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|image =ESPY Poster.jpg | |||
|image | |caption =Japanese ESPY poster | ||
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|name | |dt =''ESPY'' (1974) | ||
|dt | |us-title =''E.S.P./SPY'' (Video 1975) | ||
|us-title | |director =[[Jun Fukuda]]; Kenjiro Omori (associate) | ||
|director | |producer =[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]], [[Fumio Tanaka]] | ||
|producer | |writer =[[Ei Ogawa]]; [[Sakyo Komatsu]] (story) | ||
|writer | |composer =Masaaki Hirao, Kensuke Kyo | ||
|composer | |distributor =[[Toho]]{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}, [[UPA]]{{sup|[[United States|US]]}} | ||
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|gross | |runtime =94 minutes{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 34 minutes)}}<br>86 minutes{{sup|[[United States|US]] (VHS)}}<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 26 minutes)}} | ||
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'''''ESPY''''' {{Nihongo|エスパイ|Esupai}} is a [[1974]] [[Japan]]ese [[tokusatsu]] science-fiction film produced by [[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]], based on a story of the same name by [[Sakyo Komatsu]] that was serialized in ''Weekly Manga Sunday'' in [[1964]]. It was released to Japanese theaters by [[Toho]] on December 28, 1974, and to [[United States|American]] theaters the following year. | |||
'''''ESPY''''' {{Nihongo|エスパイ|Esupai}} is a [[1974]] [[Japan]]ese [[tokusatsu]] science-fiction film produced by [[Toho]], based on a story by [[Sakyo Komatsu]] that was serialized in ''Weekly Manga Sunday'' in [[1964]]. It was released to Japanese theaters on December 28, 1974, and to [[United States|American]] theaters the following year. | |||
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==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
{{Main|ESPY/Credits}} | {{Main|ESPY/Credits}} | ||
{{Staffs | {{Staffs | ||
|Directed by|[[Jun Fukuda]] | |Directed by|[[Jun Fukuda]] | ||
|Associate director|Kenjiro Omori | |||
|Written by|[[Ei Ogawa]] | |Written by|[[Ei Ogawa]] | ||
|Based on a | |Based on a story by|[[Sakyo Komatsu]] | ||
|Produced by|[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]], [[Fumio Tanaka]] | |Produced by|[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]], [[Fumio Tanaka]] | ||
|Music by|Masaaki Hirao, Kensuke Kyo | |Music by|Masaaki Hirao, Kensuke Kyo | ||
|Theme songs "All We Need is Love" and "To an Unknown Country" performed by|Kiyohiko Ozaki | |Theme songs "All We Need is Love" and "To an Unknown Country" performed by|Kiyohiko Ozaki | ||
|*Lyrics by|Yoko Yamaguchi | |*Lyrics by|Yoko Yamaguchi | ||
|*Composed by|Masaaki Hirao | |*Composed by|Masaaki Hirao | ||
|*Arranged by|Kensuke Kyo | |*Arranged by|Kensuke Kyo | ||
|Cinematography by|Shoji Ueda, Kazutami Hara | |||
|Edited by|Michiko Ikeda | |||
|Production design by|Shinobu Muraki | |||
|1st assistant director|Tsunesaburo Nishikawa | |||
|Director of special effects|[[Teruyoshi Nakano]] | |||
|1st assistant director of special effects|[[Yoshio Tabuchi]] | |||
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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
{{Cast | {{Cast | ||
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|Matthew Oram|Hojo / Ulrov | |Matthew Oram|Hojo / Ulrov | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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*'''''Espy - The Power of the Mind''''' (''Espy - O Poder da Mente''; Brazil) | *'''''Espy - The Power of the Mind''''' (''Espy - O Poder da Mente''; Brazil) | ||
*'''''Espy - Extrasensory Threat''''' (''Espy - Minaccia Extrasensoriale''; Italy) | *'''''Espy - Extrasensory Threat''''' (''Espy - Minaccia Extrasensoriale''; Italy) | ||
==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
===Trailers=== | ===Trailers=== | ||
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{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">o1Qp_mqqE2Y</youtube>|English visuals used in the international export and American video versions}} | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">o1Qp_mqqE2Y</youtube>|English visuals used in the international export and American video versions}} | ||
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==Trivia== | |||
*The film's title is a contraction of "ESPer spy" {{Nihongo|エスパー・スパイ|esupā supai}}, ESPer being the Japanese term for psychics. | |||
{{Kaiju Movies}} | {{Kaiju Movies}} | ||
{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} |
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ESPY (エスパイ is a Esupai)1974 Japanese tokusatsu science-fiction film produced by Toho Eizo, based on a story of the same name by Sakyo Komatsu that was serialized in Weekly Manga Sunday in 1964. It was released to Japanese theaters by Toho on December 28, 1974, and to American theaters the following year.
Plot
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To be added.
Staff
- Main article: ESPY/Credits.
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Jun Fukuda
- Associate director Kenjiro Omori
- Written by Ei Ogawa
- Based on a story by Sakyo Komatsu
- Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, Fumio Tanaka
- Music by Masaaki Hirao, Kensuke Kyo
- Theme songs "All We Need is Love" and "To an Unknown Country" performed by Kiyohiko Ozaki
- Lyrics by Yoko Yamaguchi
- Composed by Masaaki Hirao
- Arranged by Kensuke Kyo
- Cinematography by Shoji Ueda, Kazutami Hara
- Edited by Michiko Ikeda
- Production design by Shinobu Muraki
- 1st assistant director Tsunesaburo Nishikawa
- Director of special effects Teruyoshi Nakano
- 1st assistant director of special effects Yoshio Tabuchi
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Hiroshi Fujioka as Yoshio Tamura
- Kaoru Yumi as Maria Harada
- Masao Kusakari as Jiro Miki
- Eiji Okada as Salabad
- Goro Mutsumi as Teraoka
- Luna Takamura as Julietta
- Hatsuo Yamaya as Ball
- Jimmy Shaw as Godonov
- Andrew Hughes as P.B.
- Steve Green as Prime Minister of Baltonia
- Willy Dorcey as Abdullah
- Ralph Jesser as Anti-ESPY A
- Franz Gruber as Anti-ESPY C
- Koichi Ito as Government official
- Yoshio Katsube as Reporter
- Toshio Hosoi as Security guard
- Hiroya Morita as Security guard
- Yuzo Kayama as Lawyer
- Tomisaburo Wakayama as Ulrov
- Roger Wood as United Nations Mediation Committee member A
- Anest Harness as United Nations Mediation Committee member B
- Germal Liner as Anti-ESPY B
- Bart Johanson as Anti-ESPY D
- Shigeo Kato as Security guard
- Kazuo Imai as Cameraman
- Jiro Mitsuaki as Man at International Conference Center
- Robert Dunham as Airline captain
English dub
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Barry Haigh as Yoshio Tamura / Salabad
- Michael Ross as Jiro Miki / Godonov
- Matthew Oram as Hojo / Ulrov
Appearances
Monsters
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Weapons, vehicles, and races
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Gallery
- Main article: ESPY/Gallery.
Soundtrack
- Main article: ESPY (Soundtrack).
Alternate titles
- E.S.P./SPY (US home video title)
- The War of the Occult Powers (La Guerra de los Poderes Ocultos; Spain)
- Espy - The Power of the Mind (Espy - O Poder da Mente; Brazil)
- Espy - Extrasensory Threat (Espy - Minaccia Extrasensoriale; Italy)
Videos
Trailers
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Miscellaneous
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Trivia
- The film's title is a contraction of "ESPer spy" (エスパー・スパイ, ESPer being the Japanese term for psychics. esupā supai)
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Comments
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