Cyborg 009 and the Monster Wars

1967 1h 0m JA

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★4.9TMDB · 8

ActionAnimationScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Cyborg 009 and his team are re-united to fight the latest menace from the Black Ghost. Before they can tackle their foe the team must overcome an army of monsters sent to stop them, including giant jellyfish, stingrays, plesiosaurs and treacherous cyborgs.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hiroyuki Ôta
Joe Shimamura / Cyborg 009 (voice)
Kyōko Toriyama
Ivan Whisky / Cyborg 001 (voice)
Ryō Ishihara
Jet Link / Cyborg 002 (voice)
Judy Ongg
Françoise Arnoul / Cyborg 003 (voice)
Hiroshi Otake
Albert Heinrich / Cyborg 004 (voice)
Hiroshi Masuoka
Geronimo Junior / Cyborg 005 (voice)
Arihiro Fujimura
Chang Changku / Cyborg 006 (voice)
Machiko Soga
Great Britain / Cyborg 007 (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yugo Serikawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Cyborg 009 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yugo Serikawa, shot by Shigeyoshi Ikeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Taichiro Kosugi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Hiroyuki Ôta and Kyōko Toriyama and Ryō Ishihara carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0062224 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yugo Serikawa directs. Shigeyoshi Ikeda behind the camera. Taichiro Kosugi scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
259 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Cyborg 009 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Yugo Serikawa, shot by Shigeyoshi Ikeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Taichiro Kosugi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Hiroyuki Ôta and Kyōko Toriyama and Ryō Ishihara carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0062224 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Shigeyoshi Ikeda
Original score: Taichiro Kosugi
Runtime: 60 min · 1h 0m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Cyborg 009 and the Monster Wars (1967)

Part of

Cyborg 009 Collection

Nine people from different backgrounds are kidnapped by the secret organization Black Ghost and turned into super-powered cyborgs against their will. However, the cyborgs manage to escape. They join forces and fight the secret organization that wants to unleash a new world war. The cyborgs come from different countries. Cyborg 001 is from Russia, 002 from USA, 003 from France, 004 from Germany, 005 from the southern America, 006 from China, 007 from Great Britain and 008 from Africa. However, the focus of the manga and its film adaptations is the ninth, Japanese cyborg, Joe Shimamura.