Tiger Mask (1969)

Original title

タイガーマスク

Genre

sport film

Country

Japan

Length

2 seasons, 138 episodes

Rated

ALL

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A pro wrestler hides his identity behind a tiger mask and fights opponents in the ring. The series follows his matches and personal struggles as he balances his secret life with his career.

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What happens

Tiger Mask (Japanese: タイガーマスク, Hepburn: Taigā Masuku) is a Japanese manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Naoki Tsuji. The series was first published in Kodansha's Bokura Magazine from 1968 to 1970 and was later published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1970 to 1971. It was later adapted into an anime series by Toei Animation which first aired on Yomiuri Television on October 2, 1969, and ended its run on September 30, 1971, airing 105 episodes. In real life, the name has been used by a succession of Japanese professional wrestling characters as a gimmick. The Tiger Mask persona is instantly recognizable by its trademark mask, designed to look like a tiger's head, as well as the combination of high flying attacks and martial arts in the ring. The original anime saw a limited release overseas such as in Spain as El Hombre Tigre and aired in Italy as L 'uomo Tigre. The show was never released in English. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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