Horror Theater Unbalance Tsuburaya Productions in 1973.[1]
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This series is a one-hour adult-oriented horror drama produced by Tsuburaya Productions. The term "Unbalance" in the title was once a project title for Ultra Q. At its core, the series explores a mysterious and irrational fear that disrupts the balance of everyday life and common sense. Each episode is entirely independent, featuring no recurring cast.
Production for this series commenced in August 1969, following the conclusion of Operation: Mystery, and concluded in April 1970. Originally planned for prime-time broadcasting, the series faced delays due to its extremely terrifying content, leading to challenges in attracting sponsors. The series did not air until January 1973, and when it did, it occupied a late-night time slot.
Synopsis[]
A top-notch team of professionals in film and television, leveraging Tsuburaya Productions' visual technology, has come together to create a genuine horror work depicting true terror. This is a full-fledged horror production, consisting of a 13-episode omnibus drama.
Except for an introductory commentary by Yukio Aoshima, each episode features entirely different protagonists and storylines, showcasing a diverse range of episodes that rival the quality of movies.[1]
Cast[]
- Commentator : Yukio Aoshima
Guest Cast[]
- Shoko Noritake : Misako Watanabe
- Masatsugu Kosobe : Yusuke Kawazu
- Yutaka Sakamaki : Yukio Ninagawa
- Woman in black : Yuko Kusunoki
- Nishida Akira Nagoya :
- Masao Okada : Eiji Okada
- Akiko Takemura Masumi Harukawa :
- Tamotsu Hamamura Renji Ishibashi :
- Sadafumi Inuo : Juro Kara
- Sadafumi Inuo (boyhood) Hiroyuki Takano :
- Yoko Hijiri : Mako Midori
- Shinji Matsuoka : Koji Wada
- Keiko Koyama : Megumi Tama
- Yoshiko Shiota : Keiko Natsu
- Ryuji Sugimoto : Hisashi Igawa
- Koshin Shinbun Editorial Department Member Takeshi Obayashi :
- Kokichi Hattori : Ko Nishimura
- Detective Yasaka : Tokuei Hanazawa
- Etsuko Niki : Kaori Shima
- Kanehiko Hakozaki Yasumi Hara :
- Mizukami : Koreharu Hisatomi
- Yayoi Mizukami : Nakahara Sanae
- Ichiro Inukai : Sakae Umezu
- Uemura Hiroshi Minami :
- Yagi Masanari Nihei :
- Sadako Inukai : Keiko Tsushima
- Kohei Higashida Homare Suguro :
- Reiko Kimura : Keiko Yumi
- Tetsuya Kuwata : Koichi Yamamoto
- Detective Nakagawa : Yasunori Irikawa
- Renzuko Kahara : Machiko Yashiro
- Tatsuya Mori Isao Sasaki :
Staff[]
- Original work: Fumiko Enchi, Kyotaro Nishimura, Seicho Matsumoto, Futaro Yamada, Etsuko Niki, Taro Kinoshita
- Director: Seijun Suzuki, Toshihachi Fujita, Yasuharu Hasebe, Eizo Yamagiwa, Tatsumi Kumashiro, Tokihisa Morikawa, Kazuo Kuroki, Kazuho Mitsuta, Hideo Suzuki, Motomu Ida
- Screenplay: Yozo Tanaka, Mieko Osanai, Bunzo Wakatsuki, Shinichi Ichikawa, Tadaaki Yamazaki, Mari Takizawa, Kazuho Mitsuta, Hiroyasu Yamaura, Shozo Uehara
- Special effects: Kazuo Sagawa
- Producer: Ken Kumagai, Yoshiyuki Shindo
- Music: Isao Tomita
- Supervision: Eiji Tsuburaya
Home Media[]
"Horror Theater Unbalance" is available as a Blu-ray set, each containing bonus content such as behind-the-scenes footage and trailers. This version was released on March 9, 2016.[2][3]
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