Nanairo Kamen
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.
Cast
Sonny Chiba
Kotaro Ran
Isamu Yamaguchi
Kaneari Samon
Koji Sahara
Yamamoto's subordinate
Tatsuya Kitayama
Yamamoto's subordinate
Kenji Todoroki
Yamamoto's subordinate
Akira Iwakami
Yamamoto's subordinate
Genji Kawai
Inspector Yamamoto
Kosaku Okano
Yamamoto's subordinate
Shinji Nakahara
Yamamoto's subordinate
Yuji Kitamine
Yamamoto's subordinate
Mayumi Fujisato
Yumi Ichijô
Katsuko Akutsu
Seiho Shirakawa
Etsuko Sakurai
Seasons & Episodes
E1Episode 1
Jun 3, 1959
The hero of this series is a young detective named Kotarō Ran, unknown to anyone (even his friends), is a master of disguise, utilizing seven different personalities. Most of his disguises are odd characters, like a magician and a cigar-smoking Indian, but Kotarō's 7th disguise is the 2-gun-toting caped, golden-masked superhero, Seven Color Mask!
E2Episode 2
Jun 10, 1959
E3Episode 3
Jun 17, 1959
E4Episode 4
Jun 24, 1959
E5Episode 5
Jul 1, 1959
E6Episode 6
Jul 8, 1959
E7Episode 7
Jul 15, 1959
E8Episode 8
Jul 22, 1959
E9Episode 9
Jul 29, 1959
E10Episode 10
Aug 5, 1959
E11Episode 11
Aug 12, 1959
E12Episode 12
Aug 19, 1959
E1Episode 1
Apr 7, 1960
E2Episode 2
Apr 14, 1960
E3Episode 3
Apr 21, 1960
E4Episode 4
Apr 28, 1960
E5Episode 5
May 5, 1960
E6Episode 6
May 12, 1960
E7Episode 7
May 19, 1960
E8Episode 8
May 26, 1960
E9Episode 9
Jun 2, 1960
E10Episode 10
Jun 9, 1960
E11Episode 11
Jun 16, 1960
E12Episode 12
Jun 23, 1960
E13Episode 13
Jun 30, 1960
Storyline
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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