Space Ironmen Kyodain

Overview

Space Ironmen Kyodyne was a Japanese tokusatsu science fiction superhero television series. The show, like numerous others of its type and era, were produced as a joint effort between manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori and Toei Company producer Hirayama Tôru. It premiered in 1976 and ran for 48 episodes. The show is well known for its strange plot and costume design, rapid-fire and purposefully disorienting editing, and unique, sometimes surreal, atmosphere. The late Yūsuke Natsu and Takeshi Sasaki starred as Skyzel and Grounzel respectively.

Details

Status

Returning series

First aired

April 2, 1976

Last aired

March 11, 1977

Episodes

48

Network

TBS

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company

Creators

Shotaro Ishinomori, Tôru Hirayama

IMDb

tt0185115