Espy
Espy
エスパイ
Esupai
Espy
Director | Jun Fukuda |
Co-Director | Kenjiro Omori |
Special Effects Director | Teruyoshi Nakano |
Producer |
Tomoyuki Tanaka Fumio Tanaka |
Original Story | Sakyo Komatsu |
Screenplay | Ei Ogawa |
Photography |
Shoji Ueda Kazumi Hara |
Art | Shinobu Muraki |
Sound | Toshiya Ban |
Lighting | Masakuni Morimoto |
Music |
Masaaki Hirao Kensuke Kyo |
Editor | Michiko Ikeda |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | December 28, 1974 |
Runtime | 94 minutes |
エスパイ Esupai Espy |
Director | Jun Fukuda |
Co-Director | Kenjiro Omori |
Special Effects Director | Teruyoshi Nakano |
Producer |
Tomoyuki Tanaka Fumio Tanaka |
Original Story | Sakyo Komatsu |
Screenplay | Ei Ogawa |
Photography |
Shoji Ueda Kazumi Hara |
Art | Shinobu Muraki |
Sound | Toshiya Ban |
Lighting | Masakuni Morimoto |
Music |
Masaaki Hirao Kensuke Kyo |
Editor | Michiko Ikeda |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | December 28, 1974 |
Runtime | 94 minutes |
ESPY is a secret organization composed of psychic agents tasked with protecting world leaders. They are assigned to protect the Prime Minister of the embattled nation of Baltonia. Prior delegates from Baltonia were murdered under extraordinary circumstances, leading ESPY to believe that they are dealing with an adversary who also wields psychic powers. Agent Tamura is dispatched to Turkey to track down a lead. Tamura is captured and subjected to repeated electric shocks, which neutralize his psychic powers. He learns that their enemy is a psychic named Ulrov, who believes that psychics are the supreme morals beings on the planet and that ordinary humans must be destroyed to preserve the peace. He plans to disrupt the Baltonian peace talks and precipitate a nuclear exchange between the superpowers, exterminating humanity so that his psychic race can take over. Tamura is disposed of at sea, where he is rescued by ESPY.
Tamura and rookie agent Miki are sent to St. Moritz to protect the Prime Minister. A group of assassins kill the Prime Minister’s double, and Miki eliminates the assassins. Miki is shaken by the ordeal and placed on administrative leave. With ESPY’s roster quickly diminishing they are hard pressed to keep the real Prime Minster safe. Ulrov attempts to have Miki neutralized as well. Tamura tries to rescue Miki and is placed in yet another trap. Pushed to his limit, Tamura regains his psychic powers and teleports to the conference in St. Moritz in time to save the Prime Minister from another assassination.
The ESPY agents converge on Ulrov’s remote mansion, and a psychic battle ensues. Tamura defeats Ulrov by causing flames to billow from the fireplace and smother Ulrov. The ESPY agents flee before the mansion is completely destroyed by the blaze.
Top Billed Cast
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Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically
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Top Billed Cast
Yoshio Tamura
Maria Harada
Jiro Miki
Master Sarabad
Teraoka
Goro Tatsumi
Julietta
Boru
Godnov
Espy Chief
Baltonian Prime Minister
Abdullah
Evil Espy
Man in Garage
Hojo
Ulrov
Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically
Pilot
製作 Producer |
田中友幸 Tomoyuki Tanaka |
田中文雄 Fumio Tanaka |
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原作 Original Story |
小松左京 Sakyo Komatsu |
早川書房刊「エスパイ」 Hayakawa Shobo Publishers “Espy” |
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脚本 Screenplay |
小川英 Ei Ogawa |
撮影 Photography |
上田正治 Shoji Ueda |
原一民 Kazumi Hara |
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美術 Art |
村木忍 Shinobu Muraki |
録音 Sound |
伴利也 Toshiya Ban |
照明 Lighting |
森本正邦 Masakuni Morimoto |
スチール Stills |
中尾孝 Takashi Nakao |
音楽 Music |
平尾昌晃 Masaaki Hirao |
京建輔 Kensuke Kyo |
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主題歌 Theme Song |
フィリップスレコード Phillips Records |
唄 Performer |
尾崎紀世彦 Kiyohiko Ozaki |
『愛こそすべて』 “All We Need Is Love” |
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作詞 Lyricist |
山口洋子 Yoko Yamaguchi |
作曲 Composition |
平尾昌晃 Masaaki Hirao |
編曲 Arranagment |
京建輔 Kensuke Kyo |
監督助手 Assistant Director |
西川常三郎 Tsunesaburo Nishikawa |
編集 Editor |
池田美千子 Michiko Ikeda |
効果 Effects |
東宝効果集団 Toho Effects Group |
整音 Dubbing |
東宝録音センター Toho Sound Center |
製作担当者 Production Manager |
篠田啓助 Keisuke Shinoda |
特殊技術 Special Effects |
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撮影 Photography |
富岡素敬 Motoyoshi Tomioka |
照明 Lighting |
大口良雄 Yoshio Oguchi |
合成 Synthesis |
三瓶一信 Kazunobu Sanpei |
作画 Illustration |
塚田猛昭 Takeaki Tsukada |
光学撮影 Optical Photography |
宮西武史 Takeshi Miyanishi |
操演 Physical Effects |
小川昭二 Shoji Ogawa |
特殊効果 Sound Effects |
渡辺忠昭 Tadaaki Watanabe |
監督助手 Assistant Director |
田渕吉男 Yoshio Tabuchi |
衣装協力 Costume Cooperation |
ロンシャン株式会社 Longchamp Corporation |
由実かおる衣装デザイン Kaoru Yumi Costume Design |
志村雅久 (そごう) Masahisa Shimura (Sogo) |
スーツ提供 Suit Providers |
そごう Sogo |
アンジェロ Angelo |
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リノーリコ紳士服 Rino Rico Men’s Clothing |
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毛皮 Fur |
パリオン (真田商事) Parion (Shoji Sanada) |
アクセサリー Accessories |
東京工芸 (株) Tokyo Crafts Co., Ltd. |
出演者 Performers |
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藤岡弘 Hiroshi Fujioka |
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由美かおる Kaoru Yumi |
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草刈正雄 Masao Kusakari |
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岡田英次 Eiji Okada |
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睦五郎 Goro Mutsumi |
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内田勝正 Katsumasa Uchida |
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高村ルナ Luna Takamura |
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山谷初男 Hatsuo Yamaya |
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ジミー・ショウ Jimmy Shaw |
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アンドリュー・ヒューズ Andrew Hughes |
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スティーブ・グリーン Steve Green |
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ウィリー・ドーシー Willy Dorsey |
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ロルフ・イエッサー Ralph Jesser |
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フランツ・グルーバー Franz Gruber |
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伊藤光一 Koichi Ito |
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勝部義夫 Yoshio Katsube |
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細井利雄 Toshio Hosoi |
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守田比呂也 Hiroya Morita |
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技斗 Action |
渡辺高光 Takamitsu Watanabe |
高橋一俊 Kazutoshi Takahashi |
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ジャパン・アクションクラブ Japan Action Club |
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大野剣友会 Ono Swordsmen Society |
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加山雄三 Yuzo Kayama |
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若山富三郎(特別出演) Tomisaburo Wakayama (Special Appearance) |
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特技監督 Special Effects Director |
中野昭慶 Teruyoshi Nakano |
協力監督 Co-Director |
大森健次郎 Kenjiro Omori |
監督 Director |
福田純 Jun Fukuda |