Kaiketsu Zubat (1977)

Original title

快傑ズバット

Directed by

Hideo Tanaka

Genre

tokusatsu

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 32 episodes

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A superhero in a distinctive costume fights criminals using martial arts and a special sword. He rights wrongs and protects people in a series of adventures.

retroenergeticplayfulaction-packedlightheartednostalgicfast-paced

What happens

Kaiketsu Zubat (Japanese: 快傑ズバット, Hepburn: Kaiketsu Zubatto), is a tokusatsu superhero series that aired in 1977. Created by Shotaro Ishinomori, this 32-episode series (which aired on TV Tokyo from February 2, 1977 to September 28, 1977), harkens back to tokusatsu superhero shows of the 1950s, but with a late-1970s twist. The series was first released on DVD in 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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