Spectreman: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Banished from the peaceful simian Planet E, the mad scientist Dr. Gori and his brutish assistant Karras [Rah in the Japanese version] search for a new planet to rule after Gori's plot to conquer Planet E had been foiled by its government. Coming across the Earth, Gori is captivated by its beauty, but is appalled by its inhabitants' misuse of its environment, leading to severe pollution (a huge topic back when this series was made, since Tokyo was the most polluted city in the world at the time), so mankind must be quickly conquered if this planet is to be inhabitable, so he plots to, ironically, use the very same pollution that's plaguing the Earth to create horrible giant rampaging monsters to wipe out and/or enslave mankind. Fortunately, hope comes in the form of the Nebula 71 Star, a Saturn-like artificial satellite that observes the Earth incognito. Fearing that Gori may eventually...

Series details

• Title: Spectreman
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1971-01-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 1972-03-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 24 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9669
• IMDb ID: tt0262177
• TVDB ID: 152381

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1971-01-02; final listed air date 1971-05-22; episode order: 21.
• Season 2: premiered 1971-05-29; final listed air date 1971-09-25; episode order: 18.
• Season 3: premiered 1970-12-23; final listed air date 1972-03-25; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Spectreman on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.