# Seven Color Mask

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| genre                = [Tokusatsu](/source/Tokusatsu)
| creator              = [Kōhan Kawauchi](/source/K%C5%8Dhan_Kawauchi)
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| writer               = Kōhan Kawauchi, Saburo Yuki and Yoshinari Matsubara
| director             = Shoichi Shimazu, Satoru Noda and Toshio Suzuki
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| starring             = Susumu Namijima<br />[Shinichi Chiba](/source/Sonny_Chiba)
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| open_theme            = {{nihongo|Song of Seven Color Mask|七色仮面の歌|Nanairo Kamen no Uta}}
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| composer             = Hiro'oki Ogawa
| country              = Japan
| language             = Japanese
| num_series           = 2
| num_episodes         = 31 (Seven Color Mask), 26 (New Seven Color Mask)
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| runtime              = 30 minutes
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| channel              = [NET](/source/Asahi_TV)
| first_aired          = {{start date|1959|6|3}}
| last_aired           = {{end date|1960|6|30}}
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{{Nihongo|'''''Seven Color Mask'''''|七色仮面|Nanairo Kamen}} is the name and title character of a [tokusatsu](/source/tokusatsu) TV series, later called {{Nihongo|'''''New Seven Color Mask'''''|新七色仮面|Shin Nanairo Kamen}}. It was created by [Kōhan Kawauchi](/source/K%C5%8Dhan_Kawauchi), who also created ''[Moonlight Mask](/source/Moonlight_Mask)''. This [B&W](/source/black-and-white) TV show was the first superhero TV series by [Toei Company Ltd.](/source/Toei_Company) It was broadcast on [NET (now TV Asahi)](/source/TV_Asahi) from June 3, 1959, to June 30, 1960, with a total of 57 episodes divided into 7 segments. Aside from being Toei's first TV superhero show, this series was also the debut of actor [Sonny Chiba](/source/Sonny_Chiba), who was 19 at the time, who took over the title role from Susumu Namijima after Episode 32.

==Summary==
The hero of this series is a young detective named Kotarō Ran, unknown to anyone (even his friends), is a master of disguise, utilizing seven different personalities. Most of his disguises are odd characters, like a magician and a cigar-smoking Indian, but Kotarō's 7th disguise is the 2-gun-toting caped, golden-masked superhero, '''Seven Color Mask'''! In the first story arc called {{Nihongo|Cobra Mask|コブラ仮面|Kobura Kamen}} the ally of justice Seven Color Mask must confront the evil Cobra Mask who terrorizes Japan. In the second story arc {{Nihongo|King Rose|キング・ローズ|Kingu Rozu}} an armored car loaded with 80 million yen is attacked by the {{Nihongo|Masked Phantom King Rose|仮面の怪人・キングローズ|Kamen no Kaijin Kingu Rozu}}. The police and Seven Color Mask must hunt down King Rose. The third story arc is called {{Nihongo|Red Jaguar|レッド・ジャガー|Reddo Jagā}}. The fourth story arc is called {{Nihongo|Three Ace|スリー・エース|Suri Esu}}. This series was "remade" by creator Kawauchi in 1972 as  ''[Warrior of Love Rainbowman](/source/Warrior_of_Love_Rainbowman)'', and it is also considered an inspiration behind [Go Nagai](/source/Go_Nagai)'s ''[Cutey Honey](/source/Cutey_Honey)''.

==Staff==
*Creator: Kōhan Kawauchi
*Planning: Masahiro Sato, Yoshifumi Ohga
*Screenplay: Kōhan Kawauchi, Saburo Yuki & Yoshinari Matsubara
*Music: Hiro'oki Ogawa

Category:Toei tokusatsu
Category:Tokusatsu television series
Category:1959 Japanese television series debuts
Category:1960 Japanese television series endings
Category:TV Asahi original programming

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