Kure Kure Takora
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Kure Kure Takora (クレクレタコラ? unofficial translation: "Gimme Gimme Octopus") is a tokusatsu children's comedy show from Japan. Produced by Toho Company Ltd., the show aired on Fuji TV and its subsidiaries from October 1, 1973 to September 27, 1974 with a total of 260 episodes.
However, Episodes 223, 252 and 255 never materialised. The show was rebroadcast over CS digital satellite television, except for episode 220, which was censored due to problematic show content. Laserdisc and VHS versions were sold, but currently only the DVD version (which includes episode 220) is on Japanese market.
It was a new type of program for children. TAKORA, a central character coveted for everything saying "KURE! (I want it)" all the time. Each episode was absurd, strange, surreal, indescribable, and ran 3 minutes.
[edit] Staff
- Creator/Planning - Osamu Isono
- Writers - Shinichi Ichikawa, Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Yuko Kinoshita, Yoshimi Shinozaki, Yuji Watanabe
- Directors - Katsumune Ishida, Ko Tsuboshima, Tsugunobu Otani
- Music - Shunsuke Kikuchi
[edit] Voice Cast
- Takora, Chonbo, Monro: Yoshiko Ota
- Chibura, Biragon, Herara, Shikushiku, Ikary: Osamu Saka
[edit] External links
- Video: weird vintage Japanese octopus baby nightmare (Boing Boing, March 16, 2006)
- A fan site's episodes guide (Japanese)
- Another fansite with character info (Japanese)
- Kure Kure Takora DVD-BOX (Amazon.co.jp)
