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 | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | Tokyô Tawâ ni Tatsu Shichi Nin no Ninja | 1976-04-07 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 2 | Roketto Ninpô no Himitsu | 1976-04-14 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 3 | Biru no Kabe ni Ninja ga Kieta!? | 1976-04-21 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | Soratobu Tako Ninja! Kûchûsen!! | 1976-04-28 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 5 | Kyaputâ Minnagoroshi Sakusen | 1976-05-05 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 6 | Dai Dassô! Ninja Juku! | 1976-05-12 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 7 | Misuterî: Nusumareta Kao?! | 1976-05-19 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 8 | Gekitotsu! Haiuê Ninja Sen | 1976-05-26 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 9 | Teki ka Mikata ka? Onna Ninja | 1976-06-02 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 10 | Kaiki! Robotto Tsukai | 1976-06-09 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 11 | Doku Gasu Ninja wa Fujimi | 1976-06-16 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 12 | Esu Ô Esu Kaze Nin Kyaputâ Shikkusu | 1976-06-23 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 13 | Maboroshi no Dai Hihô | 1976-06-30 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 14 | Ka Nin Kyaputâ wa Nido Shinu | 1976-07-07 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 15 | Manji Tani kara Oni ga Kita! | 1976-07-14 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 16 | Kakure Ninja no Musume wa Dôkyûsei | 1976-07-21 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 17 | Nerawa reta Nise Satsu Meijin | 1976-07-28 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 18 | Ninpô! Kabutomushi Henga | 1976-08-04 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 19 | Shin'yû wa Fûma Shônen Ninja | 1976-08-11 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 20 | Kuroi Piano no Ninjutsu Nori | 1976-08-18 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 21 | Kyanpu Shô wa Fûma no Hakaba no Kessen! | 1976-08-25 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 22 | Obake Yashiki ni Fûma ga Deta!! | 1976-09-01 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 23 | Nyudô Michi Jin! Tsuchi Nin! Shutsu Kurabe | 1976-09-08 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 24 | Ka Nin o Ayatsuru Jigoku Fue | 1976-09-15 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 25 | Taihen! Keita ga Uragitta!! | 1976-09-22 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 26 | Fûma Retsufû! Shisu!! | 1976-09-29 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 27 | Atarashî Teki! Koka Ninja Dan! | 1976-10-06 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 28 | Nyûmon Tendô Ninja Juku | 1976-10-13 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 29 | Nazo no Teshinashi! Kâdo ga Shaberu!? | 1976-10-20 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 30 | Ninjutsu Yashiku no Kuroi Wana | 1976-10-27 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 31 | Izuyama no Taiketsu!! | 1976-11-03 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 32 | Sekkai no Kessen!! | 1976-11-10 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 33 | Dai Tsuiseki! Ninja Basu! | 1976-11-17 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 34 | Denwa ki kara Akuma no Te ga Deru! | 1976-11-24 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 35 | Kyôfu no Chô Ningen | 1976-12-01 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 36 | Shinigami wa Nana Mensô | 1976-12-08 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 37 | Tendô Mujin no Saigo | 1976-12-15 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 38 | Togakushi Hakûn Ansatsu Keikaku!! | 1976-12-22 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 39 | Nenriki Ninja ga Chônôryoku no Kodomo o Newau | 1976-12-29 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 40 | Goyôjin! Ninja kara no Otoshidama!? | 1977-01-05 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 41 | Warau Ningyô | 1977-01-12 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 42 | Yami Garasu! Ninja Kyûshitsu?! | 1977-01-19 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 43 | Kurayami Nindô no Saigo | 1977-01-26 | 30 min |
Production | Tôru Hirayama | Producer |
Camera | Yoshiharu Aihara | Director of Photography |
Sound | Sakuji Abe | Sound Effects |
Writing | Saburo Yatsude | Original Story |
Sound | Akihiro Komori | Original Music Composer |
Writing | Shūkei Nagasaka | Teleplay |
Crew | Mikio Matsushita | Script |
Crew | Chigusa Shioda | Script |
Writing | Masaru Igami | Teleplay |
Crew | Shūkei Nagasaka | Script |
Writing | Mikio Matsushita | Teleplay |
Crew | Masaru Igami | Script |