Black Ghost
English title: The Shadow Bandits
Series titles: エイトマン (Japanese), 8
- Studio
- TCJ Productions
- Distributor
- ABC Films
Synopsis
A formula developed at the Handlebar Chemical Factory enables several employees to speed up their metabolisms so they can function faster than any other human being. In fact, their metabolisms are so great that they take on the appearance of shadows. Mr. Handlbar, together with his staff begins by playing pranks on the citizens of Metropolitan City. This eventually escalates into a crime spree and Chief Fumblethumbs and 8th Man aren't able to stop them. Only when Arnold Goodfellow, the originator of the metabolism formula and a former employee at the factory comes forward, can 8th Man and the authorities learn the Shadow Bandits' weaknesses and defeat them.
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
- Toyota Aritsune
- 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.