仮面の忍者赤影

Kamen no Ninja Akakage (仮面の忍者 赤影, "Masked Ninja Red Shadow") is a Japanese ninja manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama. It has been adapted into various media, including a tokusatsu television series, anime, and films. The story is set in the late Sengoku period of Japan, and revolves around the ninjas Akakage, Aokage, and Shirokage who seek to unify Japan for peace. They use their superhuman abilities and advanced gadgets to fight against evil warlords and their giant monsters. The tokusatsu series, produced by Toei, aired on Kansai TV and Fuji TV from 1967 to 1968, totaling 52 episodes. It was Toei's first color tokusatsu superhero show and Japan's first color live-action ninja TV series. Yuzaburo Sakaguchi played Akakage, Yoshinobu Kaneko played Aokage, and Fuyukichi Maki played Shirokage. An anime adaptation produced by Toei Animation aired on Nippon Television from 1987 to 1988, with 23 episodes. A live-action film titled 'Red Shadow' starring Masanobu Ando was released in 2001. 'Kamen no Ninja Akakage' is known for its unique combination of historical setting and surreal elements, making it a representative work in the Japanese ninja genre.