In 1966, five infant children were kidnapped by an alien group known as the Alien Hunters for the Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess, who wanted samples of humans from Earth to experiment on. The children were rescued by Mess' arch enemy, the Flash alien race, which took each one to a different planet of the Flash solar system for training. Each child was trained separately in a range of superpowers that will allow them to fight Mess, their bodies also adapted to the atmosphere of the Flash Solar System making them gain special abilities. When they finally return to Earth in 1986 to combat Mess, who is now trying to invade it, they use the opportunity to search for their birth parents.
| Alternative Titles | Comando Estelar Flashman, Chōshinsei Flashman, Chōshinsei Furasshuman, 후뢰시맨, 초신성 플래시맨, 지구방위대 후뢰시맨, 지구방위대 후뢰쉬맨, 지구방위대 후레쉬맨, 지구방위대 후레시맨, 파워레인저 후레쉬맨, Supernova Flashman |
| First Air Date: | 1986-03-01 |
| Last Air Date: | 1987-02-21 |
| Number of Episodes: | 50 |
| Number of Seasons: | 1 |
| Genres: | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family, Action & Adventure |
| Status: | Ended |
| Networks: | $tv asahi |
| Casts: | Touta Tarumi, Kihachirō Uemura, Tsutomu Kitagawa, Mayumi Yoshida, Youko Nakamura, Akira Ishihama, Hiroko Maruyama, Eiichi Onoda |
Lionel Atwill is "Jerome Breen" - a deaf mute accused of murder on the basis that he was heard speaking at the scene of the crime. When doctors confirm that to have been impossible, he is acquitted - but not everyone believes him. Reporter Theodore Newton ("Jack") determines to get to the bottom of it, and matters take a more immediate turn when his co-worker "Jerry" (Sheila Terry) - on whom he has a bit of a crush - is assigned to write some short articles on the man and becomes infatuated with him. Atwill always did make for a good baddie and here he (and his facial expressions) do their job well - without speaking a word. Coupled with a secret room and a dead piano key as well a police officer (Paul Hurst) who is actually quite effective, despite himself, we have quite a decent little mystery here. The ending isn't the best, to be honest - it's a little as if they just ran out of film so had to wrap it up quickly, but it is still a good hour's entertainment.
