Title: Gigantor
Year: 1964
Region: 4
Rating: PG
Genre: Animation
Cast: Ray Owens, Billie Lou Watt, Peter Fernandez, Gilbert Mack & Sonia Owens.
Creator: Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Description: Premiering in the mid-sixties, Gigantor blazed a new trail in the west for Japanese animation. The first of many friendly giant robots, Gigantor featured a new and distinctive look filled with cinematic sensibility and unusual camera angles that captivated his audience. Gigantor was controlled by Jimmy Sparks, son of the man who created him. Using a remote joystick, Jimmy sent the huge fighting machine into battle, defending the Earth against a never-ending assault by hostile aliens and enemy robots.
Episodes: 13
￭ Struggle At The South Pole
￭ Battle At The Bottom Of The World!
￭ Sting Of The Spider!
￭ Return Of The Spider!
￭ Spider's Revenge!
￭ The Secret Valley!
￭ The Diamond Smugglers!
￭ Dangerous Doctor Diamond!
￭ Force Of Terror!
￭ World In Danger!
￭ Badge Of Danger!
￭ The Smoke Robots!
￭ The Freezer Ray!
Extras:
￭ New digital transfer from original 16mm film
￭ Directors commentary for the spider series (Episodes 3-5)
Release: Original Edition
Media: DVD
Case: Standard
Discs: 2
Format: PAL (Multi-Region DVD player required for USA & Canada)
Type: Dual Layer
Display: 4:3 Fullscreen
Picture: Black & White
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0
Language: English
Subtitles: None
Duration: 325 minutes
Condition: Brand New & Sealed