Tetsujin Taiga 7 (Iron Man Tiger 7)
October 06, 1973 - March 30, 1974 (26 episodes).
Created by Ushio, Shoji
Music by Kikuchi,
Shunsuke
Character
Actor/Actress
Takigawa, Go
Nanjô,
Tatsuya
Iron Man Tiger 7
Kamosita, Kazuo
Professor Takigawa
Chujô, Shizuo
Kitagawa, Shiro
Tatsu, Shunichi
Hayashi, Sanpei
Sakuma, Hironori
Aoki, June
Kumari, Yuka
Aoki, Jiro
Yoshida, Tomonori
Crown Prince Gill
Maki, Ryotaro
Crown Prince Gill (voice)
Kobayashi, Kyoji
Black Mask
Kimizuka, Masazumi
Black Mask (voice)
Masuoka, Hiroshi
Narrator
Okabe,
Masâki
Opening Theme
Most of Tiger 7's special combat techniques come from his "Fight Glove": His most used technique is the"Tiger Cutter" karate chop. With "Tiger Hawk" his glove hand pierces the monster's body. He can throw his glove which becomes a sharp boomerang, "Tiger Glove Cutter". He can throw a powerful "Tiger Punch". He can also produce a powerful "Tiger Strike" kick. In one instance he used a bladed weapon, "Tiger Slicer".
Tiger 7's belt gives him the power to heal wounds (his own or others), "Tiger Buckle Energy". If someone's heart has stopped beating Tiger 7 may be able to save them if he reaches them in time, by biting them and releasing "Tiger Energy" into their body. However, this puts a great strain on him. Tiger 7 can release all his energy in a single blast with "Buckle Energy Red Zone".
Tiger 7 can spray a gust of wind from his mouth, "Tiger Hurricane". His eyes fire a yellow beam, "Tiger Eye Attack". Tiger 7's most powerful weapon uses the jewel in his head, "Tiger Point". With it he absorbs light from the sun, converting it into a powerful laser, "Tiger Head Beam".
Takigawa, Go rides a Susuki motorycycle which is equiped with rocket boosters, allowing it to reach speeds other motorcycles cannot match. When he transforms into Tiger 7 the motorcycle transforms into "Spike Go". Although is probably supposed to be happening all the time Spike Go is not actually seen until episode 6. Spike Go is faster than ordinary motorcycles and can fly. Spike Go drives itself to Tiger 7 when he roars. Spike Go can shoot flame and smoke. Using Spike Go, Tiger 7 performs the "Tiger Hurricane Top" attack, in which the monster is smashed under Spike Go's front wheel.
Takigawa, Go works with a group of scientific researchers who become an Anti Mu Primitive group, Professor Takaidô and his students(?): Kitagawa, Shiro; Hayashi, Sanpei; and Aoki, June (the only female). The child in this series is June's younger brother Jiro. June and Jiro are orphans, raised by Professor Takaidô who promised their father he would take care of them before the man died. Aoki, Jiro discovers that Takigawa, Go is Tiger 7 at the end of episode 9. Professor Takaidô eventually figures it out too but none of Go's other friends seem to notice the tiger pendant he wears or that Go and Tiger 7 wear the same red scarf. Kitagawa, Shiro is especially mean to Go believing he is a coward, who runs away when the monsters show up.
P-Productions also produced Magma Taishi [Ambassador Magma] (1966-1967), Kaiju Ouji [Monster Prince] (1967), Supekutoruman [Spectreman] (1971-1972), Kaiketsu Lion Maru [Swift Hero Lion Maru] (1972-1973), Fuun Lion Maru [Storm Cloud Lion Maru] (1973) and Denjin Zabôgâ [Electroid Zabôgâ] (1974-1975).
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My thanks to Japan Hero for
cast list and Mu photos,
and to "Shin Hayata" for the title screen, pendant and henshin photos.