April 05, 1967 - March 27, 1968 (52 episodes, 1 movie)
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 - Ninja March
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 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.)
The Episodes, Ninja and Monsters
Kamen
no Ninja Akakage the series was followed by a 3D movie Kamen
no Ninja Akakage (1969).
In 1966 Yoshinobu, Kaneko starred in the movie Daininjutsu eiga Watari (Watari Ninja Boy in US). Kamen no Ninja Akakage's three chapters where editted into three English dubbed films. And even though Even Yoshinobu, Kaneko character in the TV series is not the same character as in Daininjutsu eiga Watari, and he's not the lead character of the TV series, two of the three films were named after Watari. Chapters 1-13 became Ninjascope: The Magic World of Ninjas. Chapters 14-26 became Watari the Conquerer. Chapters 15-39 became Watari and the Fantastiks. In 2010 these 3 films were released together on a single DVD entitled "Red Ninja: The Movie: 3 Film Collection". 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.
Ending Theme - Song of the Red Shadow
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Last modified Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Kamen no
Ninja Akakage © 1967 Toei
Co., Ltd.
Thanks to Minami for additional cast member names