Kamen no Ninja Akakage

• Name — Ninja Akakage • Ja Kanji — 仮面の忍者 赤影 • Ja Romaji — Kamen no Ninja Akakage

• Type — manga • Author — Mitsuteru Yokoyama • Publisher — Shogakukan • Magazine — Weekly Shōnen Sunday • First — 1966 • Last — 1967 • Volumes — 3

• Type — Drama • Producer — * Tetsuo Kato (KTV) • Toru Hirayama (Toei) • Masao Takada (Toei Kyoto TV Production) • Writer — Masaru Igami • Music — Hirōki Ogawa • Studio — Kansai Telecasting Corporation Toei Company, Ltd. • Network — KTV, Fuji TV • First — April 5, 1967 • Last — March 27, 1968 • Episodes — 52

• Type — live film • Title — Tobidasu Bouken Eiga: Akakage • Director — Junji Kurata • Music — Hirooki Ogawa • Writer — Masaru Igami • Released — July 20, 1969 • Studio — Toei Company • Runtime — 52 minutes

• Magazine — Weekly Shonen Champion • Publisher — Akita Shoten • Author — Mitsuteru Yokoyama • Imprint — Shonen Champion Comics • First — September 18, 1987 • Last — April 15, 1988 • Volumes — 3 • Title — Shin Kamen no Ninja Akakage

• Type — TV series • Director — Susumu Ishizaki • Producer — * Keizô Shichijô (Toei Animation) • Hidehiko Takei (NTV) • Kyotaro Kimura (Yomiko Advertising) • Writer — Toshiki Inoue Yoshiyuki Suga • Music — Shunsuke Kikuchi • Studio — Toei Animation • Network — NNS (NTV) • First — 13 October 1987 • Last — 22 March 1988 • Episodes — 23

• Developer — Shouei • Publisher — Toei Animation • Genre — Action • Platforms — Famicom • Released — May 20, 1988

• Title — Kamen no Ninja Akakage Remains • Author — Masaomi Kanzaki • Publisher — Akita Shoten • Imprint — Play Comic Series • Magazine — Play Comic • First — May 25, 2012 • Last — May 25, 2014 • Volumes — 4

• Title — Drama television series • Content — * Masked Ninja Akakage

• Title — Live-action film • Content — * Red Shadow: Akakage 4="Masked Ninja Red Shadow" is a Japanese manga series written and Illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama. It was originally serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1966 to 1967. The manga was adapted into a 52-episode tokusatsu series by Toei and was broadcast on Kansai TV and Fuji TV from April 1967 to March 1968, followed by a film adaptation in 1969. A 26-episode anime adaptation by Toei Animation was broadcast on Nippon TV from October 1987 to March 1988. A second live-action film titled Red Shadow, which serves as a loose adaptation, was released in 2001.

The story is set in the late sixteenth century when Japan was in the midst of a long period of civil wars. While some seek to unite Japan in order to bring peace, there are others who encourage conflict in order to bring more power to themselves. Akakage, Aokage, and Shirokage are all good ninjas working for those who seek peace and unity across Japan. The ninjas use their superhuman fighting powers and high-tech gadgets to battle against evil warlords and their daikaiju (giant monsters).

Portrayed by: Yuzaburo Sakaguchi (1967 TV series and 1969 film), Masanobu Ando (Red Shadow) Voiced by: Toshio Furukawa (1987 anime) 4="Red Shadow" is a ninja who wears a red-and-black costume and a stylized red mask. He is the best swordsman of the three and a master of disguise. The crystal in his mask fires an energy beam. Akakage appears on the scene proclaiming "Akakage Sanjō!"

Portrayed by: Yoshinobu Kaneko (1967 TV series and 1969 film), Jun Murakami (Red Shadow) Voiced by: Masako Nozawa (1987 anime) "Blue Shadow" is a young boy who plays with explosives and uses a chain weapon.

Portrayed by: Fuyukichi Maki (1967 TV series and 1969 film), Naoto Takenaka (Red Shadow) Voiced by: Tesshō Genda (1987 anime) Shirokage is an old man who is armed with a pole weapon and flies using a large kite.

Kamen no Ninja Akakage, was produced by Toei Company Ltd., and aired on KTV and Fuji TV from April 5, 1967, to March 27, 1968, with a total of 52 episodes (divided into four segments). Akakage was played by Yuzaburo Sakaguchi, Aokage was played by Yoshinobu Kaneko and Shirokage was played by Fuyukichi Maki.

This was Toei's first color tokusatsu superhero show and Japan's first color live-action ninja TV series. Aokage's footage from the series was used to create several Watari films with the titles like Watari the Conqueror (not to be confused with the unrelated 1966 film Watari, Ninja Boy).

• Illustration — Cover art of the DVD box for the 1987 Kamen no Ninja Akakage anime. Kamen no Ninja Akakage is the anime adaptation produced by Toei that aired on Nippon Television from October 13, 1987, to March 22, 1988, with a total of 23 episodes. The complete series was released on DVD by Toei Video on June 10, 2015.

A video game was created based on the anime version. It was released in 1988, by Toei, for the Family Computer. The game music was composed by J-Walk. • Illustration — Famicom title screen

Another live-action television adaptation titled in English as Masked Ninja Akakage was announced on September 7, 2025, this time being a drama adaptation. Co-produced by TV Asahi and Toei, the series was directed by Takashi Miike, who also handles chief direction, and is written by Yusuke Watanabe with general production by OLM and Toei Studios Kyoto. The series began airing on TV Asahi and its affiliates at 12:10 AM on Monday, October 27, 2025, following the Sunday night programming. The opening theme is titled "Swish Dat", performed by Psychic Fever from Exile Tribe.