Captain Future: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Curtis Newton, aka Captain Future, is an orphan. His parents died in their artificial satellite while he was an infant. His father was a scientist, who has abandoned earth for the satellite to dedicate his life for science along with his aging friend the genius Dr Simon Wright. Wright senses his death, and decides to implant his brain in a mechanical container. They both manufactured a superior robot and an android. Captain future dedicated his life to fight evil along with his three men, the brain, android, and robot.

Series details

• Title: Captain Future
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Anime, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1978-11-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1979-12-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 23073
• IMDb ID: tt0122336
• TVDB ID: 79033

Cast and credited roles

• Taichirou Hirokawa — Captain Future
• Akira Kamiya — John Walker
• Eiko Masuyama — Joan Randall
• Hidekatsu Shibata — Mark Kalou
• Jintarou — President James Carthew
• Jintarou — Narrator
• Kazuhiko Inoue — Ken Scott
• Kishino Kazuhiko — Ezla Garnie
• Keiichi Noda — Otto
• Kenichi Ogata — Grag
• Kiyoshi Kawakubo — Simon Wright
• Kouji Yada — Gazoun

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1978-11-07; final listed air date 1979-12-18; episode order: 52.

Source and licence

Adapted from Captain Future on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.