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Captain Future (TV)

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Alternative title:
Capitaine Flam (French)
Capitan Futuro (Italian)
Capitán Futuro (Spanish)
فارس الفضاء (Arabic)
キャプテンフューチャー (Japanese)
Themes: space
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Curtis Newton, aka Captain Future, is an orphan. His parents died in their artificial satellite while he was an infant. His father was a scientist, who has abandoned earth for the satellite to dedicate his life for science along with his aging friend the genius Dr Simon Wright. Wright senses his death, and decides to implant his brain in a mechanical container. They both manufactured a superior robot and an android. Captain future dedicated his life to fight evil along with his three men, the brain, android, and robot.
User Ratings: 95 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 6 votes (sub:3, others:3
2 Spanish dubbed
1 Arabic dubbed
)
 Excellent: 12 votes (sub:5, dub:2, edit.dub:1, others:4
2 French dubbed
1 German dubbed
1 Arabic edited dub
)
 Very good: 21 votes (sub:12, ?:1, dub:1, others:7
2 German dubbed
2 Spanish dubbed
2 Arabic dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Good: 31 votes (sub:11, dub:3, edit.dub:2, raw:1, others:14
5 German dubbed
4 French dubbed
2 Arabic dubbed
1 German edited dub
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Decent: 11 votes (sub:2, dub:1, others:8
3 Spanish dubbed
3 Italian dubbed
1 German dubbed
1 French dubbed
)
 So-so: 5 votes (sub:2, others:3
1 French dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
1 German dubbed
)
 Not really good: 2 votes (sub:1, others:1
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Weak: 4 votes (edit.dub:1, others:3
2 German dubbed
1 German edited dub
)
 Bad: 1 vote (others:1
1 German dubbed
)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:1, dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 193 users, rank: #4001 (of 10105)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.011 (Good), std. dev.: 1.9439, rank: #3812 (of 10286)
Weighted mean: 7.004 (Good), rank: #3678 (of 10286) (seen all: 7.44 / seen some: 6.45 / won't finish: 5.69)
Bayesian estimate: 7.061 (Good), rank: #3269 (of 7755)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 52
Episode titles: We have 53
Vintage:
1978-11-07 to 1979-12-18 (Japan - NHK)
1980-09-27 (Germany - ZDF)
1981-01-07 to 1982-04-28 (France)
1981-02 (Italy)
1984 (Colombia - Cadena Uno)
1984 (France)
Release dates: We have 2
Opening Theme:
"Capitaine Flam" by Jean-Jacques Debout [French version]
"Capitan Futuro" by I Micronauti [Italian version]
"Captain Future" by Christian Bruhn & Erika Bruhn [German version]
"Yume no Funenori" (夢の舟乗り) by Yuuki Hide
#2: "Yume no Funenori" (夢の舟乗り) by Yukihide Takekawa (eps 32-52)
Ending Theme:
"Popura Douri no Ie'" (ポプラ通りの家) by Peek-A-Boo
Insert song:
"Gran Capitano" by I Micronauti [Italian version]
"OK, Captain!" (OK! キャプテン) by Jindai Youth Chorus
Links: We have 7
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LaserDisc
    The Adventures of Captain Future - Volumes 1 & 2 [Dub] [UK] (LD) 1983-00-00

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Tomoharu Katsumata
Script:
Fumio Kōnami (eps 13-16)
Hiroyuki Hoshiyama (8 episodes
eps 17-20, 37-40
)
Masaki Tsuji (16 episodes
eps 1-8, 25-28, 45-48
)
Ryunosuke Ono (eps 29-32)
Takeo Kaneko (16 episodes
eps 9-12, 21-24, 33-36, 41-44
)
Toyohiro Andō (eps 49-52)
Storyboard:
Akira Yokoi (ep 23)
Isao Nakatsugawa (eps 25-26)
Kōzō Morishita (4 episodes
eps 29, 36, 40, 45
)
Noboru Ishiguro (5 episodes
eps 20, 28, 31, 39, 49
)
Shigeho Hirota (ep 13)
Yoshiharu Tomita (eps 19, 30, 41)
Episode Director:
Akira Yokoi (eps 21-22)
Hideki Takayama (10 episodes
eps 7-8, 14, 20, 23, 28, 31, 35, 41, 46
)
Jōhei Matsuura (7 episodes
eps 16, 18, 24, 32, 38, 44, 51
)
Keisuuke Koide (eps 34, 42)
Kōzō Morishita (6 episodes
eps 5, 9-10, 12, 17, 33
)
Masahiro Sasaki (5 episodes
eps 3-4, 15, 27, 50
)
Shigeyasu Yamauchi (7 episodes
eps 19, 26, 30, 39, 45, 47, 49
)
Tomoharu Katsumata (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 6, 11, 13, 25
)
Yasuo Hasegawa (eps 29, 36, 40)
Yoshikatsu Kasai (4 episodes
eps 37, 43, 48, 52
)
Music: Yuji Ohno
Original creator:
Edmond Hamilton
Mort Weisinger
Character Design:
Takuo Noda
Toshio Mori
Art Director: Tadanao Tsuji
Chief Animation Director:
Takuo Noda
Toshio Mori
Animation Director:
Akira Shinoda (6 episodes
eps 6, 9, 20, 22, 30, 40
)
Hiroshi Iino (7 episodes
eps 42-48 even, 49-51
)
Jōji Kikuchi (eps 36-38, 47)
Kiyotsugu Miura (ep 28)
Masamune Ochiai (eps 4, 10, 33)
Takuo Noda (eps 18, 32)
Toshio Mori (21 episodes
eps 1-2, 7-8, 11-14, 17, 19, 21, 24-27, 29, 31, 35, 41, 43, 52
)
Yasuhiko Suzuki (eps 16, 34, 39)
Yoshinobu Aohachi (4 episodes
eps 3, 5, 15, 23
)
Yoshinori Tanabe (ep 45)
Mechanical design: Tadanao Tsuji
Director of Photography:
Hideo Sugaya
Nobuyuki Sugaya
Sadafumi Sano
Takao Satō
Executive producer: Chiaki Imada

Art Supervision:
Fumihiro Uchikawa (4 episodes
eps 13, 19, 23, 46
)
Hidenobu Hata (10 episodes
eps 8, 12, 15, 21, 24, 28, 33, 35, 38, 42
)
Kenichi Harada (eps 2, 6, 9, 27)
Kenji Matsumoto (eps 47, 51)
Nobuto Sakamoto (23 episodes
eps 1, 4-5, 7, 10-11, 14-22 even, 26, 29, 31, 34, 36, 39-40, 43, 45, 48-49, 52
)
Tadami Shimokawa (ep 3)
Tadanao Tsuji (9 episodes
eps 9, 17-18, 25, 30, 32, 37, 41, 44
)
Background Art:
Ichiro Nakano
Kenji Matsumoto
Tomoko Eridate
Editing: Masaaki Hanai
Key Animation:
Moriyasu Taniguchi
Tomonori Kogawa (OP, ED)
Music Selection: Atsushi Harada
Planning:
Takeshi Tamiya
Tomiro Kuriyama
Production Assistant:
Renji Kawabata
Takao Yoshizawa
Production manager:
Hiroshi Takeda
Osamu Yoshioka
Record Keeping: Yōko Kuroishi
Recording Director: Hideyuki Tanaka
Scientific Evidence: Yagi Ishikura
Sound Effects: Hidenori Ishida (Ishida Sound)
Special Effects:
Masayuki Nakajima
Shōji Satō
Theme Song Performance:
Shin Fujishima (ED)
Yuichi Kurosawa (ED)
Yūki Hide (OP)
Yukihide Takekawa (OP2)
Taichirō Hirokawa as Captain Future

Eiko Masuyama as Joan Randall
Kazuhiko Inoue as Ken Scott
Kazuhiko Kishino as Ezra Gurney
Keiichi Noda as Otho
Kenichi Ogata as Grag
Kiyoshi Kawikubo as Simon Wright
Tarō Jin as President James Carthew

Akira Kamiya as John Walker
Hidekatsu Shibata as
Mark Kalou
Space Emperor (eps 1-4)
Jōji Yanami as
Carson Brand (eps 9-12)
The Wrecker (eps 9-12)
Jūji Matsuda as Volten (eps 45-48)
Kazuhiko Inoue as Skur Kal (eps 13-16)
Kazuhiko Kishino as
Grako (eps 5-8)
Jon Orris (ep 1)
King Larstan (eps 14-16)
Orr Libro (eps 9-12)
Kazuko Sugiyama as Elaine Newton
Keiichi Noda as Preview Narrator
Keiko Han as
Ahla (eps 5-8)
Shiri (eps 45-48)
Kenichi Ogata as
Kerk El (eps 9-12)
Zikal (eps 5-8)
Kōji Totani as
Dhul Uvan (ep 12)
Fake Curtis (ep 11)
Ki Illok (eps 13-16)
King Kwolok (eps 15-16)
Sperling (ep 1)
Kōji Yada as
Gazoun
Guro (eps 1-4)
Kenneth Lester (eps 1-4)
Kor (eps 5-8)
Mark Cannig (eps 1-4)
Quarus Qull (eps 9-12)
Kunihiko Kitagawa as
Darmur (eps 5-8)
Old Man (ep 14)
Osamu Katō as
Julius Gunn (eps 9-12)
Lucas Brewer (eps 1-4)
Sylvanus Quale (eps 1-4)
Shunji Yamada as Groro (ep 11)
Sukekiyo Kameyama as
Gelgek (eps 45-48)
Rollinger
Takashi Tanaka as
Hol Jor (eps 13-16)
Uzhur (eps 14-16)
Yaru
Tarō Jin as Narrator
Toshio Furukawa as Jhulun (eps 5-8)
Yū Mizushima as Than Thabar (ep 13)
Yumi Nakatani as
Annie
Mother (ep 13)
Thyria (eps 14-16)

Akira Murayama
Chiyoko Kawashima
Isamu Tanonaka
Jōji Yanami
Kazuko Sugiyama
Keaton Yamada
Keiko Han
Kōji Totani
Kōsei Yagi
Masaharu Satō
Minoru Yada
Nobuaki Sekine
Osamu Katō
Rihoko Yoshida
Toshio Furukawa
Yonehiko Kitagawa
Yū Mizushima
Japanese companies
Broadcaster: NHK
Production:
NHK
Toei Animation
Sound Effects: Ishida Sound Production (now Fizz Sound Creation)
Sound Production: Toei Audio Visual Art Center
English staff
English cast
Daniel Woren as Captain Future (Harmony Gold dub)

John Hostetter as General Kilban Fax (ZIV dub)
English companies
Distributor:
Family Home Entertainment (United Kingdom)
ZIV International, Inc.
French cast
French staff
ADR Director: Philippe Ogouz

Adaptation:
Gérard Salva
Marie-Cecile Riverain-Soyer
Theme Song Composition: Jean-Jacques Debout
Theme Song Performance:
Bernard Minet (2ème générique)
Richard Simon (1er générique)
Albert Augier as
Caméléon
King Moore
King Sorix
Mala
Wrackar
Claude Chantal as Laura
Claude Dasset as
Général Jackal
Vrastok
Claude Joseph as Mr Louis
Francis Lax as
Kahlone (1st voice)
Professor Zaro
Georges Atlas as
Boss Morénos
Garsen
Grag
Korok
Ted Box
Gérard Hernandez as Emperor of immortality
Jackie Berger as
Ken Scott
Saturna
Jacques Bernard as Sohol
Jacques Chevalier as
Kim'Iwan
Mc Clinton
Jacques Ferrière as
Hol
Kahlone (2nd voice)
Jacques Torrens as
Darmor
Ezla Garni
Gweldek
Jean Violette as King Lulstane
Louis Arbessier as Harris Heinzt
Michel Gudin as
John Valdine
Narrator
Philippe Winter
Philippe Dumat as
Cole Norton
Tapis Vert
Philippe Ogouz as Capitaine Flam
Pierre Fromont as
Julius
Mr Belware
René Arrieu as
Président Cashew
Space Emperor
Roger Carel as
Electric men and Luxoïdes
Kwel Dell
Sady Rebbot as
Governor Kwell
Kenneth Lester
Serge Lhorca as
Grandes Oreilles
Muzful
Professeur Simon Wright
Roy Linger
Sylvie Feit as
Atania
Johan Landor
Kiara
Syria

Dominique Paturel
Jacques Chevalier
French companies
ADR Production: SOFI
Broadcaster:
Canal J (from September 1997)
France 3 (from 1st July 2002)
France 4 (from 17 October 2005)
M6 (from 29 June 1987)
Mangas (from 26 December 2016)
Plug TV (from February 2006)
RTBF (from 1980)
TF1 (from 7 January 1981)
TMC
TVA (Canada)
Distributor: Déclic Images
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Dubbing Director: Roberto Alexander (LatinAmerican dub)
Music:
Haim Saban
Shuki Levy
Spanish companies
Broadcaster:
Cadena Uno (Colombia)
Canal 2 Andalucia (Spain)
Canal 53 Madrid (Spain)
Canal Sur (Spain)
Chilevision (older Teleonce, Chile)
Popular TV (Spain)
Popular TV-TMT Madrid (Spain)
UCV Television (Chile)
Distributor:
APA International Film Distributors
Arait Multimedia (Spain)
Cau Cau - Pro Pu Eve Ltda. (Latin America, Southern)
Coral Pictures (Latin America, Northern)
Toei Animation Inc Latin America (Since 2015)
Dubbing Studio: Intersound, Inc.
DVD Distribution: Series TV Chile (Chile)
Licensed by: Vestal Video (Argentina)
Producer: ZIV International, Inc.
Italian companies
Italian staff
(none)
Broadcaster:
Italia 1
Italia 7
Junior TV
RaiUno 
Rete37
Super 3
SuperSix
Telecapri
TelePace
Distributor: SAS Società Attori Sincronizzatori
Dubbing: SAS Società Attori Sincronizzatori
Italian cast
Saverio Moriones as Capitan Futuro

Emilio Cappuccio as Simon Wright
Giulio Platone as Ken Scott
Marcello Mandò as Greg
Michele Kalamera as
Imperatore
Narratore
Monica Gravina as Joan Landor
German cast
German staff
Dubbing Director: Bernd Liebner
Music: Christian Bruhn

Theme Song Composition:
Christian Bruhn (composer; keyboards)
Günther Gebauer (bass)
Mats Björklund (guitar)
Todd Canedy (drums)
Theme Song Performance: Erika Bruhn (voice)
Hans-Jürgen Dittberner as Captain Future

Anita Kupsch as Joan Landor
Claus Jurichs as Cunnick
Friedrich Schönfelder as Mr. Anderson
Friedrich G. Beckhaus as Grag
Friedrich W. Bauschulte as König Murul
Hans Nitschke as Otto als Megarawesen
Heinz Theo Branding as Bulwar
Helmut Krauss as Erzähler
Herbert Stass as Dr. Zaro
Hermann Wagner as Glow
Horst Schön as Präsident Cashew
Hubert Suschka as Kim Ivan
Joachim Kerzel as Vul Kuolun
Joachim Pukass as Mr. Vusful
Jochen Schröder as Professor Simon
Klaus Miedel as Herrscher von Megara
Lothar Blumhagen as
Su Virro
Wrecker
Michael Chevalier as Ezella Garnie
Otto Czarski as John Waldon
Philipp Brammer as Ken Scott (2nd voice)
Rebecca Völz as Cashews Sekretärin
Sven Plate as Ken Scott (1st voice)
Wolfgang Völz as Otto
German companies
Arabic staff
Arabic companies
Theme Song Performance: Jehan Agrama
Broadcaster:
Abu Dhabi TV (1983)
Dubai TV (1982)
Kuwait Television (From April 1982)
Distributor: The educational center for Saudi Children
Arabic cast
Ghasan Almeshaini as Faris Alfada (Captain Future)

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