Fireman (TV series)
Japanese TV series or program
Fireman (ファイヤーマン , Faiyāman ) , known as Magma Man in some markets, is a Japanese tokusatsu television series about the titular superhero who fights kaiju and other villains. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions , the show was broadcast on Nippon Television from January 7 to July 31, 1973, with a total of 30 episodes. This was also one of several shows Tsuburaya did to celebrate the company's 10th anniversary (the other two being Ultraman Taro and Jumborg Ace ).[1] [2]
Plot
A strange phenomenon happened throughout the world, causing giant, mutant dinosaurs to suddenly appear. The people of the Aban continent, living underground for the last 12,000 years sends a courageous young man named Misaki to live as an archeologist and SAF (Scientific Attack Force) agent Daisuke Misaki. Whenever monsters and space aliens attack the world, Misaki transforms into Fireman by using the fire-stick, and defends the human race against them.[3]
Cast
Kishida wrote screenplays ep.12 as Shin Akegawa.
Staff
Producers
Akira Tsuburaya
Kimihiko Eto (Mannensha)
Yoshikazu Morita (NTV)
Script
Bunzo Wakatsuki
Fumito Imamura
Toyohiro Ando
Shin Kishida
Ikuko Okamoto
Music
Theme Song by
Asei Kobayashi
Bob Sakuma
Directors of Photography
Toshiyuki Machida
Koji Yokote
Lighting
Production Designed by
Assistant Directors
Hiroshi Okamoto
Toshihiko Nakajima
VFX Unit
Cameraman
Lighting
Eihachi Kubo
Yukio Ito
Nagaharu Watanabe
Shoichi Uehara
Masao Ohara
Shinichi Fujino
Art Directors & Monster Design
Senkatsu Ikeya, Kazumasa Otani
Assistant Directors
Shiya Nakamura
Masao Kobayashi
Isao Matsumoto
Masahiro Ito
Seishiro Kameda
Setsuo Mizunuma
Wire Operators
Rumichi Kumazawa, Isamu Morohoshi, Haruo Sekiya
Special Effects
VFX
Scripter Girls
Yuko Morita
Isao Matsumoto
Mayumi Nakamachi
Masahiro Ito
Haruyo Matsumaru
Setsuo Mizunuma
Seishiro Kameda
Miyo Tabata
Production Chiefs
Takahiro Katagiri
Yukio Ohno
Masana Takahashi
Editing by
Toyo Suzuki, Tatsuharu Nakashizuka, Sachiko Yamaji, Junko Yoneuchiyama
Effects
Akira Kojima, Makoto Ishida
Sound Recording
Kisaburo Goda, Hideo Okuyama
In Charge of Production
Post Production Manager
Music Selecting by
Kiyoshi Suzuki
Masami Hara
Production Contacting
Special Thanks
Miyazaki Transportation, Nippon Car Ferry Co., Ltd.
Devices
Post Production
Film Processing
Special Technology
Kazuo Sagawa, Junkichi Oki, Masao Kobayashi, Iwataro Ishii, Shiya Nakamura
Directed by
Junkichi Oki, Koji Otsuka, Tatsumi Ando, Toshiki Suzuki, Taiji Saeki, Hiromi Higuchi, Hiroshi Okamoto
Produced by
Tsuburaya Productions
Mannensha
Nippon TV
International Releases
In the Philippines , the series was aired on ABS-CBN as Magmaman from 1991 to 1992 with a Tagalog dub.
Songs
Opening song
Fireman (ファイヤーマン , Faiyā-man )
Other songs
Shutsugeki! SAF (出撃!SAF , Shutsugeki! Esu-ē-efu , Go attack! SAF)
Honō no Youni Moero (炎のようにもえろ , Burn Like The Flame)
Lyrics: Kyouichi Azuma
Composition and Arrangement: Tōru Fuyuki
Artists: Masato Shimon with The Photons
Haruka Aoi Chitei-ni (はるか青い地底に , In the Depths of the Blue Earth)
List of episodes
Birth of Fireman (ファイヤーマン誕生 , Faiyāman Tanjō )
The Weapon is Science S・A・F (武器は科学だS・A・F , Buki wa Kagaku da Esu-ē-efu )
The Mysterious Spaceship (謎の宇宙船 , Nazo no Ucyūsen )
Destroy the Invaders (インベーダーを撃滅せよ , Inbēdā wo gekimetsu seyo )
The Boy Who Fell into the Jurassic Era (ジュラ紀へ落ちた少年 , Juraki e ochita shōnen )
The Secret of Planet Gomerous (遊星ゴメロスの秘密 , Yūsei-Gomerosu no himitsu )
The Dreadful Space Bacteria (恐怖の宇宙細菌 , Kyōfu no ucyū saikin )
The Micro Monster's Fear (ミクロ怪獣の恐怖 , Mikuro kaijū no kyōfu )
A Challenge from the Deep Sea (深海からの挑戦 , Shinkai karano Chōsen )
The Iron Monster that Attacked Tokyo (鉄の怪獣が東京を襲った , Tetsu no kaiju ga Tōkyō wo osotta. )
Resurrecting the Rock Monster (よみがえる岩石怪獣 , Yomigaeru ganseki kaijū )
Earth is the Robot's Graveyard (地球はロボットの墓場 , Chikyū wa robotto no hakaba. )
Fear of the Dragon God Swamp (竜神沼の恐怖 , Ryūjin-numa no kyōfu )
Run Through the Devil's Sea (悪魔の海を突っ走れ , Akuma no umi wo tsuppashire )
Planet Beldar M13 Command (ベルダー星M13号指令 , Berudā-sei emu-jūsan shirei )
Steal it! The Fire-Stick (奪え! ファイヤースティック , Ubae! Faiyā-sutekku )
Fireman Disappeared into the Magma (マグマに消えたファイヤーマン , Maguma ni kieta Faiyāman )
He Did It! Fire-Dash (やったぞ! ファイヤーダッシュ , Yattazo! Faiyā-dassyu )
The Space Monster vs. the Primeval Monster (宇宙怪獣対原始怪獣 , Ucyū kaijū tai genshi kaijū )
The Gagango Monster's Storm (怪獣ガガンゴの嵐 , Kaijū Gagango no arashi )
Messengers of Murder, Dekon and Bokon (殺しの使者デコンとボコン , Koroshi no shisya Dekon to Bokon )
It Has Arrived!! The Transformed Alien (来たぞ!! 変身宇宙人 , Kitazo! henshin Ucyūjin )
Kill Fireman! (ファイヤーマンを殺せ! , Faiyāman wo korose! )
The Harmonica Crying in the Night (夜になくハーモニカ , Yoru ni naku hāmonika )
The Alien with No Home Planet (帰る星なき宇宙人 , Kaeru hoshi naki Ucyūjin )
The Secret of the Mountain Shining in the Evening Sun (夕日に光る岩山の秘密 , Yūhi ni hikaru iwayama no himitsu )
The Space Leader that Manipulates Corpses (死人をあやつる宇宙の支配者 , Shinin wo ayatsuru Ucyū no shihaisya )
The Boy that Came from the Planet Argon (アルゴン星から来た少年 , Arugon-sei kara kita shōnen )
Don't Shoot! Even Though He's A Monster, He's Still My Friend (射つな! 怪獣だって友達だ , Utsuna! Kaijū datte tomodachi da )
Fireman Disappears into Space (宇宙に消えたファイヤーマン , Ucyū ni kieta Faiyāman )
References
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Films
Shōwa era Heisei era Reiwa era
Original video tokusatsu (OVT)