岡本太郎式特撮活劇 タローマンヒストリア · 2022

Taroman Historia

Ryo Fujii · 10 min · Japan

Actor and Taro Okamoto fan Arata Iura narrates this mockumentary surrounding the 1972 tokusatsu series "TAROMAN", its impact on contemporary 1970s Japan, the ties to popular art with its motifs influenced by artist Taro Okamoto, and the lasting impact the series had on creators decades down the line. Also, performed for the first time is the theme song for "TAROMAN", "Explosion! TAROMAN".

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Production companies

NHK, NHK Educational

Cast

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  Arata Iura

  Self

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  Shinji Higuchi

  Self

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  Wataru Okamura

  Taroman

• Mika Ogasawara

  Mami

• Akiyo Fujimoto

  I Saw the Future

• Jonathan Santander

  Manager Perez

• Kentaro

  Narrator (voice)

• Satoshi Hamamoto

  Narrator (voice)