This Month In Tokusatsu History
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1928 Shiozawa, Toki is born, played the evil sorceress Iquana in "Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love" (1972)
1972
First episode of Kaiketsu Lion Maru [Swift Hero Lion Maru], "Oroti, The
Envoy Of Satan"
1972
Kamen Rider episode 53, "Demon Jaguar-Man! The Autobike War Of Death's
Decision" (Fujioka, Hiroshi takes
the
lead role back, introduces Hell Ambassador)
1973 Iron King episode 25, "Iron King in a Panic!"
1994 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 7, "The Huge One"
1967 Ulltraman Episode 38, "Spaceship Rescue Command"
1971 First episode of Kaettekita Urutoraman (Return of Ultraman), "All Monsters Attack"
1972
First episode of Choujin Barom-1 [Superhuman Barom-1]
1973
First episode of Ryusei Ningen Zoon [Meteor Man Zone], "Destroy The
Terror-Beast Missile!"
1977
First episode of J.A.K.Q. Dengeki Tai [J.A.K.Q. Lightning Strike Team],
"4 Cards!! The Trump Card Is J.A.K.Q."
1989
Kamen Rider Black RX episode 22, "Shadowmoon!"
1993
Five Star Task Force Dairanger episode 6, "Wind, Tear Them Apart"
2000
Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 10, "Violence"
1966 Ultra Q episode 14, "Tokyo Ice Age"
1971
First episode of Kamen Rider, "Mysterious Spider-Man", Ishimori
Shotaro's first Tokusatsu series
1976
Secret Task Force Goranger episode 45, "Sword Shark of Darkness!
Invasion of the Marine Hitmen"
1988
Kamen Rider Black episode 25, "The Armed Vehicle Explodes" (skipped a
week)
1973
First episode of Shiro Jishi Kamen (White Lion Mask)
1980
New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 27
1981
Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan episode 9, "The Father Who Becomes the
Monster"
1967
First episode of Kamen no Ninja Akakage (Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja),
"Toad Priest Apparition"
1973
First episode of Robotto Keiji [Robot Detective], "BAD's Killer
Salesman"
1974 Last episode (53) of Ultraman Taro ""Farewell Taro! The Ultra Mother!
1975
First episode of Himitsu Sentai Gorenj� [Secret Task Force Goranger]
the first Sentai series, "Deep-Red Sun!
Invincible
Five Rangers"
1975
First episode of Kamen Rider Stronger, "I am Electric Human Stronger"
1981
Sakai, Hisashi is born, played Koushinsei Kou (Fang Ranger) in Five
Star Task Force Dairanger (1994)
1973
First episode of Ultraman Taro, "Like The Sun, Mother of Ultra"
1973
Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 27, "The Resurrected Shine Shine
Dan"
1974
First episode of Electroid Zabog�, "Fight! Electroid Zabog�"
1974
Kamen Rider X episode 8, "Mystery!? Lower Earth - Middle Earth - Upper
Earth"
1975
Electroid Zabog�: Electroid Zabog� vs. The Dinosaur Army, episode 40,
"Ressurected 3-Headed Demon-God!!"
(starting
with this episode the series now has a subtitle) [skipped 3 months!]
1976
Akumaizer 3 episode 27, "Why!? Zabitan Has Been Blown Away"
1977
Swift Hero Zubat episode 10, "Throw The Baseball Enemy Out"
1987
Super Manchine Metalder episode 3, "The Machine Man" (skipped a week)
1986
Yamaguchi, Akira (Yuki, Joji/Riderman; Daimon, Yutaka in "Electroid
Zabog�") died of lung cancer
1968 Ultra Seven episode 27 "Operation: Cyborg"
1972
First episode of Henshin Ninja Arashi [Transforming Ninja Arashi]
1972 First episode of Ultraman Ace, "Shine! The Five Ultra Brothers"
1973
Kamen Rider V3 episode 8, "Danger V3! Terror of the Electric Saw"
1973
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 39, "Father's Enemy, Jiro Nations Most Wanted"
1973
Last episode (54) of Swift Hero Lion Maru, "The Last Battle of Swift
Hero Lion Maru"
1975
Condorman - Symbol of Justice episode 2, "Challenge Of Blood Sucking
Monster"
1979
Battle Fever J episode 10, "The Sighting Of The Elephant"
1995
Super-Power Task Force Ohranger episode 6, "The Powerful Enemy Brain
Machine"
1972
Kamen Rider episode 54, "Yuurei vs. Eel-Man"
1972
Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 2
1973 Last episode (26) of Iron King , "The Great Tokyo War "
1994 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 8, "The Bakeneko's Shop!!"
2006 First episode of Urutoraman Mebiusu (Ultraman Mebius), "A Fateful Encounter"
2008 BCI Eclipse (no longer exists) released Super Robot Baron (1973) on DVD
1967
Last episode (39) of Ultraman, "Farewell Ultraman"
1971 Return of Ultraman episode 2, "Takkong's Big Counterattack"
1972
Superhuman Barom-1 episode 2
1973
Meteor Man Zone episode 2, "Beat Destro-King!"
1974
First episode of Inazuman Flash, "Terror of F�hrer Geisel and Riddle of
the Despar Army"
1977
J.A.K.Q. Lightning Strike Team episode 2, "Two-Ten-Jack!! The Secret
Factory is Shocking"
1989
Kamen Rider Black RX episode 23, "RX Became a Pig"
1993
Five Star Task Force Dairanger episode 7, "Traitor!"
2000
Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 11, "Promise"
1966 Ultra Q episode 15, "Kanegon's Cocoon"
1971
Kamen Rider episode 2, "Terrifying Bat-Man"
1976
Secret Task Force Goranger episode 46, "Black Super Express! Locomotive
Mask Great Reckless Driving"
1988
Kamen Rider Black episode 26, "Saving ESP Girl"
1973 Shiro Jishi Kamen episode 2
1980
New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 28
1981
Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan episode 10, "The Ambushing Poison Spider
Mansion"
1967
Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja episode 2, "The Kouga's Evil Child"
1973
Robot Detective episode 2, "Witnesses are Zero"
1974
First episode of Ultraman Leo, " When Seven Dies! Tokyo Submerges!"
1975
Secret Task Force Goranger episode 2, "Blue earth! Drought Plan of
Death"
1975
Kamen Rider Stronger episode 2, "Stronger and Tackle's Secret"
2002
The Kikaida Mania Fest '02, Japanese Cultural Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
featuring Ban, Daisuke (Jiro) and Ikeda,
Shunsuke
(Ichiro)
1973
Ultraman Taro episode 2, "This Time It's Ultra Mother"
1973
Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 28, "Hold Back the Underground Tank
Mogurard!"
1974
Electroid Zabog� episode 2, This Is The Secret Murder Burglary Engine
Sigma
1974
Kamen Rider X episode 9, "X Rider - Special Mortal Training"
1975
Electroid Zabog�: Electroid Zabog� vs. The Dinosaur Army episode 41,
Completed!! Strong Zabog�"
1976
Akumaizer 3 episode 28, "Why!? The Deadly Tengu Manipulation"
1977
Swift Hero Zubat episode 11, "Don't Die On Me Now! The One Second
Crisis"
1987
Super Manchine Metalder episode 4, "Metalder Versus Torpedo"
2002
The Kikaida Mania Fest '02, Japanese Cultural Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
featuring Ban, Daisuke (Jiro) and Ikeda,
Shunsuke
(Ichiro)
2013 Shout Factory released "Message From Space" on DVD, dubbed in English
1968 Ultra Seven episode 28 "The 700 Kilometer Run!"
1972 Ultraman Ace,episode 2, "Surpass The Giant Terrible-Monster"
1972
Transforming Ninja Arashi episode 2
1973
First episode of Fuun Lion Maru (Storm Cloud Lion Maru), "The Rocket
Man"
1973
Kamen Rider V3 episode 9, "What is the Destron Hell Corps?!"
1973
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 40, "Crisis Jiro! The Operations Full Shutdown!!
1975
Condorman - Symbol of Justice episode 3, Ikeda, Shunsuke (Minami
Takeshi in Return of Ultraman, Ichiro in
Kikaida
01) joins the cast as older brother of Mitsuya Ishin (Condorman)
1979
Battle Fever J episode 11, "The Petnapping Affair"
1995
Super-Power Task Force Ohranger episode 7, "Completed!! The Super-Power
Robo"
2002
The Kikaida Mania Fest '02, Shirokiya in the Ala Moana Center, Ban,
Daisuke (Jiro) and Ikeda, Shunsuke (Ichiro)
signed
autographs
1933
Kouji, Yada is born, played Iberu in "Akumaizer 3" (1975)
1972
Kamen Rider episode 55, "Cockroach-Man And The Blimp's Small Flaw of
Terror"
1972
Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 3
1994 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 9, "Hidden Camera Live!"
1995
Super-Power Task Force Ohranger movie opens in theaters in Japan, along
with Heavy Armor B-Fighter movie
2006 Ultraman Mebius episode 2, "Our Wings"
1971 Return of Ultraman episode 3, "Evil Monster Realm of Terror"
1972
Superhuman Barom-1 episode 3
1973
Meteor Man Zone episode 3, "Defeat Garoga's Subterranean Base!"
1974
Inazuman Flash episode 2, "Terrifying Safari!! Epic Battle at Sea"
1977
J.A.K.Q. Lightning Strike Team episode 3, "Five Flashes!! Bark, Panther"
1989
Kamen Rider Black RX episode 24, "Papa Is Dracula"
1993
Five Star Task Force Dairanger episode 8, "Father!!"
1994
Kamen Rider J opens in theaters in Japan, along with Blue Swat movie
and Ninja Sentai Kakuranger movie
2000
Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 12, "Mentor"
1966
Gamera vs. Barugon [aka War of the Monsters] opens in movie theaters in
Japan
1966 Ultra Q episode 16, "Garamon Strikes Back"
1971
Kamen Rider episode 3, "Demon Scorpion-Man"
1976
Secret Task Force Goranger episode 47, "Big Red Counterattack! Angry
Five Rangers"
1988
Kamen Rider Black episode 27, "The Fire Engulfed Road"
1993
Kamen Rider ZO opens in theaters in Japan, along with Special
Investigator Robo Janperson movie and Five Star
Task
Force Dairanger movie
2007 BCI Eclipse (no longer exists) released Shadow Warriors 1st season (1980) on DVD
1973 Shiro Jishi Kamen episode 3
1980
New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 29
1981
Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan episode 11, "The Mecha Girl of Sadness"
1981
Kamen Rider Super-1 episode 24 (skipped 2 weeks), introduced the Junior
Rider Team (like the Boys' Kamen
Rider
Squad)
1967 Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja episode 3, "Gama Houshi's Counterattack"
1973 Robot Detective episode 3, "The Case of the Crazy Clocks"
1974 Ultraman Leo episode 2, "The Big Sink! The Last Day of the Japanese Archipelago"
1975 Secret Task Force Goranger episode 3, "Large Counterattack! Yellow Whirlwind"
1975 Kamen Rider Stronger episode 3, "Thriller House Childern Cry Out!!"
1964 Mothra vs. Godzilla opens in movie theaters in Japan
1973 Ultraman Taro episode 3, "Mother of Ultra Forever"
1973
Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 29, "The Demonic Corps DAC"
1974
Electroid Zabog� episode 3, "Wild Rampage Hydrogen Bomb Gorikong(u)"
1974
Kamen Rider X episode 10, "Goverment of Darkness - Secret Police!
Apollo Geist"
1975
Electroid Zabog�: Electroid Zabog� vs. The Dinosaur Army, episode 42,
"Expose the Mystery of the Demon Lord
3-Headed
Dragon!"
1976
Akumaizer 3 episode 29 "Why!? Zabitan's Judgement"
1977
Swift Hero Zubat episode 12, "Time Till Execution – 10 Seconds"
1987
Super Manchine Metalder episode 5, "The Professional Killer"
1968 Ultra Seven episode 29 "The Forsaken Earthman"
1972
Transforming Ninja Arashi episode 3
1972 Ultraman Ace,episode 3, "Go Up In Flames! Terrible-Monster Hell"
1973
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 41,"Magnificence The Jiro Mid Air Break Up!"
1973
Kamen Rider V3 episode 10, "Double Typhoon's Secret"
1973
Storm Cloud Lion Maru episode 2
1975
Condorman - Symbol of Justice episode 4, "Shining! Golden Condor"
1979
Battle Fever J episode 12, "The Plans Of A Cursed Rose"
1995
Super-Power Task Force Ohranger episode 8, "Crash!! A Super Giant
Battle"
1967
Great Giant Monster Gappa [aka Gappa the Triphibian Monster] is shown
in Japanese movie theaters
1972
Kamen Rider episode 56, "Amazon's Poison Butterfly Kirira"
1972
Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 4
1994 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 10, "Konakijiji: A Cry-Baby Goblin"
2006 Ultraman Mebius episode 3, "Only One Life"
1971 Return of Ultraman episode 4, "Definite Kill! Comet Kick"
1972
Superhuman Barom-1 episode 4
1973
Meteor Man Zone episode 4, "Onslaught! The Garoga Army: Enter Godzilla!"
1974
Inazuman Flash episode 3, "500 Hydron Bomb!! Ground Base Great Battle"
1977
J.A.K.Q. Lightning Strike Team episode 4, "One Joker!! The Perfect
Crime's Assassin"
1989
Kamen Rider Black RX episode 25, "The Bride of the Scorpion Seat"
1993
Five Star Task Force Dairanger episode 9, "Don't Be Vain"
2000
Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 13, "Suspicion"
1955
Godzilla's Counter Attack [aka Godzilla Raids Again] opens in theaters
in Japan
1966 Ultra Q episode 17, "The 1/8 Project"
1971
Kamen Rider episode 4, "Man-Eating Sarasenian"
1976
Secret Task Force Goranger episode 48, "Black Supply Depot!
Recreational Area Crisis"
1988
Kamen Rider Black episode 28, "The Firefly of Hell"
2021
Composer (Showa era Kamen Riders, Henshin Ninja Arashi, Jumborg Ace. Tetusjin Taiga 7, Robot Detective, Denjin Zaboga) Kikuchi, Shunsuke died
1973 Shiro Jishi Kamen episode 4
1980
New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 30
1981
Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan episode 12, "The Queen Who Eats the Diamond"
1981
Kamen Rider Super-1 episode 25
1967
Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja episode 4, "The Mysterious Spy's Mansion"
1973
Robot Detective episode 4, "The Assassin Vanished in the Wall"
1974 Ultraman Leo episode 3, "Goodbye Tears..."
1975
Secret Task Force Goranger episode 4, "Kick of Crimson! Breaking Micro
Large Manoeuvres"
1975
Kamen Rider Stronger episode 4, "Devil of Ootobai's Reckless Drive
Strategy!!"
1973 Ultraman Taro episode 4, "Big Sea Turtle Monsters Attack Tokyo!:"
1973
Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 30, "Operation Mogurard Wreak Havoc"
1974
Electroid Zabog� episode 4, "Attack the Sigma Murder Base"
1974
Kamen Rider X episode 11, "The Invulnerable Water Snake: Hydra"
1975
Electroid Zabog�: Electroid Zabog� vs. The Dinosaur Army episode 43,
"The Fearsome Dinosaur Army's Ambition!"
1976
Akumaizer 3 episode 30, "Why!? The Mystery of the Sleeping Beauty"
1977
Swift Hero Zubat episode 13, "Ballad of the Young Assassin"
1987
Super Manchine Metalder episode 6, "Boxer in Action"
1968 Ultra Seven episode 30 "For Whom Takes the Glory"
1972
Transforming Ninja Arashi episode 4
1972 Ultraman Ace,episode 4, "A 300-Million Year Old Terrible-Monster Appears"
1973
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 42 "Henshin Disabled!? The Hakaida Great Revolt!"
1973
Kamen Rider V3 episode 11, "Devil's Claw Aims At V3!"
1973
Storm Cloud Lion Maru episode 3
1975
Condorman - Symbol of Justice episode 5
1979
Battle Fever J episode 13, "Gold Egg And Fried Egg"
1995
Super-Power Task Force Ohranger episode 9, "Suddenly!! Traitor"
2002
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida ends its run on KIKU-TV in Hawaii.
1972
Kamen Rider episode 57, "Earth-Spider Dogumondo"
1972
Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 5
1978 Uchu kara no Messeji (Message From Space) released in Japan
1994 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 11, "Rags Are The Best!!"
2006 Gamera: The Brave opens in theaters in Japan
2006 Ultraman Mebius episode 4, "Broken Bonds"
1971 Return of Ultraman episode 5, "Two Giant Monsters Attack Tokyo"
1972
Superhuman Barom-1 episode 5
1973
Meteor Man Zone episode 5, "Blast King Ghidora At Point Blank!"
1974
Inazuman Flash episode 4, "Riddle of the Airship to Space"
1977
J.A.K.Q. Lightning Strike Team episode 5, "Three Snaps!! The Ballad of
Betrayal" (guest stars Ushio, Kenji
[Ambassador
Hell in Kamen Rider])
1989
Kamen Rider Black RX episode 26, "Bosgan's Counterattack"
1993
Five Star Task Force Dairanger episode 10, "Ah, The Goddess of Revenge"
2000
Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 14, "Omen"