Mighty Atom (1959 TV series)

Mighty Atom
Based on	Mighty Atom
Directed by	Hiroshi Yoshikawa Seika Shiba
Starring	(see list) Miyabi Iri Segawa Kazumasa Negishi Mitsuo Nakagawa Goro Morino Hiroko Negishi Hiroshi Miki Tsunagoro Rashomon Kunihiko Kitagawa Akio Tanaka Ichiro Tominaga Kinichi Shimizu Harue Wakahara Hiroshi Kiyama Chisan Kurata Ryusuke Nakae Kiyoshi Ito Peter Williams Masao Takahashi Takako Irie Nobuo Maki Kazuo Nagakubo Yuzo Sugimura
Opening theme	Mighty Atom Theme
Ending theme	Mighty Atom Theme
Composer(s)	Hirooki Ogawa Katsuyuki Masuda
Country of origin	Japan
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	65
Production
Producer(s)	Keiji Matsuzaki Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
Cinematography	Yutaka Yoshida
Editor(s)	Shigetoshi Iwata Haruwo Koorogi Isoya Shibuya
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	25 minutes
Production company(s)	MBS Productions
Release
Original network	MBS
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
First shown in	Japan
Original release	March 7, 1959 – May 28, 1960
Chronology
Related shows	Mighty Atom

Mighty Atom (鉄腕アトム Testuwan Atomu) is a Japanese Tokusatsu TV show that was created by MBS Productions and had aired on MBS. It was the first adaptation of Mighty Atom (a.k.a. Astro Boy), which pre-dates the 1963 Mighty Atom anime television show.^[1]

References

1. "Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy Live-Action Drama Gets DVD Box". Anime News Network. 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2009-09-03.

External links

• Mighty Atom at allcinema