Ninja Captor (1976): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1976, Ninja Captor is an action & adventure, comedy, drama and sci-fi & fantasy series.

What it’s about. Ninja Captor is a Japanese tokusatsu TV series aired from April 7, 1976 to January 26, 1977 on TV Tokyo 12 Channel, produced by Toei Company, Ltd. This Sentai-esque series aired during the run of Shotaro Ishinomori's original Super Sentai series, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger and was notably first superhero team show produced by Toei under the Saburo Yatsude/Hatte pseudonym. Daisuke Izumo graduates from the Wind-Demon Stealth-Army, a secret army aiming for the conquest of Japan. He instead escapes, and becomes the leader of the "Captor," a ninja team supervised by Mujin Tendou. The Captor team's mission is to battle the ninja sent out by the Wind-Demon General, Retsufuu Fuuma. This show used to be considered by some to be a part of the Super Sentai franchise* , but was later excluded. In 2013, it got a Shout-Out in the fourth episode of Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger: Season 2.

Who’s in it. Ninja Captor stars Sen Utsumi as Dan Kurokawa, Yuko Matsuba as María Sakurakōji, Daisuke Ban as Daisuke Izumo and Hiroyuki Sato as Keita Izumi, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.7/10, Ninja Captor has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Ninja Captor page.

If you liked it. Fans of Ninja Captor tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.