Space Sheriff Gavan

For the 1966 film by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, see Gaban (1966 film).
Space Sheriff Gavan
Created by Toei
Written by Shōzō Uehara
Susumu Takahisa
Mikio Matsushita
Kazue Abe
Tatsuro Nagai
Tomomi Tsutsui
Tsuyoo Hayashi
Directed by Toshiaki Kobayashi
Atsuo Okunaka
Hideo Tanaka
Takeshi Ogasawara
Kazufumi Hattori
Hattori Kazuyasu
Starring Kenji Ohba
Wakiko Kano
Narrated by Issei Masamune
Opening theme "Space Sheriff Gavan" by Akira Kushida
Ending theme "Hoshizora no Message" by Akira Kushida
Composer(s) Michiaki Watanabe
Country of origin Japan
No. of episodes 44
Production
Producer(s) Yūyake Usui (TV Asahi)
Susumu Yoshikawa
Itaru Orita (Toei)
Release
Original network TV Asahi
Original release March 5, 1982 (1982-03-05) – February 25, 1983 (1983-02-25)
Chronology
Followed by Space Sheriff Sharivan

Space Sheriff Gavan (宇宙刑事ギャバン Uchū Keiji Gyaban) is the first of the Metal Hero Series. It aired on TV Asahi from March 5, 1982 through February 25, 1983.

For distribution purposes, Toei refers to this television series as Space Cop Gabin.[1]

The design of the hero influenced Paul Verhoeven's film Robocop.

Plot

Earth is invaded by the criminal organization known as Makuu, led by Don Horror, who had first destroyed a space colony near Earth. Don Horror wants to dominate the whole universe, and the Earth represents an obstacle that he has to overcome by turning it into heaven for all evil. In response to Makuu's attack, Space Sheriff Gavan of the Galactic Union Police (銀河連邦警察 Ginga Renpō Keisatsu) is deployed to Earth to defend his mother's home world. Gavan is helped by Mimi, the daughter of Commander Qom, and is given information by Qom, assisted by Marin on his home planet. Gavan goes to Earth to defend it against Don Horror and his devilish schemes. He settles on Earth incognito as Retsu Ichijouji, taking a job at the Avalon Youth Club in Japan to track Makuu's forces down.

Characters

Dolgiran Crew

Based on the Super Dimensional Highspeed Ship Dolgiran (超次元高速機ドルギラン Chō Jigen Kōsokuki Dorugiran), it serves as headquarters of Gavan and Mimi as it circles around the Earth. It is composed of the giant weaponed Giran Saucer (ギラン円盤 Giran Enban) and the mechanical dragon Electronic Starbeast Dol (電子星獣ドル Denshi Seijū Doru) that Gavan rides on in to destroy Makuu spacecraft. Dol's attacks include the Dol Fire (ドルファイヤー Doru Faiyā) that breathes out fire from its mouth, the Dol Kick (ドルキック Doru Kikku) that uses its front feet to clamp down pesky fighters, the Dol Crush (ドルクラッシュ Doru Kurasshu) similar to Dol Kick but used by Gavan Type G, the Dol Laser (ドルレーザー Doru Rēzā) that fires laser beams from Dol's eyes and its claws, and the Screw Attack (スクリューアタック Sukuryū Atakku) that whips fighters attacking from behind with Dol's tail.

Arsenal

Allies

Space Crime Organization Makuu

The Space Crime Organization Makuu (宇宙犯罪組織マクー Uchū Hanzai Soshiki Makū, literally "demon space"), led by Don Horror, commit criminal activities throughout the galaxies before targeting Earth for its resources. They are based on Makuu Castle which flies within Makuu Space, a dimension created from evil energies and controlled by Don Horror and those descended from him. After Don Horror's death, much of Makuu Castle was destroyed yet ended up in the void of space where it was found by Brighton, Toya Okuma, during the events of Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie where he revived the Makuu Syndicate to resurrect Don Horror. But with the ceremony stopped, Makuu Castle was completely destroyed as a result.

BEM Monsters

BEM Monsters (ベム怪獣 Bemu Kaijū) are animal-themed monsters sent by Don Horror to thwart Gavan.

Double Monsters

Double Monsters (ダブルモンスター Daburu Monsutā) are a second series of monsters created by Don Horror, combining the traits of Doublemen and BEM Monsters. During a fight with Gavan, a Double Monster retreats into the Makuu Space where it becomes three times more powerful in an attempt to get the upper hand against Gavan.

Episode list

# Episode title Writer Original airdate
1 "The Strange Fortress Beneath Tokyo"
"Tōkyō Chitei no Kai Yōsai" (東京地底の怪要塞) 
Shōzō UeharaMarch 5, 1982
2 "The Stolen Japanese Islands"
"Nusumareta Nihon Rettō" (盗まれた日本列島) 
Shōzō UeharaMarch 12, 1982
3 "Oh No! Stop Dr. Kuroboshi's BEM Project"
"Taihen da! Kuroboshi-Hakase no Bemu Keikaku o Soshi Seyo" (大変だ!黒星博士のベム計画を阻止せよ) 
Shōzō UeharaMarch 19, 1982
4 "The Demon Helmet That Calls For Death"
"Shi o Yobu Majin Kabuto" (死を呼ぶ魔人兜) 
Shōzō UeharaMarch 26, 1982
5 "Mimi Cries, The Deadly Poison Cobra Bullet Hits Retsu"
"Mimī wa Naku Mōdoku Kobura Dan ga Retsu ni Meichū" (ミミーは泣く 猛毒コブラ弾が烈に命中) 
Shōzō UeharaApril 9, 1982
6 "The Geniuses of the Makuu School"
"Makū Juku no Tensai-tachi" (魔空塾の天才たち) 
Shōzō UeharaApril 16, 1982
7 "A Monster Hides, a Girl Kissed a Petal"
"Kaibutsu ga Hisomu Hanabira ni Shōjo wa Kuchidzuke Shita" (怪物がひそむ花びらに少女は口づけした) 
Shōzō UeharaApril 30, 1982
8 "Good or Evil? The Silver-Masked Great Hero"
"Seigi ka Akuma ka? Gin Masuku Dai Hīrō" (正義か悪魔か?銀マスク大ヒーロー) 
Shōzō UeharaMay 7, 1982
9 "The Beautiful Puppet Spy"
"Utsukushii Ningyō Supai" (美しい人形スパイ) 
Shōzō UeharaMay 14, 1982
10 "Crush the Human Crusher Corps!"
"Ningen Kurasshā Butai o Gekiha Seyo!" (人間クラッシャー部隊を撃破せよ!) 
Shōzō UeharaMay 28, 1982
11 "Is Father Alive? The Mysterious SOS Signal"
"Chichi wa Ikite Iru no ka? Nazo no Esu Ō Esu Shingō" (父は生きているのか?謎のSOS信号) 
Shōzō UeharaJune 4, 1982
12 "Go to the Amusement Park! UFO Boys' Big Pinch"
"Yūenchi e Kyūkō Seyo! Yūfō Shōnen Dai Pinchi" (遊園地へ急行せよ!UFO少年大ピンチ) 
Shōzō UeharaJune 11, 1982
13 "Danger, Retsu! The Great Reversal"
"Ayaushi Retsu! Dai Gyakuten" (危うし烈!大逆転) 
Shōzō UeharaJune 18, 1982
14 "A Parting of Love And Sadness, The Final Blow!!"
"Ai to Kanashimi no Wakare Todome no Ichigeki!!" (愛と悲しみの別れ とどめの一撃!!) 
Shōzō UeharaJune 25, 1982
15 "Illusion? Shadow? Makuu City"
"Maboroshi? Kage? Makū Toshi" (幻?影?魔空都市) 
Shōzō UeharaJuly 2, 1982
16 "My First Love is a Jewel's Radiance. Goodbye, Galaxy Express"
"Hatsukoi wa Hōseki no Kagayaki Sayōnara Ginga Tokkyū" (初恋は宝石の輝き さようなら銀河特急) 
Shōzō UeharaJuly 9, 1982
17 "The Running Time Bomb! The Bad Guy Who Rode a Police Bike"
"Hashiru Jigen Bakudan! Shirobai ni Notta Ansatsusha" (走る時限爆弾!白バイに乗った暗殺者) 
Susumu TakahisaJuly 16, 1982
18 "Princess Contest, Nonsense Dragon Palace"
"Otohimesama Kontesuto Hachamecha Ryūgūjō" (乙姫様コンテスト ハチャメチャ竜宮城) 
Shōzō UeharaJuly 23, 1982
19 "Jōchaku at 6:00 AM! Z Beam Charge Complete"
"Gozen Rokuji Jōchaku! Zetto Bīmu Chāji Kanryō" (午前6時蒸着!Zビームチャージ完了) 
Shōzō UeharaJuly 30, 1982
20 "The Mysterious? Emergency Hospital! Humanity's Great Collapse Approaches"
"Nazo? No Kyūkyū Byōin! Jinrui no Dai Metsubō ga Semaru" (なぞ?の救急病院!人類の大滅亡が迫る) 
Mikio MatsushitaAugust 6, 1982
21 "The Dancing, Prickly Great Pinch: Operation Honey!"
"Odotte Chikuri Dai Pinchi Hanī Sakusen yo!" (踊ってチクリ大ピンチ ハニー作戦よ!) 
Shōzō UeharaAugust 20, 1982
22 "Golden Mask and Younger Sister: The Yacht Running Toward the Sun"
"Ōgon Kamen to Imōto Taiyō ni Mukatte Hashiru Yotto" (黄金仮面と妹 太陽に向って走るヨット) 
Shōzō UeharaSeptember 3, 1982
23 "The Beauty's Cries That Cut Through the Night! The Phantom Coach in the Fog"
"Yami o Saku Bijo no Himei! Kiri no Naka no Yūrei Basha" (闇を裂く美女の悲鳴!霧の中の幽霊馬車) 
Shōzō UeharaSeptember 10, 1982
24 "Mimi's Nightmare!? The Howling, Cut-Up Demonbeast"
"Mimī no Akumu ka!? Hoeru Kirisaki Majū" (ミミーの悪夢か!?吠える切り裂き魔獣) 
Shōzō UeharaSeptember 17, 1982
25 "The Suspiciously Flickering Underwater Flower. Wakaba in Danger"
"Ayashiku Yurameku Suichūka Wakaba ga Abunai" (怪しくゆらめく水中花 わかばが危ない) 
Kazue AbeOctober 1, 1982
26 "I Saw The Doll! The True Identity of the Poison Gas Killer Corps"
"Ningyō wa Mita!! Dokugasu Satsujin Butai no Shōtai" (人形は見た!!毒ガス殺人部隊の正体) 
Shōzō UeharaOctober 8, 1982
27 "The Teachers are Weird! A School Full of Weirdness"
"Sensei-tachi ga Hen da! Gakkō wa Kaiki ga Ippai" (先生たちが変だ!学校は怪奇がいっぱい) 
Shōzō UeharaOctober 15, 1982
28 "The Dark Sea of Space, Wandering Witch Monica"
"Ankoku no Uchū no Umi Samayoeru Majo Monika" (暗黒の宇宙の海 さまよえる魔女モニカ) 
Susumu Takahisa
Tatsuro Nagai
October 22, 1982
29 "Blitzkrieg Magic Battle! A Program of Assassination"
"Dengeki Majikku Kassen! Ansatsu no Puroguramu" (電撃マジック合戦!暗殺のプログラム) 
Shōzō UeharaOctober 29, 1982
30 "Don Horror's Son Has Returned to Makuu Castle"
"Don Horā no Musuko ga Makūjō ni Kaettekita" (ドンホラーの息子が魔空城に帰って来た) 
Shōzō UeharaNovember 5, 1982
31 "Listening to the Angel's Song, the Princess Who Became a Doll"
"Tenshi no Uta ga Kikoeru Ningyō ni Sareta Ōjo" (天使の歌が聞こえる 人形にされた王女) 
Shōzō UeharaNovember 12, 1982
32 "The Mysterious Underground Maze Target is WX1"
"Nazo no Chitei Meiro Tāgetto wa Daburu Ekkusu Wan" (謎の地底迷路 ターゲットはWX-1) 
Shōzō UeharaNovember 19, 1982
33 "A New Monster is Born: The Boy Who Picked up an Alien"
"Shin Kaubutsu Tanjō Eirian o Hirotta Shōnen" (新怪物誕生 エイリアンを拾った少年) 
Shōzō UeharaNovember 26, 1982
34 "Memories are Tears of Stars: a Fatherless Child, a Motherless Child"
"Omoide wa Hoshi no Namida Chichi no Nai Ko Haha no Nai Ko" (思い出は星の涙 父のない子 母のない子) 
Shōzō UeharaDecember 3, 1982
35 "The Young Lion of Makuu. San Dorva's Opposition"
"Makū no Wakajishi San Doruba no Hankō" (マクーの若獅子 サンドルバの反抗) 
Shōzō UeharaDecember 10, 1982
36 "The Roadshow of Resentment. The Film Studio is Makuu Space"
"Urami no Rōdoshō Satsueijo wa Makū Kūkan" (恨みのロードショー 撮影所は魔空空間) 
Shōzō UeharaDecember 17, 1982
37 "The Funny Tomboy Princess' Earth Adventure Trip"
"Otenba Hyōkin Hime no Chikyū Bōken Ryokō" (おてんばひょうきん姫の地球冒険旅行) 
Tomomi TsutsuiDecember 24, 1982
38 "The Surrounded Transport Corps; the Righteous Sun Sword"
"Hōi Sareta Yusō Butai Seigi no Taiyō Tsurugi" (包囲された輸送部隊 正義の太陽剣) 
Shōzō UeharaJanuary 14, 1983
39 "When I Returned From School, My House was a Makuu Base"
"Gakkō Kara Kaettara Boku no Uchi wa Makū Kichi" (学校から帰ったらぼくの家はマクー基地) 
Shōzō UeharaJanuary 21, 1983
40 "The Decisive Battle of the Valley of Doom. You're a Space Sheriff Too!"
"Shi no Tani no Dai Kessen Kimi mo Uchū Keiji da!" (死の谷の大決戦 君も宇宙刑事だ!) 
Tomomi TsutsuiJanuary 28, 1983
41 "Makuu City is a Battlefield of Men; The Red Hourglass of Life"
"Makū Toshi wa Otoko no Senjō Akai Seimei no Sunadokei" (魔空都市は男の戦場 赤い生命の砂時計) 
Tsuyoo HayashiFebruary 4, 1983
42 "Retsu! Hurry! Dad!"
"Retsu yo Isoge! Chichi yo" (烈よ急げ!父よ) 
Shōzō UeharaFebruary 11, 1983
43 "Reunion"
"Saikai" (再会) 
Shōzō UeharaFebruary 18, 1983
44 "The Neck of Don Horror"
"Don Horā no Kubi" (ドンホラーの首) 
Shōzō UeharaFebruary 25, 1983

Films

Gokaiger vs. Gavan

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie (海賊戦隊ゴーカイジャーVS宇宙刑事ギャバンTHE MOVIE Kaizoku Sentai Gōkaijā Tai Uchū Keiji Gyaban Za Mūbī) is a film featuring the clash of Gavan and the space pirates Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger and especially their captain Marvelous, who was connected to Gavan since his childhood. Released on January 21, 2012, the film commemorates the 30th anniversary of Gavan and is part of the 35th anniversary of the Super Sentai Series.[2] Kenji Ohba not only portrays Retsu Ichijouji, but also reprises his roles from Battle Fever J and Denshi Sentai Denziman.[3][4] Even a copy of Gavan´s combat suit appears named Gavan Bootleg.

Gavan the Movie

Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie (宇宙刑事ギャバン THE MOVIE) is a 2012 Japanese tokusatsu film to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Metal Hero Series.[5] The movie features Retsu training his replacement Geki Jumonji as the youth confronts the revived Space Mafia Makuu.

Super Hero Taisen Z

Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z (仮面ライダー×スーパー戦隊×宇宙刑事 スーパーヒーロー大戦Z Kamen Raidā × Sūpā Sentai × Uchū Keiji: Supā Hīrō Taisen Zetto) is the 2013 film featuring the first crossover between characters of Toei's three main Tokusatsu franchises, Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, and the Space Sheriff Series representing the Metal Heroes series as a whole. The protagonists of Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie, Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters, and Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger are featured, but the casts of Kamen Rider Wizard, Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger, and Kamen Rider Fourze also participate in the film. The Space Ironmen Kyodain from Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Space, Here We Come! also make an appearance. The teaser for the film was shown after Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum.

Cast

Voice actors

Guest stars

Stunts

Song

Opening theme
Ending theme

In other countries

References

External links

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