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Chojin Bibyun (By Jmaruyama)

 
 
Production Information

Japanese Name:

Chojin Bibyun

 

English Name:

“Super God Bibyun” (AKA Super Devine Bibyun)

Air Dates:

7/6/1976 – 3/29/1977; Tuesdays 7:00-7:30 PM

Number of Episodes:

35

Production Company:

Toei/NET

Original Story:

Ishinomori Shoutaro

Producer(s):

Goto Takehiko (NET), Hirayama Tohru, Suzuki Takeyuki

Music by:

Watanabe Michiaki

Cinematography:

Wata Hideo

Lighting:

Kunigi Masayoshi

Art Direction:

Yagi Tsutomu

Sound:

Oda Yoshimi

Stunts

Kaneda Naoru

Scripting:

Niagara Yoshiki


Special Effects:

The Tokusatsu Laboratory (Tokusatsu Kenkujyo), Daihei Tokushu Kouka (The Daihei Special Effects Group)

Character Designs:

‘X’ Productions

Broadcast by:

NET (now known as TV Asahi)


Theme Songs

Opening Theme
“Toue! Bibyun” (Fight! Bibyun)
Lyrics: Ishinomori Shoutaro
Composition/Arrangement: Watanabe Michiaki
Sung by: Sasaki Isao & Korogi ‘73 (Crickets ‘73)

Ending Theme
“Warera No Chojin Bibyun” (Our Superhuman Bibyun)
Lyrics: Hatte Saburo
Composition/Arrangement: Watanabe Michiaki
Sung by: Sasaki Isao & Korogi ‘73 (Crickets ‘73)


Cast

Araki Shigeru (Tsukimura Kei)
Uchida Yasuhiko (Watabe Gou)
Sakada Toshihiko (Suga Ichiro)
Uenoyama Koichi (Dr. Daima)
Tabushi Makoto (Shouta)
Mori Miki (Akechi Lisa)
Takiguchi Junpei (Voice- Beni Shark)
Amamori Masashi (Voice – Shindo)
Yashiro Hayashi (Voice – Birin)
Shiomi Yusuke (Voice – Dai Maoh)
Naya Gorou (Voice-Gulliver)
Haruta Misao (Suit Actor – Bibyun)
Yamaoka Junji (Suit Actor - Zushiin)
Suzuki Hiroichi (Suit Actor - Bashaan)
Murakoshi Ichiro (Narrator)

Episodes/Opponents

#1 – “Yokai Taiji Da! Cho Jin Toujyo!” (Ghost Extermination! Super Gods Appear) – Bikubeard
#2 – “Nema Kara Tora Ga? Lisa O Sukue! (From the Bog comes a Tiger? Save Lisa!) – Suikou (Water Tiger)
#3 – “Suna Ni Kieta? Noroi No Highway” (Disappearing in the Sand? Accursed Highway) - Gariki
#4 – “Manatsu Ni Tsuraraga? Ayaushi No Bashaan” (A Midsummer Icicle? Bashaan Goes Beserk) - Tsundora
#5 – “Yobeba Kotaeru? Fushigi Na Yamabiko” (Call and You’ll Get An Answer? The Mysterious Echo) - Kodamaan
#6 – “Kagami Ni Kieta? Shiroi Dress No Shoujyo” (Disappearing into the Mirror? The White Dress Woman) - Kagamira
#7 – “Isu Ga Aruita? Nozou No Jiyohatsu Jiken” (A Chair That Walks? The Mysterious Evaporation Scheme) - Isuma
#8 – “Hana Ga Chi O Suu? Makana Himawari” (A Bloodsucking Flower? The Red Sun Flower) - Himatsuru
#9 – “Zuushin Ga Tokeru? Matsubo No Noroi” (Zuushin Is Melting? The Curse of the Demon Kettle) – Matsubo (Demon           Kettle)
#10 –“Te Ga Dete Osou? Kouun No Kohaku” (Hands Reach Out and Grab? The Magnificent Suitcase” - Bagdad
#11 – “Kabe Ga Hito O Nomu? Stereo No Himitsu” - Cannibal Walls? The Secret of the Stereo” - Kabenuri
#12 –“Tamashi Ga Nusumareta? Kiyofu No Onibi” (Soul Stealing? The Dangerous Spirits” - Moezou
#13 – “Haniwa Ga Aruita? Kikai Na Ashiato” (The ‘Haniwa’ walked? Strange Footprints” - Haniwan
#14-“Hareta Hi Ni Ame Ga? Kara Kasa Ni Ki O Tsukerou” (Rain On A Sunny Day? Beware the Color Umbrella) - Kasakaba
#15 –“Ashita Ga Mieru? Inochi Nusumi No Tengankyo” (Seeing Into Tomorrow? The Soul-Stealing Magnifying Glass) -            Karasu Tengu (The Crow Tengu)
#16- “Hashira Ga Ugoku? Nandaka Henna Tsutomu Kun” (The Moving Bridge? The Peculiar Boy Tsutomu” )- Sakasabashira
#17 – “Hime Ga Yomigaeru? Shi No Kami Ningyo” (The Princess Is Resurrected? The Paperdoll of Death) - Kumonga
#18- “Kosen Kara Kemuri Ga? Hinekure Shonen No Hatsukoi” (Smoke From An Ancient Coin? The Cynic’s First Love) -            Kanedama
#19- “Tomodachi Ga Yowamushi Ni Naru? Ganbare Shouta” (My Friend Turns Into A Coward? Fight On Shouta) -           BuruBuru
#20- “”Youkai O Yoberu? Aburani Asobi” (Calling Forth Ghosts? A Dangerous Game) - Amanojaku
#21-“Yoi Ko Ga Fude Ni Naru? Noroi No Shuji Kyositsu” (Good Kids Turning Into Calligraphy Brushes? The Haunted Calligraphy Class) - Fudema
#22- “Kaeru Ga Musume Ni Naru? Gomen Ne Kasan” (My Daughter is a Frog? Sorry About That Mom) - GamaGanma
#23-“Gochisou Ga Ippai? Kiyofu No Yokai Biyoin” (Thanks For The Meal? The Haunted Hospital) – Chi Name
#24- “Yokai Mo Osogaru? Dai Maoh Gulliver Shutsugen!” (Even Ghosts Fear Him? The Demon Lord Gulliver Appears) – Dai Maoh Gulliver
#25-“Hatsuyume O Taberareta? Nazou No Yokai Jyou” (My Dreams Are Consumed? The Mysterious Ghost Castle) -          Bakuba
#26-“Yokai Ni Jigoku Ga? Mitazou Gulliver No Shirotai” (The Ghost Castle In Hell? Gulliver’s Real Form) - Nobusuma
#27- “Tsukimura Ga Noberabo Ni? Yatazou Benijaku” (Tsukimura Turns Into Noberabo? You Got It Benijaku) - Noberabo
#28- “Ningen Ga Oni Ni Naru? Kairiki Zushiin No Oni Taishi” (Humans Are Transformed Into Demons? The Super Strong Zushiin’s Demon Hunting) – Yama Oni
#29-“Negai Ga Kanaou? Kyofu No Kai Rosouku” (Wishes Come True? The Deadly Decorative Candle) – Fukikeshi Baba          (The Candle Blowing Witch)
#30- “Shonen Kenshi Ga Ishi Ni Naru? Noroi No Machi Dojo” (The Junior Fencer Turns Into A Rock? The Haunted Village’s Training Center) – Yoroi Bo (Armored Priest)
#31- “Kage Ga Taberareru? Nakuna Gaki Taishou” (Shadows Are Eaten? Don’t Cry Kid Gang Leader) - Kagebou
#32- “Shindo Ga Shinu? Dai Maoh Kakugo” (Shindo Dies? Demon Lord’s Triumph) - Haniya
#33- “Yokai Ga Jidousha Ni? Tobase Bibyun Car!” (The Ghost Car? Floor It – Bibyun Car) – Kuruma Korogashi
#34- “Chojin Ga No Mareru? Shinseki Na Jigoku No Ka” (Super Gods Are Consumed? The Family’s Hell House) – Jigoku            Modoki
#35- “Attack Ga Kikanai! Dai Maoh Dai Saigo! (The Attacks Don’t Work! The Demon Lord’s
#36- “Ketsen Yokai Jyo! Sayonara Chojin” (Showdown In The Ghost Castle! Good-bye Super Gods) – Dai Maoh Gulliver

Series/Movie Info


Story

After sacrificing their lives to defeat the forces of Demon Lord Gulliver, the spirits of the “Akumaizer Three” wander the world as disembodied ghosts, unable to find peace and still wanting to protect the human world.

The Demon Lord Gulliver, who has miraculously survived his ordeal, has usurped command of the ‘Ghost World’ (Yokai Ichi Zoku) and has ordered its members to attack the human world.

In order to stop this threat, Metaphysicist and Paranormal Scientist Dr. Daima, who has discovered and perfected his “Super God” technology arranges to transplant the spirits of the Akumaizer Warriors into three test subjects, Tsukimura Kei, Watabe Go and Suga Ichiro.

Infused with the virtuous spirits of Zabitan, Evil and Gabara and utilizing paranormal
“Seven Star “ weaponry these new reborn heroes become the “Super Gods” Bibyun, Zushiin and Bashaan. Together again they set out to destroy Demon Lord Gulliver once and for all.

Characters
   

Who Are The ‘Chojin’
The ‘Super Gods’ are the reborn heroes of the “Akumaizer Three” who have previously fought with and defeated the demonic forces of the Demon Lord Gulliver. The “Akumaizer Three” were originally a trio of demon-like beings who had rebelled against Gulliver and his plans to invade the human world. In their last battle with Demon Lord Gulliver, the “Akumaizer Three” were magically entombed into a mystical ‘capsule’ for eternity. Only their heroic spirits (tamashi) were able to escape this imprisonment.

The “Chojin” were created by Dr. Daima using the disembodied spirits of the Akumaizer Three and incorporating his own paranormal technology, he dubbed his “Super God” Technology. This technology enabled Dr. Daima to fuse the three warrior spirits into three equally heroic volunteer hosts:

Tsukimura Kei
2nd year College student at Taiyo Daigaku (Sun College) in Japan. All around sportsman and gymnast. Was grafted with the spirit of the demon hero Zabitan which transformed him into the warrior known as Bibyun. Bibyun is known as the “Kaze No Chojin” (Super God of Wind). As such he able to fly and perform complex air attacks against enemies. He also commands the element fire and can utilize it against opponents. His main weapon is the “Sky Ken” (Sky Sword) which he can use to slash and cut his enemies (Bibyun would sometimes carry two sets). As was Zabitan, Bibyun is a master fencer and swordsman. Using his “Sky Ken” Bibyun can perform two special attacks:

Sky Ken Fire” – Pointing his sword to the ground, Bibyun can channel and propel streams of fire for a variety of effects.

Hi No Tama Attack” – Bibyun’s final attack. Jumping into the sky Bibyun would cross his Sky Ken and then summon a gigantic fireball which he can then aim and fire at his opponents.

Suga Ichiro
College swimming star and college friend of Tsukimura. Was grafted with the spirit of the hero Evil. This transformed him into the aquatic Super God known as Bashaan. Bashaan’s combat style utilizes various water based attacks. Bashaan is able to live underwater effortlessly. Bashaan is able to transform his body into sentient liquid (similar to Evil’s transformation powers). He triggers this by calling out “Bashaan! Bashaan like Evil is a master marksman. Bashaan carries a gun which he calls “Pi-Pitou” which can discharge special Ectoplasm that can melt Ghosts. Bashaan’s special attack is his “Mizu Tama Attack” (Water Ball Attack).

Watabe Go
Weightlifting companion and college friend of Tsukimura. Was grafted with the spirit of the hero Gabara. Transforms into the Super God known as Zushiin. Zushiin is an elemental of the Earth and can gain great amounts of strength and stamina from the ground he stands on. Zushiin can transform himself into boulders and loose rocks (similar to Zabitan’s transformation powers). Carries a battle staff he calls his “Mon-Cane” (Monster Cane) which can be used to generate Seismic attacks that can throw opponents off their feet. Zushiin’s special attack is called his “Zushiin Ball” which involves Zushiin transforming himself into a giant boulder and then steamrolling his opponents.

The Chojin also utilize a number of unique vehicles in their battles which include:

Beni Shark” (Crimson Shark) – a sentient flying airship resembling a shark with bulging eyes. The “eyes” pop out to form separate fighter ships for the three heroes.

The Chojin ride into battle on three personal motorcycle vehicles –The Bibyun Car, The Zushi Car and the Bashan Car. The Bibyun Car can convert into a air fighter. The Zushi Car can be ridden in and over water. The Bashan Car can be used to traverse underground and be used as a bulldozer-like vehicle.

The Chojin are aided in their battle against Demon Lord Gulliver by a number of allies:

Akechi Lisa
Agent with the Keishicho Dai Kyu Ka Shousa Kan (Police Headquarters – No. 9, Special Investigations Unit). Is a modern day female ninja (“Kunoichi“) who specializes in the Ninja art of disguises. Sent to investigate the increasing amount of paranormal events and sightings of ghosts.

Shindo
Tall, turbin-headed ghost. Was once Demon Lord Gulliver’s assistant who was in charge of patrolling the activities of other ghosts. Rebelled against Gulliver to join the Chojin.

Birin
Furry, smart-mouthed companion to Shindo. This goofy faced fur-ball seems to appear out from nowhere. Frequently shouts out “Pirinpa” when he appears (teleports) around. Is said to have some ESP powers as well.

Who Are The “Yokai Ichi Zouku”?

The ‘Ghost House’ is comprised of a cadre of sinister and supernatural entities who want to steal the souls of all humans. They are led by the former ruler of the Demon World, Demon Lord Gulliver. After being defeated by the “Akumaizer Three”, Demon Lord Gulliver sought refuge in the “Ghost World” and soon came to rule that realm. He commands an army of strange and grotesque monsters who have a host of supernatural weapons and powers. The ‘Ghost House’ is served by a battalion of ‘You Ma’ (Demon Ghosts) who act as the foot soldiers for Demon Lord Gulliver.

While battling the “Akumaizer Three” Demon Lord Gulliver was only seen as a monstrous disembodies ‘Eye’ but when he reappeared to battle the “Super Gods”, Gulliver finally reveals his true form, that of a formless, mass of Ectoplasm (resembling a giant human cell). Demon Lord Gulliver has a host of supernatural powers and is considered the most powerful demon of the “Demon World”.


         
         
         
               
        
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Trivia

 Squel to the Tokusatsu series “Akumaizer Three” (Toei; 1976).

Araki Shigeru is more familiar to Tokusatsu fans as Jou Shigeru AKA Kamen Rider Stronger in “Kamen Rider Stronger” (Toei, 1975). He also portrayed detective Tsugami Akira in the popular Japanese Police Drama “Tokusou Saizensen”. He also portrayed TCP (Terrestrial Peaceable Consortium Official Yanase Omi in the series “Ultraman Tiga” (Tsuburaya, 1996). Araki has starred in a few direct-to-video movies such as “Gekido No 1750 Nichi” (The 1750 Terrible Days; Toei, 1990), “The Shuryo – Hi No Tama Densetsu” (The Leader – Legend of the Fire Ball; KSS, 1993), and “Terrorist Emi” (Line Communications, 2003). Araki also starred in such TV series as “Oyuki” (TBS), “Abarenbo Shogun” (The Wild Shogun; TV Asahi, 1983), and “Tokugawa Eiyasu” (NHK).

Takiguchi Junpei may be more familiar to Anime fans as the voice behind decapitated villain Brocken Hakshaku (Count Brocken) in the “Mazinger Z” series.

Frequent Tokusatsu villain voice-actor Yashiro Shun provided the voice of Messa Jyu, one of the Gear "Kikai Jyu" (Machine Beasts) in the popular Sentai series "Chodenshi Bioman".

Before “Chojin Bibyun”, Uchida Yasuhiko portrayed the villainous Apollogeist in the Kamen Rider series "Kamen Rider X" (Toei; 1974).

Naya Goro also provided the voice for Destron’s mysterious leader in “Kamen Rider V3” (Toei; 1973).

Before “Chojin Bibyun”, busty Hayashi Miki starred in several Nikkatsu ‘Roman Porn’ movies including “Seidan Boutan Tou Rou” (1972) and “En Setsu Onna Kyoten” (1972)”. She also starred in a number of other erotic features including “Shoujou GebaGeba” (1969) and “Kaidan BaraBara Yurei” (1968)

 
 
 
 
 
   

 

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