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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 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. | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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{{Main|ESPY/Gallery}} | {{Main|ESPY/Gallery}} | ||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
{{Main|ESPY ( | {{Main|ESPY (soundtrack)}} | ||
==Alternate titles== | ==Alternate titles== | ||
*'''''E.S.P./SPY''''' (U.S. home video title) | *'''''E.S.P./SPY''''' (U.S. home video title) | ||
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*'''''Espy - The Power of the Mind''''' (''Espy - O Poder da Mente''; Brazilian video title) | *'''''Espy - The Power of the Mind''''' (''Espy - O Poder da Mente''; Brazilian video title) | ||
*'''''Espy - Extrasensory Threat''''' (''Espy - Minaccia Extrasensoriale''; Italy) | *'''''Espy - Extrasensory Threat''''' (''Espy - Minaccia Extrasensoriale''; Italy) | ||
==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
===Trailers=== | ===Trailers=== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==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. | *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. | ||
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*{{cite book|title=The Complete 85-Installment History of Kinema Junpo's Best Ten: 1924-2011|date=May 2012|publisher=Kinema Junpo|isbn=978-4873767550|ref={{harvid|Kinema Junpo|2012}}}} | |||
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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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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 (U.S. home video title)
- The War of the Occult Powers (La Guerra de los Poderes Ocultos; Spain)
- Espy - Extrasensory Action (Espy - Ação Extra-Sensorial; Brazil)
- Espy - The Power of the Mind (Espy - O Poder da Mente; Brazilian video title)
- 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)
References
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Bibliography
- The Complete 85-Installment History of Kinema Junpo's Best Ten: 1924-2011. Kinema Junpo. May 2012. ISBN 978-4873767550.
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