Dinosaur Expedition Born Free Tsuburaya Productions. It is the first of the Tsuburaya Dinosaur Trilogy.
is a TV series made byIn the 1990s, like Dinosaur Great War Izenborg, episodes of the series were compiled into an English-dubbed film by Associated Entertainment International, titled Return of the Dinosaurs.
Production[]
Because Tsuburaya was filming Pro-Wrestling Star Aztecaser at the time of this series, it could not be in live-action. Nippon Sunrise (known as Sunrise, Inc. currently a part of Bandai Namco Filmworks) did the animation. Paleontologist Ikuo Kobata criticized Tsuburaya for using costumes with the "Godzilla" posture, so Tsuburaya used stop-motion to have accurate dinosaurs.
A main inspiration for creating the series was the discovery of Taniwhasaurus (Ezo Mikasa Ryu) in 1976. At the time they thought the mosasaur was a tyrannosaur which explains the inaccurate Ezomikasa Dragon.
Synopsis[]
Due to an anomaly on Earth, ancient dinosaurs that had secretly survived deep underground emerged on the surface. In order to protect these dinosaurs from a group trying to exterminate them and from the nefarious hands seeking profit, the Born Free Team was formed. They travel around the world on a mission to safeguard these prehistoric creatures.[2]
Characters[]
Kaiju[]
- Giant Ammonite
- Brontosaurus
- Allosaurus
- Tyrannosaurus
- Triceratops
- Trachodon
- Stegosaurus
- Iguanodon
- Pteranodon
- Gorgosaurus
- Troodon
- Ankylosaurus
- Polacanthus
- Monoclonius
- Brachiosaurus
- Corythosaurus
- Diplodocus
- Ezomikasa Dragon
Cast[]
- Joji Kitayama Katsuji Mori :
- Akira Gonda Shingo Kanemoto :
- Saburo Koyama : Kyonosuke Kami
- Reiko Maki : Yoko Kuri
- Masao Masaki Kazue Takahashi :
- Doctor Masaki : Yoshiaki Nemoto , Shinji Nakae
- Kumiko Kimura : Sakiko Kato
- King Butler Junpei Takiguchi :
- Glen : Hiroshi Ikaida
- Sammy : Akira Murayama
- Lady Butler : Wakako Ikeda
- Rick : Tetsuo Mizutori
Staff[]
- Directors: Koichi Takano, Jun Oki, Kiyoshi Suzuki, Toshitsugu Suzuki
- Screenwriters: Keiichi Abe, Toyohiro Ando, Tadaaki Yamazaki, Bunzo Wakatsuki, Shigemitsu Taguchi, Keiji Kubota, Kiyonobu Suzuki
- Music: Toru Fuyuki
- Cinematographer: Shinichi Ooka
- Practical effects: Eiji Shirakuma
- Art: Shu Yamaguchi
Music[]
- Opening Theme
- Yuke! Born Free
- Lyrics: Kounosuke Fuji
- Composition and Arrangement: Toru Fuyuki
- Artist: Masato Shimon
- Ending Theme
- Kyoryu yo Itsu Made mo
- Lyrics: Konosuke Fuji
- Composition and Arrangement: Toru Fuyuki
- Artist: Masato Shimon
Home Media[]
Following the other entries of the Tsuburaya Dinosaur Trilogy, the series was released on DVD by Toei Video on May 9 and June 13, 2014.[3][4]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- FNS Earth Special Investigation Team Daibuster , a late-night show that aired from 2005 to 2009, was inspired by this series, also using a blend of live-action and anime.
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