Genre:
Action + Adventure + Sci-Fi

Synopsis:
Super Giant is a fictional Japanese superhero featured in a successful series of serial-like tokusatsu short feature films produced by Shintoho Company, Ltd. He is also known in Japan as Kôtetsu No Kyojin (Giant of Steel), is known in America as Starman, and known in France as Spaceman. Super Giant was the first japanese celluloid superhero, and the role model for many Japanese superheroes to come, especially Ultraman and Kamen Rider.

Super Giant is a human-like creature created from the strongest steel by the Peace Council from the Emerald Planet. He is created to destroy evil to restore peace in the universe. Resembling a Japanese man with white tights/cowl (fitted with an antenna) and capes under his arms, he is virtually indestructible. He wears on his wrist a "Globe-Meter", which enables him to fly through space, detect radiation and speak and understand any language. He can also use it to disguise himself as an Earthling to walk among them. When sent to Earth to stop evil forces, he disguises himself as a Japanese man wearing a fancy suit and fedora hat (almost looking like a detective), but still uses his "Super Giant" name. His secret identity is not that secret, as he works with the Japanese authorities in helping them to stop the threats of evil. He is just as powerful in his civilian form. He also gets along with children, and saves them from danger, as children represent the Earth's future. When accomplishing his task, Super Giant flies back to the Emerald Planet.

Casts:
Ken Utsui ... Super Giant
Junko Ikeuchi
Minoru Takada
Ryo Iwashita
Minako Yamada
Utako Mitsuya ... Kaoru
Shoji Nakayama
Joji Ohara

Runtime:
40/60 min

The Complete Movie Serie:
Super Giant, The Steelman from Outer Space (1957)
Super Giant, Rescue From Outer Space (1957)
Super Giant, Invaders From the Planets (1957)
Super Giant, Earth in Danger, The (1957)
Super Giant, Spaceship of Human Destruction (1957)
Super Giant, Destruction of the Space Fleet (1958)
Super Giant, Spacemen Appear (1958)
Super Giants Continues: The Devil Incarnate (1959)
Super Giant, Kingdom of Poison Moth (1959)

Edited US TV series
Starman, Atomic Rules of the World (1964)
Starman, Invaders from Space (1964)
Starman, Attack from Space (1964)
Starman, Evil Brain from Space (1964)

Country:
Japan

Superheroes:
Super Giant (more)
Kôtetsu No Kyojin (Japan)
Spaceman (Europe)
Starman (USA)

The serie inspired the manga:
"Super Giant" created by included Tatsuo Yoshida and Jiro Kuwata.

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