Gatchaman

Aug 24, 2013

1h 53m

★ 5.6

Overview

By the year 2050 AD, a mysterious organization called Galactor has occupied half of the Earth and threatens to exterminate the human race. Around the same time, the International Science Organization had uncovered mysterious stones that bear unusual powers. It is said that one person out of approximately eight million is able to harness the power of the stones; they are known as a "Receptor". Dr. Kozaburo Nambu gathers a team of these five lucky Receptors together. Known as the "Gatchaman" team, it is their mission to defeat Galactor.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Django Film

TOHO

Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation

VAP

TakaraTomy

Tatsunoko Production

Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company

Miyagi Television Broadcasting

Shizuoka Daiichi Television

Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company

Hiroshima Telecasting

Fukuoka Broadcasting System

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Cast

Ken

Tori Matsuzaka

Ryu

Ryohei Suzuki

Joe

Go Ayano

Jun

Ayame Goriki

Jinpei

Tatsuomi Hamada

Naomi

Eriko Hatsune

Dr. Nambu

Goro Kishitani

Dr. Kirkland

Ken Mitsuishi

Iriya

Shido Nakamura

Director General Anderson

Gregory Pekar

Koji Kawamoto

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