Moonlight Mask

1958 - 1959•5 seasons•130 episodes•Unknown runtime•

★7.0(1 ratings)

Action & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Overview

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.

Creators

Kōhan Kawauchi

Watchlist

Main Cast

Koichi Ose

Juro Iwai

Kanichi Tani

Gorohachi Fukuro

Yukie Nunoji

Kaboko

Toshiyasu Hiyoshi

Shige

Moonlight Mask

1958 - 1959•5 seasons•130 episodes•Unknown runtime•

★7.0(1 ratings)

Action & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Overview

Creators

Kōhan Kawauchi

Watchlist

Main Cast

Koichi Ose

Juro Iwai

Kanichi Tani

Gorohachi Fukuro

Yukie Nunoji

Kaboko

Toshiyasu Hiyoshi

Shige

Did You Know?

The original title is "月光仮面" (JA).

The series spans 5 seasons with 130 episodes in total (avg. 26 per season).

The series ran from 1958 to 1959 — a total of 1 years on air.

Originally aired on TBS.

Seasons

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Rating

7.0/10

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1 votes

TV Show Facts

Original Name:

月光仮面

Status:

Ended

In Production:

Language:

日本語

Country of Origin:

Japan

First Episode:

2/24/1958

Last Episode:

7/5/1959

Networks:

Production Companies:

Senkosha

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Moonlight Mask

Overview

Creators

Main Cast

Koichi Ose

Kanichi Tani

Yukie Nunoji

Toshiyasu Hiyoshi

Moonlight Mask

Overview

Creators

Main Cast

Koichi Ose

Kanichi Tani

Yukie Nunoji

Toshiyasu Hiyoshi

Noriko Yamada

Ryuzo Chiba

Tanaka Kuniaki

Seizo Kato

Koichi Kitamura

Fumiko Fujiwara

Masayasu Takato

Mike Daneen

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Seasons

Chapter 1: Skull Mask

Chapter 2: The Secret of the Paradai Kingdom

Chapter 3: Mammoth Kong

Chapter 4: The Ghost Party Strikes Back

Chapter 5: Don't Turn Your Hand to Revenge

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