Human Missile

Human Missile

May 21, 1964 TV Episode 8 Man

English title: The Passenger Rocket Adventure

Series titles: エイトマン (Japanese), 8

Studio
TCJ Productions
Distributor
ABC Films

Synopsis

Detective Tobor is hired to expose a saboteur trying to disrupt progress on a special Passenger Rocket being built by the enterprising Sampson Company.

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
Created By
Kazumasa Hirai, Jiro Kuwata
Based on the Original Manga By
Jiro Kuwata, Kazumaza Hirsi
US Script Adaptions
Reuben Guberman

Animation

Animator
Kiyoshi Onishi (Animation Director)

Art Department

Character Design
Jiro Kuwata, Kiyoshi Onishi

Crew

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.