Jumborg Ace & Giant , known in Thailand as Giant and Jumbo A is a tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero film produced in 1974 by Tsuburaya Productions of Japan and Chaiyo Productions of Thailand. It released theatrically in Thailand in April 1974 and has not been released in Japan.
The film was later adapted in Taiwan with new footage starring Taiwanese actors and retitled Mars Men. It was this re-edited version that saw some form of release in Japan through distribution by Shochiku Studios.
The film stars the Japanese superhero Jumborg Ace with a giant stone idol called Yuk Wud Jaeng, simply known as the Giant (this character was the star of a very successful film, Ta Tien, produced earlier by Chaiyo Productions) against Jumborg Ace's own enemies.
Plot[]
The treasure of Thailand, which has been stored in Wat Arun had been stolen by Demon Go-Ne, causing Thailand to fall into chaos. Later, Jum Killer Jr. appeared, and Wad Pho came to battle him, but he was defeated. So, Wat Arun sent the Giant and Jumborg Ace to fight Jum Killer Jr, who had flown to the moon. Seeing this, Demon Go-Ne shot a beam, which caused them to fight amongst themselves on the moon. During the battle, a crack formed on the ground, and they both fell into it. Jumborg Ace saved the Giant, and together, they fought and defeated Demon Go-Ne's monsters.
Characters[]
- Naoki Tachibana
- Kazuya Tachibana
- Shigeko Tachibana
- Shinya Tachibana
- Ryuzo Kishi
- Mamoru Hamada
- Goro Kumai
- Setsuko Nomura
- Ippei Kazama
- Kenji Ohba
- Hiroshi Murakami
- Hidehiko Yasuda
- Kyoichiro Kishi
- Onodera
- Annan
- Sipuak
- Sisuliya
Heroes[]
Kaiju[]
- Demon Go-Ne
- Jum Killer Jr
- Anti Go-Ne
- Mad Go-Ne
- Alien Gross
- Killer α
- Gaiagnes
- King Jaigras
- Rubangar King
- Chitangar
- Giant Robot Zero
- Death Kong King
- Mons Robo
- Glass King
- King Ginger
- Flight King
- Dokuros King
- Golden Arm
- Dead Fire
- Mighty Gross
- Demon Star
- Freeze Killer
- Antron
- Valentine
- Dump Kong
Cast[]
- Naoki Tachibana as Jumborg Ace / Naoki Tachibana
- Sipeuak as Yak Wud Jaeng
- Tape Tienchai as Yak Wat Pho
- Nobuo Tanaka as Demon Go-Ne (Male)
- Yoshino Ohtori as Demon Go-Ne (Female)
- Kazunari Mori as Jum Killer Jr
- Shuichiro Moriyama as Anti Go-Ne
- Michihiro Ikemizu as Mad Go-Ne
- Keiko Azuma as Demon Star (Human form)
- Kenichiro Kawamura as Antron (Human form)
- Anan Pricha as Anan
- Sripouk as Sipuak
- Srisuriya as Sisuliya
Staff[]
- Director: Shohei Tojo
- Screenwriters: Bunzo Wakatsuki, Hiroyasu Yamaura
- Special effects director: Kazuo Sagawa
- Executive producers: Sompote Sands, Toyoaki Dan
- Planning: Akira Tsuburaya
- Music: Shunsuke Kikuchi
- Production: Tsuburaya Productions, Chaiyo Productions
Main Story Staff[]
- Cinematographer: Kunihiko Kimizuka
- Lighting: Daisuke Hiruma
- Art: Yukimitsu Kanno
- Editor: Yoshihiro Yanagawa
- Assistant director: Takeshi Kitamura
- Production chief: Mitsuru Kikuchi
- Production manager: Atsushi Takayama
Special Effects Staff[]
- Cinematographer: Machida Toshiyuki
- Lighting: Fumiyoshi Hara
- Art: Tetsuzo Osawa
- Practical effects: Hisashi Ogasawara
- Compositing: Takeshi Miyanishi
- Assistant special effects director: Shin Yoneyama
- Production chief: Shoji Sayama
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- In the original Thai version of the movie, Jumborg Ace's backstory is completely reimagined from its original extraterrestrial origin, being described as a giant robot built by NASA and the United States government.
- In the remastered version, there are several changes
- The movie was edited to be more fast-paced. Several footage of monster attacks were shown at the beginning of the movie.
- Alien Gross were referred to as 'Martians'.
- Double Killer were referred to only as 'The Twins'.
- Several more scenes from the original series were added in, mainly fight scenes.
- Anti Go-Ne and Mad Go-Ne made their appearances. Satan Go-Ne was briefly mentioned.
- Although it was mentioned that all of them were killed by the Jumborgs, only the death of Anti Go-Ne was shown.
- Jumborg 9 and the original Jum Killer made their appearances.
- All dialogue was redubbed by (at that time) modern voice actors.
- The Thai version of Jumborg Ace's theme song was made for this version of the movie. The theme song was sung by the same singer who sang the main theme for Tah Tien, another film from Chaiyo featured Yak Wud Jaeng and Yak Wat Pho.