SPARKMAN!! Korean Tokusatsu Hero

[Black Ranger RX]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jsD3CC4hrA&feature=related"]YouTube - Sparkman - Korean Superhero from 1988[/ame]

Does anybody know anything about this hero?

Looks very much like a Korean Metal Hero / Cybercops.

 

[ryuuseipro]

YouTube - Sparkman - Korean Superhero from 1988

Does anybody know anything about this hero?

Looks very much like a Korean Metal Hero / Cybercops.

Sparkman (스파크맨 Seupakeumaen) (1988)

I read about this movie in Oriental Cinema years ago. I saw this clip last year, and actually liked what I saw! More hand-to-hand combat here, compared to Toei's superhero shows at the time.

This stars popular Korean filmmaker/comedian Shin Hyung Rae in the title role. Compared to his Ureme film series (where he plays the comical mentally retarded superhero Esperman), he plays it straight most of the time in Sparkman! As you'll notice, Sparkman has a weakness: If he uses his powers too much or too long, he gets a headache, and has to take a break for a while.

I also recall reading (and seeing screenshots) that the giant robots in this film are live-action Suitmation robots! (As opposed to the anime footage Koreans like to use in most of their live-action superhero films.)

 

[KAGEKI]

YouTube - Sparkman - Korean Superhero from 1988

Does anybody know anything about this hero?

Looks very much like a Korean Metal Hero / Cybercops.

I have to say, the suit design looks pretty damn cool.

 

[DeluxeRobots]

Does anybody know anything about this hero?

I know theres a yugioh card named after him

 

[Kaiju]

Hah, I found that on the net, in .asf , about 385 yrs ago. The good lord only knows where it is now heh.

 

[Nnnkingston]

I also recall reading (and seeing screenshots) that the giant robots in this film are live-action Suitmation robots! (As opposed to the anime footage Koreans like to use in most of their live-action superhero films.)

Really? They do this?

 

[ryuuseipro]

Really? They do this?

Yes! When a live-action hero rides a giant robot, the robot is usually done with anime footage.