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March 26, 1963
キリストの眼
The Eyes of Christ
Viewer Rating: 28.6%.
A church priest is murdered by seven bandits, and according to his assistant, six of the bandits escaped. Atom receives a bag containing a robot arm from an old man, but a woman appears demanding the bag, and Atom's father, who went to deliver it, is attacked. Detective Higeoyaji sets out to solve the case.
The original manga was published in the January 1959 issue of the monthly "Shonen" as a separate supplement, "The Seven Shadows." In the A5 size paperback volume 8 published in June 1960, the title was changed to "The Eyes of Christ."
Screenplay/Direction: Yamamoto Eiichi
Key animation: Yamamoto Eiichi, Ishii Motoaki
Atom: Shimizu Mari (清水 マリ)
Professor Ochanomizu: Katsuta Hisashi (勝田久)
Shunsaku Ban (Higeoyaji) - Yajima Masaaki (矢島正明)
Priest who is murdered: Nakasone Masao (中曽根雅夫)
Church bell ringer's assistant, Cassie: Yatsu Isao (谷津勲)
Inspector Tawashi: Chiba Koichi (千葉耕市)
Shakuno Tanemon: Kasama Yukio (笠間雪雄)
Tanemon's daughter, Dada Shakuno: Takahashi Kazue (高橋和枝)
Dr. Leron: Seshita Kazuhisa (瀬下和久)
Atom's father: Okumura Akira (奥村晃)
Bandit henchmen A, B: Okumura Akira, Yatsu Isao (奥村晃、谷津勲)
In the manga, the one who plotted the illegal sale of the killer robot was Kanbei Yamano, the president of Yamakan Heavy Industries, and his daughter, but in the anime, it was Shakuno Tanemon, the president of Shakuno Heavy Industries, and his daughter Dada.
In the manga, the church priest was played by Dr. Amakawa from "Atom vs. the Demon God," who is also Red from the manga "Metropolis." Also, in the manga during its serialization, Atom, who was scolded by his father for his handling of the trunk entrusted to him by Dr. Leron, runs away from home and, after solving the case, boards the Titan in "The Secret of the Far Side of the Moon."
Because this story features a church at the beginning, it was judged to be dealing solely with Christianity, and was deemed unsuitable for broadcast in the United States, where broadcasting regulations were strict.