SciFi Japan TV

SciFi Japan TV
SciFi Japan TV
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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	38 (as of October 2016)
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
Distributor	ACTV Japan
Release
Original network	YouTube
Picture format	1080p / MOV
Original release	August 10, 2012 –; present
External links
	Website
	Production website

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]

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[]

#	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		9/28/2012
5	"Independent Kaiju Movie Maker"	大怪獣自主映画の監督		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, , Tsutomu Kitagawa, Takeshi Yagi	12/19/2012
9	"Godzilla and His Maker"	ゴジラと彼の創造者	, 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, , 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,	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		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	, 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～	, 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	, Keiichi Hasegawa, ,	10/2/2014
29	"Tokyo Game Show 2014"	東京ゲームショウ2014	Godzilla, Bandai Namco Games,	10/9/2014
30	"Ultraman Nexus: Production"	ウルトラマンネクサスの製作	, Keiichi Hasegawa, ,	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	, Keiichi Hasegawa, ,	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

References[]

External links[]

[1] "Japan Today - Gaijin Channel producing web series covering Japan's traditional special effects films".

[2] "BIG Updates for SciFi Japan!".

[3] "About Gaijin Channel".

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