Ninja Captor (1976)
Ninja Captor (1976)
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Sen Utsumi
Dan Kurokawa

Yuko Matsuba
María Sakurakōji

Daisuke Ban
Daisuke Izumo

Yuhki Sato
Keita Izumi

Hiroyuki Satou
Keita Izumi

Sanpei Godai
Noboru Ōyama

Ai Nogawa
Miki Tendō

Kenji Ushio
Saburōbei Fukuro

Takamaru Sasaki
Hakūn Togakushi

Nobuyuki Nakano
Jūrō Ōmori

Daikyo Rin
Sakon Shijou

Masahiro Kamiya
Magoyatsu Imura

Shinzo Hotta
Retsufū Fūma/Nindō Kurayami

Saburo Yatsude
Creator / Original Story

Tôru Hirayama
Producer

Akihiro Komori
Original Music Composer

Yoshiharu Aihara
Director of Photography

Sakuji Abe
Sound Effects

Mikio Matsushita
Teleplay / Script / Writer / Teleplay

Shūkei Nagasaka
Script / Teleplay / Writer / Teleplay

Masaru Igami
Script / Teleplay / Writer / Teleplay

Chigusa Shioda
Script / Writer

Tsunemi Nakamura
Director

Gorō Naya
Media.




Details.
Release DateApril 7, 1976
Original Name忍者キャプター
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes43
Running Time25m
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
ninja
demon
Scripted
henshin heroes
tokusatsu
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