Giant Robo (tokusatsu)
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| Also known as | 'Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot' |
| Genre | Tokusatsu, Fantasy, Kaiju, superhero, Super Robot |
| Created by | Mitsuteru Yokoyama |
| Based on | Giant Robo by Mitsuteru Yokoyama |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language(s) | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Mitsuteru Yokoyama |
| Location(s) | Tokyo, Japan |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Toei Company |
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| Original network | TV Asahi Comet (TV network) |
| Original release | October 11, 1967 – April 1, 1968 |
Giant Robo, or (ジャイアントロボ Jaianto Robo?), known as Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot in the United States, is a manga and tokusatsu series created by Mitsuteru Yokoyama. It is similar to Yokoyama's Tetsujin 28-go (known as Gigantor in the US), but Giant Robo has more elements of fantasy.
The original 26-episode tokusatsu TV series, produced by the Toei Company, aired on NET (later renamed TV Asahi) from October 11, 1967 to April 1, 1968. The English-dubbed version of the series, developed by Reuben Guberman for American television, was produced by American International Television and directed by Manuel San Fernando (with Salvatore Billitteri as line producer).
Earth is invaded by an interstellar terrorist group, Big Fire (the Gargoyle Gang in the English version), led by Emperor Guillotine. Guillotine spends most of his time in a multicolored space ship hidden at the bottom of an Earth ocean, from which he issues his orders.
The group has been capturing scientists to create an army of monsters to rampage on Earth. A boy named Daisaku Kusama (Johnny Sokko (acted out in the original series by Mitsunobu Kaneko, with actress Bobbie Byers providing his English-language dialogue)) and a young man named Jūrō Minami (Jerry Mano, a member of the secret peacekeeping organization Unicorn) are shipwrecked on an island after their ship is attacked by Dracolon (a sea monster) and captured by Big Fire. They end up in an elevator leading to a complex where a Pharaoh-like robot is being built by captive scientist Lucius Guardian, who gives Daisaku and Jūrō its control device. Guardian helps them escape before he is shot to death; before he dies, he triggers an atomic bomb which destroys the base. The explosion activates the robot, which obeys Daisaku. The boy is invited by Jūrō and his chief, Azuma, to join Unicorn and fight Big Fire with Giant Robo.
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