This Month In Tokusatsu History
December 1December 2
1972
Kamen Rider episode 88, "Wonder! The Picture of the Black Cat Called
Blood"
1972
Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 36
1972
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 21, "Savage! The Poison Fangs Of Purple
Rat"
1975
Akumaizer 3 episode 9, "Why!? Gabura The Enemy"
1978 Message from Space: Galactic Wars episode 19, "Rise! The Warrior of the Wasteland"
1994 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 42, "The Plundered Ninja Power"
2006 Ultraman Mebius episode 35, "Azure Waves of Light and Shadow"
December 3
1950
Okazaki, Toru is born, played Yamamoto, Daisuke/Kamen Rider Amazon
(1974)
1967 Ultra Seven episode 10, "The Suspicious Neighbor"
1971 Return of Ultraman episode 35, "Cruel! Light Monster Pris-Ma"
1972 Iron King episode 9, "Gentaro in a Close Shave"
1974 Fight! Dragon episode 23, "Challange: Hurricane Karate!"
1977
J.A.K.Q. Lightning Strike Team episode 32, "Which One is This!? Big One
in Danger"
1993
Five Star Task Force Dairanger episode 41, "Kujaku's Great Ascension"
2000
Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 42, "Battlefield"
2000
Fukuda Jun, director of movies "Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster", "Son Of
Godzilla",
"Godzilla
vs. Gigan", "Godzilla vs. Megalon", "Godzilla vs.. Mechagodzilla"
(original) and TV series Meteor Man
Zone,
died of lung cancer
December 4
1966 Ulltraman Episode 21, "Breach the Wall of Smoke"
1971
Kamen Rider episode 36, "Resurrected Demon Egyptus"
1973
Inazuman episode 10, "Fear of Gas"
1976
Secret Task Force Goranger episode 71, "Big Red Decisive Battle!
Terrestrial Movement Plan"
1988
Kamen Rider Black RX episode 7, "SOS! The Story of Friendship"
December 5
1973 Super Robot Red Baron episode 23, "Letter of Challenge from Outer Space"
1980
Kamen Rider Super-1 episode 8
1981
Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan episode 43, "You too Can Become a Genius"
December 6
1967
Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja episode 36, "Stone Buddha Ninja Skill"
1974 Ultraman Leo episode 35, "I'm a Monster General!"
1974
Electroid Zabougā episode 36, "Giant Flying Gun Dorukanon"
1975
Secret Task Force Goranger episode 33, "Red Target! False Five Rangers
Appearance"
1975
Kamen Rider Stronger episode 36, "Three Riders vs. Strong Delza Army
Corps!"
1987
Kamen Rider Black episode 10, "Where Is Nobuhiko?"
1987
Super Manchine Metalder episode 34, "1001 Faces of Neroz"
December 7
1973 Ultraman Taro episode 36 ,"Coward! The Breed Cried"
1973
Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light episode 10, "Mohjingah 's Great
Counterattack"
1974
Kamen Rider Amazon episode 8, "The Crocodile Beastman That Attacked the
School"
1976
Super Human Bibyun episode 21, "Good Kids Turning Into Calligraphy
Brushes? The Haunted Calligraphy Class"
1979
New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 10, "Look!! Kaningaajin's Secret"
December 8
1972
Transforming Ninja Arashi episode 36
1972 Ultraman Ace,episode 36 "A Terrible-Monster Registering 10,000 Phons?"
1972
Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 10, "Kill The Bastards!"
1973
Kamen Rider V3 episode 43, "An Enemy or a Friend? Riderman"
1973
Kikaida 01 episode 30, "Demon? Angel? Bijinda Appears!!"
1974
Science Fiction Drama: Army of the Apes episode 10, "The Tears of an Ape Mother"
1979
Battle Fever J episode 45, "Five Minutes Before A Heart Stops"
1995
Super-Power Task Force Ohranger episode 39, "The Prince Dies In A Duel"
December 9
1972
Kamen Rider episode 89, "Fear's Pet Strategy (1) - Drop Rider into
Hell!"
1972
Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 37
1972
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 22, "White Saw Shark The Twelve
Nightmarish Hours"
1975
Akumaizer 3 episode 10, "Why!? Darunia's Crisis"
1978 Message from Space: Galactic Wars episode 20, "The Legend of The Golden Ship"
1994 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 43, "The Last Day of the Three God Generals"
2006 Ultraman Mebius episode 36, "Mirai's Younger Sister"
December 10
1967 Ultra Seven episode 11, "Fly to Devil's Mountain"
1971 Return of Ultraman episode 36, "The Chirase Kicks The Night"
1972 Iron King episode 10, "A Kiss for the Dead" (final episode for the Shiranui Clan)
1974 Fight! Dragon episode 24, "Target: The Karate Champion"
1977
J.A.K.Q. Lightning Strike Team episode 33, "The Shock Team is
Destroyed!? CRIME's Cooking Class"
1993
Five Star Task Force Dairanger episode 42, "A Straight Line To Mother"
2000
Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 43, "Reality"
2019 Mill Creek Entertainment released "Ultraseven" on Blu Ray box sets and Steelbook Editions, with digital acess through MovieSPREE
December 11
1966 Ulltraman Episode 22, "Overthrow the Surface"
1971
Kamen Rider episode 37, "Poisonous Gas Demon Torigubti's G Tactics"
1973
Inazuman episode 11, "The Balin Rose is Mother of Inazuman"
1976
Secret Task Force Goranger episode 72, "Blue Secrecy! Varidreen Is
Dismantled"
1988
Kamen Rider Black RX episode 8, "Papa's and Mama's Secret"
2000
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida - The Animation episode 8, "Friends" (skipped a
week)
December 12
1956
Murakami, Hiroaki is born, played Tsukuba, Hiroshi/Skyrider (1979-1980)
1973 Super Robot Red Baron episode 24, "Smash the Deadly Cosmic Weapon!"
1980
Kamen Rider Super-1 episode 9
1981
Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan episode 44, "The Great Escape - Heli
Explosion"
December 13
1949
Ushio, Tetsuya is born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan; played Shishimaru
in Swift Hero Lion Maru (1972) and
Dan,
Shishimaru in Storm Cloud Lion Maru (1973)
1967
Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja episode 37, "Ninja Monster Jyako"
1974 Ultraman Leo episode 36, "Fly! Leo Brothers, Save the Space Base!"
1974
Electroid Zabougā episode 37, "Secret Orders!! The Interrupter Kills!!"
1975
Kamen Rider Stronger episode 37, "Rider Capture! Delza Banzai!!"
1987
Kamen Rider Black episode 11, "The Starving Creatures"
1987
Super Manchine Metalder episode 35, "Empire of Evil"
December 14
1967 originally unaired episode of Ultra Q, "Open Up!" aired a year and a half after the series had ended
1973 Ultraman Taro episode 37 ,"Monster, Return To Your Homeland!"
1973
Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light episode 11, "The Kerarin Family's Great
Challenge"
1974
Kamen Rider Amazon episode 9, "Go Amazon! To the Island of the Crab
Beastman!"
1976
Super Human Bibyun episode 22, "My Daughter Is A Frog? Sorry About That
Mom"
1979
New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 11, "Sanshuujin!! Hell Valley
Escape"
December 15
1972
Transforming Ninja Arashi episode 37
1972 Ultraman Ace,episode 37 "Star of Friendship Forever"
1972
Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 11, "Let's Spring the Trap!"
1973
Kamen Rider V3 episode 44, "V3 vs.. Riderman"
1973
Kikaida 01 episode 31, "The Touching Android Bijinda Explosive Death"
1974
Science Fiction Drama: Army of the Apes episode 11, "The Man-made House Sitting Robot"
1979
Battle Fever J episode 46, "The Cursed Straw Man"
1995
Super-Power Task Force Ohranger episode 40, "Arrival! The Mysterious
Princess!!"
December 16
1927
Akihiko Hirata is born, played Dr. Serizawa, Daisuke in "Godzilla"
(1954) and the evil Mr. K in "Rainbowman:
Warrior
Of Love" (1972) as well as many other roles
1967 Monster Island's Decisive Battle: Godzilla's Son [aka Son of Godzilla] opens in movie theaters
1972
Kamen Rider episode 90, "Fear's Pet Strategy (2) - Rider SOS!"
1972
Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 38
1972
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 23, "A Meet With The Yellow Ant Lion
Brothers Three"
1975
Akumaizer 3 episode 11, "Why!? Evil and the Child"
1978 Message from Space: Galactic Wars episode 21, "The Monster From Another Dimension"
1994 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 44, "The Wound-Filled Great Reversal"
2000
Masked Rider Live 2000 concert/stage show performed and recorded
2006 Ultraman Mebius episode 37, "Father's Return"
December 17
1966
Godzilla-Ebira-Mothra: Great South Seas Duel [aka Godzilla vs..The Sea Monster] opens in movie theaters
1967 Ultra Seven episode 12, "From Another Planet with Love" - BANNED EPISODE
1971 Return of Ultraman episode 37, "Ultraman Dies at Sunset"
1972 Iron King episode 11, "Tokyo Is Burning" (introduces the Phantom Militia)
1974 Fight! Dragon episode 25, "Counterattack! The Dark Tiger"
1977
J.A.K.Q. Lightning Strike Team episode 34, "Disappearance! CRIME's
Fortress Island"
1993
Five Star Task Force Dairanger episode 43, "Violent White Prohibited
Past"
2000
Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 44, "Crisis"
December 18
1966 Ulltraman Episode 23, "My Home Is Earth"
1971
Kamen Rider episode 38, "Lightening Demon Stingray King's World
Darkness Strategy"
1973
Inazuman episode 12, "Mother's Enmity Banba"
1976
Secret Task Force Goranger episode 73, "Black Whirlwind! It is a Game!
Straight Line"
1988
Kamen Rider Black RX episode 9, "Maribaron's Witchcraft"
2000
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida - The Animation episode 9, "Frozon Bonds"
December 19
1965
Great Monster War [aka Monster Zero] opens in movie theaters in Japan
1973 Super Robot Red Baron episode 25, "The 7 Secrets of Red Baron"
1980
Kamen Rider Super-1 episode 10
1981
Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan episode 45, "Invincible Galatic Lightning
Man"
December 20
1964
Three Giant Monsters: The Earth's Greatest Decisive Battle [aka
Ghidora, the Three-Headed Monster] opens in
theaters
in Japan
1967
Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja episode 38, "Monsters Ninjas Full Forces"
1969
Godzilla-Minya-Gabara: Great Charge of All Monsters [aka Godzilla's
Revenge] opens in movie theaters in Japan
1974 Ultraman Leo episode 37, "Mystery! The Mirror in Which a Devil Lives"
1974
Electroid Zabougā episode 38, "Decisive Battle, Zabougā versus Doctor
Akunomiya!!"
1975
Secret Task Force Goranger episode 34, "Yellow Spy Game! You Saw the
Power of YTC" (skipped a week)
1975
Kamen Rider Stronger episode 38, "Appear! Riders 1 & 2!!"
1987
Kamen Rider Black episode 12, "The Birth Of The Legend Of Super
Mechanics"
1987
Super Manchine Metalder episode 36, "The Mission of the Cybernetic Unit"
1999
Godzilla Millennium opens in movie theaters in Japan, shown as Godzilla
2000 in US theaters
2001
Nambara, Koji died; played Gen Kai Ryuu/King Cobra in "Diamond Eye"
(1973)
December 21
1973 Ultraman Taro episode 38 ,"The Ultra Christmas Tree"
1973
Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light episode 12, "Gerarachin's Attack"
1974
Kamen Rider Amazon episode 10, "Black Cat Beastman - Aiming at the
Kindergarten!!"
1976
Super Human Bibyun episode 23, "Thanks For The Meal? The Haunted
Hospital"
1979
New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 12, "Santa Claus of
Darkness Oh, Henshin Impossible"
December 22
1972
Transforming Ninja Arashi episode 38
1972 Ultraman Ace,episode 38 "Resurrection! Father of Ultra"
1972
Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 12, "Critical Moment!!"
1973
Kamen Rider V3 episode 45, "Destron's Christmas Present"
1973
Kikaida 01 episode 32, "Beckoning In Hell: Bijinda"
1974
Science Fiction Drama: Army of the Apes episode 12, "Happily Following the Saucer in the Sky"
1979
Battle Fever J episode 47, "The Mysterious Baseball Scheme!"
1995
Super-Power Task Force Ohranger episode 41, "The Dangerous Couple"
December 23
1972
Kamen Rider episode 91, "Gel Shocker - Enroll in Terror School!!"
1972
Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 39
1972
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 24, "A She-Devil?? Peach Armadillo"
1975
Akumaizer 3 episode 12, "Why!? Blinded Zabitan"
1978 Message from Space: Galactic Wars episode 22, "Great Demon 600 Roxa"
1994 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 45, "The Hasty Santa"
December 24
1967 Ultra Seven episode 13, "The Man from V3"
1971 Return of Ultraman episode 38, "When the Ultra Star Shines"
1972 Iron King episode 12, "State of Emergency in Tokyo"
1974 Final episode of Fight! Dragon (26), "Farewell, Dragon"
1977
Last episode (35) of J.A.K.Q. Lightning Strike Team, "Huge Victory!
Farewell, JAKQ"
1979
Last episode (31) of Megaloman, "The Ultimate Challenge"
1993
Five Star Task Force Dairanger episode 44, "Impression!! You Cry Too"
2000
Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 45, "Powerful Enemy"
December 25
1966 Ulltraman Episode 24, "The Undersea Science Center"
1971
Kamen Rider episode 39, "Demon Wolf-Man's Huge Murderous Party"
(Colonel Zol's final episode)
1973
Inazuman episode 13, "Damaged Inazuman"
1976
Secret Task Force Goranger episode 74, "Large Cold Blue Wave!
Terrestrial Ice Attaching Manoeuvres"
1988
Kamen Rider Black RX episode 10, "Surprised With Fake People"
2000
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida - The Animation episode 10, "Hakaida"
December 26
1973 Super Robot Red Baron episode 26, "The Fall of Deviler's Iron Alliance"
1980
Kamen Rider Super-1 episode 11
1981
Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan episode 46, "The Female Commander's
(Secret) Plan"
December 27
1967
Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja episode 39, "6 Big Monsters Counterattack"
1972
Keisuke Tsuchiya is born, played Tenjisei Kazu/Kirin Ranger in Five
Star Task Force Dairanger (1993)
1974 Ultraman Leo episode 38, "Battle! The Leo Brothers vs. The Ultra Brothers"
1974
Electroid Zabougā episode 39, "Giant Death Toll! The Death of Doctor
Akunomiya" (last episode shown in Hawaii)
1975
Secret Task Force Goranger episode 35, " Large Black Mysterious Bird!
Gondola - Aggressive Bombardment
Party"
1975
Last episode (39) of Kamen Rider Stronger, "Goodbye! Glory of the 7
Riders!"
1987
Kamen Rider Black episode 13, "Mothers Are Responsible for Bringing up
Monsters"
1987
Super Manchine Metalder episode 37, "The Ruins of the Colossus"
December 28
1973
Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light episode 13, "King Cobra's Deciding
Battle!"
1974
Kamen Rider Amazon episode 11, "The Golden Colored Snail is the
Messenger of the God of Death!!"
1976
Super Human Bibyun episode 24, "Even Ghosts Fear Him? The Demon Lord
Gulliver Appears"
1979
New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 13, "Arijigokujin 3 Hours Till Tokyo
Explodes"
December 29
1972
Transforming Ninja Arashi episode 39
1972 Ultraman Ace,episode 39 "Seven''s Life! Ace's Life!"
1972
Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 13, "Mission: Rainbow"
1973 Ultraman Taro episode 39 ,"Ultra Father And Son Big Mochi-Making Strategy"
1973
Kamen Rider V3 episode 46, "Where Will You Go, Riderman?"
1973
Kikaida 01 episode 33, "Emergency -- The Gorilla With Child's Tears -- Tears"
1973
Last episode (50) of Jumborg Ace, "Tokyo's Last Day"
1974
Science Fiction Drama: Army of the Apes episode 13, "Taken In By the Chimpanzee Family"
1979
Battle Fever J episode 48, "A Thief And A Juvenile Deliquent"
December 30
1972
Kamen Rider episode 92, "Atrocity! 'Fake' Rider!"
1972
Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 40
1972
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 25, "Bitter Orange Snail The Killing Flute"
1975
Akumaizer 3 episode 13, "Why!? Zabitan Impersonated"
1978 Message from Space: Galactic Wars episode 23, "Blow Up The Imperial Palace"
December 31
1972 Iron King episode 13, "Attacking the Underground Fortress"
2000
Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 46, "Indomitable"
2002
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida Collector's Edition Vol. 2 DVD is released in
Hawaii by JN Productions