Ninja Captor (1976)
Ninja Captor is a 1976 Japanese-language action & adventure series. It stars Sen Utsumi, Yuko Matsuba and Daisuke Ban.
Ninja Captor is a Japanese tokusatsu TV series aired from April 7, 1976 to January 26, 1977 on TV Tokyo 12 Channel, produced by Toei Company, Ltd. This Sentai-esque series aired during the run of Shotaro Ishinomori's original Super Sentai series, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger and was notably first superhero team show produced by Toei under the Saburo Yatsude/Hatte pseudonym. Daisuke Izumo graduates from the Wind-Demon Stealth-Army, a secret army aiming for the conquest of Japan. He instead escapes, and becomes the leader of the "Captor," a ninja team supervised by Mujin Tendou. The Captor team's mission is to battle the ninja sent out by the Wind-Demon General, Retsufuu Fuuma. This show used to be considered by some to be a part of the Super Sentai franchise*, but was later excluded. In 2013, it got a Shout-Out in the fourth episode of Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger: Season 2.
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What is Ninja Captor about?
Ninja Captor is a Japanese tokusatsu TV series aired from April 7, 1976 to January 26, 1977 on TV Tokyo 12 Channel, produced by Toei Company, Ltd. This Sentai-esque series aired during the run of Shotaro Ishinomori's original Super Sentai series, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger and was notably first superhero team show produced by Toei under the Saburo Yatsude/Hatte pseudonym. Daisuke Izumo graduates from the Wind-Demon Stealth-Army, a secret army aiming for the conquest of Japan. He instead escapes, and becomes the leader of the "Captor," a ninja team supervised by Mujin Tendou. The Captor team's mission is to battle the ninja sent out by the Wind-Demon General, Retsufuu Fuuma. This show used to be considered by some to be a part of the Super Sentai franchise*, but was later excluded. In 2013, it got a Shout-Out in the fourth episode of Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger: Season 2.
When was Ninja Captor released?
Ninja Captor was released on 7 April 1976.
How many episodes does Ninja Captor have?
Ninja Captor has 43 episodes across 1 seasons.
Cast
- Sen Utsumi as Dan Kurokawa
- Yuko Matsuba as María Sakurakōji
- Daisuke Ban as Daisuke Izumo
- Hiroyuki Sato as Keita Izumi
- Sanpei Godai as Noboru Ōyama
- Ai Nogawa as Miki Tendō
- Kenji Ushio as Saburōbei Fukuro
- Takamaru Sasaki as Hakūn Togakushi
- Nobuyuki Nakano as Jūrō Ōmori
- Masahiro Kamiya as Magoyatsu Imura
- Shinzō Hotta as Retsufū Fūma/Nindō Kurayami
- Sanji Kojima