Genre:
Action + Animation + Sci-Fi

Synopsis:
In the near future, Earth finds itself under attack from the powerful and vicious terrorist organization, Galactor, lead by Sôsai X and his immediate human subordinate, Berg Katse. With their massive resources and advanced technology, they seem overwhelming. However, the free world has a powerful defense with the superhero team, Gatchaman. Organized by Kozaburo Nambu under the aegis of the International Science Organization, and led by Ken Washio (Ôwashi no Ken), they are determined to prevent Galactor from winning.
(from IMDb.com)

Casts:
Masaya Onosaka ... Ôwashi no Ken / Ken Washio (voice)
Kôji Ishii ... Kondoru no Jô / Jô Asakura (voice)
Michiko Neya ... Shiratori no Jun (voice)
Rica Matsumoto ... Tsubame no Jinpei (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki ... Mimizuku no Ryû / Ryû Nakanishi (voice)
Ikuya Sawaki ... Kôzaburô Nambu (voice)
Kaneto Shiozawa ... Berugu Katse (voice)
Nobuo Tanaka ... Sôsai X (voice)
Unshô Ishizuka ... Reddo Impurusu / Kentaro Washio (voice)
Yonehiko Kitagawa ... Anderson (voice)
Takeshi Aono ... Donaldson (voice)
Tomohisa Asô ... Scientist B (voice)
Isshin Chiba ... Galactor Soldier / Submarine Operator (voice)
Hisao Egawa ... Submarine Captain (voice)
Daisuke Gôri ... General Clintos (voice)

Runtime:
45 min (3 episodes)

Also Known As:
Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman (Japan)
Techno Ninja Gatchaman (Italy)

Country:
Japan

Superheroes:
Owashi no Ken (Ken the Eagle)
Kondoru no Jo (Jo the Condor)
Shiratori no Jun (Jun the Swan)
Tsubakurou no Jinpei (Jinpei the Swallow)
Mimizuku no Ryu (Ryu the Owl)

The serie inspired the comic book:
"Battle of Planets"

Internal links:
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972) (TV series 1972-1974)

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