Tiga Sebun

Tiger Seven

 10/6/1973 – 3/30/1974; Saturdays, 7:00-7:30 PM – Fuji TV

Planning

Ushio Shoji, Besho Koji

Producer

Besho Koji (Fuji TV), Washizu Toru, Shinohara Shigeru, Ishiguro Koichi

Assistant Director

Muraishi Hiromi, Nakanishi Genshiro

Assistant Producer

Shitara Masayuki, Kuroda Tatsuo

Cinematography

Hayakawa Katsuharu, Kobayashi Shigeru

Lighting:

Konaka Kenjiro

Art Direction

Honda Mamoru

Editing

Oide Yosuke

Stage Direction

Nakajima Tetsuo

Visual Effects

Kuroda Sho

Sound Effects

Ishida Sound Pro

Genjin Costumes

Zen Kogei -Zen Industries, Ijin Kan -Bizarre Studio

Costumes

Kyoto Isho – Kyoto Clothing

Stunts

Takahashi Ichiro

Development

Toyo Genzoujo – Oriental Development Productions

In Association with

Gekitan Kappa – Troupe Kappa

Sponsored by

Suzuki Motors

Produced by

Fuji TV, P- Productions

Music

Kikuchi Shunsuke

Audio

Aoi Studio

Theme Song

Tetsujin Tiger Seven
Lyrics by: Shinoda Tomiyo
Composed by: Kikuchi Shunsuki
Sung by: Hideyuki

Cast

Nanjo Tatsuya (Takigawa Go)
Chujou Shizuo (Prof. Takaidou)
Tatsu Shunichi (Kitagawa Shiro)
Sakuma Hironori (Hayashi Sanpei)
Kumari Yuka (Aoki June)
Yoshida Tomonori (Aoki Jiro)
Takizawa Hiryo (Prof. Takigawa)
Kobayashi Kyoji (Gill Daiko/Prince Gill - Voice)
Maki Ryotaro (Gill Daiko/Prince Gill – Suit Actor)
Kamoshida Kazuo (Tiger Seven – Suit Actor)
Kimizuka Masayoshi (Kuro Kamen/Black Mask Suit Actor)
Masuoka Hiroshi (Kuro Kamen/Black Mask – Voice)
Okabe Masaaki (Narrator)

14,000 years in the past, the Empire of Mu dominated the land. The Primevals of Mu had made many amazing accomplishments and prospered in the ancient world. However, the ancestors of humankind grew jealous and drove the Primevals of Mu deep into the bowels of the Earth. There they continued to survive, waiting for the day that they can take revenge on humankind. Discovering articles detailing the remnants of this lost civilization, Prof. Takigawa and his research team, which included rebellious son, Takigawa Go travel to the desert searching for the remains of the Empire.

Coming across a mysterious temple, they soon discover a doorway into their hidden lair. The research team is ambushed by the Primevals and Takigawa Go is severely injured in the melee. To save his life, Prof. Takigawa performs a radical heart transplant surgery. Taking an ancient and mystical artificial heart (Iron Heart), he inserts it into Takigawa Go. Prof. Takigawa then hands Go an ancient talisman (pendant). When Takigawa Go calls out the ancient command “Tiger Shock!”, he is instantly transformed into the “Iron Warrior” Tiger Seven. Prof. Takigawa and the rest of his research party are slaughtered by the resurrected forces of the Empire of Mu. Using his newfound powers, Takigawa Go swears revenge on the Primevals and their mummified leader Prince Gill.

#1 “Mu Genjin Kyofu No Dai Hanran” (The Terrifying Rebellion of The Primevals of Mu ) – Sand Primeval Sunaurami, Magma Primeval Kaenjin, Kappa Genjin (Water Spirit Primeval)
#2 “Yomigaeta Mira Genjin No Fukushu” (The Revenge of The Mummy Primeval) – Mira Genjin (Mummy Primeval)
#3 “Gyakushu! Han Gyo Genjin Amazon X” (Revenge! The Amphibian Primeval Amazon X) – Amazon X
#4 “Oil Genjin Kyofu No Inbou” (The Oil Primeval’s Terrifying Conspiracy) – Oil Genjin (Oil Primeval)
#5 “Sei Ritsu! Hebi Genjin” (Horrifying! The Snake Primeval) – Hebi Genjin (Snake Primeval)
#6 “Shinobi Yoru Dengeki Satsujin” (The Creeping Electric Killer) – Elec Genjin (Electric Primeval)
#7 “Shippu! Okami Rider Butai” (Hurricane! The Wolf Rider Squad) – Okami Genjin (Wolf Primeval)
#8 “Scarf Ni Ikari O Komete” (The Scarf Filled Rage) – Ishi Genjin (Stone Primeval)
#9 “Shi Tou! Hiryu Genjin Tai Tiger Seven” (Death Strike! Flying Dragon Primeval vs. Tiger Seven) – Hiryu Genjin (Flying        Dragon Genjin)
#10 “Dai Bakuhatsu! Tsuchinoko Genjin” (Big Explosion! Ground Mushroom Primeval) – Tsuchinoko Genjin (Ground          Mushroom Primeval)
#11 “Tokeru Kao – Rou Genjin” (Melting Face – Wax Primeval) – Rou Genjin (Wax Primeval)
#12 “Sanpei Hae Genjin Ni Naru” (Sanpei Turns Into The Fly Primeval) – Hae Genjin (Fly Primeval)
#13 “Gou Niichan Tasukette!” (Help Me Gou!) – Gama Genjin Gamatsubura (Frog Primeval Gamatsubura)
#14 “Moeru Inochi No Rokuro Jikoku” (Hell’s Spire Burining Lifeforce) – Rokuro Genjin (Spire Primeval)
#15 “Mu Teikoku Dai Shinraku” (The Mu Empire’s Grand Invasion) – Gas Genjin (Gas Primeval)
#16 “Mu Teikoku E No Chosen” (Challenge To The Mu Empire) – Kumo Genjin (Spider Primeval)
#17 “Nihon Retto Chinbotsu No Kiki” (Japan’s Submersion Crisis) – Jishin Genjin (Earthquake Primeval); Kai Bozu Genjin          (Water King Primeval)
#18 “Izu Hantou Shi No Kobosen” (Death Battle On The Izu Peninsula)
#19 “Tiger Seven No Uta Ga Kikoeru” (I Can Hear Tiger Seven’s Anthem) – Ryusei Genjin (Meteor Primeval)
#20 “Gunfighter Nezumi Genjin No Chosen” (Challenge Of The Gunfighter Mouse Primeval) – Nezumi Primeval
#21 “Hisatsu! Tiger Kaiten Spark” (Death Blow! Tiger’s Spiral Spark) – Minomushi Genjin (Insect Primeval)
#22 “Giyakushu! Kutta Inu Genjin” (Revenge! The Mad Dog Primeval) – Inu Genjin (Dog Primeval)
#23 “Akuma No Unari Coal Tar Genjin” (Screams Of Evil – Coal Tar Primeval) – Coal Tar Genjin (Coal Tar Primeval)
#24 “Mu Teikoku Idou Dai Sakusen” (Mu Empire’s Relocation Plan) – Shokubutsu Genjin (Plant Primeval)
#25 “Kyofu No Dai Circus Magnet Genjin” (Terrifying Big Circus Magnet Genjin) – Magnet Genjin (Magnet Primeval)
#26 “Ima Yomigaeru Tiger Spark” (Calling Forth The Tiger Spark)

Tiger Seven is the “Iron Warrior” and as such is incredibly resilient to injury. He can withstand various degrees of force and is impervious to conventional weaponry. As a “Tiger Spirit”, he has various feral and cat-like powers. He can perform complex acrobatic moves and can use his fangs and claws to attack his enemies. Tiger Seven has incredible physical strength, many times greater than normal humans. Tiger Seven is also very quick and agile and can run with incredible speed.

Tiger Seven’s main weapons are his “Fight Glove” and “Tiger Head Beam.”

Tiger Seven’s “Fight Glove” is the accumulation of all his powers. He can channel and focus all his mystical might into his “Fight Glove” to perform various special attacks:

Tiger Cutter
Using his “Fight Glove”, Tiger Seven can karate chop  his enemies in two.

Tiger Hawk
Using his “Fight Glove”, Tiger Seven can pierce his enemies bodies with his hand.

Tiger Glove Cutter
Using his “Fight Glove” as a boomerang  throwing weapon, he can slash enemies from afar

Tiger Punch
Using his “Fight Glove”, Tiger Seven can deliver focused punches against his enemies. These punches can slowly drain and weaken his enemies with each hit.

Tiger Seven’s “Tiger Head Beam” is his most destructive attack. Using his “Tiger Point” on his forehead, Tiger Seven can absorb and utilize the sun’s energy and redirect it as a powerful laser. This laser can annihilate most objects in one hit. The “Tiger Head Beam” can only function in direct sunlight and is virtually useless at night or in darkened areas.

In addition to the above, Tiger Seven also as some other special abilities and weapons:

Tiger Buckle Energy
Using his Buckle Energy, Tiger Seven is able to perform numerous feats such as healing those that have been injured (or in some cases close to death). The “Tiger Buckle Energy” can also absorb and neutralize poison or toxic gas fumes. Lastly, when approaching any dangerous situation or if enemies are near, his “Tiger Buckle Energy” can imbue him with Electrical Energy for protection.

Buckle Energy Red Zone
Using his Buckle Energy, Tiger Seven is able to accumulate and release all of his mystical energy in one instant.

Tiger Slicer
Tiger Seven’s blade weapon. Using it he can slash and stab his enemies. His “Inazuma Kiri” is a slashing attack that mimics the electrical arc of lightening.

Tiger Hurricane Top
Using his motorcycle, Spike Go, Tiger Seven is able perform a rotation maneuver and “Dive Bomb” an enemy, crushing them with his motorcycle’s front wheel.

Spike Go
Tiger Seven’s magnificent motorcycle. Can attain super speeds and has the ability to fly. From the muffler it can eject intense torrents of flame and fire. Spike Go can respond and activate via Tiger Seven’s thought commands. The Spike Go is also equipped with a radar unit that can identify Primevals. In one unfortunate accident, as Takagawa Go was transforming into Tiger Seven, the Spike Go was involved in a fatal traffic accident, which caused the death of a innocent pedestrian

The Mu Primevals
The Empire of Mu was a ancient mystical society that flourished 14,000 years ago in Earth’s past. They had mastered numerous technologies and had amassed great knowledge and power. Their “god” and master was the supernatural force calling itself “Mu Daitei” (Grand Creator of Mu). Humankind had grown afraid and jealous of these “Primevals” and forced them from Earth’s surface. Retreating to the deep catacombs of the Earth’s core, the Empire of Mu continued to survive and plot against mankind. Eventually their time for retribution had arrived and they set forth on a mad conquest of the surface world.

Most of the Primevals of Mu are inhuman in appearance and are bestial in form. Many have various supernatural and mystical abilities, which take advantage of various elemental properties. Most if not all of them have lived for centuries deep beneath the Earth.

Mu Daitei (Grand Creator of Mu)
The Empire of Mu’s supreme leader and “dark god”. Mu Daitei is a supernatural entity whose existence is as old as time. Mu Daitei is a menacing evil and tyrannical force that lords over the Primevals with an iron will. Mu Daitei can fire devastating beams of energy at his enemies. Mu Daitei can disintegrate trespassers in his temple at will.

Gill Daiko (Prince Gill) -
Mu Daitei’s top commander. He is said to be one of the original Primevals and may be at least 14,000 years old. He covers his horribly disfigured and mummified face with a beautiful, silver Egyptian Mask. His main weapon is his “Sword of Revenge”. He is committed to the utter destruction of humankind. He is a brilliant and ruthless strategist who will stop at nothing to attain his ultimate goal.

In his “true form” Gill Daiko is able to breathe fire and wields a spiked club. His club can also project and spew out intense bursts of fire.

It was he who personally killed Prof. Takigawa.

Kuro Kamen (Black Mask) –
The Empire’s top general. Kuro Kamen is a cruel and vicious warrior but is fiercely loyal to the Empire of Mu. He tends to be a bit egotistical. Frequently masquerades as a human in order to infiltrate and gather information from the human world. Is a master of both the broadsword and whip. His iron-like body can even repel Tiger Seven’s “Head Beam” attack.

Empire of Mu Footmen
These weird creatures comprise the bulk of the Empire’s attack forces. They attack in mass armed with swords. They are highly agile and can run at great speeds. They usually infiltrate society disguised as normal humans.

Chujou Shizuo is probably more familiar to audiences as gruff Police Chief Kondo Takuzou in the popular detective series “Aburai Deka” (NTV, 1986) which starred trendy and dapper actors Tachi Hiroshi and Shibata Kyohei.