Koichi Kitamura

Koichi Kitamura

Born: December 18, 1931
Died: October 2, 2007
in Osaka, Japan

Movies for Koichi Kitamura...

Like Father, Like Son
Title: Like Father, Like Son
Released: September 28, 2013
Type: Movie
Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. He must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.
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Female Prisoner Sigma
Title: Female Prisoner Sigma
Released: June 25, 2006
Type: Movie
They took her identity. They took her freedom. Now, in a man-made labyrinth of concrete and steel, where terrified young women are stripped of their pasts and humanity, she has been reduced to the level of prey. Prey for the ancient evil that lurks inside the walls of this penitentiary; an invisible hunter that stalks the halls of the damned, feeding on the tortured souls within. Against this unnamable horror, the inmate known as Sigma must face a fate beyond her worst nightmares; something far more terrifying than anything the brutal guards and corrupt wardens could imagine. Because unknown to them, Sigma has come to this place on a mission of her own. There's something far worse than death inside this prison, and it's waiting for FEMALE PRISONER SIGMA.
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Title: Monster
Character: General Wolf (voice)
Released: April 6, 2004
Type: TV
Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient.
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Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure
Title: Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure
Character: Tokarev (voice)
Released: August 1, 2003
Type: Movie
After robbing a Moscow casino right under Zenigata's nose, Lupin is given a job to return 6 treasures to their original areas for an old friend of his, so Lupin can receive an even better treasure to gain.
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Title: Pecola
Character: Officer Kumada
Released: April 21, 2003
Type: TV
The show stars Pecola, a curious and hyperactive penguin who tries to help the people of Cube Town but often wreaks havoc instead. Pecola is an orphaned penguin who lives with Pecolias, his grandfather. Cube Town is a small, isolated coastal village that contains an art museum, a beach, a lighthouse, and a canal. It is located adjacent to Crescent Bay surrounded by the Rookery Mountains coastal range and serviced by regular ships which deliver mail, food, and other supplies, as well as occasional tourists from a nearby metropolis named Cubic City. The heights above it lead into Glacier Valley which is snowbound even during summer.
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Title: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Character: Old Man (voice)
Released: October 1, 2002
Type: TV
In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an effort to thwart cyber criminals and their plans to attack the innocent.
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Touch: Cross Road
Title: Touch: Cross Road
Character: Simon (voice)
Released: February 9, 2001
Type: Movie
Trying to find his own game of baseball, and not that of his brothers, Tatsuya moves to America and pitches for a poor, struggling minor league baseball team called the Emeralds. Meanwhile, Minami is still in Japan, trying to find her own path after quitting gymnastics. Inspired by a photograph of her final performance, she becomes the photographers assistant.
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Title: One Piece
Character: Professor Clover (voice)
Released: October 20, 1999
Type: TV
Years ago, the fearsome Pirate King, Gol D. Roger was executed leaving a huge pile of treasure and the famous "One Piece" behind. Whoever claims the "One Piece" will be named the new King of the Pirates. Monkey D. Luffy, a boy who consumed a "Devil Fruit," decides to follow in the footsteps of his idol, the pirate Shanks, and find the One Piece. It helps, of course, that his body has the properties of rubber and that he's surrounded by a bevy of skilled fighters and thieves to help him along the way. Luffy will do anything to get the One Piece and become King of the Pirates!
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Ultra Nyan 2: The Great Happy Operation
Title: Ultra Nyan 2: The Great Happy Operation
Character: Doctor (voice)
Released: March 14, 1998
Type: Movie
Ultra-Nyan's adventures continue. This time, he is tasked with finding the cause of the crows' sudden declaration of war upon the cats.
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Ultra Nyan: Extraordinary Cat who Descended from the Starry Sky
Title: Ultra Nyan: Extraordinary Cat who Descended from the Starry Sky
Character: Professor (voice)
Released: April 12, 1997
Type: Movie
Haruka finds a cat in an abandoned building and names it "Nyan". Little does she know that this cat is actually "Ultra-Nyan" who has come from outer space. Using his mysterious powers, Ultra-Nyan helps Haruka and her friends foil the plans of a couple of no-good catnappers.
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Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini
Title: Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini
Character: Hikari (voice)
Released: August 2, 1996
Type: Movie
As Lupin's mentor Don Dolune lies on his deathbed, he hands the master thief a gift, the diamond named Twilight. Though it's only half the treasure — the other half of the Twilight can be found in Morocco. Lupin must contend with his on-again-off-again-partner Fujiko, his feelings for the mysterious Lara, and the relentless whip-wielding maniac Sadachiyo in order to bring Twilight back to its full glory.
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express
Title: Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express
Character: Ninja's Sensei (voice)
Released: March 2, 1996
Type: Movie
Doraemon went missing for 3 days. But it turns out later that he went to the 22nd century to buy a mystery galactic express train ticket whose destination is a secret until the passengers arrive there and see for themselves.
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Macross Plus: The Movie
Title: Macross Plus: The Movie
Character: General Gomez (voice)
Released: October 6, 1995
Type: Movie
Three decades after the great war between the humans and the Zentradi, the U.N. government is developing new technologies to use in their transforming fighter aircraft by running tests on the colony planet Eden. Military test pilots and former childhood friends, loose cannon Isamu Alva Dyson and the Zentradi mixed race Guld Goa Bowman, are selected to each pilot a new aircraft (Shinsei Industries' YF-19 & General Galaxy's YF-21) for Project Super Nova, to choose the newest successor to the VF-11 Thunderbolt variable fighter which is currently still in use by the U.N. Spacy military forces. Their own personal grudges end up disrupting the tests, and begin to wreak havoc on the program.
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Title: Soar High! Isami
Character: Kanyusai Hanaoka (voice)
Released: April 8, 1995
Type: TV
Soar High! Isami is an anime series made by Group TAC and directed by Gisaburô Sugii. The anime is based on The Hakkenden but is set in the future. The anime was broadcast on NHK between April 8, 1995 and March 30, 1996. It is licensed by Hirameki International in the USA.
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Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture
Title: Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture
Character: Shiranui Gen'an
Released: September 17, 1994
Type: Movie
One hundred years after their deaths, six legendary holy warriors are reborn to seek justice against the former comrade who betrayed them into the hands of an evil god! The six warriors search the feudal province of Edo questing for the last Saint Soldier, Haohmaru, and their sworn nemesis Shirou Amakusa. Will the followers of the divine light triumph over the forces of darkness, or is history destined to repeat itself? Before their hundred-year journey has ended, six samurai will prove that the only thing stronger than their holy blades is the steel of their wills!
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The King of Minami 2
Title: The King of Minami 2
Character: Yanagida
Released: May 27, 1994
Type: Movie
The second in a series of anime works depicting the activities of Yamikinya Manda Ginjiro, who is called "Minami no Ogre". Yanagida, a machine supplier who had lent money to Ginjiro, visited him. Yanagida had borrowed from Ginjiro the unpaid portion of the machine delivery fee to Tamura Iron Works, but Tamura Iron Works went bankrupt and was unable to repay. From Yanagida's story, Ginjiro senses that a professional sorter has moved behind the scenes, and finds out a man named Gennai, the sorter.
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Download: Devil's Circuit
Title: Download: Devil's Circuit
Character: Youko's Father (voice)
Released: December 18, 1992
Type: Movie
An exciting cyberpunk romp directed by Rintaro with veteran animator Kanada Yoshinori about a genius hacker and a gang of hot-rodders.
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Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love
Title: Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love
Character: Butch (voice)
Released: September 1, 1992
Type: Movie
Notorious thief Lupin the Third aims to steal the lost treasure of the Romanov royal family with his criminal associates along for the ride. The treasure is an immense quantity of gold hidden underground in the vaults of a mysterious Texas bank. But to obtain the gold, Lupin and his friends will have to face down both the Mafia and Rasputon, the telepathic descendant of the mad monk Rasputin. Lupin again eludes inspector Zenigata with the help of a mysterious blonde named Judy Scott, as Rasputon manipulates the world's leaders to put every obstacle in Lupin's path.
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Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary
Title: Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary
Character: Old Scientist (voice)
Released: August 9, 1991
Type: Movie
The secret of the Lupin family treasure is out: its location is written inside a dictionary once owned by Napoleon Bonaparte himself! When the dictionary turns up as the prize for a historic motor car race, the notorious Lupin the Third and his criminal cadre race the world's superpowers to win - or steal - the Dictionary and unearth his grandfather's legacy of riches!
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Title: Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
Character: Arimura (voice)
Released: October 25, 1990
Type: TV
During the war-torn feudal wars in Japan, the Awa clan faced certain extinction from a rival clan backed by demonic forces. However, a careless promise by their lord leads to both salvation and disgrace when their family dog brings back the head of the enemy warlord and insists on marrying the lord's daughter. Their unnatural union bears fruit but when both are killed, the eight unborn pups are reincarnated as the eight Dog Warriors - The Hakkenden. As they slowly find each other and come together as a group, these eight warriors, who represent the eight separate aspects of Bushido, engage in bloody battles with demonic entities and evil samurai in a final attempt to redeem their clan!
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Kimu no Juujika
Title: Kimu no Juujika
Released: July 21, 1990
Type: Movie
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Title: Hi-Speed Jecy
Character: ハオロン
Released: September 5, 1989
Type: TV
Jecy is a young man whose parents were murdered by an organized crime syndicate, now he's on a quest for revenge. With incredible abilities such as increased speed and agility, Jecy travels through space with a girl named Tiana, a priest named Fork Green, and a living ship called Paolon. However, between Jecy any his revenge is a woman named Jera, her bloodthirsty little brother Cross and a number of other adversaries.
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Angel Cop
Title: Angel Cop
Character: Ichihara (voice)
Released: September 1, 1989
Type: Movie
In the late twentieth century, the Secret Security Force was formed to stop the actions of the communist terrorist group known as the Red May. Angel, a beautiful, yet cold woman, has recently joined the small anti-terrorist group. But her first mission will be a true test of skill, for members of the Red May are being found dead, murdered by gruesome methods. Who is causing these murders? And why? Written by Chuck "Dark-Side" Williamson
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Akira
Title: Akira
Character: Priestess Miyako / Council A (voice)
Released: July 16, 1988
Type: Movie
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
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Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter
Title: Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter
Character: Lum's Great-grandfather (voice)
Released: February 1, 1988
Type: Movie
It seems that Lum's grandfather made an agreement that should he have a daughter, she would be married to a traveling merchant that he met. Now, the merchant has come to collect due. Ataru is tricked into thinking that Lum wants to leave, and so, in a moment of anger, says he hates her. Arguments erupt, and Lum decides that she must know the truth of Atarus feelings. As for all the questions of importance for the Onis, a game of tag begins, one that Ataru can win simply by telling Lum I Love You. However, in the end his pride may end up dooming him. So begins the series of events that will at long last decide the future and fate of Ataru and Lum.
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Title: Little Lord Fauntleroy
Character: Jefferson
Released: January 10, 1988
Type: TV
Little Lord Fauntleroy, also known as Shoukoushi Ceddie, is a Japanese anime series produced by Nippon Animation in 1988 and was broadcast on the World Masterpiece Theater, an animation staple that showcased each year an animated version of a different classical book or story. The series is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's book, "Little Lord Fauntleroy".
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Barefoot Gen 2
Title: Barefoot Gen 2
Character: Giyo Katsushiro / Matsukichi Hirayama
Released: June 14, 1986
Type: Movie
Three years after the Hiroshima bombing, a teenager helps a group of orphans to survive and find their new life.
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Lunn Flies into the Wind
Title: Lunn Flies into the Wind
Character: Japanese Teacher (voice)
Released: April 13, 1985
Type: Movie
Akira is a lonely middle school boy, ignored by his classmates and bullied by his teacher. He falls in love with the image of a girl on a coffee advertising poster and names her Lunn. Through his "friendship" with Lunn, he gradually finds the strength to pursue his own dreams.
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Beaten by Black Rain
Title: Beaten by Black Rain
Character: Sasahara (voice)
Released: August 12, 1984
Type: Movie
Many years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the survivors (called hibakusha in Japanese) are still physically and emotionally devastated by the event. Kuroi Ame ni Utarete tells the interlocking stories of a group of survivors who frequent Stand Akauma, a bar: Takeshi, who lost his entire family; Tomoko, a prostitute horribly burned in the bombing; her younger brother Junji, who scrabbles on the fringes of society; Eiko, a pregnant young woman whom he loves; and Yuri, another prostitute who is determined to secure a brighter future for her blind son.
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Barefoot Gen
Title: Barefoot Gen
Character: Landlord (voice)
Released: July 21, 1983
Type: Movie
A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.
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Title: Super Dimension Century Orguss
Character: Goovu
Released: July 3, 1983
Type: TV
Kei Katsuragi's only concern is the love of his life. It doesn't really matter to him that he has more than one love - after all, as a pilot for the Freedom Space Corps, he might be dead tomorrow! In the future, war has changed, and Kei is all too familiar with the horrors it can bring. Atomic, biological, and chemical weapons are all in use, but even worse than those are the dimensional weapons, ordnance capable of tearing apart even time and space!
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Golgo 13: The Professional
Title: Golgo 13: The Professional
Character: Albert
Released: May 28, 1983
Type: Movie
Indestructible to his enemies and irresistible to women, the professional assassin codenamed Golgo 13 is shrouded in mystery and anonymity. If you're on his hit list, you're already dead. Always hired on his reputation alone, Golgo never breaks a contract. Can he survive the combined forces of the FBI, CIA, the Pentagon and the U.S. Army? Has the nameless agent finally met his match against the superhuman powers of the Snake and the twin evils of the psychopathic mercenaries, Gold and Silver?
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Title: Armored Trooper VOTOMS
Character: Cherokee (voice)
Released: April 1, 1983
Type: TV
The story of stoic Armored Trooper pilot Chirico Cuvie and his quest for answers after a sudden betrayal leaves him on the run from his own military.
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Title: The Mysterious Cities of Gold
Character: Kuraka (voice)
Released: June 29, 1982
Type: TV
The adventures of a young Spanish boy named Esteban who joins a voyage to the New World in search of the lost Cities of Gold and his father.
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Sanshiro the Judoist
Title: Sanshiro the Judoist
Released: June 8, 1981
Type: Movie
In the year 1882, Sanshirou comes to Tokyo seeking for a worthy martial arts teacher. There, he meets Yano - a judo master who single-handedly defeats 39 jujitsu practitioners. Extremely impressed by his skill, Sanshirou decides to become his disciple. Later, Sanshirou falls for Sayo Murai - a girl whose father is a martial arts instructor at the local police department; and he also has to face Higaki Gennosuke, a skilled jujitsu fighter and his greatest rival.
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Ojamanga Yamada-kun
Title: Ojamanga Yamada-kun
Released: March 14, 1981
Type: Movie
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Title: The Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island
Character: Gerhardt
Released: January 4, 1981
Type: TV
Flone and her family were on their way to Australia from Switzerland when their ship wrecked and they landed on an inhabited island. Relying on a strong conviction that they will return one day, the Family Robinson made a house on top of a tree and live on whatever resources available to them. Through the cooperation of each and every member, the family managed to survive on the island and eventually did return back to Australia.
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Title: Gordian Warrior
Character: Saxinder / Kyutaro Otaki (voice)
Released: October 7, 1979
Type: TV
The Earth had become a wasteland of deserts as the survivors work to rebuild communities. Daigo Otaki is a young orphan raised by his uncle. Becoming an adult, Daigo discovers that Victor City was in fact planned by his father who was a genius scientist. Daigo's sister Saori had been managing it. She pleaded with Daigo to take on the inheritance that Daigo's father left him, a super robot system known as Gordian. Daigo would join the Mechacon mechanic combat 18th regiment unit, an organization of law enforcers that defend Victor City against attacks from the Madokuta organization.
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Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari
Title: Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari
Character: Hermann van Daan (voice)
Released: September 28, 1979
Type: Movie
Amsterdam, June 12, 1942. Anne celebrates her 13th birthday and begins her diary, which she calls Kitty. Hiding for two years from the German threat, the young girl writes about her idealistic views on the world, her ambitions, her fears and her first love, Peter.
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Title: Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3
Character: Kōichi Kitamura
Released: June 3, 1978
Type: TV
Brilliant scientist Sōzō Haran was conducting research on Mars when he created the Meganoids, a new form of cyborg life capable of metacognition. Suddenly Dr. Haran lost control of his creation as the Meganoids slaughtered him and his entire family, save his youngest son, the 16-year-old Banjō Haran. Banjō escaped from Mars on a rocket ship with Daitarn 3, a solar-powered super robot. Now 18 years old and living on Earth, Banjō fights against the Meganoids and their leader, Don Zauser. Banjō must gather allies to help him stop the Meganoid threat, which aspires to turn all humans into cyborgs and "improve" the human race.
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Title: Vicky the Viking
Character: Urobe
Released: April 3, 1974
Type: TV
Vicky is the only son of Halvar, the formidable viking chief. Vicky renounces violence but nevertheless he is able to convince the seasoned viking warriors to take him along on their voyages. In dangerous situations, where their bravery and force are not quite enough to master the situation, the wild-eyed warriors learn to rely on Vicky's cleverness.
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Title: Inazuman
Character: Gosaku Marume
Released: October 2, 1973
Type: TV
Ban Daisuke of Kikaida fame takes the lead role in this classic series pitting a college student against the hostile forces of the Neo-Human Empire. Unique among live action tokusatsu shows, this innovative series features the extraordinary double henshin transformation, the Raijingo supercar, and psionic (psychic) abilities. Watari Goro (Ban) clashes with Emperor Bamba's grotesque corps of mutant monsters, and exclaims, "Summon Supreme Power” (Choriki Shorai!) to initiate his final transformation into Inazuman.
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Title: Kerokko Demetan
Character: Amataro (voice)
Released: January 2, 1973
Type: TV
A poor young frog living in Rainbow Pond with his mother and father (a toymaker), who becomes friends with a popular and sweet girl frog named Ranatan, despite the differences in their social standings: Ranatan is the daughter of the leader of Rainbow Pond, while Demetan and his parents are tree frogs, which make them automatic outcasts in the community. Together, Demetan and Ranatan enjoy many adventures.
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Title: ふしぎなメルモ
Character: Professor Waragarasu
Released: October 3, 1971
Type: TV
This series centered on Melmo, a nine-year-old girl whose mother is killed in an auto accident and has to then take care of her two younger brothers (Totoo and Touch). While in Heaven, the children's mother is given one wish. Her wish is that Melmo (the oldest out of her 3 children ) will be allowed to grow up more quickly than usual, since their lives as children will be difficult without their parents.
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Title: Decision
Released: April 3, 1971
Type: TV
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Title: Norakuro
Character: 脇役多数
Released: October 5, 1970
Type: TV
Norakuro is a black dog enlisted in the "Mokenrentai" (Fierce Dog Brigade), an Imperial army of dogs fighting in a war against the enemy Monkey Army. Norakuro is a stray black-and-white dog in an army of white dogs who blundered his way while being a Private Second-Class. This series was relatively faithful to the comics. One big change, however, was the addition of the army nurse Miko, whom Norakuro had a crush on. For this series, Norakuro was voiced by Nobuyo Ooyama, who would later become noted for voicing Doraemon. (Source: Cartoon Research)
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Lupin the Third: Pilot Film
Title: Lupin the Third: Pilot Film
Character: Kogoro Akechi (Cinemascope) (voice)
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
The first animated adaptation of the popular manga series, this pilot introduces the main characters of "Lupin the Third" with montages, presented through a short frame narrative illustrating a typical gang escape.
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Title: Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories
Character: Saheiji
Released: October 3, 1968
Type: TV
The series follows the adventures of Sabu, a young Edo bakufu investigator traveling with the blind master swordsman Ichi. In their travels, they assist the common people in solving mysteries and righting wrongs (usually committed by bandits or corrupt officials). Sabu is engaged to Midori, the daughter of his boss, who works as a police officer for the Tokugawa shogunate.
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Title: Animal 1
Character: 東四郎
Released: April 1, 1968
Type: TV