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Iron King is a tokusatsu superhero TV series about a giant cyborg. The series was produced by Nippon Gendai and Senkosha, and aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System from October 8, 1972 to April 8, 1973, with a total of 26 episodes.
Original Release
10/08/1972 on TBS
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shôji Ishibashi | Gentarô Shizuka |
| Mitsuo Hamada | Gorô Kirishima / Iron King |
| Shinzo Hotta | Tarô (Leader of the Shiranui Clan) |
| Chiaki Ukyô | Officer Noriko Fujimori |
| Chieko Morikawa | Yukiko Takamura |
| Junko Natsu | Scared girl #2 / Scared girl |
| Mitsuko Hoshi | Yoshiko |
| Teresa Noda | Scared girl #1 |
| Mizue Shima | Threatened girl |
| Gin Minemura | Young guy #2 |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secret Messenger of the Morning Wind | Sunday, 08 October 1972 |
| 2 | The Swan in the Ruins | Sunday, 15 October 1972 |
| 3 | The Warrior's Smile | Sunday, 22 October 1972 |
| 4 | Gentaro Travels Alone | Sunday, 29 October 1972 |
| 5 | The Duel in the Autumn Wind | Sunday, 05 November 1972 |
| 6 | Lullaby for a Warrior | Sunday, 12 November 1972 |
| 7 | Those That Fly the Skies | Sunday, 19 November 1972 |
| 8 | The Shadow Area | Sunday, 26 November 1972 |
| 9 | Gentaro in a Close Shave | Sunday, 03 December 1972 |
| 10 | A Kiss for the Dead | Sunday, 10 December 1972 |
| 11 | Tokyo Is Burning | Sunday, 17 December 1972 |
| 12 | State of Emergency in Tokyo | Sunday, 24 December 1972 |
| 13 | Attacking the Underground Fortress | Sunday, 31 December 1972 |
| 14 | Secret of the Brainwave Robot | Sunday, 14 January 1973 |
| 15 | Marathon Monster Capri-Gon | Sunday, 21 January 1973 |
| 16 | Destroy Tora-Girasu! | Sunday, 28 January 1973 |
| 17 | The Order to Assassinate Iron King | Sunday, 04 February 1973 |
| 18 | Monster Robot Annihilation | Sunday, 11 February 1973 |
| 19 | The Giant Bug Kabutoron Appears | Sunday, 18 February 1973 |
| 20 | The Titanians Strike Back | Sunday, 25 February 1973 |
| 21 | Kama Guras Wants Lethal Gas! | Sunday, 04 March 1973 |
| 22 | Terrifying Titanian Underworld | Sunday, 11 March 1973 |
| 23 | The Insect Humanoid Masquerades as a Woman | Sunday, 18 March 1973 |
| 24 | Tokyo Assault Frontline Base | Sunday, 25 March 1973 |
| 25 | Iron King in a Panic! | Sunday, 01 April 1973 |
| 26 | The Great Tokyo War | Sunday, 08 April 1973 |
Directors
Toru Sotoyama, Shôzo Tamura, Hiroshi Fukuhara, Kiyoshi Suzuki, Hiromu Edagawa, Noriaki Yuasa
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shôji Ishibashi | Gentarô Shizuka |
| Mitsuo Hamada | Gorô Kirishima / Iron King |
| Shinzo Hotta | Tarô (Leader of the Shiranui Clan) |
| Chiaki Ukyô | Officer Noriko Fujimori |
| Chieko Morikawa | Yukiko Takamura |
| Junko Natsu | Scared girl #2 / Scared girl |
| Mitsuko Hoshi | Yoshiko |
| Teresa Noda | Scared girl #1 |
| Mizue Shima | Threatened girl |
| Gin Minemura | Young guy #2 |
| Kiyoshi Tokugawa | Young guy #1 |
| Yuki Okazaki | Endangered girl |
| Yumi Mizusawa | Fearful girl |
| Eiko Ogawa | Junko Osawa |
| Hijiri Matsuki | Distressed girl |
