Underplayed Gems

Spectreman (1971)

Spectreman poster
Original title
スペクトルマン
Genre
tokusatsu, science fiction television series
Country
Japan
Length
3 seasons, 63 episodes
Rating
8.1 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A humanoid alien hero named Spectreman fights giant monsters and evil forces threatening Earth. He transforms from a human identity to battle villains using superpowers and a special vehicle.

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What happens

Spectreman (スペクトルマン, Supekutoruman) is a tokusatsu science fiction superhero television series. Produced by P Productions and created by producer Souji Ushio, the series aired on Fuji TV in Japan from January 2, 1971 to March 25, 1972 with a total of 63 episodes (divided into three segments), not counting the pre-series pilot episode. This was the first major Japanese superhero show of the 1970s, as it began airing three months before Tsuburaya Productions's The Return of Ultraman and Toei and Ishimori Productions' Kamen Rider. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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