Enban Sensō Bankid


Enban Sensou Bankid is the title of a tokusatsu series produced by Toho. The series, consisting of 26 episodes, is a result of joint production with Nippon Television, and aired in Japan starting on October 3, 1976 until the 23 March 1977.
This was Toho's first direct answer to the Super Sentai series, in that this series has five color-coded superheroes. In this series, a team of five kids, form the top-secret "Bankid" superhero team, to fight the evil Bukimi Aliens, led by the mysterious Commander Guzare, who plots to invade Earth.
This series is also notable in that veteran designer Tohl Narita designed the Bukimi Aliens, starting with Episode #6.

Cast

Noboru Tenma / Bankid Pegasus : Eiji OkudaRyuuichi Uzaki / Bankid Dragon : Tomohiro TanabeRyuuji Uzaki / Bankid Rabbit : Tatsuyuki TsujiIchiro Ushijima / Bankid Ox : Akinori UmezuHonoka Shiratori / Bankid Swan : Yoshie SuzukiHirohiko Uzaki : Hiroshi YagyuTokie Uzaki : Toki ShiozawaIsao Uzaki : Masami ShimojoCommander Guzare : Akihiko Hirata / voice: Kiyoshi KobayashiNarrator : Ryo Kurosawa