Message from Space: Galactic Wars
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| Genre | Tokusatsu, Science fiction |
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| Narrated by | Asao Koike |
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| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
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TV Asahi Toei Company |
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| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original release | July 8, 1978 – January 27, 1979 |
Message from Space: Galactic Wars (宇宙からのメッセージ・銀河大戦 Uchū kara no Messēji: Ginga Taisen) is a Japanese TV series written by Shotaro Ishimori, co-produced by Toei Company and TV Asahi and aired on TV Asahi from July 8, 1978 to January 27, 1979, with a total of 27 episodes. It is a spin-off of the 1978 film Message from Space.[1]
Cast
- Hayato Gen/Maboroshi (ゲン・ハヤト/まぼろし Gen Hayato/Maboroshi): Hiroyuki Sanada (真田広之 Sanada Hiroyuki)
- Ryu/Nagareboshi (リュウ/流れ星 Ryū/Nagareboshi): Akira Oda (織田あきら Oda Akira)
- Ape-Man Ballou (猿人バルー Enjin Barū): Ryo Nishida (西田良 Nishida Ryō)
- Tonto (トント) (Voice): Iwao Tabuchi (田渕岩夫 Tabuchi Iwao)
- Sofia (ソフィア): Yoko Akitani (秋谷陽子 Akitani Yōko)
- Narrator (ナレーター Narētā): Asao Koike (小池朝雄 Koike Asao)
Suit actors
- Maboroshi: Jun Murakami
- Nagareboshi: Osamu Kaneda, Tsutomu Kitagawa
Songs
- Opening theme
- "Yūsha yo Ginga o Watare" (勇者よ銀河を渡れ)
- Lyrics: Shotaro Ishimori (石森 章太郎 Ishimori Shotaro)
- Composition and Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi (菊池 俊輔 Kikuchi Shunsuke)
- Artist: Isao Sasaki (ささきいさお Sasaki Isao) with Columbia Male Choir (コロムビア男声合唱団 Koromubia dansei gasshō-dan)
- Ending theme
- "Ai wa Hoshizora no Kanata ni" (愛は星空の彼方に)
- Composition and arrangement: Kenichiro Morioka (森岡賢一郎 Morioka Ken'ichirō)
Manga adaptation
A manga adaptation by Kaoru Shintani was published in Kodansha's TV Magazine from August to December 1978.
International broadcasts
Message from Space: Galactic Wars was broadcast in the Philippines in the early 1980s under the title Space Wars. It also aired in parts of Europe under the title San Ku Kaï. It aired in parts of Latin America in the early 80s under the title "Sankuokai". In the United States, the series was retitled Space Ninja and dubbed by 3B Productions (Tranzor Z), but released straight-to-video (there is no documentation of any television broadcast). 3B produced a compilation feature, Swords of the Space Ark, which was aired on the Christian Broadcasting Network in the mid-1980s. Toei promoted the series overseas as Message from Space Galaxy Wars.
References
External links
- Message from Space: Galactic Wars at Toei Tokusatsu BB Archives (Japanese)