Android Kikaider (1972)

Original title

人造人間キカイダー

Genre

tokusatsu, science fiction television series

Country

Japan

Length

2 seasons, 89 episodes

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A heroic android battles against evil androids and a mad scientist. He protects a young boy and his sister while searching for his own humanity.

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What happens

Android Kikaider (人造人間キカイダー, Jinzō Ningen Kikaidā) is a tokusatsu television series based on the superhero manga Kikaider by Shotaro Ishinomori. The show was produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Productions, and was broadcast in Japan on NET (now TV Asahi) from July 8, 1972, to May 5, 1973, with a total of 43 episodes. This series was also one of the first tokusatsus to air in the United States (notably Hawaii), as Kikaida: Android of Justice, on KIKU-TV. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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