This Month In Tokusatsu History
March 1March 2
1964
Author of this web page was born :-)
1973 Ultraman Ace episode 48, "Revenge of Verokron"
1973
Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 22, "Rescue One Hundred Million
People!!"
1974
Kamen Rider X episode 3, "Assassination - Poison Spider Tactics"
1974
Kikaida 01 episode 42, "Comrade Attack -- The Flame Throwing Shadow-Figure Gun
1975
Science Fiction Drama: Army of the Apes episode 22, "Civil War: Gorillas vs. Chimpanzees!"
1976
Akumaizer 3 episode 22, "Why!? The Fake Genius Project"
1977
Swift Hero Zubat episode 5, "The Flower Girl and The White Dust"
March 3
1968 Ultra Seven episode 22, "The Human Ranch"
1972 Return of Ultraman episode 47, "The Targeted Woman"
1973
Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 49
1973
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 34, "The Monster With Child In Tow Black
Porcupine"
1973
Kamen Rider V3 episode 3, "V3's Death Sentence"
1979
Battle Fever J episode 5, "Battle Of The Flying Robots"
1995
First episode of Chouriki Sentai Ohrenjâ [Super-Power Task Force
Ohranger], "Invasion!! 1999""
1999 Gamera 3: The Awakening of Iris
2007 Ultraman Mebius episode 46, "The Immortal Grozam"
March 4
1972
Kamen Rider episode 49, "Man-Eating Demon Isoginchak", Fujioka Hiroshi
guest stars as Hongo, Takeshi
1973 Iron King episode 21, "Kama Guras Wants Lethal Gas!"
1994 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 3, " American Ninja"
March 5
1966 Ultra Q episode 10, "The Underground Super Express Goes West"
1967 Ulltraman Episode 34, "A Gift from the Sky"
1973
Demon Hunter Mitsurugi episode 9, "Desperate Air Fight!"
1974
Inazuman episode 22, "The Clay Creature Emerges from a Crack In the
Earth and Walks Spreading Fear"
1989
Kamen Rider Black RX episode 18, "Mystery! Swimming in the Air of
Dreams"
1993
Five Star Task Force Dairanger episode 3, "Give Me Your Souls!"
2000
Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 6, "Blue Dragon"
2013 Naya Gorou, the voice for the Great Leader (or Boss) in most of the Kamen Rider series and was narrator for "Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love" and "Kamen Rider Amazon",
and voice of Ultraman Ace, died
March 6
1968
Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja episode 49, "Cannibal Flower Babiran"
1974 Super Robot Red Baron episode 36, "The Man from International HQ"
1981
Kamen Rider Super-1 episode 20
1988
Kamen Rider Black episode 22, "Attack the Dark Shadow of Father"
March 7
1975 Ultraman Leo episode 48, "Terror of the Saucer Race Series: The Giant Monster Bird Saucer Attacks the Japanese Archipelago!"
1980
New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 23, "Kaijin Musasabi Siblings and 2
Riders"
1981
Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan episode 5, "Wicked Solar God"
March 8
1948
Kunihisa Mizutani is born, played Yamato Takeshi/Rainbowman in
"Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love"
(1972-1973),
he actually wore the Dash 7 costume
1957
Horie Mitsuko is born in Yamato, Japan, sang themes for "Secret Task
Force Goranger", "Kamen Rider
Stronger",
"Ninja Captor" and several Anime
1974 Ultraman Taro episode 49, "Sing! Monster Big Match"
1974
Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light episode 23, "The Great Eye Erasure
Strategy"
1975
Kamen Rider Amazon episode 21, "Frozen Rider Eating Cannibalistic
Beastman"
1977
Super Human Bibyun episode 33, "The Ghost Car? Floor It – Bibyun Car"
March 9
1973 Ultraman Ace episode 49, "The Flying Jellyfish"
1973
Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 23, "That Over There is the
Bastards' Base!!"
1974
Kamen Rider X episode 4, "Goverment of Darkness - The Shadow of Terror"
1974
Kikaida 01 episode 43, "The Young Man Who Loved Bijinda" (guest stars Chiba, Jirou [Taki
Kazuya in "Kamen
Rider"])
in the title role
1975
Science Fiction Drama: Army of the Apes episode 23, "Is This UFO an Enemy? Or Ally?"
1976
Akumaizer 3 episode 23, "Why!? Magic Powers Have No Effect"
1977
Swift Hero Zubat episode 6, "The Machinegun "Howls" In The Sea"
2010 Mill Creek Entertainment having purchased BCI Eclipse video library rereleases Iron King (1972) & Fight! Dragon (1974)
March 10
1968 Ultra Seven episode 23, "Find Tomorrow"
1972 Return of Ultraman episode 48, "I'm Taking The Earth"
1973
Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 50
1973
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 35, "Jiro Death Of The Electromagnetic End"
1973
Kamen Rider V3 episode 4, "V3's 26 Secrets"
1979
Battle Fever J episode 6, "Release The Almighty Submarine"
1995
Super-Power Task Force Ohranger episode 2, "Assemble!! Super-Power Task"
2007 Ultraman Mebius episode 47, "Mephilas's Game"
Force"
March 11
1972
Kamen Rider episode 50, "Demon Kamestone's Murderous Aurora Program"
1973 Iron King episode 22, "Terrifying Titanian Underworld"
1994 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 4, "The Yokai Policeman"
March 12
1967 Ulltraman Episode 35, "The Monster Graveyard"
1972
Earth Assault Order: Godzilla vs. Gigan [aka Godzilla On Monster
Island] opens in movie theaters in Japan
1973
Demon Hunter Mitsurugi episode 10, "Satan's Messenger: Scorpion Monster"
1974
Inazuman episode 23, "The Curse of the Melting People"
1988
Kamen Rider Black: Hurry To Evil Island opens in theaters in Japan
1989
Kamen Rider Black RX episode 19, "The Artificial Sun of Terror!"
1977
Secret Task Force Goranger episode 83, "Orange First Love! Curse of the
Large City" (skipped a week again),
guest
stars Ikeda, Syunsuke (Ichiro in Kikaida 01)
1993
Five Star Task Force Dairanger episode 4, "We Are Naive!!"
2000
Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 7, "Heartbreak"
March 13
1966 Ultra Q episode 11, "Balloonga"
1968
Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja episode 50, "Lizard Ninja-beast Jijigora"
1974 Super Robot Red Baron episode 37, "Father's Letter from Across Space"
1976
Secret Task Force Goranger episode 42, "The Black Iron Man Dies!
Good-Bye Variblune" (another week skipped)
1981
Kamen Rider Super-1 episode 21
1988
Kamen Rider Black episode 23, "Maechan's Magic Powers"
March 14
1975 Ultraman Leo episode 49, "Terror of the Saucer Race Series: The Red Assassin Who Beckons Death!"
1979
Last episode (41) of Spiderman, "The Hero's Shining Hot Blood"
1980
New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 24, "Madarakajin's Poison Gas Terror"
1981
Kamen Rider Super-1 movie opens in theaters in Japan
1981
Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan episode 6, "The House Which the Machine
Controls"
1999
Gamera 3: The Awakening of Iris opens in movie theaters in Japan
March 15
1943
Moritsugu Kohji is born, played Moroboshi Dan in "Ultra Seven"
1967
Gamera vs. Gyaos opens in movie theaters in Japan
1974 Ultraman Taro episode 50, "The Monster Sign Is V
1974
Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light episode 24, "The Great Diamond Eye
Strategy"
1975
Counterattack of Mechagodzilla [aka Terror Of Mechagodzilla] opens in
movie theaters in Japan
1975
Kamen Rider Amazon episode 22, "Inca Doll - Greater Tokyo, Utter
Destruction"
1977
Super Human Bibyun episode 34, "Super Humans Are Consumed? The Family's
Hell House"
1980
Movie "Kamen Rider: 8 Riders Vs. Milky Way King" opens in theaters in
Japan
March 16
1973 Ultraman Ace episode 50, "Tokyo Great Panic! The Mad Traffic Signal"
1973
Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 24, "A Man's Promise"
1974
"Jumping Out, Inazuman" 3D movie opens in theaters in Japan
1974
Kamen Rider X episode 5, "The One-Eyed Monster's Human Review Strategy"
1974
Kikaida 01 episode 44, "Bijinda's Beautiful Sad Parting" (guest stars Chiba Jirou [Taki Kazuya
in "Kamen Rider"])
1975
Science Fiction Drama: Army of the Apes episode 24, "The Day of Victory Approaches!"
1976
Akumaizer 3 episode 24, "Why!? The Overprotective Nobera Family"
1977
Swift Hero Zubat episode 7, "The Hateful Winds of the Port Town"
1987
First episode of Super Choujinki Metalder [Super Manchine Metalder],
"The Portal of Neroz"
March 17
1968 Ultra Seven episode 24, "Return to the North!"
1972 Return of Ultraman episode 49, "Space Warriors-Your Name is MAT
1973 Kamen Rider V3 episode 2 is shown as a movie under the title Gekijo-ban Kamen Raida V3 (Movie Version Kamen Rider V3)
1973
Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 51
1973
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 36, "The Crazed Jiro Attacks Komyoji"
1973
Kamen Rider V3 episode 5, "The Snake-Man That Has A Machine Gun"
1973
Jumping Out, Android Kikaida opens in movie theaters in Japan
1973
Godzilla Vs. Megalon opens in movie theaters in Japan
1979
Battle Fever J episode 7, "Burn The Houses!"
1995
Super-Power Task Force Ohranger episode 3, "The Critical Secret of
Super-Power""
2007 Ultraman Mebius episode 48, "Advent of the Emperor -Final Trilogy I-"
March 18
1943
Soga, Machiko is born in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan, played evil characters
in many tokusatsu series including
a
sorceress in "Rainbowman Warrior Of Love" (1972), Dr. Kate the rose monster in "Kamen Rider Stronger" (1975)
Cyborg Queen Hedrian in "Solar Taskforce Sunvulcan (1981). Died May 7, 2006.
1972
Kamen Rider episode 51, "Stone Demon Unicornos vs. Double Rider Kick"
(Fujioka Hiroshi guest stars as
Hongo,
Takeshi)
1972
Second Kamen Rider movie "Kamen Rider Vs Shocker" in theaters in Japan (first original Kamen Rider movie, "Go Go Kamen Rider" was movie version of episode 13)
1973 Iron King episode 23, "The Insect Humanoid Masquerades as a Woman"
1978 "J.A.K.Q. Dengeki Tai vs. Goranger" in theaters in Japan
1994 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 5, "The Uneven Strange Gamers"
March 19
1967 Ulltraman Episode 36, "Don't Shoot, Arashi"
1973
Demon Hunter Mitsurugi episode 11, "From Hell: Komanger!"
1974
Inazuman episode 24, "Robot Soldier of Mystery?"
1989
Kamen Rider Black RX episode 20, "The Banana Eating Fiend"
2000
Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 8, "Archer"
March 20
1966 Ultra Q episode 12, "I Saw a Bird"
1968
Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja episode 51, "Fûma Ninja Forces Decisive
Battle"
1968
Gamera vs. Outer Space Monster Viras [aka Destroy All Planets] opens in
movie theaters in Japan
1974 Super Robot Red Baron episode 38, "Red Baron: Disaster on Mars"
1976
Secret Task Force Goranger episode 43, "Crimson Phoenix! Invincible
Varidreen Aappearance"
1980
Space Monster Gamera [aka Super Monster Gamera] opens in movie theaters
in Japan
1981
Kamen Rider Super-1 episode 22
1988
Kamen Rider Black episode 24 "Female Undergraduate's Nightmare"
March 21
1969
Gamera vs. the Devil-Beast Giron opens in movie theaters in Japan
1970
Gamera Vs. Jiger [aka Gamera vs. Monster X] opens in movie theaters in
Japan
1974
Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla opens in movie theaters in Japan
1975 Ultraman Leo episode 50, "Terror of the Saucer Race Series: The Life of Leo! The Miracle of King!"
1980
New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 25
1981
Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan episode 7, "Beast Batter and Tears"
March 22
1974 Ultraman Taro episode 51, "The Father of Ultra and the Bride Have Come
1974
Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light episode 25, "The Great Secret Factory
Strategy"
1975
Kamen Rider Amazon episode 23, "Imitation Rider vs. Amazon Rider!!"
1977
Super Human Bibyun episode 35, "The Attacks Don't Work! The Demon
Lord's Great End"
March 23
1933
Iizuka, Shouzou is born, provided the voice for villains such as
Hakaida (Jinzo Ningen Kikaida), Gill Hakaida
(Kikaida
01) and Teiou Banba (Inazuman). He also provided the voice for Dr
Komyoji in the animated version of
Jinzo
Ningen Kikaida
1973 Ultraman Ace episode 51, "The Life-Sucking Sound"
1973
Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 25, "In the Morning Sun, The Witch
Disappeared"
1974
Asao Ayumi is born, played Nijou Juri/Ohyellow in Super-Power Task
Force Ohranger
1974
Kamen Rider X episode 6, "The Japanese Islands - Fragmentation Tactics"
1974
Kikaida 01 episode 45, "Samurai Waruda Dies At Dawn"
1975
Science Fiction Drama: Army of the Apes episode 25, "Is the Computer Greater Than the Human?"
1976
Akumaizer 3 episode 25, "Why!? Gabura's Transformation Into A Bird"
1977
Swift Hero Zubat episode 8, "The Tearful Propane Explosion"
1987
Super Manchine Metalder episode 2, "I am the Universe"
2003
Amamoto, Eisei aka Amamoto, Hideyo - Shinigami Hakase (Doctor Death) in
Kamen Rider (1971) died of
pneumonia,
he was 77
2004
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida Collector's Edition Vol. 7 DVD is released in
Hawaii by JN Productions
March 24
1968
Keiichi Wada is born, played Tenkasei Ryou/Dragon Ranger in Five Star
Task Force Dairanger (1993-1994)
1968 Ultra Seven episode 25: "Showdown at 140 Degrees Below Zero"
1972 Return of Ultraman episode 50, "Invitation from Hell
1973
Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 52
1973
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 37, "Jiro's Younger Brother The Formidable
Foe Hakaida!!"
1973
Kamen Rider V3 episode 6, "Hammer Jellyfish Appears! Freed V3's Mortal
Act!!"
1979
Battle Fever J episode 8, "The Secret Of The Steel-Armed Pitcher"
1995
Super-Power Task Force Ohranger episode 4, "Grotesque!! Iron Man Papa"
2007 Ultraman Mebius episode 49, "Dark Clouds of Despair -Final Trilogy II-"
March 25
1937
Senba, Jyotaro is born in Osaka, Japan, played Doktor G in "Kamen RiderV3" (1973)
1972
Kamen Rider episode 52, "'My name is Demon Bird Gilgaras!'" (Ichimonji Hayato [Kamen Rider 2] leaves Japan,
goes
to South America; Fujioka Hiroshi guest stars as Hongo Takeshi/Kamen Rider 1)
1972
Last episode (63) of Spectreman, "Good Bye Spectreman"
1973 Iron King episode 24, "Tokyo Assault Frontline Base"
1994 Ninja Task Force Kakuranger episode 6, "The Eyeball Prince!"
March 26
1967 Ulltraman Episode 37, "A Little Hero"
1973
Last episode (12) of Demon Hunter Mitsurugi, "Scorpion Army Corps'
Annihilation Operation"
1974
Last episode (25) of Inazuman, "Sublimeness. Death of Emperor Banba"
1977
Last episode (84) of Secret Task Force Goranger, "Great Deep-Red
Victory! Shine Forever, Five Stars"
(skipped
a week again)
1989
Kamen Rider Black RX episode 21, "The Front of Love and Friendship"
1993
Five Star Task Force Dairanger episode 5 (skipped a week), "The Spheres
Came"
2000
Kamen Rider Kuuga episode 9, "Siblings"
March 27
1966 Ultra Q episode 13, "Garadama"
1968
Last episode (52) of Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja, "Six Big Monsters
Encirclement"
1974 Last episode (39) of Super Robot Red Baron, "A Clockwork Tomorrow"
1976
Secret Task Force Goranger episode 44, "Blue Universal Tank! Take Off
Varitank"
1981
Kamen Rider Super-1 episode 23
March 28
1975
Last episode (49) of Ultraman Leo, "Terror of the Saucer Race Series: Goodbye, Leo! Take off Toward the Sun"
1980
New Kamen Rider (Skyrider) episode 26
1981
Solar Task Force Sun Vulcan episode 8, "The Song of Dilligence Sung by
Father"
March 29
1974 Ultraman Taro episode 52, "Steal The Ultra Life!
1974
Last episode (26) of Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light, "King Cobra's Final
Battle"
1975
Last episode (24) of Kamen Rider Amazon, "Let's Go Amazon! The End of
Emperor Zero!!"
1977
Last episode (36) of Super Human Bibyun, "Showdown In The Ghost Castle!
Good-bye Super Humans"
March 30
1973 Last episode (52) of Ultraman Ace, "You Are the Ace of Tomorrow!"
1973
Rainbowman: Warrior Of Love episode 26, "The Secret Big Ground
Explosion"
1974
Kamen Rider X episode 7, "Fear's Sum of Human Genius"
1974
Last episode (46) of Kikaida 01, "The Friends Of Good Children -- Android Banzai!"
1974
Last episode (26) of Iron Man Tiger 7, "Now Revive the Tiger Spark!!"
1975
Last episode (26) of Science Fiction Drama: Army of the Apes, "Happy Returns"
1976
Akumaizer 3 episode 26, "Why!? The Dancing Gabura Cho"
1977
Swift Hero Zubat episode 9, "Look Back on the River of Tears"
March 31
1968 Ultra Seven episode 26 "Super Weapon R-1"
1972 Return of Ultraman episode 51, "The 5 Ultra Pledges"
1973
Swift Hero Lion Maru episode 53
1973
Jinzo Ningen Kikaida episode 38, "Hakaida Eliminates Jiro!"
1973
Kamen Rider V3 episode 7, "Rider V3's Furious Training"
1975
First episode of Condorman - Seigi No Shinboru [Condorman - Symbol of
Justice], "Birth of Condorman"
1979
Battle Fever J episode 9, "Woman From the Frozen Lands"
1995
Super-Power Task Force Ohranger episode 5, "Violent Love!! The Brothers
of Flame"
2007 Last episode (50) of Ultraman Mebius "Words from the Heart -Final Trilogy III- "