![]() ![]() ![]() But then again, I see the cyborgs as a reinvention of family. Ishinmori should know that concept very well as he is the creator of the Super Sentai live action genre. Yet I see them as one of the great early examples of a sentai squad. Often Cyborg 009 can be seen as Japan’s version of the X-Men. An uprising ensues as the team of nine cyborgs kidnap Professor Gilmore and escape. ![]() 009 also meets eight other cyborgs, his new fellow comrades, who rebel against Black Ghost in the name of justice and freedom. Jo has had cybornetic enchantments and is now known as Cyborg 009 (you are the star of the show my friend, hooray), a tool for the evil counter organization Black Ghost (great name). He soon awakens to find he now has incredible powers, including an ability to run extremely fast, and new clothes as well (I like the new threads man). The story begins simply with a young race car driver, Jo Shimamura, becoming involved in a nasty crash (knife in a tire, yikes!) and is subsequently hauled off in a mysterious ambulance. Many adaptations of this Shotaro Ishinomori manga have see the light of day, but this film from 1966 was the very first time the cyborg soldiers of Professor Gilmore came to life on a screen brought to you by the great old studio, Toei Animation. Cyborg 009 represents a story about brand new heroes in a (once long ago) modern age heading towards an uncertain future. ![]() A product of the 1960s, Cyborg 009 reflects the era with the rise and hope of big technology, growing social equality and Cold War politics. Because with age comes wisdom, or so I keep telling myself as I keep adding up solar cycles and still retain the heart and soul of my youth. Or, perhaps that is a mistranslation I prefer ‘Old is Cool’. Cyborg 009 equals the epitome of ‘Old School’. ![]()
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