Johnny Sokko And His Flying Robot: The Complete Series
Description
“Robot, attack! Robot, destroy!” These commands launched a thousand sci-fi fantasies for budding fans of the genre, just as they brought Johnny Sokko’s Giant Robot into imminent battle action! Under the voice control of young Johnny Sokko, the massive, flying metal behemoth would bring his fiery breath, laser eyes, finger-launched missiles and, above all, his physical strength into battle with countless menacing monsters bent on destroying the Earth!
This epic fantasy series from Toei Studios aired from 1967 – 1968 and garnered even more fans in after-school reruns throughout the 70s. Collected here for the first time on DVD are all 26 episodes of explosive kaiju battles, nefarious alien takeover plots and mind-blowing heroics from jet-packed Johnny Sokko and his equally airborne friend and protector: Giant Robot!
Bonus Features for DVD
- Includes: 24 Page Booklet Featuring In-Depth Essay By Author August Ragone
DISCS 4 |
RUN-TIME 11 hrs |
ASPECT RATIO 1.33:1 |
COLOR Color |
LANGUAGE English |
REGION Region 1 |
RATING Not Rated |
PRODUCTION DATE 1967-1968 |
CLOSED-CAPTIONED No |
Cast & Crew
Mitsunobu Kaneko | Daisaku Kusama, Johnny Sokko, U7 |
Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama | Giant Robo |
Kôichi Chiba | Narrator |
Akio Itô | Jerry Mano, Jûrô Minami, U3 |
Bobbie Byers | Johnny Sokko |
Shôzaburô Date | Unicorn Chief Azuma |
Ted Rusoff | Jerry Mano |
Tomomi Kuwabara | Marie Hanamura, Marie Hanson, U6 |
Hirohiko Satô | Emperor Guillotine |
Yumiko Katayama | U5, Mitsuko Heno, Mitsuko Nishino |
Manuel San Fernando | Director |
Michio Konishi | Director |
Itaru Orita | Director |
Katsuhiko Taguchi | Director |
Koichi Takemoto | Director |
Minoru Yamada | Director |
Reuben Guberman | Writer |
Masaru Igami | Writer |
Hirô Matsuda | Writer |
Mon Shichijô | Writer |
Mitsuteru Yokoyama | Writer |
Salvatore Billitteri | Producer |
Shinichi Miyazaki | Producer |
Hisatomo Tsuboi | Producer |
Yasuji Ueda | Producer |
Tôru Hirayama | Producer |