Kamen no Ninja Akakage - Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja

April 05, 1967 - March 27, 1968 (52 episodes, 1 movie)

Kamen no Ninja Akakage

Created by Yokoyama, Mitsuteru
Produced by Hirayama, Tôru
Music by Hiroki, Ogawa

Character Actor

Akakage Sakaguchi, Yûzaburô

Aokage Yoshinobu, Kaneko

Shirokage Maki, Fuyukichi

Kagerou Toki, Misa

Oda, Nobunaga Kuraoka Shintarou

Oda, Nobunaga Shimada Keiitirou

Takenaka, Hanbee Satomi, Koutarou

Kinoshita, Toukichirou Ohtuji, Shirou

Kouga, Genyousai Amatsu Bin

Kurayami, Kidou Hara, Kensaku

Mahuu, Ikduchimaru Shioji, Akira

Narrator Yamaguchi, Sachio

Opening Theme

It's the late 1500s. Japan is in the midst of a long period of civil wars. As some seek to unite Japan in order to bring peace there are others who forment conflict in order to empower themselves. Three ninja, Akakage (Red Shadow), Aokage (Blue Shadow) and Shirokage (White Shadow), working for those who seek peace and unity, do battle against evil ninja and their daikaiju (giant monsters).

Akakage
Akakage is a the best swordsman of the three and a master of disguise. The crystal in his mask fires an energy beam. Akakage appears on the scene proclaiming "Akakage Sanjô!" (Sakaguchi, Yûzaburô died July 13, 2003.)

Aokage

Aokage is a young boy who likes to play with explosives and uses a chain weapon. (Here is Yoshinobu, Kaneko's official web page.)

Shirokage is armed with a pole weapon and flies using a large kite. Maki, Fuyukichi costared in Henshin Ninja Arashi (1972) as Arashi's sidekick Tatsumaki. (Fuyukichi, Maki died June 26, 1998.)

Kamen no Ninja Akakage was Toei's third super hero series and it clearly had a major influence on the series that would follow. Kamen no Ninja Akakage was one of the few series produced by Hirayama, Tôru which featured characters that were not created by Ishinomori, Shotaro. The music for Kamen no Ninja Akakage was composed by Hiroki, Ogawa, who also did Gekko Kamen (the first Japanese super hero TV series).

The Episodes, Ninja and Monsters

Kamen no Ninja Akakage anime anime Akakage

Kamen no Ninja Akakage the series was followed by a 3D movie Kamen no Ninja Akakage (1969). In 1987 Toei ran an animated version of Kamen no Ninja Akakage which lasted for just 23 episodes. In 2001 a 1 hour and 48 minute movie titled Akakage was produced. Akakage in this movie was not masked. Aokage was the same age as Akakage. Shiroakage was replaced by a woman, Asuka. Akakage and Aokage were both in love with her.

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Ending Theme

Aokage and Akakage

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Last modified Sunday, April 27, 2008

Kamen no Ninja Akakage © 1967 Toei Co., Ltd.

Thanks to Minami for additional cast member names