watched the U.S. version (cut to 24 episodes) from start to finish, this is a great series. Unique in it's time (in my opinion) for having an overall plot, plus other sub-plots which made each week exciting and making me eager to see the final fight.

    Talking with a good friend we recounted the years, and were soon trawling the net. A week or so later and we're watching the show again.

    The dub from Japanese worked very, very well and the music breathed extra life in to this truly unique work. Puppets controled from below are forgivable when you consider the overall effect of the production, which was leading edge for it's time. Come on, Jin, it's been too long - let's see it released on DVD - you've got one customer here just waiting for all 9 hours worth.
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    • msknight
    • Feb 14, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 11, 1980 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Enoki Films (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Star Fleet
    • Production companies
      • Central Independent Television
      • Cosmo Productions
      • Dynamic Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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