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Ninja Captor

TV·1976–1977·1 season, 43 episodes·Tokyo Channel 12·Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama·25m

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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.

Castfull cast & details

Sen Utsumi
Sen UtsumiDan Kurokawa
Yuko Matsuba
Yuko MatsubaMaría SakurakōjiDaisuke BanDaisuke BanDaisuke IzumoHiroyuki SatoHiroyuki SatoKeita IzumiSanpei GodaiSanpei GodaiNoboru Ōyama
Ai Nogawa
Ai NogawaMiki TendōKenji UshioKenji UshioSaburōbei FukuroTakamaru SasakiTakamaru SasakiHakūn Togakushi

Episodes by season

Season0143Episodes1976–77Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E017 Ninjas standing at Tokyo TowerApril 7, 1976—
  2. S01E02Episode 2April 14, 1976—
  3. S01E03Episode 3April 21, 1976—
  4. S01E04Episode 4April 28, 1976—
  5. S01E05Episode 5May 5, 1976—
  6. S01E06Episode 6May 12, 1976—
  7. S01E07Episode 7May 19, 1976—
  8. S01E08Episode 8May 26, 1976—
  9. S01E09Episode 9June 2, 1976—
  10. S01E10Episode 10June 9, 1976—
  11. S01E11Episode 11June 16, 1976—
  12. S01E12Episode 12June 23, 1976—
  13. S01E13Episode 13June 30, 1976—
  14. S01E14Episode 14July 7, 1976—
  15. S01E15Episode 15July 14, 1976—
  16. S01E16Episode 16July 21, 1976—
  17. S01E17Episode 17July 28, 1976—
  18. S01E18Episode 18August 4, 1976—
  19. S01E19Episode 19August 11, 1976—
  20. S01E20Episode 20August 18, 1976—
  21. S01E21Episode 21August 25, 1976—
  22. S01E22Episode 22September 1, 1976—
  23. S01E23Episode 23September 8, 1976—
  24. S01E24Episode 24September 15, 1976—
  25. S01E25Episode 25September 22, 1976—
  26. S01E26Episode 26September 29, 1976—
  27. S01E27Episode 27October 6, 1976—
  28. S01E28Episode 28October 13, 1976—
  29. S01E29Episode 29October 20, 1976—
  30. S01E30Episode 30October 27, 1976—
  31. S01E31Episode 31November 3, 1976—
  32. S01E32Episode 32November 10, 1976—
  33. S01E33Episode 33November 17, 1976—
  34. S01E34Episode 34November 24, 1976—
  35. S01E35Episode 35December 1, 1976—
  36. S01E36Episode 36December 8, 1976—
  37. S01E37Episode 37December 15, 1976—
  38. S01E38Episode 38December 22, 1976—
  39. S01E39Episode 39December 29, 1976—
  40. S01E40Episode 40January 5, 1977—
  41. S01E41Episode 41January 12, 1977—
  42. S01E42Episode 42January 19, 1977—
  43. S01E43The End of Nindou KurayamiJanuary 26, 1977—

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