Star Wolf (TV series)

Star Wolf (Japanese: スターウルフ, Hepburn: Sutā Urufu) is a Japanese science fiction TV series inspired by the novel series bearing the same name, by American writer Edmond Hamilton. It was produced in 1978 by Tsuburaya Productions.

Star Wolf
Created byEdmond Hamilton (original novels)
Tsuburaya Productions (TV series)
Developed byKeiichi Abe (season 1)
Shukei Nagasaka (season 2)
Directed byKiyosumi Fukazawa
StarringTatsuya Azuma
Jô Shishido
Miyuki Tanigawa
Composer(s)Norio Maeda
Country of originJapan
No. of episodes24
Production
Running time30 minutes (per episode)
Release
Original networkYomiuri TV
Original releaseApril 2 –
September 24, 1978

Series concept

The show is loosely based on the three books in the Star Wolf series by American science fiction novelist Edmond Hamilton: The Weapon from Beyond[1] (published in 1967), The Closed Worlds[2] and World of the Starwolves[3] (both published in 1968). The name of the main character, an Earthman who was raised on the high gravity planet Varna and developed super-human strength and reflexes, was changed from Morgan Chane to Ken Shinsei. Starting with episode 14, the series was retitled Space Hero Star Wolf (宇宙の勇者 スターウルフ Uchû no Yûsha Sutâurufu).

American adaptation

The Japanese series was edited into a feature-length film for American television under the title Fugitive Alien.[4] Fugitive Alien was released directly to television in 1988 by King Features Entertainment which ran at 102 minutes.[4] The film was featured on Season 3 episode 10 of Mystery Science Theater 3000 first shown on August 17, 1991.[5]

Cast

Source: [4]

Mystery Science Theater 3000

References

Footnotes
  1. The Weapon From Beyond summary on Fantasticfiction.co.uk
  2. The Closed Worlds summary on Fantasticfiction.co.uk
  3. World of the Starwolves summary on Fantasticfiction.co.uk
  4. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 173.
  5. "Season 3 Episode Guide". TV Guide. Retrieved December 11, 2018.

Sources
  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0032-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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