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The Iron Superman (1974)

The Iron Superman poster
Original title
鐵超人
Directed by
Kwok Ting-Hung, Kōichi Takano
Genre
science fiction film
Country
Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
16
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A scientist builds a robot called the Iron Superman to fight against evil forces. A young pilot teams up with the robot to protect the world from destruction.

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What happens

The Iron Superman (titled in Spain as Mazinger Z, el robot de las estrellas) is a 1975 science fiction film of Taiwanese origin, directed by Kwok Ting-Hung and starring Jamie Luk, Maggie Lee, and Paul Chun. In 1978, it was the subject of a Spanish comic book adaptation and expansion by the Spanish publisher Editorial Valenciana. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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