# Saru no Gundan (1974) with The Weekly Podcast Massacre

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Podcast: [Dead Formats: An Obscure Movie Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dead-formats-an-obscure-movie-podcast-7208988)
Published: 2026-03-09T06:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://deadformats.podbean.com/e/saru-no-gundan-1974-with-the-weekly-podcast-massacre/
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Duration seconds: 7188

## Resource

Chris is joined by Greg and Murph from The Weekly Podcast Massacre to talk Saru no Gundan (ドラマ 猿の軍団) from 1974, a Japanese TV series loosely inspired by Planet of the Apes, covering the first three episodes and how the show was later reshaped into Time of the Apes and featured on MST3K. They discuss the series' Tsuburaya Productions origins, lack of an official English translation, Planet of the Apes' Japanese popularity, and how its story can fit within broader Apes timeline logic. The episode breakdown follows Dr. Izumi and two kids who are accidentally frozen during a disaster, awaken in an ape-run future, and immediately face repeated capture-and-escape chaos, meeting the human survivor Gōdo, glimpsing escalating ape government power plays, and ending on an insane cliffhanger. A new Short Ends segment spotlights Horror Hall of Fame I (1990), the syndicated Robert Englund-hosted horror awards show featuring Chucky, Jason, and a Vincent Price lifetime award presented by Roddy McDowall, plus debate over Arachnophobia winning Best Horror Film. Buy your tickets to Pulgasari 3D at the Guild Cinema on July 31st @ 10:30pm Follow The Weekly Podcast Massacre: Instagram Bluesky Follow Dead Formats: Bluesky // Instagram // Letterboxd Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/CJWWRQUmEJ

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