Fireman (TV series)
television series
Fireman (ファイヤーマン, Faiyāman), known as Magma Man in some markets, is a Japanese tokusatsu television series about the titular superhero who fights kaiju and other villains. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, the show was broadcast on Nippon Television from January 7 to July 31, 1973, with a total of 30 episodes. This was also one of several shows Tsuburaya did to celebrate the company's 10th anniversary (the other two being Ultraman Taro and Jumborg Ace).
Plot
A strange phenomenon happened throughout the world, causing giant, mutant dinosaurs to suddenly appear. The people of the Aban continent, living underground for the last 12,000 years sends a courageous young man named Misaki to live as an archeologist and SAF (Scientific Attack Force) agent Daisuke Misaki. Whenever monsters and space aliens attack the world, Misaki transforms into Fireman by using the fire-stick, and defends the human race against them.
Production
Productions of both Fireman and Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972) involved human and physical resources from the Daiei Film, a major film studio which went bankrupt in 1971. The Daiei Tokyo Studio was utilized for their filmings, and expertises and materials from Daiei's tokusatsu productions such as the Gamera franchise were put into practice by former Daiei staffs.
Cast
Naoya Makoto as Daisuke Misaki / Fireman
Goro Mutsumi as Dr.
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