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|name        =''ESPY''|titles=yes|alt-titles=yes
|name        =''ESPY''|titles=yes|alt-titles=yes
|dt          =''ESPY'' (1974)
|dt          =''ESPY'' (1974)
|us-title    =''E.S.P./SPY'' (Video 1975)
|us-title    =''ESP-Y'' (TV 1980s)
|director    =[[Jun Fukuda]]
|director    =[[Jun Fukuda]]
|producer    =[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]], [[Fumio Tanaka]]
|producer    =[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]], [[Fumio Tanaka]]
|writer      =[[Ei Ogawa]]; [[Sakyo Komatsu]] (story)
|writer      =[[Ei Ogawa]]; [[Sakyo Komatsu]] (story)
|composer    =Masaaki Hirao, Kensuke Kyo
|composer    =Masaaki Hirao, Kensuke Kyo
|produced    =[[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]]
|distributor  =[[Toho]]{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}, [[UPA]]{{sup|[[United States|US]]}}
|distributor  =[[Toho]]{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}, [[UPA]]{{sup|[[United States|US]]}}
|rating      =Not Rated
|rating      =Not Rated
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|aspectratio  =2.35:1
|aspectratio  =2.35:1
}}
}}
 
'''''ESPY''''' {{Nihongo|エスパイ|Esupai}} is a [[1974]] [[Japan]]ese [[tokusatsu]] science fiction film directed by [[Jun Fukuda]] and written by [[Ei Ogawa]] based on a [[1964]] serialized novel of the same name by [[Sakyo Komatsu]], with special effects by [[Teruyoshi Nakano]]. Produced by [[Toho Eizo Bijutsu|Toho Eizo]], the film stars [[Hiroshi Fujioka]], Kaoru Yumi, Masao Kusakari, Yuzo Kayama, and Tomisaburo Wakayama. [[Toho]] released it to Japanese theaters on December 28, 1974. It was brought to television and home video in the [[United States]] by [[UPA|United Productions of America]] beginning in the 1980s.
'''''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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== Plot==
== Plot==
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|Written by|[[Ei Ogawa]]
|Written by|[[Ei Ogawa]]
|Based on a story by|[[Sakyo Komatsu]]
|Based on a story by|[[Sakyo Komatsu]]
|Produced by|[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]], [[Fumio Tanaka]]
|Executive producers|[[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
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|Edited by|Michiko Ikeda
|Edited by|Michiko Ikeda
|Production design by|Shinobu Muraki
|Production design by|Shinobu Muraki
|1st assistant director|Tsunesaburo Nishikawa
|1st assistant director|[[Tsunesaburo Nishikawa]]
|Director of special effects|[[Teruyoshi Nakano]]
|Director of special effects|[[Teruyoshi Nakano]]
|1st assistant director of special effects|[[Yoshio Tabuchi]]
|1st assistant director of special effects|[[Yoshio Tabuchi]]
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==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast
{{Cast
|Hiroshi Fujioka|Yoshio Tamura
|[[Hiroshi Fujioka]]|Yoshio Tamura
|Kaoru Yumi|Maria Harada
|Kaoru Yumi|Maria Harada
|Masao Kusakari|Jiro Miki
|Masao Kusakari|Jiro Miki
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|[[Ralph Jesser]]|Anti-ESPY A
|[[Ralph Jesser]]|Anti-ESPY A
|[[Franz Gruber]]|Anti-ESPY C
|[[Franz Gruber]]|Anti-ESPY C
|Koichi Ito|Government official
|Koichi Ito|government official
|Yoshio Katsube|Reporter
|Yoshio Katsube|reporter
|Toshio Hosoi|Security guard
|Toshio Hosoi|security guard
|Hiroya Morita|Security guard
|Hiroya Morita|security guard
|Yuzo Kayama|Lawyer
|Yuzo Kayama|lawyer
|Tomisaburo Wakayama|Ulrov
|Tomisaburo Wakayama|Ulrov
|Roger Wood|[[United Nations]] Mediation Committee member A
|Roger Wood|[[United Nations]] Mediation Committee member A
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|Germal Liner|Anti-ESPY B
|Germal Liner|Anti-ESPY B
|Bart Johanson|Anti-ESPY D
|Bart Johanson|Anti-ESPY D
|Shigeo Kato|Security guard
|Shigeo Kato|security guard
|Kazuo Imai|Cameraman
|Kazuo Imai|cameraman
|Jiro Mitsuaki|Man at International Conference Center
|Jiro Mitsuaki|man at International Conference Center
|[[Robert Dunham]]|Airline captain
|[[Robert Dunham]]|airline captain
}}
}}
===English dub===
===English dub===
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===Weapons, vehicles, and races===
===Weapons, vehicles, and races===
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*Soviet Nuclear Submarine
*Soviet nuclear submarine
*Fuji-Bell 204B-2
*Fuji-Bell 204B-2
*Baltonian Prime Minister's plane
*Baltonian Prime Minister's plane
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{{Main|ESPY/Gallery}}
{{Main|ESPY/Gallery}}
==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
{{Main|ESPY (soundtrack)}}
{{Main|ESPY/Soundtrack}}
==Alternate titles==
==Alternate titles==
*'''''ESP-Y''''' (U.S. television title)
*'''''E.S.P./SPY''''' (U.S. home video title)
*'''''E.S.P./SPY''''' (U.S. home video title)
*'''''The War of the Occult Powers''''' (''La Guerra de los Poderes Ocultos''; Spain)
*'''''The War of the Occult Powers''''' (''La Guerra de los Poderes Ocultos''; Spain)
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*'''Special features:''' Audio commentary, trailer, image gallery, 8-page booklet
*'''Special features:''' Audio commentary, trailer, image gallery, 8-page booklet
Though ''ESPY'' is not available on Blu-ray, an HD version can be rented or purchased on the Japanese versions of Amazon Video and iTunes.
Though ''ESPY'' is not available on Blu-ray, an HD version can be rented or purchased on the Japanese versions of Amazon Video and iTunes.
==Videos==
==Videos==
===Trailers===
===Trailers===

Revision as of 15:21, 20 April 2023

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ESPY
Japanese ESPY poster
Alternate titles
Flagicon United States.png ESP-Y (TV 1980s)
See alternate titles
Directed by Jun Fukuda
Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka, Fumio Tanaka
Written by Ei Ogawa; Sakyo Komatsu (story)
Music by Masaaki Hirao, Kensuke Kyo
Production company Toho Eizo
Distributor TohoJP, UPAUS
Rating Not Rated
Distributor rentals ¥828 million[1]
Running time 94 minutesJP
(1 hour, 34 minutes)
86 minutesUS (VHS)
(1 hour, 26 minutes)
Aspect ratio 2.35:1
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ESPY (エスパイ,   Esupai) is a 1974 Japanese tokusatsu science fiction film directed by Jun Fukuda and written by Ei Ogawa based on a 1964 serialized novel of the same name by Sakyo Komatsu, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Produced by Toho Eizo, the film stars Hiroshi Fujioka, Kaoru Yumi, Masao Kusakari, Yuzo Kayama, and Tomisaburo Wakayama. Toho released it to Japanese theaters on December 28, 1974. It was brought to television and home video in the United States by United Productions of America beginning in the 1980s.

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
  • Executive producers   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

  • ESPIES
  • Caesar
  • Anti-ESPIES

Weapons, vehicles, and races

  • Soviet nuclear submarine
  • Fuji-Bell 204B-2
  • Baltonian Prime Minister's plane

Gallery

Main article: ESPY/Gallery.

Soundtrack

Main article: ESPY/Soundtrack.

Alternate titles

  • ESP-Y (U.S. television title)
  • 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)

Video releases

Toho DVD (2004/2013/2015)

  • Region: 2
  • Discs: 1
  • Audio: Japanese (1.0 Mono)
  • Subtitles: Japanese
  • Special features: Audio commentary, trailer, image gallery, 8-page booklet

Though ESPY is not available on Blu-ray, an HD version can be rented or purchased on the Japanese versions of Amazon Video and iTunes.

Videos

Trailers

Japanese ESPY trailer

Miscellaneous

Credits from the American video release
English visuals used in the international export and American video versions

Trivia

  • The film's title is a contraction of "ESPer spy" (エスパー・スパイ,   esupā supai), ESPer being the Japanese term for psychics.

References

This is a list of references for ESPY. 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]

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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