Created by Go Nagai, this sci-fi/fantasy puppet series sees heroes Shiro Ginga, Bongo Heracles, and Bigman Lee protect a girl named Lamia from the evil Gelma Armada, with the supership X Bomber and its giant robot component, Big Dai-X.
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Series Cast
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Ginga
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Hagen (1982)
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Ben
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Ben
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| Shigeru Chiba | ... |
Heracles
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Hercules (1982)
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| Yûji Mitsuya | ... |
PP Adamsky
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Lee
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Lee
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Lamia
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Liza Ross | ... |
Lamia (1982)
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John Baddeley | ... |
PPA (1982)
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Banjô Ginga | ... |
Gozma
(24 episodes, 1980-1982)
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Master (1982)
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Yuzuru Fujimoto | ... |
Narrator
(24 episodes, 1980-1982)
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Denise Bryer | ... |
Makara (1982)
(24 episodes, 1980-1982)
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Sean Barrett | ... |
Orion (1982)
(24 episodes, 1980-1982)
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| Tôru Furuya | ... |
Halley
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Rihoko Yoshida | ... |
Bloody Mary
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(22 episodes, 1980-1982)
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Reizô Nomoto | ... |
Kozlo
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| Katsuji Mori | ... |
Capt. Halley
(10 episodes, 1982)
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Hidekatsu Shibata | ... |
General Kuroda
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(8 episodes, 1980-1982)
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| Hideyuki Tanaka | ... |
Officer A
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Masaharu Satô | ... |
Officer B
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Captain Custer
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(6 episodes, 1980-1982)
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Saburo Hagen
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(5 episodes, 1980-1982)
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| Ken'ichi Ogata | ... |
Dr. Gedora
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Captain Halley
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Kyle (1982)
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Production Companies
- Central Independent Television (English version)
- Cosmo Productions
- Dynamic Productions
- Jin Productions
- Leah International (English dubbed version)
Distributors
- Discotek Media (2017) (United States) (DVD, Blu Ray, VOD, Digital Streaming)
- Enoki Films (1982) (World-wide)
- Fabulous Films (2009) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Fuji Television Network (1981) (Japan) (tv)
- ITV - Independent Television (1982) (United Kingdom) (tv) (as Star Fleet) (English Dubbed)
- Thorn-EMI Video (1984) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
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Storyline
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As the year 3000 approaches, a war-torn Solar System is invaded by the Imperial Alliance in search of a supreme being, the F-01. The experimental X Bomber spacecraft with its young crew must discover the secret of F-01 and turn it against the Imperial Alliance or all will be lost.
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| Trivia | The localized names in the UK English-dubbed version are as follows: Shirô Ginga (first name pronounced "SHEE-row"), the lead character, is called Shiro Hagen (first name pronounced "SHY-row" in the UK), Bongo Heracles is renamed Barry Hercules, and Bigman Lee becomes John Lee. Dr. Ben, the heroes' mentor/commander, becomes Dr. Benn Robinson, and his robot aide, P.P. Adamsky, is shortened to PPA. The main villain, Emperor Gelma, and his namesake fleet, the Gelma Armada, are abstractly renamed the Imperial Master and the Imperial Alliance, respectively. Gelma's field commander, Bloody Mary, is Commander Makara, her right-hand man Lieutenant Kozlo is Captain Orion. her scientist Dr. Gedora is Caliban, and the stock-henchmen, Gelma Soldiers, are called Termoids. General Kuroda becomes General Kyle, Captain Custer (Shirô, Bongo, and Bigman's former mentor/commander) is Captain Carter, and Shirô's father, Saburô Ginga, is Saburo Hagen. Characters like Lamia, Kirara, and Captain Halley remain the same, as does the eponymous ship X-Bomber. The super-vehicles Brainder (Shirô's vehicle), JumBody (Bongo's vehicle), and LegStar (Bigman's vehicle) are renamed BrainCom, MainBody, and LegTrax, respectively, and their gestalt giant robot form, Big Dai-X, is shortened to just Dai-X in the UK. See more » |
| Goofs | In the final episode, both the Imperial Master and Captain Halley claim that it is the end of the 20th century. As it is the eve of 3000AD, that would mean it would be the end of the 30th century. See more » |
| Soundtracks | Sôruja In Za Supêsu See more » |
| Quotes |
Hagen (1982):
May we bury the Captain on your Planet? See more » |