Overview - Moonlight Mask

Overview

Moonlight Mask (aka Gekko Kamen), is a black and white tokusatsu TV drama series, produced by the advertising agency Senkosha and was aired on KRTV (now TBS) from February 24, 1958 to July 5, 1959, with a total of 130 (or 131) episodes, divided into 5 segments. Since the original show, Gekko Kamen has gained the popularity of being the first Japanese live action television superhero, appearing in films and TV shows well past the length of the original series.

Seasons

• Name: Chapter 1: Skull Mask

  Episode: 71

  Date first aired: 1958-02-24

• Name: Chapter 2: The Secret of the Paradai Kingdom

  Episode: 21

  Date first aired: 1958-05-25

• Name: Chapter 3: Mammoth Kong

  Episode: 11

  Date first aired: 1958-10-19

• Name: Chapter 4: The Ghost Party Strikes Back

  Episode: 13

  Date first aired: 1959-01-04

• Name: Chapter 5: Don't Turn Your Hand to Revenge

  Episode: 14

  Date first aired: 1959-04-05