Koichi Sakamoto Wants To Bring Back Space Squad At TTFC
Sakamoto's stated ambition to revive Space Squad and explore Metal Hero reboots signals that TTFC may become the home for legacy tokusatsu crossovers that would not fit the TV series format.
Reporting from 1 sources: Cinema Today.
Director Koichi Sakamoto, who has made numerous original tokusatsu works for Toei's streaming service TTFC, said in an interview marking the service's 10th anniversary that he wants to produce a sequel to the 2017-2018 crossover series Space Squad. He also expressed interest in reviving Metal Hero series and rebooting past heroes on the platform.
Director Koichi Sakamoto, a frequent collaborator with Toei's streaming service TTFC, said in an interview marking the platform's 10th anniversary that he wants to produce a sequel to the 2017-2018 crossover series Space Squad. The series featured team-ups between characters from Space Sheriff Gavan and Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger.
Sakamoto also expressed interest in reviving Metal Hero series and rebooting past heroes on the platform, citing the strong fan response to the 2024 TTFC original Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Part 3: Middle-Aged Struggle Arc. He noted that the experience showed him how many tokusatsu fans still support works from 30 years ago.
Sakamoto's latest TTFC original, Fortix: The One Who Inherits the Oshi, began streaming on June 7.
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