| Series | Episodes |
| Operation: Mystery | |
| Operation: Mystery is the 1st entry in the TBS Ultra Series | |
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| Format: | Science Fiction (SF), Horror, Mystery, Tokusatsu |
| Created by: | Tsuburaya Productions |
| Starring: | Homare Suguro Mori Kishida Yasumi Hara Shoji Matsuyama Reiko Kobashi Shoji Kobayashi |
| Opening Theme: | Main Title（OPENING (A)）Composition: Hiroki Tamaki |
| Ending Theme: | "Town of Terror" - Sunny Tones |
| Country Of Origin | Japan |
| Number Of Episodes | 26 |
| Running Time | Sunday from 19:00 to 19:30 (30 minutes) |
| Original Channel | TBS |
| Original Air Date | September 15, 1968 - March 9, 1969 |
| Preceded by | Ultra Seven |
| Succeeded by | Return of Ultraman |
Operation: Mystery (怪奇大作戦 Kaiki Daisakusen literal translation: Strange Campaign) is a mystery supernatural show produced by Tsuburaya in 1969. It was filmed after the production of Fight! Mighty Jack. Tsuburaya Productions' official international title for the series is Operation: Mystery.
Rather than focus on giant monsters, Operation: Mystery focused on more paranormal phenomenon, revolving around the exploits of the Science Research Institute team (SRI) as they combat these threats.
Cast
Main/Semi-main characters
- Makiro: Kishida Mori
- Misawa Keisuke: Suguro Homare
- Tadashi Yuya: Harumi Hara
- Hiroshi Nomura: Shoji Matsuyama (1 - 17, 19 - 26 episodes)
- Ogawa Saori: Reiko Kobashi (1 - 5, 7 - 22, 24 - 26 episodes)
- Machida Odori: Shoji Kobayashi (1, 2, 4-8, 10 - 21, 23 - 26 episodes)
- Jiro: Hiroshi Nakajima (No. 1 - 3, 11 episodes)
Production
- Producers: Koji Morita, Koichi Noguchi, Takaaki Toyako (Tsuburaya Pro) Ken Kumagai, Yoji Hashimoto (TBS)
- Supervisor: Eiji Tsuburaya
- Music Director: Naozumi Yamamoto
- Music: Hiroki Tamaki
- Screenplay: Uehara Shozo , Kanagi Tetsuo , Sasaki Mamoru , Wakatsuki Bunzo , Ichikawa Moriichi , Fukuda Jun , Takahashi Tatsuo, Fujikawa Keisuke , Tanabe Torao, Ishido Yoshiro , Yamaura Hiroyasu
- Directors: Toshihiro Iijima , Hajime Tsuburaya , Akio Jissoji , Suzuki ShunTsugi , Tsuneo Kobayashi , Ando Tatsumi , Takashi Nagano, Shigeo Nakagi, Jun Fukuda, Kazuho Mitsuda
- Special Effects: Toru Maba , Atsushi Oki , Koichi Takano , Kazuo Sagawa
- Assistant Directors: Masataka Yamamoto, Seiichi Namba, Takehiko Ishii, Takeshi Ando, Goro Takahashi, Sei Okamura, Shohei Tojo , Hiroshi Shimura
- Shootings: Yasuzo Inagaki, Yasudo Fukuzawa, Kiyoshi Suzuki, Yoshihiro Mori , Takeshi Nakamachi
- Art: Iwasaki Masaki, Iketani Senkoku , Fukada Tatsuro, Kurahashi Toshiro
- Production Cooperation: Kyoto Film ※ Only 23rd and 25th episodes
- Production: Tsuburaya Productions , TBS
- Provided by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.
Sequels
To date, there have been three sequels/remakes of Kaiki Daisakusen.
- Science Investigation SRI: The Laughing Man In Flames [ 怪奇事件特捜チームS・R・I 嗤う火だるま男 Kagaku Tokusou SRI: Warau Hidaruma Otoko] - 2004
- Operation: Mystery - Second File [怪奇大作戦 セカンドファイル Kaiki Daisakusen: Second File] - 2007
- Operation: Mystery - Mystery File [怪奇大作戦 ミステリー・ファイル Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File] - 2013
DVD Release
In 2012, Tsuburaya Productions released a DVD of Operation: Mystery in HD.
Videos
Kaiki Daisakusen City of Fear - played by JAVARNANDA
Trivia
- This is the last TV series Eiji Tsuburaya contributed to before his death.
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