Time Fighters

Time Fighters
Original Title	Time Bokan (タイムボカン)
Original Language	Japanese
Voice Director	Jim Terry
Translation & Adaptation	Angelo Grillo
ADR Production	American Way, Inc.
Recorded	1984
Dub Country	United States
Original Country	Japan
Year	1975-1976 1984 (film)

Time Fighters is the first film cut from Tatsunoko's Time Bokan (タイムボカン) by Jim Terry's Kidpix Productions. It is mostly made up of early episodes of the show, including the premiere. The film saw release in America on VHS in the 1980s alongside its sequel Time Fighters in the Land of Fantasy.

Cast

Character	Original Name	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Jett	Tanpei	Yoshiko Ōta	Richard Rossner
Starr von Spock	Junko	Mari Okamoto	Kathy Ritter
Professor Hubert von Spock	Dr. Kieta	Ryūji Saikachi	Jan Rabson
Tonk	Chorobo	Reiko Katsura
Lucinda Skullduggery	Majo	Noriko Ohara	Kathy Ritter
Mongo	Warusa	Kazuya Tatekabe	Jan Rabson
Captain Arrow	Grocky	Jōji Yanami	Richard Rossner
Squawky	Perasuke	Junpei Takiguchi
Brunhilde	Otake-san	Haru Endō	Kathy Ritter
George	Elder	Osamu Katō	Richard Rossner
Don Quixote		Junji Chiba	Jan Rabson
Black Knight		Shōzō Iizuka	Richard Rossner
Captain Rotter	Warurobo	Mikio Terashima	Jan Rabson
Dr. Bot	Dr. Yokarobo	Kei Tomiyama
Chairman	Bossrobo	Takuzō Kamiyama	Richard Rossner
Dr. Smithell	Dr. Konpeita	Takeki Nakamura	Jan Rabson
Boy Thumb	Issunbōshi	Yōko Kuri	Kathy Ritter
Princess		Kazue Komiya
Emperor		Kinto Tamura	Richard Rossner
Prince Ko		Akira Kamiya
Dr. Gabay	Dr. Tomoda	Kaneta Kimotsuki	Jan Rabson
Dracula		Yasuo Tanaka
Wilbur Wright		Masashi Amenomori
Orville Wright		Hajime Iseki	Richard Rossner
Robin Hood		Michihiro Ikemizu
Prince		Sachiko Chijimatsu
Chamberlain		Kei Tomiyama	Jan Rabson
Duncan		Hiroshi Masuoka
Narrator		Kei Tomiyama

Additional Voices

• Jan Rabson - Caveman, Demon, Tooka 1
• Kathy Ritter - Ryo, Tour Guide
• Richard Rossner - Dr. Goodsir, Inca, Kevin, La Manchan, Mr. Harkin, North Carolinan, Shogun, Tooka 2, Transylvanian

Notes 

• Episodes 1, 5, 11, 14-16, 19, 21 and 25 were used to make the film.
• The Embassy Video release cuts out a half-hour of the film (everything from the future scene to the Inca scene).

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Region	Country
Embassy Video	1984		NTSC	United States
MY-TV	1987		PAL	United Kingdom

See Also

• Time Fighters in the Land of Fantasy
• Time Patrol
• Time Bokan: Royal Revival

External Links

• Timefighters at the Internet Movie Database
• Time Bokan (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia