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Fireman (1973)

Fireman poster
Original title
ファイヤーマン
Genre
tokusatsu, science fiction television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 30 episodes
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A superhero transforms to fight giant monsters and other bad guys. It is a Japanese show from the 1970s with 30 episodes.

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What happens

Fireman (ファイヤーマン, Faiyāman), known as Magma Man in some markets, is a Japanese tokusatsu television series about the titular superhero who fights kaiju and other villains. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, the show was broadcast on Nippon Television from January 7 to July 31, 1973, with a total of 30 episodes. This was also one of several shows Tsuburaya did to celebrate the company's 10th anniversary (the other two being Ultraman Taro and Jumborg Ace). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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