
Moonlight Mask
1958-02-24 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 7.0
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.
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- Kōhan Kawauchi
- Production companies
- Senkosha
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Ended
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Koichi OseJuro Iwai
Kanichi TaniGorohachi Fukuro
Seizo KatoPoliceman Kitamura
Koichi KitamuraPoliceman Yasui
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