Force Five (1975)
March 28, 1975Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Gerald Gordon
Lieutenant Roy Kessler
Nicholas Pryor
James T. O'Neil
James Hampton
Lester White
William Lucking
Vic Bauer
Roy Jenson
Arnie Kogan
Bradford Dillman
Michael Dominick
Walter Grauman
Director
Michael Gleason
Writer
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Force Five is an American adaptation of five different anime television series. In the United States, this series was primarily shown only in New England, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, though it did make brief appearances in other markets, such as Texas and Northern California on KICU-TV 36. It was also shown in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on CFMT channel 47 and in Asia on Star Plus during the 1990s. It was produced by Jim Terry and his company American Way, and it consisted of five imported Japanese giant robot serials (originally produced in the mid-1970s by Toei Animation) in response to the popularity of the Shogun Warriors toy collection. Mattel was one of the sponsors of the series.
In an anthology style, the five shows were broadcast simultaneously with one episode of each serial assigned a specific weekday. Additionally, all of the shows were edited into two-hour movies and marketed on video tape by Family Home Entertainment. In the UK, Krypton Force released several of these programmes but under different series titles.