ESPY (film)

nihongo|"ESPY"|エスパイ|Esupai is a novel by Sakyo Komatsu that became a film in 1974 under the direction of Jun Fukuda from a screenplay by Ei Ogawa. The film stars Masao Kusakari, Kaoru Yumi, Tomisaburo Wakayama, and Eiji Okada. It was released to U.S. television under the title "E.S.P./Spy", which remained onscreen for its VHS release under the international title, "ESPY".

The film deals with the recruitment of racecar driver Jiro Miki (Kusakari) and his dog, Cheetah, to a group of people who use ESP, psychokinesis, and other special mental abilities to fight crime. The major villain is Ulrov (Wakayama), whose behavior stems as a result of the prejudicial murder of his father over his father's psychic abilities.

Cast

*Yoshio　Tamura .........　 Hiroshi　Fujioka
*Maria　Harada .........　 Kaoru　Yumi
*Jirou　Miki ........　 Masao　Kusakari
*Houjou ........　 Yuuzou　Kayama
*Ulrof .......　 Tomisaburou　Wakayama
*Gorou　Tatsumi ......　 Katsumasa　Uchida
*Prime minister of Baltonia ........　Steve　 Green
*Sarabad ........　 Eiji　Okada
*Teraoka ........　 Gorou　Mutsumi
*Godnof .......　 Jimmy　Show
*United Nations negotiation committee member　Ａ ........　 Roger　woode
*United Nations negotiation committee member　Ｂ ........　 Annest 　harness
*Ｐ・Ｂ .........　 Andrew Hughes
*Abdullah .........　 Willie Dorsey
*Bohl .........　 Hatsuo　Yamaya
*Gyaku-ESPY（Reverse　ESPY）　A ..........　Ralph Jesser
*Gyaku-ESPY（Reverse　ESPY）　B .........　 Gelmal　Riner
*Gyaku-ESPY（Reverse　ESPY）　C .........　 Franz Gruber
*Gyaku-ESPY（Reverse　ESPY）　D .........　 Burt Johansson
*Secretary prime minister　Baltonia .........　 Jan　 Dickene
*Prime minister guards official Baltonia ..........Gunter Grave
*Captain special passenger plane ........　 Robert Dunham
*Special passenger plane vice-captain .........　 Henry　
*Miki of boyhood .........　 Julie Club
*Judy ........　 Runa　Takamura
*Judy of girlhood ........　 Kelly Vancis