Nanairo Kamen (1959)
Original title: 七色仮面
Nanairo Kamen is a 1959 Japanese-language action & adventure series created by Kōhan Kawauchi. It stars Tatsuya Kitayama, Koji Sahara and Kenji Todoroki.
Seven Color Mask (七色仮面, Nanairo Kamen) is the name and title character of a tokusatsu TV series, later called New Seven Color Mask (新七色仮面, Shin Nanairo Kamen). It was created by Kōhan Kawauchi, who also created Moonlight Mask. This B&W TV show was the first superhero TV series by Toei Company Ltd. It was broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from June 3, 1959 to June 30, 1960, with a total of 57 episodes divided into 7 segments. Aside from being Toei's first TV superhero show, this series was also the debut of actor Sonny Chiba, who was 19 at the time, who took over the title role from Susumu Namijima after Episode 32.
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What is Nanairo Kamen about?
Seven Color Mask (七色仮面, Nanairo Kamen) is the name and title character of a tokusatsu TV series, later called New Seven Color Mask (新七色仮面, Shin Nanairo Kamen). It was created by Kōhan Kawauchi, who also created Moonlight Mask. This B&W TV show was the first superhero TV series by Toei Company Ltd. It was broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from June 3, 1959 to June 30, 1960, with a total of 57 episodes divided into 7 segments. Aside from being Toei's first TV superhero show, this series was also the debut of actor Sonny Chiba, who was 19 at the time, who took over the title role from Susumu Namijima after Episode 32.
When was Nanairo Kamen released?
Nanairo Kamen was released on 3 June 1959.
How many episodes does Nanairo Kamen have?
Nanairo Kamen has 57 episodes across 7 seasons.
Who made Nanairo Kamen?
Nanairo Kamen was created by Kōhan Kawauchi.
Cast
- Tatsuya Kitayama as Yamamoto's subordinate
- Koji Sahara as Yamamoto's subordinate
- Kenji Todoroki as Yamamoto's subordinate
- Akira Iwakami as Yamamoto's subordinate
- Kosaku Okano as Yamamoto's subordinate
- Shinji Nakahara as Yamamoto's subordinate
- Yuji Kitamine as Yamamoto's subordinate
- Ryuichi Fujiyama as Kaneari Samon
- Susumu Namishima as Kotaro Ran
- Sonny Chiba as Kotaro Ran
- Yuko Kobayashi as Mitsuko Arai
- Takashi Sue as Ki no Mura