Messenger of Allah

Messenger of Allah

1960 · 1 season · 26 eps · Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family

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Messenger of Allah, known in Japan as Allah no Shisha, is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero TV series produced by Toei Company starring a young Sonny Chiba, at the time known as Shin'ichi Chiba. It was created by writer Yasunori Kawauchi, who was also responsible for creating Moonlight Mask and Seven Color Mask. The series ran from July 7, 1960 to December 27, 1960 on NET (now TV Asahi) for a total of 26 episodes. The film for the first episode is all that is known to have survived.

Created by Kōhan Kawauchi

Network: NET

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