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.
| Title | Ninja Captor - Season 1 |
|---|---|
| Year | 1977 |
| Genre | Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family, Kids |
| Country | Japan |
| Studio | Tokyo Channel 12 |
| Cast | Sen Utsumi, Yuko Matsuba, Daisuke Ban, Hiroyuki Satou, Sanpei Godai, Ai Nogawa |
| Crew | Tôru Hirayama (Producer), Akihiro Komori (Original Music Composer), Saburo Yatsude (Original Story), Yoshiharu Aihara (Director of Photography), Sakuji Abe (Sound Effects), Mikio Matsushita (Teleplay) |
| Alternative Titles | Ninja Kyaputā, Ninja Kyaputaa, にんじゃキャプター |
| Keyword | ninja, demon, henshin heroes, tokusatsu |
| First Air Date | Apr 07, 1976 |
| Last Air date | Jan 26, 1977 |
| Season | 1 Season |
| Episode | 43 Episode |
| Runtime | 25:14 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb: | 5.00/ 10 by 2.00 users |
| Popularity | 30.184 |
| Language | Japanese |
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