Kōhan Kawauchi
Director
Moonlight Mask (1958)
Moonlight Mask (aka Gekko Kamen), is a black and white tokusatsu TV drama series, produced by the advertising agency Senkosha and was aired on KRTV (now TBS) from February 24, 1958 to July 5, 1959, with a total of 130 (or 131) episodes, divided into 5 segments. Since the original show, Gekko Kamen has gained the popularity of being the first Japanese live action television superhero, appearing in films and TV shows well past the length of the original series.
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Superhero
Keywords: imdb.superhero, imdb.manga, imdb.detective, imdb.crime-fighter, imdb.terrorist, imdb.masked-man, imdb.motorcycle + 16 more, imdb.gun, imdb.mad-scientist, imdb.police, imdb.criminal, imdb.giant-monster, imdb.whip, tmdb.mask, tmdb.japan, tmdb.detective, tmdb.superhero, tmdb.motorcycle, tmdb.kaiju, tmdb.science-fiction, tmdb.tokusatsu, imdb.superhero-action, imdb.superhero-sci-fi
Production Companies: Senkosha
Network: TBS
Chapter 1: Skull Mask
71 episodes
Chapter 2: The Secret of the Paradai Kingdom
21 episodes
Chapter 3: Mammoth Kong
11 episodes
Chapter 4: The Ghost Party Strikes Back
13 episodes
Chapter 5: Don't Turn Your Hand to Revenge
14 episodes
Network: TBS
Runtime: 3120 min.
Episode Runtime: 24 min.
Released: Feb. 24, 1958
Last Air Date: July 5, 1959, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR