X-Bomber
Original title: Ｘボンバー
Trailer
Synopsis
As the year 3000 approaches, a war-torn Solar System is invaded by the Imperial Alliance in search of a supreme being, the F-01. The experimental X Bomber spacecraft with its young crew must discover the secret of F-01 and turn it against the Imperial Alliance or all will be lost.
Context & Trivia
Created by manga artist Gō Nagai and produced by Cosmo Productions and Jin Productions, the series was shot using the 'Sūpāmariorama' technique, Japan's answer to Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation. The roughly 18-inch rod puppets were operated by puppeteers positioned beneath 1/4-scale sets, while the spacecraft models (the X-Bomber itself and the enemy battlecruiser) were about 14 feet long. Its UK broadcast as 'Star Fleet' turned it into a cult phenomenon, with new English voice dubbing and a popular electronic theme arrangement by Paul Bliss.
Puppet companies
Cosmo Productions · Jin Productions
Created by
Gō Nagai
Cast
Shigeru Chiba, Mikio Terashima, Hidekatsu Shibata, Norio Wakamoto, Banjo Ginga, Yuzuru Fujimoto, Mami Koyama, Naoki Tatsuta, Toshio Furukawa, Katsuji Mori, Jay Benedict
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