Man Through the Wall

Operation: Mystery, episode 1

Information

Airdate

September 15, 1968

Directed by

Toshihiro Iijima

Written by

Shozo Uehara

Special Effects Directed by

Toru Matoba

Continuity
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Man-Eating Moths

Man Through the Wall (壁ぬけ男, Kabenuke Otoko) is the first episode of Operation: Mystery.

Synopsis[]

A mysterious figure claiming to be the phantom thief King Aladdin has announced the theft of the golden Kannon Bodhisattva statue. Despite stringent security measures, the thief appeared and vanished into the wall along with the stolen statue.

An investigation by SRI revealed that the culprit is the genius magician Harumitsu Ittettsai. The motive behind this crime, perpetrated by Harumitsu, who once captivated an entire era, remains to be unveiled...

Cast[]

Shiro Maki (牧史郎, Maki Shirō): Shin Kishida (岸田森, Kishida Shin)
Kyosuke Misawa (三沢京助, Misawa Kyōsuke): Homare Suguro (勝呂誉, Suguro Homare)
Tadashi Matoya (的矢忠, Matoya Tadashi): Yasumi Hara (原保美, Hara Yasumi)
Hiroshi Nomura (野村洋, Nomura Hiroshi): Seiji Matsuyama (松山省二, Matsuyama Seiji)
Saori Ogawa (小川さおり, Ogawa Saori): Reiko Kobashi (小橋玲子, Kobashi Reiko)
Taizo Machida (町田大蔵, Machida Taizō): Akiji Kobayashi (小林昭二, Kobayashi Akiji)
Jiro (次郎, Jirō): Hiroshi Nakashima (中島洋, Nakashima Hiroshi)

Guest Actors[]

Harumitsu Ittettsai (一鉄斉春光, Ittettsai Harumitsu)/Phantom Thief King Aladdin (怪盗キングアラジン, Kaitō Kingu Arajin): Kei Taguchi (田口計, Taguchi Kei)
Shino Ittettsai (一鉄斉紫乃, Ittettsai Shino): Masuyo Iwamoto (岩本多代, Iwamoto Masuyo)
Tensai Fujino (富士野天才, Fujino Tensai): Michio Kida (木田三千雄, Kida Michio)
Police Officer (警官, Keikan): Hiroshi Ayukawa (鮎川浩, Ayukawa Hiroshi)
Buddhist Priest (住職, Jūshoku): Yuki Tanaka (田中志幸, Tanaka Yūki)
Airport Security Guard (飛行場の警備員, Hikōjō no Keibiin): Susumu Yamano (山野進, Yamano Susumu)
Woman (女性, Josei): Fusako Ishii (石井房子, Ishii Fusako)
Detective (刑事, Keiji): Tamura Yasu (田村保, Tamura Yasu)

Voice Actors[]

Narrator (ナレーター, Narētā): Isao Sakuma (作間功, Sakuma Isao)

Home Media[]

Operation: Mystery Volume 1 features episodes 1-5.
Operation: Mystery Blu-ray BOX features all episodes except 24.

Operation: Mystery Episodes
Operation: Mystery	1. Man Through the Wall \| 2. Man-Eating Moths \| 3. White Face \| 4. Fearful Phone Calls \| 5. The Grim Reaper's Lullaby \| 6. Vampire Hell \| 7. The Woman With Blue Blood \| 8. The Shining Street Killer \| 9. The Strolling Head \| 10. Radio Waves Summoning Death \| 11. The Jaguar's Eyes Are Red \| 12. Fairy Tale of Fog \| 13. Gallows of Ice \| 14. Good Night \| 15. 24th Year of Revenge \| 16. Kamaitachi \| 17. The Phantom Grim Reaper \| 18. The Dead Whispers \| 19. Bat Man \| 20. Murderous Circuit \| 21. Beauty and Pollen \| 22. Endless Rampage \| 23. The Cursed Jar \| 24. Mad Humans \| 25. I Will Buy Kyoto \| 26. The Snow Woman
Operation: Mystery - Second File	1. Zeus Trigger \| 2. Showa Koji Gento \| 3. Man-Eating Trees
Operation: Mystery - Mystery File	1. The Blood Sphere \| 2. Ground-Crawling Queen \| 3. Beautiful Girl Creeping in Darkness \| 4. He Who Peers Into the Abyss