Zone Fighter (1973)

Original title

流星人間ゾーン

Directed by

Ishirō Honda

Genre

tokusatsu

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 26 episodes

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family of superheroes defend Earth from alien invaders and giant monsters. They transform into armored fighters to battle threats that include classic Toho creatures like Godzilla and King Ghidorah.

retroaction-packedcampyenergeticfantasticalnostalgiclightheartedmonster-filled

What happens

Zone Fighter, known in Japan as Meteor Human Zone (流星人間ゾーン, Ryūsei Ningen Zōn), is a tokusatsu science fiction superhero television series. Produced by Toho Company Ltd., the show aired on Nippon Television from April 2 to September 24, 1973, with a total of 26 episodes. This was Toho's answer to not only the popular Ultra Series, but the Henshin Hero phenomenon started by shows like Kamen Rider and Android Kikaider. The previous year, Toho had just made their first successful superhero show, Rainbowman. The series was also notable for its guest appearances by Toho's own Godzilla, as well as two other Toho monsters, King Ghidorah and Gigan. Supplementary materials published by Toho have confirmed Zone Fighter to be part of the same continuity as the Showa era Godzilla series, taking place in between Godzilla vs. Megalon and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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