Star Wolf (TV series)
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Star Wolf 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
.
novellist Edmond Hamilton
: The Weapon from Beyond (published in 1967), The Closed Worlds and World of the Starwolves (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).
in English by producer Sandy Frank
into two feature films: Fugitive Alien (1987) and Star Force: Fugitive Alien II (1986), 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 The KTMA version of Star Force: Fugitive Alien II is considered to be a "lost episode", due to there being no known existing fan copies of the episode.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
TV series inspired by the novel series bearing the same name, by American writer Edmond Hamilton
Edmond Hamilton
Edmond Moore Hamilton was an American author of science fiction stories and novels during the mid-twentieth century. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, he was raised there and in nearby New Castle, Pennsylvania...
. It was produced in 1978 by Tsuburaya Productions
Tsuburaya Productions
is a Japanese special effects studio founded in 1963 by special effects wizard Eiji Tsuburaya and was run by his family, until October 2007, when the family sold the company to advertising agency TYO Inc. The studio is best known for producing the original Ultraman TV series, as well as the Ultra...
.
Series concept
The show is loosely based on the three books in the Star Wolf series by American Science FictionScience fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
novellist Edmond Hamilton
Edmond Hamilton
Edmond Moore Hamilton was an American author of science fiction stories and novels during the mid-twentieth century. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, he was raised there and in nearby New Castle, Pennsylvania...
: The Weapon from Beyond (published in 1967), The Closed Worlds and World of the Starwolves (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 dubbedDubbing (filmmaking)
Dubbing is the post-production process of recording and replacing voices on a motion picture or television soundtrack subsequent to the original shooting. The term most commonly refers to the substitution of the voices of the actors shown on the screen by those of different performers, who may be...
in English by producer Sandy Frank
Sandy Frank
Sandy Frank is an American television producer and international TV program distributor as well as a marketer of TV shows to US networks.-Early life and career:...
into two feature films: Fugitive Alien (1987) and Star Force: Fugitive Alien II (1986), which were both featured twice on the comedy show Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....
. 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 The KTMA version of Star Force: Fugitive Alien II is considered to be a "lost episode", due to there being no known existing fan copies of the episode.
Cast
Source : IMDB- Tatsuya Azuma (Ken Shinsei/Starwolf)
- Jô Shishido (Captain Joe)
- Miyuki Tanigawa (Hime)
- Chôei Takahashi (Ryû)
- Tsutomu Yukawa (Dan)
- Hiro Tateyama (Biri)
Mystery Science Theater 3000
- Episode guide: K12- Fugitive Alien
- Episode guide: 310- Fugitive Alien
- Episode guide: 318- Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
External links
- Sutâurufu (Star Wolf), the original series, on the Internet Movie Database (IMdB)
- Fugitive Alien on the Internet Movie Database (IMdB)
- Star Force: Fugitive Alien II on the Internet Movie Database (IMdB)
- Japanese Wikipedia page relating to both the Edmond Hamilton series of books and the Japanese TV Series Five-minute preview of the first episode of Star Wolf on Veoh (video)
- Star Wolf opening sequence on Dailymotion (video)