Tooru Ohira, the Japanese voice of television’s Superman, watches actor George Reeves closely while he dubs Japanese words for the show on July 7, 1959. (34/53)

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Tooru Ohira, the Japanese voice of television's Superman, watches actor George Reeves closely while he dubs Japanese words for the show on July 7, 1959.

Television has made a strong impression on the Japanese from Emperor Hirohito down. About 99 percent of Japanese TV shows are American, including the Emperor’s favorite, “Superman.

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