Mortal Combat! 5,000 Fathoms Under the Sea is the 78th episode of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.
Plot Summary[]
Staff[]
- Screenplay: Mikio Matsushita
- Director: Hisayuki Toriumi
- Assistant Directors: Akio Kikuchi, Shigeyuki Ikeda
- Mecha Design: Kunio Okawara
- Animation: Masami Suda, Hideaki Sakamoto, Masanori Yamada
Voice Cast[]
- Ken: Katsuji Mori
- Joe: Isao Sasaki
- Jun: Kazuko Sugiyama
- Jinpei: Yoku Shioya
- Ryu: Shingo Kanemoto
- Dr. Nambu: Toru Ohira
- Berg Katse: Mikio Terashima
- Galactor Captain: Taro Sagami
- Galactor Squad Member, Member D: Tessho Genda (as Mitsuo Yokoi)
- Galactor Squad Member: Keisuke Yamashita
- Narrator, Joe's Father: Hideo Kinoshita
- Devil Star, Joe's Mother: Rihoko Yoshida
Trivia[]
- While Joe's mother had her voice provided by Kazuko Sugiyama back in episode 31, the audio was not re-used here and Rihoko Yoshida newly recorded her cry of "JOE!"
Development Period[]
- The original scenario script for this episode was another case where the plot was entirely overhauled when Hisayuki Toriumi signed on as director[1]. In the original plot, Joe's trauma over his parents was less of a fixture though it bookended the episode, with him having a nightmare of a strange man (rather than the Devil Star) killing his parents and then wanting to go after Katse in revenge, which the rest of the Ninja Team couldn't quite understand other than Ken realizing "Joe, you lost something." . The plot also revolved around Ken and Joe having to rescue the rest of their team from being held captive by Galactor on the Marine Satan.
- The Marine Satan, in this scenario period, was also initially disguised as a more innocuous ship named The Marine Angel, transforming into its true form after the Galactor ruse would be exposed.