
Moonlight Mask (1958 – 1959)
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Feb 24, 1958 (JP)
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Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Family, Mystery
Moonlight Mask (aka Gekko Kamen), is a black and white tokusatsu TV drama series, produced by the advertising agency Senkosha and was aired on KRTV (now TBS) from February 24, 1958 to July 5, 1959, with a total of 130 (or 131) episodes, divided into 5 segments. Since the original show, Gekko Kamen has gained the popularity of being the first Japanese live action television superhero, appearing in films and TV shows well past the length of the original series.
Creator
Cast

Koichi Ose
Juro Iwai

Kanichi Tani
Gorohachi Fukuro

Yukie Nunoji
Kaboko

Toshiyasu Hiyoshi
Shige

Noriko Yamada
Konomi

Ryuzo Chiba
Chief Detective Matsuda

Tanaka Kuniaki
Reporter Yamamoto

Seizô Katô
Policeman Kitamura

Koichi Kitamura
Policeman Yasui

Fumiko Fujiwara
Setsuko Yamamoto