Post by August on Jul 15, 2004 14:24:35 GMT -8
Kikaida at Comic-Con & San Francisco!
Daisuke Ban to Visit Comic-Con & San Francisco!
Japanese actor Daisuke Ban ("Jiro" from the KIKAIDA television series) will
visit Comic-Con International 2004 in San Diego www.comic-con.org
and the Super 7 store in San Francisco www.super7store.com this
month!
In KIKAIDA, Jiro is the tragic but valiant android who is constantly pursued
by the evil Professor Gill and his DARK Destructoids, while himself
searching for the man who created him. The series was popular during its
original broadcast in Japan, and spawned a sequel, KIKAIDA 01, both of which
are remembered fondly by those who watched it as children, and those who
have continues to discover the original series. KIKAIDA was created by
maverick producer Tohru Hirayama (JOHNNY SOKKO) and manga artist Shotaro
Ishimori (CYBORG 009).
In 1975, Joanne Ninomiya, president of JN Productions, brought KIKAIDA to
Hawaii, where it became an overnight sensation. The series was an unexpected
runaway hit with a massive multi-ethnic following, akin to the Mainland's
"Batman Craze" of the 1960s. In 2001, fans brought actors Ban Daisuke and
Ikeda Shusuke back to Hawaii for a reunion show, and that sparked Ninomiya
to bring back the series to Hawaii airwaves in 2001. Needless to say,
"Kikaidamania" happened all over again, proving that lightning does strike
twice.
Ban, among his lengthy acting credits, also played other superheroes,
including Watari Goro/Inazuman in INAZUMAN and INAZUMAN FLASH (1973-1974), Izumo Daisuke/Captor 7 Ka'nin in NINJA CAPTOR (1976) and Jin Makoto/Battle Cossack in BATTLE FEVER J (1979), one of the first series in the original
POWER RANGERS franchise. Ban has also been featured in notable roles in
numerous television series and motion pictures, including the world-wide hit
horror film, RINGU (1998) and more recently in BLOOD OF THE SAMURAI (2003).
The original 43-episode KIKAIDA series is being released to DVD by JN
Productions/Generation Kikaida, fully-subtitled in English, and can be
purchased through many fine retailers in the United States, including Tower
Records and Barnes & Noble -- or they can be purchased through the
Generation Kikaida website www.generationkikaida.com .
Personal Appearance Details:
· Ban-san will be at the Super 7 booth at Comic-Con on Sat., July 24 at
11:30 am and 3:30 pm.
· Ban-san will greet fans at the Super 7 store in Japantown in San Francisco
on Mon., July 26, at 6 pm.
Check links for exact locations and details! For more information on
KIKAIDA, check out Henshin! Online's "All About Kikaida" page
www.henshinonline.com
Daisuke Ban to Visit Comic-Con & San Francisco!
Japanese actor Daisuke Ban ("Jiro" from the KIKAIDA television series) will
visit Comic-Con International 2004 in San Diego www.comic-con.org
and the Super 7 store in San Francisco www.super7store.com this
month!
In KIKAIDA, Jiro is the tragic but valiant android who is constantly pursued
by the evil Professor Gill and his DARK Destructoids, while himself
searching for the man who created him. The series was popular during its
original broadcast in Japan, and spawned a sequel, KIKAIDA 01, both of which
are remembered fondly by those who watched it as children, and those who
have continues to discover the original series. KIKAIDA was created by
maverick producer Tohru Hirayama (JOHNNY SOKKO) and manga artist Shotaro
Ishimori (CYBORG 009).
In 1975, Joanne Ninomiya, president of JN Productions, brought KIKAIDA to
Hawaii, where it became an overnight sensation. The series was an unexpected
runaway hit with a massive multi-ethnic following, akin to the Mainland's
"Batman Craze" of the 1960s. In 2001, fans brought actors Ban Daisuke and
Ikeda Shusuke back to Hawaii for a reunion show, and that sparked Ninomiya
to bring back the series to Hawaii airwaves in 2001. Needless to say,
"Kikaidamania" happened all over again, proving that lightning does strike
twice.
Ban, among his lengthy acting credits, also played other superheroes,
including Watari Goro/Inazuman in INAZUMAN and INAZUMAN FLASH (1973-1974), Izumo Daisuke/Captor 7 Ka'nin in NINJA CAPTOR (1976) and Jin Makoto/Battle Cossack in BATTLE FEVER J (1979), one of the first series in the original
POWER RANGERS franchise. Ban has also been featured in notable roles in
numerous television series and motion pictures, including the world-wide hit
horror film, RINGU (1998) and more recently in BLOOD OF THE SAMURAI (2003).
The original 43-episode KIKAIDA series is being released to DVD by JN
Productions/Generation Kikaida, fully-subtitled in English, and can be
purchased through many fine retailers in the United States, including Tower
Records and Barnes & Noble -- or they can be purchased through the
Generation Kikaida website www.generationkikaida.com .
Personal Appearance Details:
· Ban-san will be at the Super 7 booth at Comic-Con on Sat., July 24 at
11:30 am and 3:30 pm.
· Ban-san will greet fans at the Super 7 store in Japantown in San Francisco
on Mon., July 26, at 6 pm.
Check links for exact locations and details! For more information on
KIKAIDA, check out Henshin! Online's "All About Kikaida" page
www.henshinonline.com
