Ninja Captor

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.

Cast

Sen Utsumi Dan Kurokawa

Yuko Matsuba María Sakurakōji

Daisuke Ban Daisuke Izumo

Hiroyuki Sato Keita Izumi

Sanpei Godai Noboru Ōyama

Ai Nogawa Miki Tendō

Kenji Ushio Saburōbei Fukuro Takamaru Sasaki Hakūn Togakushi

Nobuyuki Nakano Jūrō Ōmori

Masahiro Kamiya Magoyatsu Imura Shinzō Hotta Retsufū Fūma/Nindō Kurayami Sanji Kojima

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