Ichirô Murakoshi

Ichirô Murakoshi

Born: December 2, 1930
Died: May 23, 2007
in Tokyo, Japan

Movies for Ichirô Murakoshi...

Fairground in the Stars
Title: Fairground in the Stars
Released: October 14, 1989
Type: Movie
A young boy named Takeshi steals an origami crane from his friend Nobu. To Takeshi's surprise the crane begins talking to him and offers to take him and his friends to an amusement park in space where children from many planets play. While riding an attraction designed to test the children's courage, Akiko is sucked into a black hole, leaving Takeshi and his friends to save her.
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Spooky Kitaro: The Great Yokai War
Title: Spooky Kitaro: The Great Yokai War
Character: Dracula (voice)
Released: March 15, 1986
Type: Movie
The second movie based on the 1985 TV anime.
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Odin: Starlight Mutiny
Title: Odin: Starlight Mutiny
Character: Announcer
Released: August 10, 1985
Type: Movie
Odin centers around the novice crew of the laser sailing space schooner Starlight as they embark on an historic interstellar test flight. They are intercepted by what seems to be a wrecked spaceship only to find that it contains a lone survivor; a young woman named Sara Cyanbaker. Unknown to the crew at this time, a mechanized space fleet approaches Earth and a scout vessel from that fleet was responsible for the destruction of Sara's ship.
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Golgo 13: The Professional
Title: Golgo 13: The Professional
Character: E. Young
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: Hello! Sandybell
Character: Kankan
Released: March 6, 1981
Type: TV
Hello! Sandybell is an anime series made by Toei Animation in 1981. It was aired in Japan by TV Asahi. In the original title when it is made in Japan, her name is the spelling to which "E" is attached to an end by "Sandybelle". Similarly to Silver Fang, the show is relatively unknown in the U.S. but was quite popular in Asia, Latin America, Arab countries and Europe, particularly Scandinavia.
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Makoto-chan
Title: Makoto-chan
Released: July 26, 1980
Type: Movie
The series follows the odd life of kindergartener Makoto Sawada and his family. Makoto gets into all sorts of toilet and adult humor. He sometimes dresses in his mother's and sister's clothing, and often has a long strand of mucus dangling from his nose.
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Title: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Character: Father (voice)
Released: January 6, 1980
Type: TV
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a Japanese anime series, directed by Hiroshi Saitô which was aired in 1980. It is based on the well-known and popular novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. The series was broadcast on the World Masterpiece Theater, an animation staple on Fuji TV that showcased each year an animated version of a different classical book or story of Western literature, and was originally titled "Tom Sawyer no Bōken". It was the second installment of the series, after 1977's Rascal the Raccoon, to feature the work of an American author. This series was also dubbed to English by Saban International and aired on HBO circa 1988 under the title "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." It aired during the 7:30AM time slot and alternated with the later WMT version of "Little Women." Celebrity Home Entertainment released videos in the United States under the title "All New Adventures of Tom Sawyer". As of January 2011, the anime is airing in the United States on the NHK's cable channel TV Japan.
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Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
Title: Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
Character: Scientist (voice)
Released: December 16, 1978
Type: Movie
Interpol Inspector Zenigata embarks to Egypt in hot pursuit of world's most wanted master thief, Lupin the Third, who is seeking a stone artifact with his partners, Jigen and Goemon. Notorious femme fatale, Fujiko Mine is also after the stone, lured by the promise of eternal youth and beauty by the sinister and enigmatic scientist known as Mamo. It all leads to Mamo's hideaway, where Lupin discovers the madman's dark secret and a fiendish scheme that threatens the entire planet! Now, it's up to Lupin to stop the insane Mamo before he can complete his 10,000 year-old plans of world domination.
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Title: 若草のシャルロット
Character: Andre
Released: October 29, 1977
Type: TV
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Title: Run Fast! Ruben Kaiser
Character: Narration
Released: October 10, 1977
Type: TV
A race car driver competes around the world in a race car left to him by his father.
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Title: Choujin Bibyun
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: July 6, 1976
Type: TV
Tokusatsu series created by Shotaro Ishinomori, sequel of Akumaizer 3.
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Title: Reideen the Brave
Character: Ichiro Hibiki
Released: April 4, 1975
Type: TV
After a slumber of twelve millennia, the Demon Empire awakens to seize control of the Earth. Raideen, the giant robot-like protector of the lost continent of Mu, senses the evil presence and awakens within its golden pyramid. A young Japanese boy, Akira Hibiki, is alerted about the Demon Empire by a mysterious voice and rushes to the pyramid. It is soon revealed that Akira is a descendant of the ancient people of Mu who must help Raideen save the Earth. Akira enters the robot by way of a ramp, accelerating his motorcycle into the robot's head and assuming control of Raideen from an internal cockpit. In typical anime style, Akira is aided by Mari Sakurano, who happens to be the daughter of a prominent scientist, and his friends from the soccer club. Half way through the story the Demon Empire's master, Barao, is released from his statue prison and intends to finish what he started twelve thousand years earlier.
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Inazuman Flash
Title: Inazuman Flash
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: July 25, 1974
Type: Movie
With the help of Interpol Agent Makoto Arai, the newly-powered Gorou Watari/Sanagiman/Inazuman continues his adventures, this time against the nazi-like Desper Army led by Fuehrer Geisel.
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Title: Inazuman
Character: Narrator
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: Kouya no Shounen Isamu
Character: ネッド
Released: April 4, 1973
Type: TV
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Title: Fireman
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: January 7, 1973
Type: TV
Fireman, known as Magma Man in some markets, is a Japanese tokusatsu television series about a superhero, the title character, who fights kaiju and other villains. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, the show was broadcast on Nippon Television from January 7 to July 31, 1973, with a total of 30 episodes. This was also one of several shows Tsuburaya did to celebrate the company's 10th Anniversary.
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Title: Decision
Released: April 3, 1971
Type: TV
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30,000 Miles Under the Sea
Title: 30,000 Miles Under the Sea
Character: Captain (voice)
Released: July 17, 1970
Type: Movie
The ruler of the underground world, is planning to conquer the whole world. Riding the fire dragon Isamu and Angel, the princess of the undersea kingdom, try to stop him from destorying their world.
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Title: Akko-chan's Secret
Character: Kenshiro Kagami
Released: January 6, 1969
Type: TV
Atsuko Kagami is an elementary school girl who has an affinity for mirrors. One day, her favorite mirror which was given to Akko by her mother is broken, and she prefers to bury it in her yard rather than throw it to the trash can. In her dreams, she is contacted by a spirit (or in some cases the Queen of the Mirror Kingdom) who is touched that the girl would treat the mirror so respectfully and not simply throw it away. Akko-chan is then given the gift of a magical mirror and taught enchantments, such as "Tekumaku mayakon, tekumaku mayakon" and "Lamipasu lamipasu lu lu lu lu lu", that will allow her to transform into anything she wishes
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Title: Akko-chan's Secret
Character: Dora
Released: January 6, 1969
Type: TV
Atsuko Kagami is an elementary school girl who has an affinity for mirrors. One day, her favorite mirror which was given to Akko by her mother is broken, and she prefers to bury it in her yard rather than throw it to the trash can. In her dreams, she is contacted by a spirit (or in some cases the Queen of the Mirror Kingdom) who is touched that the girl would treat the mirror so respectfully and not simply throw it away. Akko-chan is then given the gift of a magical mirror and taught enchantments, such as "Tekumaku mayakon, tekumaku mayakon" and "Lamipasu lamipasu lu lu lu lu lu", that will allow her to transform into anything she wishes
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Title: Golden Bat
Character: Professor Yamatone (voice)
Released: April 1, 1967
Type: TV
Professor Yamatone and his family visit present day Egypt, and discover an ancient tomb belonging to a god of justice and protector of the weak known as Ogon Bat. When the Professor is taken captive by Gorgo, agent of the evil Dr. Erich Nazō (ナゾー), his daughter Mari pleads for Ogon Bat to save her father. As she starts to cry, her tears fall in Ogon Bat's tomb and revive him. From then on, Mari calls on Ogon Bat to fight against evil.
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Title: Prince Planet
Character: Kiribito (voice)
Released: June 3, 1965
Type: TV
Prince Planet is the English-language title given to one of the earliest Japanese anime TV series, Planet Boy Papi, when it was transmitted on American television in the United States in the mid-1960s. A 52-episode monochrome anime series, it tells the story of a member of the Universal Peace Corps, originally from the planet Radion, coming to Earth on a mission to determine if this world meets standards for membership in the Galactic Union of Worlds and assist its inhabitants during his stay. While on his mission, Prince Planet adopts the identity of an Earth boy named Bobby and gains comrades who work together alongside him fighting forces of evil, both alien and terrestrial.