Tobor the Great
by Lee Sholem
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Actor: Billy Chapin, Hal Baylor, Jack Daly, Karin, Peter BroccoDirector: Lee Sholem
Brand: Lions Gate
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 77 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-13
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of Tobor the Great
Movie Review: GIGANTOR? WELL SORT OF
Summary: 5 Stars
Could this have been one of the influences that inspired Mitsuteru Yokoyama to create Tetsujin 28 Go, what we affectionately know as Gigantor? I believe it's possible, but it's not confirmed. While many people in the States know about the 1960s Fred Ladd Gigantor cartoons, and even fewer people know about the earlier Tetsujin episodes (recently reworked), there was a short-lived live action Tetsujin/Gigantor tv series in Japan. He was not the 20 to 60 foot tall robot, dedpending on how he's drawn to fit the scene from the cartoon, but somewhere in the 7 to 9 foot range. My knowledge of that series is limited to a one minute clip I saw on youtube years ago. Now here's where I make the loose connection first. Here Comes Tobor (a failed tv pilot) and the 1960s live action Gigantor seem very similar in their ideas and production values. The stronger connection is obvious. Both have a large robot. Both have a professor/inventor. Both have a boy affectionately attached to the robot. And both robots are controlled by those boys. I must confess though, I just ordered this movie sight unseen just based on the premise alone. I will update my review after I watch the movie. I hope you will forgive me. [I know there is someone out there that waits for my reviews then pounces on them with a negative vote. Well pounce away my friend, pounce away.]
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