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SciFi Japan TV
SciFi Japan TV (サイファイ・ジャパン・ティービー, Sai Fai Japan Terībī) (abbreviated SFJtv) was a streaming television series of documentaries revolving around Japanese kaiju and tokusatsu movies. The show was shot on location in Japan and generally featured interviews with filmmakers and movie-related events. Every episode was released bilingually for both Japanese- and English-speaking audiences.[1]
| SciFi Japan TV | |
|---|---|
Title card | |
| Also known as | SFJtv |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Written by | Jim M. Ballard |
| Directed by | JR Lipartito |
| Narrated by | Jim M. Ballard, Justin Potts, Bob Werley, Thomas Vanderhyde |
| Theme music composer | Fourth Vision |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original languages | English, Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 39 (as of September 2023) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Keith Aiken, Bob Johnson |
| Producers | JR Lipartito, Jim M. Ballard |
| Production locations | Tokyo, Japan, Yamagata, Japan, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Editors | Jim M. Ballard, JR Lipartito |
| Running time | 5–10 minutes |
| Production company | ACTV Japan |
| Original release | |
| Network | YouTube |
| Release | August 10, 2012 – present |
The main series began in August 2012 and ended in December 2014, followed by the occasional special episode.[2] It was produced by ACTV Japan (formerly under the "Gaijin Channel" brand until episode 13) in Tokyo, Japan, for the American website SciFi JAPAN.[3]
List of episodes edit
| # | English Title | Japanese Title | Subject(s) | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ultraman Max Producer" | ウルトラマンマックスのプロデューサー | Takeshi Yagi, Ultraman | 8/10/2012 |
| 2 | "Tokusatsu Museum" | 特撮博物館 | Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi, Toshio Suzuki | 8/24/2012 |
| VLOG–01 | "Meeting Godzilla" | ビデオブログ「酒田市でゴジラと会う」 | Haruo Nakajima | 9/8/2012 |
| 3 | "The Man Who Became Godzilla" | ゴジラになった男 | Haruo Nakajima | 9/14/2012 |
| 4 | "Ultraman Saga FX Director" | ウルトラマンサーガの特技監督 | Toshio Miike | 9/28/2012 |
| 5 | "Independent Kaiju Movie Maker" | 大怪獣自主映画の監督 | Kiyotaka Taguchi | 10/17/2012 |
| 6 | "1970's Godzilla FX Director - PART I" | ７０年代のゴジラの特技監督〜第１部 | Teruyoshi Nakano | 10/31/2012 |
| 7 | "1970's Godzilla FX Director - PART II" | ７０年代のゴジラの特技監督〜第２部 | Teruyoshi Nakano | 11/28/2012 |
| 8 | "Matt Frank Comes To Tokyo!" | マット・フランクが東京へ！ | Matt Frank, Shinichi Wakasa, Tsutomu Kitagawa, Takeshi Yagi | 12/19/2012 |
| 9 | "Godzilla and His Maker" | ゴジラと彼の創造者 | Shinichi Wakasa, Tsutomu Kitagawa | 1/22/2013 |
| 10 | "Art of Godzilla: Yasuyuki Inoue Tribute" | ゴジラの美実〜井上泰幸の追悼 | Yasuyuki Inoue, Toshio Miike, Toshiro Aoki, Hiromasa Shirai, Jiro Shirasaki | 2/19/2013 |
| 11 | "Memories of Godzilla" | ゴジラの思い出 | Akira Takarada, Ryuuji Honda | 3/28/2013 |
| 12 | "Ultraman in America!" | ウルトラマンがアメリカへ！ | Susumu Kurobe, Hiroko Sakurai, Bin Furuya | 7/11/2013 |
| 13 | "Anime x Tokusatsu: The Big O" | アニメx特撮：THEビッグオー | Kazuyoshi Katayama | 8/30/2013 |
| 14 | "Heisei Ultraman Revival" | 平成ウルトラマンのリバイバル | Takeshi Yagi, Yoshihiko Marutani | 10/2/2013 |
| 15 | "City of Monsters" | 怪獣たちの町 | Godzilla | 11/3/2013 |
| 16 | "Zombie TV" | ゾンビTV | Yoshihiro Nishimura, Naoya Tashiro, Maelie Makuno | 12/22/2013 |
| 17 | "Godz-illustrator" | ゴジラストレーター | Yuji Kaida | 6/2/2014 |
| 18 | "Tokyo Toy Show 2014" | 東京おもちゃショー2014 | TBA | 7/3/2014 |
| 19 | "Kaiju Bar" | 怪獣酒場 | Ultraman | 7/10/2014 |
| 20 | "Godzilla in Yokosuka" | ゴジラが横須賀へ！ | Haruo Nakajima, Godzilla (2014) | 7/17/2014 |
| 20EX | "EXTRA: Godzilla in Yokosuka" | EXTRA・ゴジラが横須賀へ！ | Haruo Nakajima, Godzilla (2014) | 7/24/2014 |
| 21 | "Best of Godzilla" | ベスト・オブ・ゴジラ | Shiro Sano, Naoki Urasawa, Tsukasa Kotobuki, Nobuaki Kakuda | 7/31/2014 |
| 22 | "Wonder Festival – Summer 2014" | ワンダーフェスティバル2014[夏] | Godzilla, Ultraman, Gamera | 8/7/2014 |
| 23 | "Ultraman Festival 2014" | ウルトラマンフェスティバル2014 | Ultraman | 8/14/2014 |
| 24 | "Tokyo Toy Shopping" | 怪獣買いもの | Godzilla | 8/21/2014 |
| 25 | "First Look at "Hail to the King"" | ドキュメンタリー『HAIL TO THE KING』予告 | Godzilla | 8/28/2014 |
| 26 | "Smog Monster Director" | ゴジラ対ヘドラ』の監督 | Yoshimitsu Banno, Godzilla vs. Hedorah, Godzilla (2014) | 9/4/2014 |
| 26EX | "EXTRA: Smog Monster Director (20 Minute Edition)" | ゴジラ対ヘドラ』の監督～EXTRA～ | Yoshimitsu Banno, Godzilla vs. Hedorah, Godzilla (2014) | 9/11/2014 |
| 27 | "Tokyo SOS Director" | 東京SOSの監督 | Masaaki Tezuka, Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. | 9/18/2014 |
| 27EX | "EXTRA: Tokyo SOS Director (30 Minute Edition)" | 東京SOSの監督～EXTRA～ | Masaaki Tezuka, Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. | 9/25/2014 |
| 28 | "Ultraman Nexus: Origins" | ウルトラマンネクサスの感謝 | Hiroyasu Shibuya, Keiichi Hasegawa, Kazuya Konaka, Yuichi Abe | 10/2/2014 |
| 29 | "Tokyo Game Show 2014" | 東京ゲームショウ2014 | Godzilla, Bandai Namco Games, Shunsuke Fujita | 10/9/2014 |
| 30 | "Ultraman Nexus: Production" | ウルトラマンネクサスの製作 | Hiroyasu Shibuya, Keiichi Hasegawa, Kazuya Konaka, Yuichi Abe | 10/16/2014 |
| 31 | "First Look: No Face" | 短編ホラー映画「NO FACE」予告 | TBA | 10/23/2014 |
| 32 | "Making of No Face" | 「NO FACE」のメイキング | TBA | 10/30/2014 |
| 33 | "Ultraman Nexus: Memories" | ウルトラマンネクサスの思い出 | Hiroyasu Shibuya, Keiichi Hasegawa, Kazuya Konaka, Yuichi Abe | 11/6/2014 |
| 34 | "Tokyo Toy Shopping PART II" | 怪獣買いもの PART II | Godzilla, Ultraman, Gamera, Kamen Rider | 11/13/2014 |
| 3EX | "EXTRA: The Man Who Became Godzilla" | ゴジラになった男〜EXTRA〜 | Godzilla, Haruo Nakajima | 11/20/2014 |
| 35 | "International Manga Festival" | 海外マンガフェスタ | TBA | 11/28/2014 |
| 36 | "The Return of Godzilla 30th" | 『ゴジラ（'８４）』３０周年スペシャル | Godzilla, Teruyoshi Nakano | 12/4/2014 |
| 36EX | "EXTRA: The Return of Godzilla 30th" | 『ゴジラ（'８４）』３０周年スペシャル〜EXTRA〜 | Godzilla, Teruyoshi Nakano | 12/11/2014 |
| 37 | "Final Episode" | 最終回 | TBA | 12/18/2014 |
| SP | "Special: Shin Godzilla New York City Premiere" | TBA | Shin Godzilla, Godzilla | 10/9/2016 |
| SP | "Special: Interview With GODZILLA AND GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN: THE ORIGINAL NOVELS Translator Jeffrey Angles" | TBA | Godzilla, "Godzilla Raids Again" Jeffrey Angles | 9/26/2023 |