Spectreman
Synopsis Spectreman
Spectreman is a tokusatsu sci-fi TV series produced by P Productions, created by producer Souji Ushio and starring Tetsuo Narikawa. The series aired on Fuji Television Network, Inc. from January 2, 1971, to March 25, 1972, totaling 63 episodes divided into three segments, not including the pre-series pilot episode. This was the first major superhero show of the 1970s.
Spectreman
Plot Spectreman
Banished from the peaceful simian Planet E, the mad scientist Dr. Gori and his brutish assistant Karas [Lla in the Japanese version] search for a new planet to rule after Gori’s plot to conquer Planet E is foiled by its government.
They come across Earth, and while Gori is captivated by its beauty, he is appalled by its inhabitants’ misuse of the environment, leading to severe pollution—a significant issue when this series was made, as Tokyo was the most polluted city in the world at the time.
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Gori decides that mankind must be quickly conquered for the planet to be habitable, ironically plotting to use the very pollution plaguing Earth to create horrible giant rampaging monsters to wipe out and/or enslave humanity.
Fortunately, hope arrives in the form of the planet of Nebula 71, a Saturn-like artificial satellite observing Earth incognito. Unknowing of Dr. Gori’s presence on the planet, they dispatch Spectreman, one of their finest agents, to battle the menace of the mad apeman.
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Spectreman disguises himself as a Japanese man named Jôji Gamô to walk among humans and scout out Gori’s weekly threats for Nebula 71 and it’s superior, the Universal Federation. He works with the 8th Branch of the Pollution Investigation Bureau called the Pollution Research and Control Squad, led by Chief Shigeo Kurata.
This group investigates phenomena involving pollution, but they don’t (until late in the show’s run) have the facilities to handle giant monsters. Unbeknownst to them, their comical-yet-mysterious teammate Jôji disappears only to help them as Spectreman!