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Messenger of Allah (1960)

Messenger of Allah poster
Original title
アラーの使者
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 26 episodes

How it feels

A young man transforms into a masked superhero to fight evil. The series follows his adventures as he protects the innocent and battles villains.

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What happens

Messenger of Allah, known in Japan as Allah no Shisha, is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero TV series produced by Toei Company starring a young Sonny Chiba, at the time known as Shin'ichi Chiba. It was created by writer Yasunori Kawauchi, who was also responsible for creating Moonlight Mask and Seven Color Mask. The series ran from July 7, 1960 to December 27, 1960 on NET (now TV Asahi) for a total of 26 episodes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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