Robot 007
English title: Samantha 007
Series titles: エイトマン (Japanese), 8
- Studio
- TCJ Productions
- Distributor
- ABC Films
Synopsis
At Centre Station, the railroad depot Chief Fumblethumbs and his men are puzzled when a misplaced shipping crate yields a strange object: a robotic arm. While 8th Man is examining the arm two visiting "reporters" arrive from the Republic of Armaco demanding to see the what was found at the train station and successfully tell the Chief what is inside the box demanding it be turned over to them. Then we learn that they are really Dr. Status and Samantha 007, a super-robot who the arm belongs to- Status reveals his true purpose: locate the 8th robot stolen by Professor Genius and return it to Armaco.
Characters
Brady/Tobor/8 Man, Professor Genius, Chief of Police Fumblethumbs, Jenny Heartsweet, Skip Pepper
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Harayuki Kawajima
- Director, English Version
- Frank Schuller
Producing
- Producer
- Mitsuteru Tokoyama
- Producer, English Version
- Gene Prinz (ABC Films)
Writing
- Writer
- Kazumasa Hirai
- Based on the Original Manga By
- Jiro Kuwata, Kazumaza Hirsi
- US Script Adaptions
- Reuben Guberman
Animation
- Animator
- Kiyoshi Onishi (Animation Director)
Voices
- Voice
- Sakae Takayama, Miyuki Ueda, Kazue Tagami, Takayuki Hara, Shirô Amakusa, Takatô Masayasu, Shûichi Kazamatsuri, Yû Kayama, Hajime Akashi
- English Voice Cast
- Jerry Berke (Tobor/8 Man), Sandy Warshaw (Jenny, Skip), Bob Gaynor (Chief Fumblethumbs), Jack Metger (Dr. Spectra), Frank Schuller, Reuben Guberman, Arnie Warren
Crew
- Created By
- Kazumasa Hirai, Jiro Kuwata
- Character Design
- Jiro Kuwata, Kiyoshi Onishi
- Title Sequence Director
- Ralph Bakshi
Companies and other credits
- US Title Sequence: Hal Seeger Productions
Production notes
Based on "8 Man," a comic strip by Jiro Kuwata and Kazumaza Hirsi.
Release date reflects original release in Japan.
Release date reflects original release in Japan.