Nanairo Kamen

Overview

Seven Color Mask (七色仮面, Nanairo Kamen) is the name and title character of a tokusatsu TV series, later called New Seven Color Mask (新七色仮面, Shin Nanairo Kamen). It was created by Kōhan Kawauchi, who also created Moonlight Mask. This B&W TV show was the first superhero TV series by Toei Company Ltd. It was broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from June 3, 1959 to June 30, 1960, with a total of 57 episodes divided into 7 segments. Aside from being Toei's first TV superhero show, this series was also the debut of actor Sonny Chiba, who was 19 at the time, who took over the title role from Susumu Namijima after Episode 32.

Created by Kōhan Kawauchi

Top cast

Sonny Chiba

Kotaro Ran

Isamu Yamaguchi

Kaneari Samon

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Koji Sahara

Yamamoto's subordinate

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Tatsuya Kitayama

Yamamoto's subordinate

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Kenji Todoroki

Yamamoto's subordinate

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Akira Iwakami

Yamamoto's subordinate

Genji Kawai

Inspector Yamamoto

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Kosaku Okano

Yamamoto's subordinate

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Shinji Nakahara

Yamamoto's subordinate

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Yuji Kitamine

Yamamoto's subordinate

Mayumi Fujisato

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Yumi Ichijô

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Katsuko Akutsu

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Seiho Shirakawa

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Etsuko Sakurai

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Kohei Taguchi

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Itaru Hamada

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Yoshiko Nogawa

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Takashi Hio

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