This Month In Tokusatsu History

August 2
       1967 Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja episode 18, "Monster Crow"
       1973 Robot Detective episode 18, "BAD's Deep Freeze Strategy"
       1974 Ultraman Leo episode 17, "Behold! Ultra Horror Series: Bride of the Wolfman"
       1975 Secret Task Force Goranger episode 16, "White Mystery! Eye in the Mirror"
       1975 Kamen Rider Stronger episode 18, "Ghost Story: Bottomless Swamp"

August 3
       1973 Ultraman Taro episode 18: "Taro Died! Zoffy Died Too!"
       1973 Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 44, "The Rainbow Combination Technique"
       1974 Electroid Zabougâ episode 18, "Absolute Death Arm-Gun Green Beret"
       1974 Kamen Rider X episode 25, "The Riddle of the Phantom Thief, Horned Beetle Lupin!?"
       1976 Super Human Bibyun episode 4, "A Midsummer Icicle? Bashaan Goes Beserk" (skipped a week)
       1977 Swift Hero Zubat episode 26, "Forgive Him! My Son" (delayed a week by repeat of episode 2)

August 4
       1968 Ultra Seven episode 44 "The Terrifying Super-Simian"
       1972 Transforming Ninja Arashi episode 18
       1972 Ultraman Ace,episode 18, "Give the Pigeon Back!"
       1973 Kamen Rider V3 episode 25, "Mystery! Destron Ranger Unit"
       1973 Storm Cloud Lion Maru episode 17
       1973 Kikaida 01 episode 13, "Ghost Story: Challenge Of The Long-Neck Monster"
       1975 Condorman - Symbol of Justice episode 17 (skipped a week)
       1979 Battle Fever J episode 27, "Becareful Of The Thief Of Your First Love"
       1995 Super-Power Task Force Ohranger episode 23, "The Final Swimsuit..."

August 5
       1960 Mitchi Love, played Karen Mizuki (Heart Queen) in J.A.K.Q. Lightning Strike Team is born
       1972 Kamen Rider episode 71, "Demon Horsefly Gomess - Rokkoudai Mountain Pursuit"
       1972 Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 19
       1972 Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 4, "The Evil Blue Buffalo Sets A Trap"
       1994 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 25, "A New Departure"
       2006 Ultraman Mebius episode 18, "Pressure on Ultraman"

August 6
       1971 Return of Ultraman episode 18, "Ultraseven Arrives!"
       1972 Superhuman Barom-1 episode 19
       1973 Meteor Man Zone episode 19, "Order: Crush The Earth With Comet K!"
       1974 Fight! Dragon episode 6, "Dragon VS, Female Dragon"
       1974 Inazuman Flash episode 16, " Riddle of the Woman Who's Name is Despar's Secret Search"
       1977 J.A.K.Q. Lightning Strike Team episode 17, "Black Devil Moon!! Ghost Story of the Hellish House"
                (skipped a week)
       1979 Megaloman episode 14, "The Earth's Children are Threatened"
       1989 Kamen Rider Black RX episode 40, "The Trap of the Ghostly Housing Development"
       1993 Five Star Task Force Dairanger episode 24, "3 Fools' Super Baseball!"
       2000 Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 27, "A Ripple"

August 7
       1986 Igarashi, Shunji is born, starred in "Ultraman Mebius" (2006). (He retired from acting in 2013 and now runs a restaurant)
       1966 Ulltraman Episode 4, "Five Seconds Before the Explosion"
       1971 Kamen Rider episode 19, "Demon Kanibubbler Appearing in Hokkaidou"
       1976 Secret Task Force Goranger episode 58, "Deep-Red Ambition! His Excellency the Führer's Gold Castle"
       1988 Kamen Rider Black episode 43, "Battle of the Monster Field", guest stars Ueda, Shun who played Hattori, Hanpei
                in Jinzo Ningen Kikaida (1972)

August 8
       1973 Super Robot Red Baron episode 6, "Red Baron Combat Disabled!"
       1980 New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 45
       1981 Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan episode 26, "Starving Filling Cooking"
       1981 Kamen Rider Super-1 episode 40

August 9
       1967 Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja episode 19, "The Twirling Umbrella Ninja Technique"
       1973 Robot Detective episode 19, "Chasing the Okinawan Sea Mystery!!"
       1974 Ultraman Leo episode 18, "Behold! Ultra Horror Series: Vampire! The Bat Girl"
       1975 Secret Task Force Goranger episode 17, "Purple Recreational Area! Demon Graveyard"
       1975 Kamen Rider Stronger episode 19, "Ghost Story: Cursed Broken Old Castle"

August 10
       1973 Ultraman Taro episode 19: "The Ultra Mother Miracle Of Love"
       1973 Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 45, "Doctor Borg's Tenacity"
       1974 Electroid Zabougâ episode 19, "Kilimanjaro's Red Leopard"
       1974 Kamen Rider X episode 26, "Hell's Dictator, Starfish Hitler"
       1976 Super Human Bibyun episode 5, "Call And You'll Get An Answer? The Mysterious Echo"
       1977 Swift Hero Zubat episode 27, "At Last! Asuka's Killer"

August 11
       1932 Kobayashi, Asei is born, composed the opening and ending themes for Swift Hero Lion Maru
       1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla opens in movie theaters in Japan
       1964 Giant Space Monster Dogora opens in movie theaters in Japan
       1968 Ultra Seven episode 45 "The Boy Who Cried Flying Saucer"
       1972 Transforming Ninja Arashi episode 19
       1972 Ultraman Ace,episode 19, "The Mystery of the Haunted Kappa Mansion"
       1973 Kamen Rider V3 episode 26, "Demon Heater Cicada's Mummy Strategy"
       1973 Storm Cloud Lion Maru episode 18
       1973 Kikaida 01 episode 14, "Ghost Story: The Ghost Of Gill Casts His Spell In Hell"
       1974 Natsuki Takahashi is born, played Tempusei Lin/Phoenix Ranger in Five Star Task Force Dairanger (1993-1994)
       1975 Condorman - Symbol of Justice episode 18
       1979 Battle Fever J episode 28, "Chase The Unidentified Boat"
       1995 Super-Power Task Force Ohranger episode 24, "The Laughing Nostalgic Man!!"

August 12
       1972 Kamen Rider episode 72, "Vampiric Shrike Kiras and Two Riders", guest stars Sasaki Takeshi as Ichimonji
                Hayato/Kamen Rider 2
       1972 Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 20
       1972 Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 5, "The Yellow Jaguar's Evil Hand Closes
       1978 Message from Space: Galactic Wars episode 5, "The Cursed School"
       1994 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 26, "The Tsuruhime Family's Super Secret"
       2006 Ultraman Mebius episode 19, "The Isolated Grandstand"

August 13
       1967 Yongary: Monster from the Deep opens in theaters in South Korea
       1969 Tatsuya Noumi is born, played Tengensei Daigo/Lion Ranger in Five Star Task Force Dairanger (1993-1994)
       1971 Return of Ultraman episode 19, "The Giant Invisible Monster that Came from Space"
       1972 Superhuman Barom-1 episode 20
       1973 Meteor Man Zone episode 20, "Desperate Struggle! Can You Hear Fighter's Song?"
       1974 Fight! Dragon episode 7, "Onward Dragon To Devil's Island"
       1974 Inazuman Flash episode 17, "Blue Pupils of the Invader"
       1977 J.A.K.Q. Lightning Strike Team episode 18, "Blue Whirlpool Tide!! The Secret Spy's Face"
       1979 Megaloman episode 15, "Inner Conflict"
       1989 Kamen Rider Black RX episode 41, "Terror of the 100 Eyed Hag"
       1993 Five Star Task Force Dairanger episode 25, "Opposite Teams In Great Numbers"
       2000 Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 28, "Explanation"

August 14
       1966 Ulltraman Episode 5, "Secret of the Miloganda"
       1971 Kamen Rider episode 20, "Fire-Blowing Hairy Caterpillar Demon Dokugander"
       1988 Kamen Rider Black episode 44, "An Ocean in the Closet"

August 15
       1973 Super Robot Red Baron episode 7, "Red Balloons Are the Secret Weapon"
       1968 Shishidou Masaru is born, played Hoshino Gorou/Ohred in Super-Power Task Force Ohranger (1995-1996)
       1980 New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 46
       1981 Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan episode 27, "Midsummer Night of Great Fear"
       1981 Kamen Rider Super-1 episode 41

August 16
       1967 Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja episode 20, "Monster Great Manji"
       1973 Robot Detective episode 20, "The H-Bomb Airship Heads for Tokyo!"
       1974 Ultraman Leo episode 19, "Behold! Ultra Horror Series: The Revival of the Half-Fish Man"
       1975 Secret Task Force Goranger episode 18, "Shivering Black Cross Troop! (Secret) Attack Manoeuvres"
       1975 Kamen Rider Stronger episode 20, "Fear of Great Desert! Two People of Wisteria Defense Soliders"

August 17
       1973 Ultraman Taro episode 20: "A Monster Came Raining Down"
       1973 Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 46, "The Cyborg Slave Corps"
       1974 Electroid Zabougâ episode 20, "Call Death, Unite Robot Gougon"
       1974 Kamen Rider X episode 27, "Extra! 5 Riders Powerful Order", guest stars Miyauchi Hiroshi as Kazami Shiro/Kamen
                Rider V3
       1976 Super Human Bibyun episode 6, "Disappearing into the Mirror? The White Dress Woman"
       1977 Swift Hero Zubat episode 3 repeats (another unusual rerun)
       1987 Super Manchine Metalder episode 20, "Mecanol Troop in Combat" (skipped a week)

August 18
       1968 Ultra Seven episode 46 "The Duel: Dan vs. Seven"
       1972 Transforming Ninja Arashi episode 20
       1972 Ultraman Ace,episode 20 "Stars of Youth is The Stars of Two"
       1973 Kamen Rider V3 episode 27, "Returned to Life Zol, Death, Hell, Black"
       1973 Storm Cloud Lion Maru episode 19
       1973 Kikaida 01 episode 15, "Explosion -- The Secret Of Giant Devil"
       1975 Condorman - Symbol of Justice episode 19, "Monster Factory Of Death"
       1979 Battle Fever J episode 29, "Did You See The Torn-Mouth Lady?"
       1995 Super-Power Task Force Ohranger episode 25, "The Festival One-Shot Contest"

August 19
       1972 Kamen Rider episode 73, "Double Riders Knockdown!! King Fiddler Crab", guest stars Sasaki Takeshi as Ichimonji
                Hayato/Kamen Rider 2
       1972 Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 21
       1972 Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 6, "The Black Horse Waits At The Execution Ground"
       1978 Message from Space: Galactic Wars episode 6, "What Is The Monster Empire?"
       1994 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 27, "The End of the Mighty Shogun"
       2006 Ultraman Mebius episode 20, "Connecting Message"

August 20
       1971 Return of Ultraman episode 20, "The Monster is a Giant Shooting Star in Space"
       1972 Superhuman Barom-1 episode 21
       1973 Meteor Man Zone episode 21, "Invincible! Godzilla's Violent Charge!"
       1974 Fight! Dragon episode 8, "Dragon In Danger! Certain Death"
       1974 Inazuman Flash episode 18, "Ballad of Red Queen Assasination"
       1977 J.A.K.Q. Lightning Strike Team episode 19, "Crimson Big Adventure!! Exterminating Demons in the Bottomless
                Demon Realm"
       1979 Megaloman episode 16, "The Mask of Gold"
       1989 Kamen Rider Black RX episode 42, "The Four Captains Are Banished"
       1993 Five Star Task Force Dairanger episode 26, "A Hateful, Hateful, Hateful Man"
       2000 Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 29, "Crossroads"

August 21
       1966 Ulltraman Episode 6, "The Coast Guard Command"
       1971 Kamen Rider episode 21, "Dokugander, Confrontation at Osaka Castle"
       1988 Kamen Rider Black episode 45, "The Death of Beshium - The Demonic Flower"

August 22
       1973 Super Robot Red Baron episode 8, "Invincible! Devil of the Desert"
       1980 New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 47
       1981 Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan episode 28, "Are the Help Eight Enemies or Allies?"
       1981 Kamen Rider Super-1 episode 42

August 23
       1967 Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja episode 21, "Skeletons Swallowed By Whirling Tides"
       1973 Robot Detective episode 21, "The Terrible Dennetsuman -- Mother Destroyed!!"
       1974 Ultraman Leo episode 20, "Behold! Ultra Horror Series: The Strange Lad of Ursa Minor"
       1975 Secret Task Force Goranger episode 19, "Blue Spark! The Spy Front Which Floats in the Sea"
       1975 Kamen Rider Stronger episode 21, "Shark Island in the Sea Great Battle"

August 24
       1973 Ultraman Taro episode 21 "Tokyo Newtown Sinking"
       1973 Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 47, "The Black Star Is An Accursed Mark"
       1974 Electroid Zabougâ episode 21, "Punishment Robot Massive Military Op"
       1974 Kamen Rider X episode 28, "Let's Look! X Rider's Great Transformation" guest stars Miyauchi Hiroshi as Kazami
                Shiro/Kamen Rider V3
       1976 Super Human Bibyun episode 7< "A Chair That Walks? The Mysterious Evaporation Scheme"
       1977 Swift Hero Zubat episode 28, "And So Everyone Is Gone", guest stars Ban, Daisuke
                (delayed a week by repeat of episode 3)
       1987 Super Manchine Metalder episode 21, "Mystery of the Firefly"

August 25
       1968 Ultra Seven episode 47 "Who are You?"
       1972 Transforming Ninja Arashi episode 21
       1972 Ultraman Ace,episode 21 "I Saw a Vision of the Celestial Maden"
       1973 Kamen Rider V3 episode 28, "The Five Executives' Massive Attack!!"
       1973 Storm Cloud Lion Maru episode 20
       1973 Kikaida 01 episode 16, "Panic! The Mummy's Nitro Shell"
       1975 Condorman - Symbol of Justice episode 20, guest stars Izu, Hajime (Dr. Koumyoji in Jinzo Ningen Kikaida)
       1979 Battle Fever J episode 30, "I Want To Eat -- The Cook Of Strange Foods"
       1995 Super-Power Task Force Ohranger episode 26, "The Six Hundred Million Year Old Young Warrior"

August 26
       1928 Ando, Mitsuo is born, played Doctor Over in "Jaianto Robo" (1967), Professor Gill in "Jinzo Ningen Kikaida" (1972-1973), President Geisel in "Inazuman Flash" (1974),
                Black Cross President in "Himitsu ;Sentai Gorenjâ" (1976-1977) and Professor Monster In "Supaidaman" [Spiderman] (1978-1979)
       1972 Kamen Rider episode 74, "Good Luck! Death of Bloodsucking Devils - Rider Boy Troop"
       1972 Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 22
       1972 Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 7, "The Monster Blue Bulldog's On A Rampage"
       1994 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 28, "A Super Big Figure Coming to Japan!!"
       2006 Ultraman Mebius episode 21, "Cry From Space"

August 27
       1971 Return of Ultraman episode 21, "Monster Channel"
       1972 Superhuman Barom-1 episode 22
       1973 Meteor Man Zone episode 22, "Counterstrike! Strike Down Super-Jikiro!"
       1974 Fight! Dragon episode 9, "The Bizzare Dark Karate"
       1974 Inazuman Flash episode 19, "Inasuman Joins the Despar Army!!"
       1977 J.A.K.Q. Lightning Strike Team episode 20, "Messenger of Darkness!! The Transparent Monster Runs in
                the Dark"
       1979 Megaloman episode 17, "Where is the Secret Base?"
       1989 Kamen Rider Black RX episode 43, "...Defeated!! RX"
       1993 Five Star Task Force Dairanger episode 27, "The Final Punch"
       1996 Kobayashi Akiji dies of lung cancer, played Captain Muramatsu in "Ultraman" and Tachibana Tobei, mentor to
                the first seven Kamen Riders
       2000 Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 30, "Fate"

August 28
       1966 Ulltraman Episode 7, "The Blue Stone of Baradhi"
       1971 Kamen Rider episode 22, "Demon Fish-Man Amazonia"
       1982 Shouji, Yamaguchi is born, played Riki (King Ranger) in Super-Power Task Force Ohranger
       1988 Kamen Rider Black episode 46, "Strong Balaom's Death"

August 29
       1973 Super Robot Red Baron episode 9, "Fierce Combat: Uranium Mine in the Mist"
       1974 Kikaida and Hakaida visit Honolulu, Hawaii, welcomed by Governor George Ariyosh
       1980 New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 48
       1981 Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan episode 29, "Pretty Swordsman, White Rose Mask"
       1981 Kamen Rider Super-1 episode 43

August 30
       1931 Joji, Yanami was born, provided the voice for Gabura in "Akumaizer 3" (1975)
       1967 Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja episode 22, "The Form-Changing Monster"
       1973 Robot Detective episode 22, "The Villainous Missleman -- BAD is Revealed!!"
       1974 Ultraman Leo episode 21, "Behold! Ultra Horror Series :I Saw a Goddess in the Far North!"
       1975 Secret Task Force Goranger episode 20, "Deep-Red Fight to the Death! Sunring Mask vs. Red Ranger"
       1975 Kamen Rider Stronger episode 22, "12 O'clock Rider Death Sentence!?"

August 31
       1973 Ultraman Taro episode 22 "The Wrath Of A Child-Carrying Monster!"
       1973 Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 48, "A Bluff Is The Only Decision"
       1974 Electroid Zabougâ episode 22, "Mysterious Machine Hawk, Enter Akitzuki Gen"
       1974 Kamen Rider X episode 29, "Desperate Struggle! X Rider vs. X Rider"
       1976 Super Human Bibyun episode 8, "A Bloodsucking Flower? The Red Sun Flower"
       1977 Swift Hero Zubat episode 29, "Orphaned Boy – Tears of Revenge", guest stars Hatakeyama, Baku (Oiwa, Daita;
                the original Yellow Ranger in "Secret Task Force Goranger")
       1987 Super Manchine Metalder episode 22, "War on Rollerskates"