Kaiketsu Zubat

Kaiketsu Zubat
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Also known asSwift Hero Zubat
Extraordinary Zubat
Vigilante Zubat
GenreTokusatsu
Superhero
Crime
Created byShotaro Ishinomori
Written byShukei Nagasaka
Directed byHideo Tanaka
StarringHiroshi Miyauchi
Nobuko Oshiro
Nobuyuki Nakano
Shin Saito
Ryuji Hayami
Narrated byShin Aomori
Theme music composerKensuke Kyo
Opening theme"The Infernal Zubat" by Ichirou Mizuki
Ending theme"The Man Goes Down the Road Alone" by Ichirou Mizuki
ComposerKensuke Kyō
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes32
Production
ProducersKōjin Ono
Hakuo Kondō
Production companiesToei Company
Ishimori Productions
Original release
NetworkTV Tokyo
ReleaseFebruary 2 (1977-02-02) –
September 28, 1977 (1977-09-28)
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Kaiketsu Zubat (Japanese: 快傑ズバット, Hepburn: Kaiketsu Zubatto), is a tokusatsu superhero series that aired in 1977. Created by Shotaro Ishinomori, this 32-episode series (which aired on TV Tokyo from February 2, 1977 to September 28, 1977), harkens back to tokusatsu superhero shows of the 1950s, but with a late-1970s twist. The series was first released on DVD in 2008.