Garo | |
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Genre | Tokusatsu Superhero Horror |
Created by | Keita Amemiya |
Developed by | Kengo Kaji |
Directed by | Keita Amemiya |
Starring | Hiroki Konishi Mika Hijii Ray Fujita Masaki Kyomoto |
Composers | Shinji Kinoshita Kōichi Ōta |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of episodes | 25 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers | Minoru Kubo Kiyotaka Ninomiya Makoto Shiraishi |
Producers | Kōichi Ishida Hiroyuki Hattori Junpei Nakagawa |
Running time | 24-25 minutes (per episode) |
Production company | Tohokushinsha Film |
Original release | |
Network | TXN (TV Tokyo) |
Release | October 7, 2005 March 31, 2006 | –
Related | |
Garo Special: Beast of the Demon Night | |
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Garo (牙狼 -GARO- (ガロ), "Fanged Wolf"), sometimes referred to as Golden Knight Garo (黄金騎士ガロ, Ōgon Kishi Garo), is a Japanese tokusatsu television series broadcast on TV Tokyo and its affiliates from October 7, 2005, to March 31, 2006, lasting 25 episodes (with one additional "Overview" special, summarizing the events of episodes 1 through 13, aired before episode 14). The series was created and directed by Keita Amemiya (Kamen Rider ZO, Zeiram) with supporting direction from Makoto Yokoyama (Power Rangers) and Kengo Kaji (Uzumaki). The creature designer was Yasushi Nirasawa, known for his later work as the designer of the Imagin for Kamen Rider Den-O, as well as for his work designing the monsters of Kamen Rider Blade and Kamen Rider Kabuto.
Since 2007, the show has also been aired in other countries such as Italy (on MTV), Malaysia (on 8TV), and Spain (on Canal Buzz). The show's HD remastered version was broadcast on TV Tokyo starting July 8, 2016. The television series is the first installment of the "GARO" metaseries, which is composed of several installments, including a live action television series, films, TV & film specials, and anime series. The television series has been licensed for a North American release by Kraken Releasing.[1]