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*Yoichiro Sakimori | *[[Yoichiro Sakimori]] | ||
*Tsukiko Sakimori | *[[Tsukiko Sakimori]] | ||
*[[Zone Great|Raita Sakimori]] | *[[Zone Great|Raita Sakimori]] | ||
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*[[Garogas]] (Gold Garoga; Silver Garoga(s); White Garoga; Red Garoga; Garoga X Squadron) | *[[Garogas]] (Gold Garoga; Silver Garoga(s); White Garoga; Red Garoga; Garoga X Squadron) | ||
[[File:ZF_-_Hikaru,_Hotaru_and_Akira.jpg|thumb|Hikaru, Hotaru and Akira before they transform]][[File: | [[File:ZF_-_Hikaru,_Hotaru_and_Akira.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Hikaru, Hotaru and Akira before they transform]][[File:Fighter, Angel, Junior.jpeg|thumb|200px|Hikaru, Hotaru, and Akira after they transform]] | ||
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Zone Fighter (流星人間ゾーン is a Japanese Ryūsei Ningen Zōn, lit. Meteor Human Zone)tokusatsu kaiju show produced by Toho that ran from April 2, 1973 to September 24, 1973. The series is notable for including appearances by Godzilla, Gigan, and King Ghidorah, placing the show in the Showa canon. NTV cancelled Zone Fighter after 26 episodes due to poor ratings, leaving the story's central conflict unresolved.[2]
Plot
The evil Garogas plan to take over Earth with their army of giant Terror-Beasts. They are opposed by the Zone Family, hailing a planet called Peaceland that was destroyed by Garoga. The family uses a variety of exotic vehicles and weapons, but their best defense against Garogas is their oldest child Hikaru, who is able to transform into the giant Zone Fighter.
Godzilla occasionally helped Zone Fighter battle the Terror-Beasts, and even sparred with him in their spare time.
King Ghidorah's origin was changed, with the Garogas claiming they created him. He was able to avoid death at the hands of Zone Fighter, unusual for a villain on the show.
Gigan also appeared in the show, having been captured by the Garogas after fleeing from Godzilla and Jet Jaguar. He did not share King Ghidorah's luck; he was dramatically killed by Zone Fighter's missile might bracelets.
Production
- Main articles: Toho Monster TV Film Project: Zone The Meteor Man, [[ and Toho Special Effects Terror-Beast Series: Zone The Meteor Man - Production Memo]].
Episodes
- Destroy the Terror-Beast Missile!
- Attack! Destro-King
- Strike! Garoga's Underground Base
- Invasion! Garoga's Grand Army: Godzilla Appears
- Attack King Ghidorah!
- King Ghidorah's Counterattack!
- Zone Family's Critical Moment!
- Defeat the Invader of Fear!
- Find the Secret of the Red Spider!
- Zone Fighter, Destroyed!
- In a Hair's Breadth: The Roar of Godzilla!
- The Terror-Beast Base: Invade the Earth!
- Hair-Raising! The Birthday of Terror
- Rampage! The Garoga Boys Attack Force
- It's Sinking! Godzilla, Save Tokyo
- Terrifying Attack! The Garoga Robot
- Go! Fighter, Scramble
- Command: "Destroy the Japanese Islands"
- Order: "Destroy the Earth with Comet K"
- Fierce Fight! Can You Hear Fighter's Song?
- Invincible! Godzilla Rages
- Counterattack! Defeat Super Jikiro
- Secret of the Great Terror-Beast Bakugon
- Defeat the Needle Shooting Terror-Beast Needlar
- Carnage! Zone & Godzilla vs. the Allied Terror-Beast Forces
- Pulverize! The Garoga Gamma-X Strategy
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Ishiro Honda, Jun Fukuda, Akiyasu Kikuchi, Kengo Furusawa, Kohei Oguri, and Masao Minowa
- Written by Masaru Takesue, Satoshi Kurumi, Jun Fukuda, Yuji Amamiya, Akira Ishikari, Juro Shimamoto, Kazuhisa Hattori, Kohei Oguri, Motoo Nagai, Norio Komata, Shinichi Kanzawa, Shiro Ishimori, Shozo Uehara, Susumu Takeuchi, and Yoshihisa Araki
- Executive producing by Tomoyuki Tanaka
- Produced by Kimihiko Eto, Shunji Takahashi, and Yoshio Nishikawa
- Music by Goh Misawa
- Edited by Yoshio Tamura, Isao Takeda, and Hisashi Kondo
- Assistant directing by Kiyotaka Matsumoto and Shinichi Kanzawa
- Special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano, Koichi Kawakita, Kichio Tabuchi, and Shinichi Kanzawa
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Kazuya Aoyama as Hikaru Sakimori / Zone Fighter
- Kazumi Kitahara as Hotaru Sakimori / Zone Angel
- Kenji Sato as Akira Sakimori / Zone Junior
- Shoji Nakayama as Yoichiro Sakimori
- Sachiko Kouizuki as Tsukiko Sakimori
- Shiro Amakusa as Raita Sakimori / Zone Great
- Hideaki Obara as Takeru Jou
Appearances
Characters and Monsters
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Weapons, Vehicles, and Races
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Gallery
Production
Video Releases
Trivia
- The suits reused and constructed for the kaiju and Terror-Beasts in the series are of considerably better construction and design than Toho's previous tokusatsu series.
- In addition, the sets are also in better condition, and have a quality about them which is almost identical to Toho's late Showa era films.
- Supplementary material issued by Toho after the series' conclusion revealed that this series is included in the Showa era continuity, taking place between Godzilla vs. Megalon and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.
References
This is a list of references for Zone Fighter (series). These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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