Fireman
Title card
GenreTokusatsu
Superhero
Kyodai Hero
Kaiju
Created byTsuburaya Productions
Developed byBunzo Wakatsuki
Directed byJunkichi Oki
StarringNaoya Makoto
Goro Mutsumi
Shin Kishida
Sei Hiraizumi
Keiko Kunihara
Country of originJapan
No. of episodes30
Production
Running time24 minutes (per episode)
Original release
NetworkNippon Television (NTV)
ReleaseJanuary 7 (1973-01-07) –
July 31, 1973 (1973-07-31)

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).[1][2]

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.[3]

Cast

Kishida wrote screenplays ep.12 as Shin Akegawa.

Staff

Producers

Script

Music

Theme Song by

Directors of Photography

Lighting

Production Designed by

Assistant Directors

VFX Unit

Cameraman

Lighting

Art Directors & Monster Design

Assistant Directors

Wire Operators

Special Effects

VFX

Scripter Girls

Production Chiefs

Editing by

Effects

Sound Recording

In Charge of Production

Post Production Manager

Music Selecting by

Production Contacting

Special Thanks

Devices

Post Production

Film Processing

Special Technology

Directed by

Produced by

International Releases

In the Philippines, the series was aired on ABS-CBN as Magmaman from 1991 to 1992 with a Tagalog dub.

Songs

Opening song

Fireman (ファイヤーマン, Faiyā-man)

Other songs

Shutsugeki! SAF (出撃!SAF, Shutsugeki! Esu-ē-efu, Go attack! SAF)
Honō no Youni Moero (炎のようにもえろ, Burn Like The Flame)
Haruka Aoi Chitei-ni (はるか青い地底に, In the Depths of the Blue Earth)

List of episodes

  1. Birth of Fireman (ファイヤーマン誕生, Faiyāman Tanjō)
  2. The Weapon is Science S･A･F (武器は科学だS・A・F, Buki wa Kagaku da Esu-ē-efu)
  3. The Mysterious Spaceship (謎の宇宙船, Nazo no Ucyūsen)
  4. Destroy the Invaders (インベーダーを撃滅せよ, Inbēdā wo gekimetsu seyo)
  5. The Boy Who Fell into the Jurassic Era (ジュラ紀へ落ちた少年, Juraki e ochita shōnen)
  6. The Secret of Planet Gomerous (遊星ゴメロスの秘密, Yūsei-Gomerosu no himitsu)
  7. The Dreadful Space Bacteria (恐怖の宇宙細菌, Kyōfu no ucyū saikin)
  8. The Micro Monster's Fear (ミクロ怪獣の恐怖, Mikuro kaijū no kyōfu)
  9. A Challenge from the Deep Sea (深海からの挑戦, Shinkai karano Chōsen)
  10. The Iron Monster that Attacked Tokyo (鉄の怪獣が東京を襲った, Tetsu no kaiju ga Tōkyō wo osotta.)
  11. Resurrecting the Rock Monster (よみがえる岩石怪獣, Yomigaeru ganseki kaijū)
  12. Earth is the Robot's Graveyard (地球はロボットの墓場, Chikyū wa robotto no hakaba.)
  13. Fear of the Dragon God Swamp (竜神沼の恐怖, Ryūjin-numa no kyōfu)
  14. Run Through the Devil's Sea (悪魔の海を突っ走れ, Akuma no umi wo tsuppashire)
  15. Planet Beldar M13 Command (ベルダー星M13号指令, Berudā-sei emu-jūsan shirei)
  16. Steal it! The Fire-Stick (奪え! ファイヤースティック, Ubae! Faiyā-sutekku)
  17. Fireman Disappeared into the Magma (マグマに消えたファイヤーマン, Maguma ni kieta Faiyāman)
  18. He Did It! Fire-Dash (やったぞ! ファイヤーダッシュ, Yattazo! Faiyā-dassyu)
  19. The Space Monster vs. the Primeval Monster (宇宙怪獣対原始怪獣, Ucyū kaijū tai genshi kaijū)
  20. The Gagango Monster's Storm (怪獣ガガンゴの嵐, Kaijū Gagango no arashi)
  21. Messengers of Murder, Dekon and Bokon (殺しの使者デコンとボコン, Koroshi no shisya Dekon to Bokon)
  22. It Has Arrived!! The Transformed Alien (来たぞ!! 変身宇宙人, Kitazo! henshin Ucyūjin)
  23. Kill Fireman! (ファイヤーマンを殺せ!, Faiyāman wo korose!)
  24. The Harmonica Crying in the Night (夜になくハーモニカ, Yoru ni naku hāmonika)
  25. The Alien with No Home Planet (帰る星なき宇宙人, Kaeru hoshi naki Ucyūjin)
  26. The Secret of the Mountain Shining in the Evening Sun (夕日に光る岩山の秘密, Yūhi ni hikaru iwayama no himitsu)
  27. The Space Leader that Manipulates Corpses (死人をあやつる宇宙の支配者, Shinin wo ayatsuru Ucyū no shihaisya)
  28. The Boy that Came from the Planet Argon (アルゴン星から来た少年, Arugon-sei kara kita shōnen)
  29. Don't Shoot! Even Though He's A Monster, He's Still My Friend (射つな! 怪獣だって友達だ, Utsuna! Kaijū datte tomodachi da)
  30. Fireman Disappears into Space (宇宙に消えたファイヤーマン, Ucyū ni kieta Faiyāman)

References

  1. ^ "デジタル大辞泉プラス「ファイヤーマン」の解説". Kotobank. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "ファイヤーマン：３７年ぶり再放送 原始怪獣との戦い描く特撮ドラマＴＯＫＹＯ ＭＸで". マンタンWEB. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "ファイヤーマン". 円谷プロ. Retrieved August 2, 2021.

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