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Kure Kure Takora (クレクレタコラ; unofficial translation: "Gimme Gimme Octopus") is a tokusatsu children's comedy show from Japan. Produced by Toho Company Ltd., the show aired on Fuji TV and its subsidaries from October 1, 1973 to September 27, 1974 with a total of 260 3-minute episodes.

However, Episodes 223, 252 and 255 never materialised. The show was rebroadcast over CS digital satellite television, except for episode 220, which was censored due to problematic show content. Laserdisc and VHS versions were sold, but currently only the DVD version (which includes episode 220) is on Japanese market.

The show chronicles Takora, an octopus monster (kaiju), and his daily adventures with his monster friends. The show has been compared to the Teletubbies. It features actors wearing colorful monster suits moving in exaggerated motions, dubbed over with music and a narrator's voice that describes what is happening in each scene.

Each episode tends to have a nonsensical to nonexistant plot, but the show has more spoken words than the Teletubbies. Also, unlike the Teletubbies, the show has been known to be often violent. The quirky nature and cheap stage props has attracted a small cult following.

Staff

Creator/Planning - Osamu Isono
Writers - Shinichi Ichikawa, Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Yuko Kinoshita, Yoshimi Shinozaki, Yuji Watanabe
Directors - Katsumune Ishida, Ko Tsuboshima, Tsugunobu Otani
Music - Shunsuke Kikuchi

Voice Cast

Takora, Chonbo, Monro: Yoshiko Ota
Chibura, Biragon, Herara, Shikushiku, Ikary: Osamu Saka

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