Kaiketsu Lion-Maru (1972)

Genre

tokusatsu, Jidaigeki

Country

Japan

How it feels

The series is set in Japan's Sengoku period. A hero named Lion-Maru fights evil forces using special powers and a sword.

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What happens

Extraordinary Hero Lion-Maru (快傑ライオン丸, Kaiketsu Raionmaru; lit. The Extraordinary Lion Knight, also translated as The Vigilant Lion Knight and Swift Hero Lion Knight) was a Japanese tokusatsu television series in the Lion-Maru franchise that aired in 1972–1973, produced by P Productions and set during Japan's Sengoku period (the Age of Warring States). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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