#Genshi Fujikawa

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

"God suddenly averted His eyes at 8:15" - Genshi Fujikawa

(images: a picture of Hiroshima's metamorphosis 広島変成図 / a-bomb dome, Ikuo Hirayama)

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Hiroshima is like a nakedly exposed wound inflicted on all mankind.

-Kenzaburo Oe

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[retrosofa]

Here's some trivia for Cutie Honey episode 16: “From the Casino with Love.”

Screenwriter: Keisuke Fujikawa

Art Director: Mataharu Urata

Animation Director: Satoshi Jingu

Director: Kozo Morishita

The title for this episode is a parody of the 1963 film, From Russia with Love.

Honey and friends visit the fictional kingdom of Manaco, which is based on the real-life Principality of Monaco. The casino featured in the episode appears to be inspired by the famous Monte Carlo Casino as well.

The King’s name is Hemmings II, which is only mentioned in the episode preview. He’s voiced by the late Sanji Hase, who would go on to voice Goemon later on in the series. He had also previously voiced a Panther subordinate in episode 11.

The unnamed royal adviser was voiced by the late Eken Mine, who also voices Dr. Kisaragi in this episode, filling in for Joji Yanami. He previously did voice work for Mahou no Mako-chan and Genshi Shonen Ryu.

A few musical cues were borrowed from Taichiro Kosugi’s soundtrack for the original Cyborg 009 films and TV series. 

The music that plays during Spin Claw’s dance performance is “The Flight of Swans” from  Tchaikovsky’s score for the Swan Lake ballet. This specific rendition was used numerous times in Cyborg 009, specifically in scenes featuring Francoise aka Cyborg 003, who is also a ballerina.

This episode marks the directorial debut of Kozo Morishita. He previously worked as an assistant director for the first episode but was not given credit. Morishita would go on to direct Saint Seiya and later become the executive vice president of Toei Animation.

That's all for episode 16!

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