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Robot Detective

Original title: Robotto keiji
  • TV Series
  • 1973–
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
48
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Robot Detective (1973)
SuperheroActionCrimeMysterySci-Fi

A female scientist builds a humanoid robot detective (complete with human-like personality) to fight a band of murdering robots created and led by her crazed brother.A female scientist builds a humanoid robot detective (complete with human-like personality) to fight a band of murdering robots created and led by her crazed brother.A female scientist builds a humanoid robot detective (complete with human-like personality) to fight a band of murdering robots created and led by her crazed brother.

  • Creator
    • Shotaro Ishinomori
  • Stars
    • Jirô Yabuki
    • Yumiko Kaga
    • Kaku Takashina
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    48
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Shotaro Ishinomori
    • Stars
      • Jirô Yabuki
      • Yumiko Kaga
      • Kaku Takashina
    • 1User review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Episodes26

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    Jirô Yabuki
    • Detective Tsuyoshi Shinjô
    • 1973
    Yumiko Kaga
    • Yumi Shiba
    • 1973
    Kaku Takashina
    • Taizô Shiba…
    • 1973
    Shûsei Nakamura
    • Robot Detective…
    • 1973
    Keiko Kurenai
    • Nami Shiba
    • 1973
    Yûko Kimi
    • Saori Kirishima
    • 1973
    Kiyoshi Kawakubo
    • BAD
    • 1973
    Sumio Tomikawa
    • George Kirishima
    • 1973
    Sakyo Mikami
    • Jihei Jigoku
    • 1973
    Keiichi Noda
    • Narration
    • 1973
    Keiko Kô
    • Nami Shiba
    • 1973
    Jôji Yanami
    Jôji Yanami
    • Wakkaman…
    • 1973
    Kôji Yada
    • Springman…
    • 1973
    Kaneta Kimotsuki
    • Kowashiman…
    • 1973
    Shingo Kanemoto
    • Taihoman…
    • 1973
    Hiroshi Ôtake
    • Hikoman…
    • 1973
    Shôzô Fukuyama
    • President Akamatsu
    • 1973
    Takashi Tabata
    • Dr. Hayama
    • 1973
    • Creator
      • Shotaro Ishinomori
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    8PeopleEveryWhere

    A overshadowed show!

    Here is weird but cool 70s Japanese show.

    This story follows robot detective K and his friends detective Shiba, and detective Shinjo. Shiba is kinda've a jerk to K, he is almost always insulting K and making him sad. But he eventually starts to treat K nicer.

    Shinjo is a dedicated person willing to fight even the strongest robots in the show. Even though he fails every time, it's cool seeing him try, he even has a couple of stand out scenes where he actually does a good job at fighting.

    Shiba has 2 daughters, Yumi and Nami. There's nothing much to them but it's cool seeing Shiba having a life outside of investigating.

    I feel like the first few episodes are the most interesting, probably because it's before they started reusing episode plots later down the line but I'll get into that later. The evil crime organization BAD has been terrorizing the populated areas of Japan. The robot designs and abilities are on-par to what Kamen rider was putting out at the time.

    This show follows the monster of the week format very strictly, and barely does anything different.

    There is three robots in the show where on of their abilities is separating their limbs and reconnecting them, and it acts like it's never been done before.

    The fights scenes are pretty good though, the fight choreography and unique locations lends the fight scenes more substance and realism.

    There are some side characters that sometimes assist the trio but there is not much to them either.

    Even though I really enjoyed this show, it's still hard to recommend this to newer viewers of tokusatsu.

    But if you're interested, go right ahead!

    You'll like this show a lot!

    8/10.

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    • Trivia
      The title of this program is Robot Keiji, but it is sometimes misunderstood as Robot Keiji K (Robotto Keiji Kê, lit. "Robot Detective K") because the title and main character's name are connected in the theme song and sung as "Robotto Keiji Kei".
    • Connections
      Referenced in RoboCop (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Robotto Keiji
      ("Robot Detective")

      Main Title Theme

      Music by Shunsuke Kikuchi

      Lyrics by Saburô Hatte (Toei)

      Sung by Ichirô Mizuki

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    • Release date
      • April 5, 1973 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Робот-детектив
    • Production companies
      • Ishinomori Productions
      • Toei Company
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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