Info on the various Kinnikuman Movies

(All of this information was taken from Helen McCarthy's really useful Anime Movie Guide! None are avaliable in English as far as I can tell. They might possibly have been shown at conventions or be avaliable as fan-subs. Please email me if you know of any of anywhere I can get any kind of a copy of any Kinnikuman anime!)

1984

KINNIKUMAN

JAPANESE CREDITS: © Toei Doga. 45 mins.
ORIGINS: Manga & TV series
POINTS OF INTEREST: Shared the Toei Manga Matsuri (Manga Festival) bill with The Pumpkin Wine: Nita's Love Story.
CATAGORIES: C, U

Also:
KINNIKUMAN - TRASH EVERYTHING! SUPERLAWGIVER (Eng trans for KINNIKUMAN - OABARE! SEIGICHOJIN)

CREDITS: As above except: 48 mins.
ORIGINS, CATAGORIES: As above

This comic opera about pro wrestling features one of the masked men so popular in the grunt'n'groan ring as its clownish hero with a heart of gold and muscles or steel. But there's a vital differenc - this masked wrestler comes from outer space and has a wide range of super-powers, among them the ability to fly by super-farting. The series parodies both TV wrestling shows and American style spandex-costumed superheroes. As befits the sport, the action is pure slapstick throughout and the story and excuse for a series of increasingly improbably fights, a formula Akira Toriyama was to exploit successfully in his Dragonball series. **?


1985

KINNIKUMAN - COUNTERATTACK! THE SECRET SUPERMAN FROM SPACE (Eng trans for KINNIKUMAN - GYAKUSHU! UCHUKAKURECHOJIN)

JAPANESE CREDITS: © Toei Doga. 39 mins.
ORIGINS: Manga & TV series; 1984 movies
CATAGORIES: C, U

Also:
KINNIKUMAN - WHAT A GUY! THE SUPERLAWGIVER (Eng trans for KINNIKUMAN - HARESUGATA! SEIGICHOJIN)
CREDITS, ORIGINS, CATAGORIES: As above except: 60 mins.

In both films the heroic masked wrestler from space faces terrible opposition, but things work out fine after much slamming to the mat for all parties. **?


1986

KINNIKUMAN - CRISIS IN NEW YORK (Eng translation for KINNIKUMAN - NEW YORK KIKI IPPATSU)

JAPANESE CREDITS: Prod: Toei Doga. 39 mins. © T. Yude, Shueisha, Toei Doga. 45 mins.
ORIGINS: Manga & TV series; 1984 &1985 movies
CATAGORIES: C, U

More slapstick adventures of the wrestling superstar and his friends and opponents, this time in new york, where our hero meets a baaaaad guy (boo! hiss!) in the form of The General. **?