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.

Cast

Yūsuke Natsu

Jouji Hayama / Skyzel

Takeshi Sasaki

Ryuji Hayama / Grounzel

Satoshi Furukawa

Kenji Hayama

Mitsuko Horie

Etsuko Shirakawa

Shōzaburō Date

Captain Marui

Jun Usami

Dr. Hayama