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==[[United States|U.S.]] Release==
==[[United States|U.S.]] Release==
The [[America|North American]] theatrical distribution rights for ''The Secret of the Telegian'' were acquired by Herts-Lion International Corp. in [[1964]]. Though Herts-Lion planned to release the film theatrically, it ultimately decided against a theatrical release and instead released a black-and-white print of [[Toho]]'s international English dubbed version of the film to television.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994|author=Galbraith IV, Stuart|date=1996|publisher=McFarland|pages=349-350|isbn=0-7864-0032-3}}</ref>
''The Secret of the Telegian'' was dubbed into English by a company in Hong Kong, with Ted Thomas voicing Detective Kobayashi.<ref name="VHS Guy">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OiZeImBmws Ted Thomas, Legendary Hong Kong Voice Actor]</ref>
 
Editions of the ''Los Angeles Times'' from July 19-23, 1961, list the film as playing in the Toho La Brea Theater, presumably in Japanese with English subtitles.
 
The [[America|North American]] theatrical distribution rights for ''The Secret of the Telegian'' were acquired by Herts-Lion International Corp. in [[1964]]. Herts-Lion ultimately decided to release a black-and-white print of the English dub to television.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994|author=Galbraith IV, Stuart|date=1996|publisher=McFarland|pages=349-350|isbn=0-7864-0032-3}}</ref>
 
==Video Releases==
==Video Releases==
'''Toho''' (2015)<ref name=>[http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/TDV-25239D CDJapan.co.jp: The Secret of the Telegian (1960) Toho]</ref>
'''Toho''' (2015)<ref name=>[http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/TDV-25239D CDJapan.co.jp: The Secret of the Telegian (1960) Toho]</ref>

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Transforming Human Series
← H-Man
The Secret of the Telegian
The Human Vapor →
The Secret of the Telegian
The Japanese poster for The Secret of the Telegian
Alternate titles
Flagicon Japan.png Electrical Transmission Human (1960)
See alternate titles
Directed by Jun Fukuda
Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by Shinichi Sekizawa
Music by Sei Ikeno
Distributor Toho
Rating Unrated
Budget ¥???,???,???
Box office ¥???,???,???
Running time 85 minutes
(1 hour, 25 minutes)

The Secret of the Telegian (電送人間,   Densō Ningen, lit. Electrical Transmission Human) is a 1960 tokusatsu film produced by Toho. It is considered to be the second entry in Toho's Transforming Human Series, after H-Man and preceding The Human Vapor. The film was released to Japanese theaters on April 10, 1960.

Plot

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Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

  • Kōji Tsuruta   as   Reporter Kirioka
  • Yumi Shirakawa   as   Akiko Chujo
  • Seizaburō Kawazu   as   Mr. Onishi
  • Yoshio Tsuchiya   as   Detective Captain Okazaki
  • Tadao Nakamaru   as   Sudo/Goro Nakamoto/The Telegian
  • Akihiko Hirata   as   Detective Kobayashi
  • Takamaru Sasaki   as   Doctor Niki
  • Yoshifumi Tajima   as   Syōgen Ryū
  • Fuyuki Murakami   as   Doctor Murai
  • Ikio Sawamura   as   Amusement Park Announcer
  • Sachio Sakai   as   Mr. Taki
  • Shin Ōtomo   as   Tsukamoto
  • Ren Yamamoto   as   Detective Marune
  • Fumindo Matsuo   as   Tourist
  • Senkichi Ōmura   as   Fisherman
  • Yutaka Sada   as   Policeman
  • Akira Sera   as   Club Announcer
  • Hideyo Amamoto   as   Henchman of Onishi
  • Shōichi Hirose   as   Henchman of Onishi
  • Nadao Kirino   as   Henchman of Onishi
  • Tadashi Okabe   as   Bystander
  • Yutaka Nakayama   as   Policeman
  • Kōji Uno   as   Truck Driver
  • Tatsuo Matsumura   as   Official
  • Yasuhisa Tsutsumi   as   Official
  • Akira Kitano   as   Policeman
  • Terumi Oka   as   Schoolgirl
  • Kiyomi Mizunoya   as   ???
  • Tsuruko Umano   as   ???
  • Shirō Tsuchiya   as   ???
  • Takuzō Kumagai   as   ???
  • Kōji Iwamoto   as   ???
  • Kyorō Sakurai   as   ???
  • Rumi Konishi   as   ???
  • Toshio Miura   as   ???
  • Yasuhiko Saijō as  ???
  • Akemi Ueno as  ???
  • Toshiko Higuchi as  ???
  • Yasuhiro Shigenobu as  ???
  • Yasuo Tsuchiya as  ???
  • Junichirō Mukai as  ???
  • Mitsuo Matsumoto as  ???
  • Hideo Shibuya as  ???
  • Kōji Kamimura as  ???

Appearances

Monsters

Weapons, Vehicles, and Races

Gallery

Main article: The Secret of the Telegian/Gallery.

Soundtrack

Main article: The Secret of the Telegian (Soundtrack).

Alternate Titles

  • Electrical Transmission Human (Literal Japanese Title)
  • The Secret Electric Man (O Segredo do Homem Elétrico; Brazil)
  • The Telegian (Alternate English Title)[1]
  • The Electrical Facsimile (Alternate English Title)[1]
  • Transmission Man (Alternate English Title)[1]
  • The Telegraphed Man (Alternate English Title)[1]

Theatrical Releases

U.S. Release

The Secret of the Telegian was dubbed into English by a company in Hong Kong, with Ted Thomas voicing Detective Kobayashi.[2]

Editions of the Los Angeles Times from July 19-23, 1961, list the film as playing in the Toho La Brea Theater, presumably in Japanese with English subtitles.

The North American theatrical distribution rights for The Secret of the Telegian were acquired by Herts-Lion International Corp. in 1964. Herts-Lion ultimately decided to release a black-and-white print of the English dub to television.[3]

Video Releases

Toho (2015)[4]

  • Released: July 15, 2015
  • Region: Region 2
  • Language: Japanese
  • Format: NTSC
  • Other Details: 85 minutes run time, 1 disc

Videos

Trailers

Japanese The Secret of the Telegian trailer

Trivia

  • The Secret of the Telegian is the only entry in the Transforming Human Series to not receive a theatrical release in North America.
  • Originally, Ishiro Honda was meant to direct this film, but he left the film to direct Battle in Outer Space, which had been delayed due to the production of The Birth of Japan, instead. In his place, Toho chose Jun Fukuda, who had previously acted as an assistant director on Rodan, to direct the film. Honda would go on to direct the third entry in the Transforming Human Series, The Human Vapor, later in 1960.[5]

References

This is a list of references for The Secret of the Telegian. 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]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 電送人間 on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ Ted Thomas, Legendary Hong Kong Voice Actor
  3. ↑ Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. pp. 349–350. ISBN 0-7864-0032-3.
  4. ↑ CDJapan.co.jp: The Secret of the Telegian (1960) Toho
  5. ↑ Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works. Village Books. September 28, 2012. pp. 46–49. ISBN 978-4864910132. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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