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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.
Title | Ninja Captor |
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Genres | Action & Adventure Comedy Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy Family Kids |
First Air Date | 1976-04-07 |
Last Air Date | 1977-01-26 |
Episode Runtime | 00 Hours 25 Minutes |
Total Season(s) | 1 |
Total Episode(s) on All Seasons | 43 |
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Production Companies | Toei Company, Toei Advertising, TV Tokyo |