Ninja Captor (1976)

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.

Writing:
  • Saburo Yatsude
  • Shūkei Nagasaka
  • Masaru Igami

Stars:
Release Date: 1976-04-07
Seasons: 1
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  • Country: JP
  • Language: 日本語
  • Runtime: 25
Shinzo Hotta
Shinzo Hotta
Retsufū Fūma/Nindō Kurayami
Daisuke Ban
Daisuke Ban
Daisuke Izumo
Hiroyuki Satou
Hiroyuki Sato...
Keita Izumi
Sanpei Godai
Sanpei Godai
Noboru Ōyama
Kenji Ushio
Kenji Ushio
Saburōbei Fukuro
Takamaru Sasaki
Takamaru Sasa...
Hakūn Togakushi
Iwao Dan
Iwao Dan
Gorō Naya
Gorō Naya
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