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10"Tokusatsu" (特撮), often shortened to just "Toku" in the west, is the Japanese catchall term for any live-action sci-fi/fantasy media that makes use of special effects[[note]]"Tokusatsu" is an abbreviation of coming from "tokushu satsuei", which literally means "special photography"[[/note]]. Though the overlap is not total, it can, at least casually, be considered the live-action analogue to {{anime}} (at least, to the subset of anime best known to casual viewers in the west). It can also be considered a SpiritualSuccessor of sorts to KabukiTheatre, inheriting many former kabuki directors and a number of its tropes.
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12Originally, Toku differentiated itself from its western counterparts by its preference for PracticalEffects over visual effects created during editing (at the time of the genre's birth this specifically referred to the stop-motion techniques pioneered by Creator/RayHarryhausen, but it now applies to [[ComputerGeneratedImages CGI]] as well). Modern Toku uses both forms of effect, but PracticalEffects are still preferred.
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14Tokusatsu had two major periods, dubbed the "Monster Boom" and the "Henshin Boom". The Monster Boom was started by Franchise/{{Godzilla}} and famously saw the rise of many [[{{Kaiju}} daikaiju]] pictures in the film industry. The Henshin Boom - which continued on from around the height of the initial Monster Boom - was started by the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' and ''Franchise/KamenRider'', and it greatly influenced how action heroes worked and its effects can still be seen today in the superhero and action-adventure genres, with that influence even percolating westward.
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16Toku has also been seen from the 2000s with local heroes, a type of hero/team of heroes who represent a country's region or territory. They're usually sponsored/created by local or regional groups or government (and government agencies) to promote its industries or mythologies.
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18Like JidaiGeki or Anime, Toku is one of those terms that means slightly different things in Japan and the West. While Westerners use it to refer almost exclusively to the Japanese superhero shows, in Japan it simply refers to any live-action production which makes extensive use of special effects. This means that, to the Japanese, things like ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', ''Series/StargateSG1'', ''Series/DoctorWho'', ''Series/KnightRider'', ''Series/RedDwarf'', or even ''Film/JamesBond'' count as Toku. This list also includes shows that use puppetry, like Gerry Anderson's {{UsefulNotes/Supermarionation}} series ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'' and ''{{Series/Terrahawks}}'', and even ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''. Far and away, the [[TropeCodifier most popular early example]] of Toku is the ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' film franchise, which exemplifies many of the genre's tropes: PeopleInRubberSuits smashing scale model cities, and an abundance of {{squib}}s.
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20Most of the examples of Toku are actually [[SeriesFranchise franchises]] of the {{Kaiju}}, {{Sentai}} and HenshinHero variety, producing many separate but related series.
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22!Toku series and franchises include:
23[[index]]
24!!Japanese
25* ''Series/AikatsuPlanet'' - VideoGame/{{Aikatsu}}'s only franchise that combines both anime and tokusatsu.
26* ''Film/AikokuSentaiDaiNippon'' - A parody of Super Sentai.
27* ''Series/Akumaizer3'' is about demons trying to save the world from other demons.
28** Its sequel series ''Series/ChoujinBibyun'' is about a trio of humans battling {{Youkai}}.
29* ''Series/AmbassadorMagma'' - The first color toku, created by Creator/OsamuTezuka. Aired on American TV as ''The Space Giants''.
30* ''[[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/Assault!_Human Assault! Human]]'' was a series of televised stage shows featuring two characters who looked quite a lot like Series/{{Ultraman}} fighting {{Kaiju}}. This show was co-produced by Creator/{{Toho}}, famous for their Kaiju Films, and Nippon TV. Unfortunately, the entire series was lost in the 1980s when Nippon TV accidentally overwrote the master tapes. Fortunately, most of the monsters who debuted in ''Assault! Human'' later appeared in Toho's ''Series/GoGodman'' and ''Go Greenman''. Only a few short clips of ''Assault! Human'' have been found, both salvaged from privately-owned VHS and Betamax tapes.
31* ''Serire/AstroBoy'' (''Tetsuwan Atomu/Mighty Atom'') - The first adaptation of ''Manga/AstroBoy'' from 1959.
32* ''Film/{{Atragon}}''
33* ''Film/AttackOnTitan2015'' - An adaptation of [[Manga/AttackOnTitan the popular anime and manga series]] that uses many techniques found in Toku.
34* ''Series/BioPlanetWoO'' - By Creator/TsuburayaProductions; based on a prototype to the ''Franchise/UltraSeries''
35* ''Film/BraveStorm'' - A {{Crossover}} [[TheRemake Remake]] film of ''Series/SuperRobotRedBaron'' and ''Silver Kamen''.
36* ''Series/CaptainUltra'' - A loose 24 episode live-action adaption of the ''Captain Future'' stories, made as filler before [=UltraSeven=] was ready to broadcast.
37* ''Film/{{Casshern}}''
38* ''Manga/ChoujinBarom1'' - One of Toei's most famous manga-to-live-action adaptations
39* ''Series/ChoukouSenshiChangerion'' - a Toei produced non Metal Hero series that aired on TV Tokyo with merch made by Creator/{{SEGA}}.
40* ''Series/ChouSeiShinSeries'' - Done by Creator/{{Toho}}, who made the original ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' movies.
41** ''Series/ChouSeiShinGransazer''
42** ''Series/GenSeiShinJustiriser''
43** ''Series/ChouSeiKantaiSazerX''
44* ''Series/ChousokuParaheroGundeen'' - A 3-episode series where the main hero is disabled.
45* ''Series/CutieHoneyTheLive''
46* ''Film/DaigoroVsGoliath'' - From Creator/TsuburayaProductions; originally meant to be a Godzilla movie
47* ''Film/{{Daimajin}}'' - From the creators of ''Film/{{Gamera}}''
48** ''Series/DaimajinKanon'' - 2010 remake of above film
49* ''Series/Daitetsujin17'' - Creator/ShotaroIshinomori and Toei's own take on a ''Manga/GiantRobo''-type series.
50* ''Film/DeathKappa''
51* ''Series/DemonHunterMitsurugi'' - an early-70s JidaiGeki series, about a trio of {{Ninja}}s who fight off alien invaders by [[FusionDance fusing]] into a giant warrior. Notable for using StopMotion puppetry to create its {{Kaiju}}, rather than the standard PeopleInRubberSuits.
52* ''Seried/DenAce'' - A series of shorts parodying ''Series/{{Ultraman}}''
53* ''Series/DengekiStrada5'' - A {{Sentai}}-formulated show that predates the UrExample by ''exactly'' one year.
54* ''Series/DenjinZaboga''
55* ''Series/DenkouChoujinGridman'' - By Creator/TsuburayaProductions of ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' fame. Adapted in America as ''Series/SuperhumanSamuraiSyberSquad'', featuring Creator/TimCurry as the voice of the BigBad.
56* ''Series/DennouKeisatsuCybercop'' - Toho's late-[[The80s 80s]] entry in the genre. Essentially a mix between ''Series/MetalHeroes'' and ''Franchise/SuperSentai''.
57* Series/TsuburayaDinosaurTrilogy:
58** ''Dinosaur Expedition Born Free''
59** ''Dinosaur Great War Izenborg''
60** ''Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon''
61* ''Dinosaur Prince''
62* ''Series/{{Dogengers}}'' - A TV series featuring Fukuoka's local heroes joining together to battle an evil group, while HilarityEnsues. Currently running for four seasons.
63* ''Film/{{Dogora}}''
64* ''Series/EnbanSensouBankid'' - From Creator/{{Toho}} Studios of ''Godzilla'' fame.
65* ''Fire Leon''
66* ''Series/{{Fireman}}'' - Possibly the first "Giant Hero" made for adults in 1973. From Creator/TsuburayaProductions, the creators of the ''Franchise/UltraSeries''
67* ''Film/FrankensteinConquersTheWorld''
68** ''Film/WarOfTheGargantuas''
69* ''Film/{{Gamera}}''
70* ''Ganbaron''
71* ''Film/GappaTheTriphibianMonster''
72* ''Franchise/{{GARO}}'' - A comparatively darker take on the genre.
73** ''Series/{{GARO}}''
74** ''Series/GAROTheOneWhoShinesInTheDarkness''
75** ''Series/GAROGoldStormSho''
76*** ''Film/GAROKamiNoKiba''
77*** ''Series/GAROKamiNoKibaJINGA''
78*** ''Series/GaroTheOneWhoInheritsSteel''
79** ''Series/ZEROBlackBlood''
80*** ''Series/ZERODragonBlood''
81** ''Series/GAROVersusRoad''
82* ''Manga/GekikouKamen'' - An homage-filled ''manga'' that hypothesizes what could happen if Toku {{cosplay}}ers tried to make their media heroes [[{{LARP}} real]].
83* ''Series/GiantRobo'' - The first mecha tokusatsu that still has influence on both tokusatsu shows and mecha anime alike. Appeared on US TV as ''Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot''.
84* ''WebVideo/{{Ginormo}}'' - A parody of Showa era-based Toku series full of StylisticSuck.
85* ''Series/GirlGunLady''
86* ''Franchise/GirlsXHeroine''
87** ''Series/IdolXWarriorMiracleTunes''
88** ''Magic X Warrior Magi Majo Pures''
89** ''Secret X Warrior Phantomirage''
90** ''Police X Warrior Lovepatrina''
91** ''Bittomo X Heroine Kirameki Powers''
92* ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' - The pioneer of the technique
93** ''Film/{{Mothra}}'' - A franchise that mostly overlaps with the ''Godzilla'' series, though has its solo films.
94** ''Film/{{Rodan}}''
95* ''Film/{{Gorath}}''
96* ''Series/GoGodman'' and its sequel series ''Series/GoGreenman'' - Two of the first Giant Hero series not related to the ''Franchise/UltraSeries''. Also created by Toho with a few Godzilla monsters appearing.
97* ''Film/{{Gunhed}}'' - Toho movie originally meant to star ''Godzilla''
98* ''Film/{{Hausu}}'' - Surreal horror comedy Toku film created by Toho that uses over the top yet low quality effects that looks like it was made by a child.
99* ''Series/HenshinNinjaArashi'' - [[RecycledINSPACE It's Kamen Rider AS A HORSE-RIDING NINJA! IN FEUDAL JAPAN!]]
100* ''Series/TheHighSchoolHeroes'' - A drama miniseries by Creator/{{Toei|Company}} that is an homage to ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger''
101* ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger'' - A ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' parody series made by Creator/{{Toei|Company}}.
102* ''Series/{{Hyouman}}''/''Jaguarman'' - TV pilots by P Productions.
103* ''Series/{{Inazuman}}'' - A character created by Shotaro Ishinomori.
104* ''Series/IronKing''
105* ''WebVideo/JapaneseDoctorWho'' - An AffectionateParody of both the tokusatsu genre and its [[TransatlanticEquivalent British equivalent]], ''Series/DoctorWho''.
106* ''Series/JumborgAce'' - From Creator/TsuburayaProductions, the creators of the ''Franchise/UltraSeries''
107* ''Series/JunglePrince'' - A Japanese ''Franchise/{{Tarzan}}'', this show ran for 26 episodes in 1970 and was one of the last toku series produced in black-and-white. It is currently presumed missing.
108* ''WebVideo/JuukouTokusouDinnovator''
109* ''Series/TheKagestar''
110* ''Series/KaiketsuZubat'' - Take a SuperHero toku show, [[GenreMashup stir in a helping of]] NewOldWest, and then cast Creator/HiroshiMiyauchi, a veteran actor who already had multiple leading roles in toku as the title character.
111* ''Series/KaiketsuLionMaru'' - '70s SuperHero toku show about a man in feudal Japan who can turn into a swordsman with a lion head. No links with Zubat despite the title. Spawned the immediate sequel ''Fuun Lion Maru''.
112** ''Series/LionMaruG'' - over 30 years after the last Lion Maru comes this GenreThrowback from the makers of ''Garo''.
113* ''Manga/KamenNoNinjaAkakage''
114* ''Series/KamenNorider'' - A parody of classic ''Kamen Rider''.
115* ''Franchise/KamenRider''
116* ''Series/KankyouChoujinEcogainder'' - A series by Japan's Ministry of the Environment and Japanese pay TV channel Kids Station to teach kids {{Green Aesop}}s. Later gained a sequel called ''Kankyou Choujin Ecogainder 0-X.''
117* ''Series/KanpaiSenshiAfterV'' - A show which parodies ''Super Sentai'' in a similar vein as ''Akibaranger'', though not produced by Toei. Focuses on the heroes' late nights out rather than their battles with evil, thus action scenes are confined to the opening credits.
118* ''Series/{{Kikaider}}'' - A character created by Shotaro Ishinomori.
119** ''Film/KikaiderREBOOT''
120* ''Film/KingKongEscapes''
121* ''Kodai Shoujo Dogu-chan'', a.k.a. ''The Ancient Dogoo Girl''
122* ''Series/KtaiInvestigator7'' - Officially counted as a toku show by its creators, but is more half-toku/half-drama.
123* ''Kure Kure Takora''
124* ''Series/KyodaiKenByclosser''
125* ''Series/KyuuseiSentaiWakusaver''
126* ''Film/LadyBattlecop''
127* ''Film/TheLastDinosaur'' - A dinosaur kaiju film co-produced by Rankin/Bass Productions and Tsuburaya Productions.
128* ''Film/LatitudeZero''
129* ''Series/LightspeedEsper''
130* ''[[Series/SukiSukiMajoSensei Suki! Suki!! Majo Sensei (Love! Love!! Witch Teacher)]]'' - Created by Shotaro Ishinomori, aired in 1971. Featured the first ever toku superheroine, Andro Mask.
131* ''Series/MadanSenkiRyukendo''
132* ''Series/MajinBander'' ran for 13 episodes in 1969. Only three episodes are known to have survived.
133* ''Majin Garon'' - The 1971 adaptation of Creator/OsamuTezuka's manga is believed to be lost.
134* ''Film/{{Matango}}'' - A Toho horror film using many of the techniques found in Toku.
135* ''Megaloman'' - From Toho.
136* ''Film/MessageFromSpace''
137** ''[[Series/MessageFromSpaceGalacticWars Message From Space: Galactic Wars]]'' - a TV series spinoff of the latter, starring a younger Hiroyuki Sanada as one of the show's leads.
138* ''Series/MessengerOfAllah'' - An early Toei hero show by Yasunori Kawauchi, following ''Moonlight Mask'' and ''Seven-Color Mask''. Broadcast in 1960, it is now mostly missing.
139* ''Series/MetalHeroes'' - And by extension, its Philippine spin-off ''Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan'', which was not really positively liked by fans (in fact, the ''Shaider Next Generation'' DTV doesn't make said spinoff canon).
140* ''Series/MightyJack'' - From Creator/TsuburayaProductions
141* ''Series/{{Mirrorman}}'' - From Creator/TsuburayaProductions, the creators of the ''Franchise/UltraSeries''
142* ''Series/{{Monkey}}'' - From Creator/TsuburayaProductions
143* ''Series/MoonlightMask'' - The [[UrExample very first]] Toku show from 1958!
144* ''Film/TheMysterians''
145* ''Series/NationalKid'' - One of Toei's earlier series.
146* ''Series/NinjaCaptor'' - A Sentai-esque series that was apparently once classed as part of the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise.
147* ''Film/OgonBat'' - 1966 film adaptation of the comic book hero.
148* ''Film/{{Ork}}'' - An Independent short film about a frog themed superhero fighting his AntiVillain counterpart as both struggle to save the women they love.
149* ''Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon'' - Notable for being a LiveActionAdaptation of [[Franchise/SailorMoon an already immensely popular manga/anime.]]
150* ''Series/ProWresNoHoshiAzteckaiser'' - A ProfessionalWrestling-themed superhero series from the minds of Creator/GoNagai and Creator/KenIshikawa, and produced by Creator/TsuburayaProductions of ''Ultraman'' fame.
151* ''Film/PropheciesOfNostradamus''
152* ''Film/RoboGeisha''
153* ''Series/RobotDetective'' - Take a police drama, throw in Creator/IsaacAsimov-style robotics and you've got this series.
154* ''Series/{{Sasuraido}}'' - A series about a sword that can grant powers to certain people, but misfortune to others.
155* ''Series/SecretsOfPiron'' - Ran for 39 episodes from 1960-61 and is currently presumed missing.
156* ''[[Series/SeigiNoSymbolCondorman Symbol of Justice Condorman]]''
157* ''Series/SeiunKamenMachineman'' - Created by Shotaro Ishinomori, aired in 1984. Mostly [[JustForFun/XMeetsY Zorro meets Superman.]]
158* ''Series/SevenColorMask'' - An early Toei hero show by Yasunori Kawauchi, following ''Moonlight Mask''.
159* ''Series/SevenStarFightingGodGuyferd'' - A fighting series made by Creator/{{Toho}} and Creator/{{Capcom}} taking inspirations from many different sources, including ''Manga/{{Guyver}}'', ''Franchise/KamenRider'', and ''Franchise/StreetFighter''.
160* ''Series/ShougekiGouraigan'', from the creator of ''Series/{{Garo}}''.
161* ''Silver Kamen''
162* ''Film/SpaceAmoeba''
163* ''Series/SpaceIronmenKyodain''
164* ''Film/SpaceMonsterWangmagwi'' - the oldest ''kaiju'' movie made in South Korea, beating ''Yongary'' by two months
165* ''Series/{{Spectreman}}'' - Notable for being one of the few non-''Franchise/UltraSeries'' Giant Hero shows to air on American TV.
166* ''Series/SpiderManJapan'' - A Japanese adaptation of Creator/MarvelComics' ComicBook/SpiderMan and notable for being the spiritual predecessor to ''Super Sentai''[='=]s HumongousMecha elements.
167* ''Series/StarFleet'' - An example of when the Japanese attempt to imitate {{UsefulNotes/Supermarionation}} techniques
168* ''Super Giant'' - Known as ''Starman'' and ''Spaceman'' in the west.
169* ''Series/SuperRobotRedBaron'' - An early-[[The70s 70s]] example of {{Mecha}} in toku, intentionally done in the style of ''Anime/MazingerZ''. Its popularity later resulted in a few successor series and a 90s anime revival.
170* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' - Adapted in the United States as ''Franchise/PowerRangers''.
171* ''Film/SweetHome1989''
172* ''Film/TheThreeTreasures''
173* ''Series/ThunderMask'' - Broadcast from 1972 to 73, only eight episodes of this 26 episode series are known to have survived.
174* ''Franchise/ToeiFushigiComedySeries''
175** ''Series/BishoujoKamenPoitrine''
176** ''Series/YuugenJikkouSistersShushutorian''
177* ''Series/TomicaHeroRescueForce'' - A show that focuses on a team that specializes in rescuing rather then fighting. Based on a toyline series.
178** ''Series/TomicaHeroRescueFire''
179* ''[[Series/UFODaisensouTatakaeRedTiger UFO Daisensou: Tatakae! Red Tiger]]'' - Broadcast from 1978 to 79, only five episodes of this 39 episode series are known to have survived.
180* ''Franchise/UltraSeries''
181* ''Film/VaranTheUnbelievable''
182* ''Film/WarGod''
183* ''Film/WarningFromSpace''
184* ''Series/YuseiOji'' - Known as ''Prince of Space'' in the west.
185* ''Film/{{Zeiram}}''
186* ''Series/ZoneFighter'' - Created by Toho, and best remembered for having Godzilla as a recurring ally of the title hero.
187
188!!International
189* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfGalgameth'': An American adaptation of ''Pulgasari''.
190* ''Film/AhBoysToMen'': A Singaporean comedy non-superhero military film that uses real guns and pyrotechnics in filming.
191* ''Series/ArmorHero'' - A Chinese Toku series.
192** ''Armor Hero XT''
193** ''Armor Hero Lava''
194** ''Armor Hero Captor''
195* ''Series/TheAquabatsSuperShow'' - Not quite in this genre, but takes a lot from it, mixed with the campy aesthetics of old Creator/SidAndMartyKrofftProductions shows and ''Series/Batman1966''.
196** ''WebVideo/TheAquabatsSuperShow'' in its follow-up WebVideo incarnation, by extension.
197* ''Seriees/BattleStrikeTeam'' - China's answer to ''Franchise/SuperSentai'', made alongside ''Series/ArmorHero''. Mainly choreographed by Sentai veterans
198** ''Giant Saver''
199** ''Space Deleter''
200** ''Rescue Engine''
201* ''Series/BIMASatriaGaruda'' - An Indonesian toku produced by MNC Group, RCTI, and Ishinomori Productions. The title translates to ''BIMA the Garuda Knight''. The show has been successful enough they made a sequel ''Bima X'', video game adaptations and a [[http://www.itokumag.com/akhirnya-bima-satria-garuda-tiba-di-jepang/4143 Bima X]] Japanese version.
202* ''WebVideo/FranceFive'' - A French homage to ''Franchise/SuperSentai''.
203* ''Film/GSaviour'' - Canadian mecha film based off ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise.
204* ''Film/TheSuperInframan'' - Hong Kong imitation of ''Series/KamenRider'' and ''Series/{{Ultraman}}''
205* ''Wrestling/KaijuBigBattel'' - An American AffectionateParody of this [[JustForFun/XMeetsY combined with]] ProfessionalWrestling.
206* ''Series/LegendHeroes'' - A Korean Toku produced by Moon Watcher and Synergy Media that adapts various elements of ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' into a ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' {{Expy}} that adds in ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' mech combat, too. Had quite the following when it first aired, but sort of faded off as time went on. Officially available with subs on Platform/YouTube.
207* ''Series/MegaPowers'' - A Brazilian ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' knock-off distributed by Creator/VideoBrinquedo.
208* ''WebVideo/MightyMoshinEmoRangers'' - A UK-made ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' parody.
209* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' - Pretty much all the Japanese films mocked on the show, including several ''Godzilla'' and ''Gamera'' films. The host segments also use a lot of toku-style effects.
210* ''Series/TheMysticKnightsOfTirNaNog'' - This show was notable for being an attempt by Saban to introduce American-original tokusatsu to television. Of course, it was also produced to feed off the success of ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' and ''Series/{{Beetleborgs}}''.
211* ''Series/NinjaTurtlesTheNextMutation'' - A live-action show made by Saban based on the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles.
212* ''Film/PacificRim'' - An American-produced, original tokusatsu movie made by Creator/GuillermoDelToro. Uses CGI, but is heavily inspired by Japanese practical effects.
213* ''Film/PGPsychoGoreman'' - A heartwarming, if grotesque, Western toku film about a troubled girl and the alien monster she comes into control of.
214* ''Series/{{Photon}}'' - An American series produced by Creator/DICEntertainment. Partially filmed in Japan using tokusatsu talent and special effects.
215* ''Film/{{Pulgasari}}'' - Despite being a North Korean propaganda film, the involvement of Toho's special effects team (most notably ''Godzilla'' suit actor Ken Satsuma) and its plot involving a {{Kaiju}} still warrants its mention here.
216* ''Series/ReBootTheGuardianCode'' - a rather unusual example, as it serves as a "followup" (we use the term loosely here) to a non-Toku series, the CGI animated series ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot''.
217* ''Film/SgtKabukimanNYPD'' - An American action film by the one and only Creator/{{Troma}} that's more of a parody of superheroes than tokusatsu, but still involves a man (specifically a white American cop) turning into the titular Kabukiman to fight crime.
218* ''Series/SportRanger'' - A Thai production created in the same vein as ''Franchise/SuperSentai''.
219* ''Film/StarKid'' - Taking a lot of inspiration from ''Manga/{{Guyver}}'' and ''Series/{{Kikaider}}'', this 1997 film is a rare, non-Saban original American take on the genre. Fortunately, it has since been VindicatedByCable after it flopped at the box office.
220* ''Series/TattooedTeenageAlienFightersFromBeverlyHills'' - One of the first original non-Japanese tokusatsu (and was going to be originally an adaption of ''Andro Melos''). Very cheesy though...
221* ''Film/{{Transformers|FilmSeries}}'' film series, based off [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} the toyline of the same name]].
222* ''Series/VoltesVLegacy'' - A Filipino live action TV Series remake of ''Anime/VoltesV''.
223* ''Film/YongaryMonsterFromTheDeep'' - Korean copycat of ''Film/Godzilla1954'' and ''Film/GiantMonsterGamera''.
224[[/index]]
225----
226''Franchise/SuperSentai'', ''Series/MetalHeroes'' and ''Franchise/KamenRider'' were adapted, with varying degrees of success, by Creator/SabanEntertainment to produce the U.S. series ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', ''Series/VRTroopers'', ''Series/BigBadBeetleborgs'' and ''Series/MaskedRider''. ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'' was later adapted into ''Series/KamenRiderDragonKnight''. Creator/DICEntertainment adapted Tsubaraya's ''Gridman'' as ''Series/SuperhumanSamuraiSyberSquad'' (and produced ''Series/TattooedTeenageAlienFightersFromBeverlyHills'' by themselves) to FollowTheLeader. (Tsubaraya had previously collaborated with Creator/RankinBassProductions -- yes, the people who did all those holiday specials -- on several projects in the 1970s that aired in America as tele-films; R/B had previously worked with Toho in the late 1960s for ''King Kong Escapes''.) As for the original Japanese shows, [[NoExportForYou good luck finding official releases outside of Asia....]] At least, for the more ''recent'' shows from the 90s onward. The older ones, on the other hand, are shown on the Creator/PlutoTV channel [=TokuShoutTsu=] (for the things licensed by Shout! Factory) and the [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7pddu3yyzkzFEiXfQLex3w Toei Tokuworld Official]] [=YouTube=] channel as of early 2020.
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228TokusatsuTropes have their own page.
229
230See the [[UsefulNotes/{{Tokusatsu}} Useful Notes page]] for more information on the history of Toku and its special effects methods.
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232
233!!Names To Know In Tokusatsu:
234[[index]]
235* Creator/HirokiAiba ([[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger Ryunosuke Ikenami/ShinkenBlue]])
236* Creator/MitsuoAndo (Played a lot of {{Big Bad}}s in early Toku including [[Manga/GiantRobo Doctor Over]], [[Series/{{Kikaider}} Professor Gill]], [[Series/{{Inazuman}} Fuhrer Geisel]], [[Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger Black Cross Fuhrer]], [[Series/SpiderManJapan Professor Monster]] and [[Series/SpaceSheriffSharivan Strategist Reider]])
237* Creator/ShintaroAsanuma ([[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger Zyuran]])
238* Creator/DaisukeBan ([[Series/{{Kikaider}} Jiro/Kikaider]], [[Series/{{Inazuman}} Goro Watari/Inazuman]], [[Series/NinjaCaptor Daisuke Izumo/Fire-Stealth Captor 7]] and [[Series/BattleFeverJ Makoto Jin/Battle Cossack]])
239* Creator/ShigeruChiba ([[Series/JuukouBFighter Schwartz]], [[Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger Dr. Ulshade/Kyoryu Violet I]])
240* Creator/HiroshiFujioka ([[Franchise/KamenRider Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1]])
241* Creator/KeijiFujiwara ([[Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters Cheeda Nick]], [[Series/KaitouSentaiLupinrangerVSKeisatsuSentaiPatranger Jackpot Striker]])
242* Creator/MisatoFukuen ([[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger Secchan]])
243* Creator/ToruFuruya ([[Franchise/SuperSentai AkaRed]])
244* Creator/TesshoGenda ([[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger Nue]], [[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger The MagiPhone]], [[Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters Gorisaki Banana]])
245* Creator/BanjoGinga ([[Series/GoGoSentaiBoukenger Gekkou of Illusions]], [[Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger Pollution President Batcheed]], [[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Pollution President Babatcheed]])
246* Creator/MegumiHan ([[Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger Kyuemon Izayoi and Luna Kokonoe/MidoNinger]])
247* Creator/NorikoHidaka ([[Series/BattleFeverJ Keiko Nakahara]], [[Series/ResshaSentaiToQger Miss Gritta]])
248* Creator/NobuyukiHiyama ([[Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger Boss Kamikaze]], [[Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger Bomber The Great]], [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Wolf Imagin]], [[Series/KamenRiderFourze Tachibana]], [[Series/UltramanGeed Geed Riser]])
249* Creator/HideyukiHori ([[Series/GoGoSentaiBoukenger Zubaan]])
250* Creator/RyoHorikawa ([[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger Akumaro Sujigarano]], [[Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger General Pain]], [[Series/KamenRiderRevice Juuga Driver]])
251* Creator/SoichiroHoshi ([[Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger Engine Birca]])
252* Creator/MaoIchimichi ([[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Luka Millfy/Gokai Yellow]], [[Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger Raptor 283/Washi Pink]], [[Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger Kishiryu Chibigaroo]], [[Series/UltramanTriggerNewGenerationTiga Marluru]])
253* Creator/ShozoIizuka (Numerous {{Big Bad}}s and major villains, including [[Series/{{Kikaider}} Hakaider]], [[Series/KamenRiderBlack Darom]] and [[Series/KamenRiderBlackRX Bosgun]] in ''Franchise/KamenRider'', [[Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger General Temujin, Golden Mask]], [[Series/BattleFeverJ Satan Egos]], [[Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan Fuhrer Hell Saturn]], [[Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger Lost Highness Rakushaasa]], [[Series/GoGoSentaiBoukenger Hyde Gene]] and [[Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger Great King Mons Drake]] in ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and [[Series/SpaceSheriffSharivan Demon King Psycho]], [[Series/SpaceSheriffShaider Emperor Kubilai]], [[Series/KyojuuTokusouJuspion Satan Goss]], [[Series/JikuuSenshiSpielban General Deathzero]], [[Series/ChoujinkiMetalder Doranger]], [[Series/SekaiNinjaSenJiraiya Dokusai]] and [[Series/JikuuSenshiSpielban Doctor Giba]] in ''Series/MetalHeroes'', as well as [[Manga/ChoujinBarom1 Doruge]], [[Series/SpaceIronmenKyodain Dark General Gaburin]], [[Series/SevenStarFightingGodGuyferd Zodiac]] and many more)
254* Creator/JunyaIkeda ([[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver]])
255* Creator/TetsuInada ([[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger Doggie Kruger/DekaMaster]], [[Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger Shuten]], [[Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger Gachireus]])
256* Creator/MakioInoue ([[Series/Akumaizer3 Xavitan]])
257* Creator/AkiraIshida ([[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Bae]])
258* Creator/ShotaroIshinomori (The creator of numerous Toku heroes, including Series/KamenRider, Franchise/SuperSentai, Series/{{Kikaider}}, Series/{{Inazuman}}, Series/KaiketsuZubat, Series/Akumaizer3, Series/SpaceIronmenKyodain and [[Series/RobotDetective K the Robot Detective]])
259* Creator/HiroyaIshimaru (Series/UltramanTaro)
260* Creator/UnshoIshizuka ([[Series/ChoushinseiFlashman Emperor Lah Deus]], [[Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger Larry]])
261* Creator/TsutomuIsobe ([[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger Isamu Ozu/Heavenly Saint Blagel]], [[Film/KamenRiderFourzeTheMovieEveryoneSpaceIsHere XVII]])
262* Creator/MikuItou ([[Series/KamenRiderRevice Lovekov]])
263* Creator/HiroakiIwanaga ([[Series/KamenRiderOOO Akira Date/Kamen Rider Birth]], [[Series/TomicaHeroRescueForce Eiji Ishiguro]], [[Film/SpaceSheriffGavanTheMovie Shu Karasuma/Space Sheriff Shaider II]])
264* Creator/YuukiKaji ([[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger Gaon]])
265* Creator/HiroshiKamiya ([[Series/KamenRiderDenO Ghost Imagin]], [[Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger Shou Ranpou/Ryu Commander]])
266* Creator/SeizoKato (Another common choice for {{Big Bad}}s, including [[Series/{{Ultraman}} Alien Meflias]], [[Series/KamenRiderBlackRX General Jark]], [[Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman Star King Bazoo]], [[Series/HikariSentaiMaskman Emperor Zeba]], [[Series/ChikyuuSentaiFiveman Vulgyre]], [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Dai Satan]], [[Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman Captain Gregory]], [[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Evil Will]], as well as the heroic [[Series/TokkyuuShireiSolbrain SolBraver]])
267* Creator/MikaKikuchi ([[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger Koume "Umeko" Kodou/DekaPink]], [[Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger Engine (Tsuki-no-Wa)]]
268* Creator/SubaruKimura (The Narrator for ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'' and [[Series/KamenRiderRevice Vice]])
269* Creator/YamatoKinjo ([[Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger Nobuharo "Nossan" Udo/Kyoryu Blue]], [[Series/{{Ultraman}} Alien Adacic]], [[Series/KamenRiderGeats Takeshi Goutokuji/Kamen Rider Shirowe]])
270* Creator/AyumiKinoshita ([[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger Marika "Jasmine" Reimon/DekaYellow]], [[Film/KamenRiderFourzeTheMovieEveryoneSpaceIsHere Shizuka Shirayama]], [[Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger Yuko Fukui/Kyoryu Cyan II]])
271* Creator/YujiKishi ([[Series/GekisouSentaiCarranger Kyosuke Jinnai/Red Racer]])
272* Creator/EriKitamura ([[Series/UltramanDyna young Ryo Yumimura]], [[Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger Madakko]])
273* Creator/YasukoKobayashi (writer of several Toku shows such as ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'', ''Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon'', ''Series/KamenRiderDenO'', ''Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger'', ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'', and ''Series/KamenRiderOOO'').
274* Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi ([[Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger Gosei Knight]])
275* Creator/KaneKosugi ([[Series/UltramanTheUltimateHero Kenichi Kai/Ultraman Powered]], [[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger Jiraiya/Ninja Black]], [[Film/GodzillaFinalWars Katsunori Kazama]], and [[Film/KamenRiderReviceBattleFamilia Azuma/Kamen Rider Daimon]])
276* Creator/RikiyaKoyama ([[Series/KamenRiderBlackRX Joe the Haze]], [[Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger Dereputa of the Meteor]], [[Film/KamenRiderXKamenRiderGaimAndWizardTheFatefulSengokuMovieBattle Bujin Gaim]], [[Series/KamenRiderZiO Oma Zi-O]])
277* Creator/TetsuoKurata ([[Series/KamenRiderBlack Kotaro Minami/Kamen Rider Black]] [[Series/KamenRiderBlackRX (RX)]])
278* Creator/TakeshiKusao ([[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger Smoky]], [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Byon Biao]], [[Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger Pi-Tan]])
279* Creator/HisakoKyoda ([[Series/UltramanTaro Piccolo]], [[Series/HimitsuSentaiGorenger Gon, Witch Mask]], [[Series/JAKQDengekitai Devil Amazon, Atomic Witch]], [[Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman Denzi Dog IC]], [[Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman Pierrot-zuno]], [[Series/KousokuSentaiTurboranger Sigh Bohma]], [[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger Kyubi no Kitsune]], [[Series/JuukouBFighter Jagul]])
280* Creator/ReubenLangdon ([[Series/BFighterKabuto Mac Windy/B-Fighter Yanma]])
281* Creator/MasayaMatsukaze ([[Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger Shun Namiki/MegaBlue]], [[Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger Endolf]])
282* Creator/TaikiMatsuno ([[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Shurikenger]])
283* Creator/TakashiMatsuyama ([[Series/KamenRiderKuuga Morimichi Sugita]], [[Series/HeiseiUltraseven Togo]])
284* Creator/HikaruMidorikawa ([[Series/KyukyuSentaiGoGoV Salamandes]], [[Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger TopGaler]], [[Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger Wyzul]], [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Negataros/Kamen Rider Nega Den-O]], [[Series/DenkouChoujinGridman Gridman]])
285* Creator/ShinichiroMiki ([[Series/KamenRiderDenO Sieg/Den-O Wing Form]], [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Genesis Driver and Sonic Arrow]], [[Film/KamenRiderXKamenRiderDriveAndGaimMovieWarFullThrottle Megahex]])
286* Creator/HiroshiMiyauchi ([[Series/KamenRiderV3 Shiro Kazami/Kamen Rider V3]], [[Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger Akira Shinmei/Aoranger]], [[Series/KaiketsuZubat Ken Hayakawa/Zubat]], [[Series/JAKQDengekitai Sokichi Banba/Big One]], [[Series/SpiderManJapan Go Tachibana]], [[Series/TokkeiWinspector Shunsuke]] [[Series/TokkyuuShireiSolbrain Masaki]], [[Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger Chief Naoyuki Miura]])
287* Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa ([[Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger Wise God Torin/Kyoryu Silver]] and [[EvilTwin Mad Torin]])
288* Creator/MasakazuMorita ([[Series/KamenRiderDrive Tenjuro Banno]])
289* Creator/KoheiMurakami ([[Series/KamenRider555 Masato Kusaka/Kamen Rider Kaixa]], [[Series/UltramanMebius Hiroshi Isana]], [[Series/{{Garo}} "Kid"/Genojika Horror]] and [[Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger Bud/Zyuoh Bird]])
290* Creator/TakashiNagasako ([[Series/GekisouSentaiCarranger Grotch]], [[Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger Tyranno]] and various [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters of the Weeks]] in various Super Sentais)
291* Creator/NaoNagasawa ([[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Nanami Nono/Hurricane Blue]])
292* Creator/KazuyaNakai ([[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger Igaroid]], Series/UltramanMax, [[Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger Land Pollution Vice-Minister Hiramechimedes/Detaramedes/Urameshimedes]], [[Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger Garu/Ookami Blue]])
293* Creator/HaruoNakajima (The original suit actor for Franchise/{{Godzilla}} along with many other {{Kaiju}})
294* Creator/YuuichiNakamura ([[Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters Beet J. Stag/StagBuster]], [[Series/MashinSentaiKiramager Galza]])
295* Creator/RyuseiNakao ([[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger Agent Abrella]], [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Jelly Imagin]])
296* Creator/JojiNakata ([[Series/ChoushinseiFlashman Sir Cowler]], [[Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman Great Professor Bias]], TheNarrator and Birth Driver in ''Series/KamenRiderOOO'', [[Series/KamenRider Gaim Rosyuo]], [[Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger Azald]], [[Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger Tankjoh]], [[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger Boccowaus]])
297* Creator/DaisukeNamikawa ([[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger Absolute God N Ma]], [[Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger Engine Speedor]], [[Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger Quervo]])
298* Creator/GoroNaya (All incarnations of the [[BigBad Great Leader]] in ''Franchise/KamenRider'', as well as [[Series/HenshinNinjaArashi Majin Sai]], [[Series/TheKagestar Doctor Satan]], [[Series/ChoujinBibyun Gulver]], and Series/UltramanAce)
299* Creator/KenjiOhba ([[Series/BattleFeverJ Shirou Akebono/Battle Kenya]], [[Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman Daigoro Oume/DenziBlue]], [[Series/SpaceSheriffGavan Retsu Ichijouji/Gavan]])
300* Creator/ToruOhira (TheNarrator of ''Series/JAKQDengekitai'', ''Series/BattleFeverJ'', ''Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman'', ''Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan'', ''Series/DaiSentaiGoggleFive'', ''Series/KagakuSentaiDynaman'' and ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'')
301* Creator/AkioOtsuka ([[Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger Champ/Oushi Black]], Seiken Swordriver, the Wonder Ride Books, and other various equipment in ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'')
302* Creator/YukiOno ([[Characters/UltraSeriesUltramanBelial Ultraman Belial]] and [[Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger Balance/Tenbin Gold]])
303* Creator/YukariOshima ([[Series/KagakuSentaiDynaman Doll Assassin]], [[Series/ChoudenshiBioman Farrah Cat]])
304* Creator/RyuzaburoOtomo ([[Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger Electro-King Javious]], [[Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger Don Dolnero]], [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Master Gorie Yen]], [[Series/KamenRiderWizard Wizardragon]])
305* Creator/HochuOtsuka ([[Series/GekisouSentaiCarranger Signalman]], [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Deneb]])
306* Creator/RomiPark ([[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger Dayu Usukawa]], [[Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger Pricious]] [[spoiler:[[Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger and Eras]]]], [[Series/AvataroSentaiDonbrothers Don Doragoku and Torabolt's arsenal]])
307* Creator/NozomuSasaki ([[Series/TetsuwanTanteiRobotack Robotack]])
308* Creator/TakuyaSato ([[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger Vroon]])
309* Creator/KenpachiroSatsuma (The suit actor for [[Film/GodzillaVsHedorah Hedorah]], [[Film/GodzillaVsGigan Gigan]], and Franchise/{{Godzilla}} in the Heisei series)
310* Creator/TomokazuSeki ([[Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger Buldont]], [[Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger Bibidebi]], TheNarrator and voice of the Mobirates in ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'', [[Series/ResshaSentaiToQger Kaniros]], Every incarnation of the [[Franchise/KamenRider Great Leader]] following Creator/GoroNaya's passing in 2013, voice of the Ryusoul Changer in ''Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger'', he was also the announcer for the "Super Hero Time" television block while Gokaiger was on the air, [[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger Geardalinger]], [[Series/OhsamaSentaiKingOhger Gerojim]])
311* Creator/ToshihikoSeki ([[Series/KamenRiderDenO Momotaros]])
312* Creator/HidekatsuShibata ([[Series/KamenRiderStronger General Shadow]], [[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger Daimaou]], [[Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman Captain Zahab]], [[Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger Rasetsu]], [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Maku]], [[Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger Gyoten'o of the Supernova]]
313* Creator/MachikoSoga ([[Series/WarriorOfLoveRainbowman God Iguana]], [[Series/KamenRiderStronger Dr. Kate]], [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Bandora]], [[Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman Queen]] [[Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan Hedrian]], [[Series/JikuuSenshiSpielban Queen Pandora]], [[Series/HikariSentaiMaskman Raraba]], [[Series/SekaiNinjaSenJiraiya Madam Spider]], [[Series/SeiunKamenMachineman Ball Boy]], [[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger Arch Saint Magiel]])
314* Creator/TomokazuSugita ([[Series/KamenRiderKiva Kivat-bat II and Kivat-bat III]], [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Demushu]], [[Series/KamenRiderZiO Kamen Rider Ginga]], [[Series/MashinSentaiKiramager King Oradin]])
315* Creator/TatsuhisaSuzuki ([[Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters Harbal, Usada Lettuce]], [[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger GeGe]])
316* Creator/KenichiSuzumura ([[Series/KamenRiderDenO Ryutaros/Den-O Gun Form]], [[Series/MashinSentaiKiramager Mashin Fire]])
317* Creator/ManpeiTakagi ([[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Retsu Fukami/GekiBlue]])
318* Creator/ShinpeiTakagi ([[Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger Takuma Tsuzuki/AkibaRed II]])
319* Creator/AtsukoTakahata (Villainesses of TheBaroness type, such as [[Series/KyojuuTokusouJuspion Gilza]], [[Series/KamenRiderBlackRX Maribaron]] and [[Series/TokusouRoboJanperson Reiko Ayanokouji]], as well as a VillainOfTheWeek in ''Series/TokkeiWinspector'')
320* Creator/MasakiTerasoma ([[Series/KamenRiderBlack Shadow Moon]], [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Kintaros/Den-O Ax Form]], [[Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger Kishiryu Tyramigo]])
321* Creator/OsamuTezuka (Mentor of Creator/ShotaroIshinomori, Creator of Series/AmbassadorMagma)
322* Creator/HarukaTomatsu ([[Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger Candelilla]])
323* Creator/EijiTsuburaya (Head of special effects for ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'', Creator of Series/{{Ultraman}})
324* Creator/KenjiroTsuda ([[Series/KamenRIderGaim Redyue]], [[Series/KamenRiderRevice Demons Driver, Vail]])
325* Creator/HiroshiTsuchida ([[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger Saizou/NinjaBlue]], [[Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger Tecchu]], [[Series/UltramanDecker HANE2]])
326* Creator/HiromiTsuru (A MonsterOfTheWeek in ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger'' and ''Series/KamenRiderOOO'')
327* Creator/MaayaUchida ([[Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger Hiroyo Hakase]])
328* Creator/NaoyaUchida ([[Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman Tatsuya Midorikawa/DenjiGreen]], [[Series/UchuuSentaiKyuranger Kukuruga]])
329* Creator/KoukiUchiyama ([[Series/KamenRiderSaber Desast]], [[Manga/FuutoPI Philip]])
330* Creator/SumireUesaka ([[Series/UltramanTriggerNewGenerationTiga Carmeara]])
331* Creator/KenjiUshio ([[Series/KamenRider Ambassador Hell]], [[Film/KamenRiderZX Ambassador Darkness]], [[Series/JAKQDengekitai baron]] [[{{Crossover}} Iron]] [[Series/HimitsuSentaiGorenger Mask]], [[Series/BattleFeverJ Commander Heder]], [[Series/KyodaiKenByclosser Doctor Q]], [[Manga/ChoujinBarom1 Dorgue Pero]], [[Series/SeigiNoSymbolCondorman Double Bat]], [[Series/HenshinNinjaArashi Kozo Itachi]], [[Series/NinjaCaptor Saburobee Fukuro / Thunder-Stealth Captor 1]])
332* Creator/NorioWakamoto (TheNarrator of ''Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman'' and ''Series/KamenRiderOOO'', [[Series/KamenRiderKiva Arc Kivat and Rey Kivat]], A MonsterOfTheWeek in ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'', [[Series/KamenRiderBuild Sclash Driver, Crocodile Crack Fullbottle, Cross-Z Magma Knuckle, Great Cross-Z Dragon, Prime Rogue Fullbottle, Genius Fullbottle, Cross-ZEvol Fullbottle, Grease Perfect Kingdom]])
333* Creator/TakeshiWatabe ([[Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan Inazuma Ginga]], [[Series/SpaceSheriffGavan Don Horror]], [[Series/KagakuSentaiDynaman Aton]], [[Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman Gyodai]], [[Series/ChoujinkiMetalder God Neros]], [[Series/KousokuSentaiTurboranger Taitei Ragorn]], [[Series/KyoryUSentaiZyuranger Bukkbakk]], [[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger Shuten Douji]], [[Series/JuukouBFighter Gaohm]])
334* Creator/KiyoyukiYanada ([[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Boss Tau Zant]], [[Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger Yogostein and Yogoshimacritein]], [[Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger Big Bear]], [[Series/KamenRiderAGITO El of the Water]], [[Series/KamenRiderBlade Spider Undead]], [[Series/KamenRIderDEno Bat Imagin]])
335* Creator/JojiYanami ([[Series/Akumaizer3 Gabra]], [[Series/ProWresNoHoshiAzteckaiser Luar]])
336* Creator/KazukiYao ([[Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger Ninjaman]], [[Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger Doctor Z]], as well as a MonsterOfTheWeek in ''Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger'')
337* Creator/EisukeYoda (Many a MonsterOfTheWeek in ''Super Sentai'', as well as [[Series/HimitsuSentaiGorenger Volcan Mask General Magman]], [[Series/JAKQDengekitai Shine]], [[Series/DaiSentaiGoggleFive Fuhrer Taboo]], [[Series/ChoujinkiMetalder Geludoling, Chuubo]] and [[Series/SekaiNinjaSenJiraiya Space Ninja Demost]])
338* Creator/AoiYuki ([[Series/KamenRiderGhost Yurusen]])
339* Creator/KojiYusa ([[Series/KamenRiderDenO Urataros]] as well as a MonsterOfTheWeek in ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'')
340[[/index]]
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343!!Other Notable Actors who've appeared in Toku
344* Creator/JohnnyYongBosch ([[Franchise/PowerRangers Adam Park]], [[Series/KamenRiderDragonKnight Kit Taylor/Kamen Rider Dragon Knight]] (in the DS game), [[Series/UltramanBlazar Gento Hiruma/Ultraman Blazar]])
345* Creator/JunFukuyama ([[Series/ResshaSentaiToQger Baron Nero]])
346* Creator/DaikiHamano (Donblaster and other [[Series/AvataroSentaiDonBrothers Donbrothers]] equipment)
347* Creator/KeikoHan ([[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger Heavenly Saint Snowgel]])
348* Creator/TasukuHatanaka (Series/UltramanZ)
349* Creator/AyaHisakawa ([[Series/ResshaSentaiToQger Madame Noir]])
350* Creator/YokoHonna (A kid of the week in both ''Series/KamenRiderBlack'' and ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX'')
351* Creator/YoshimasaHosoya ([[Series/KamenRiderOOO Ageha Yummy]], [[Series/UltraGalaxyFightTheDestinedCrossroad Ultraman Leo]], [[Manga/FuutoPI Shotaro Hidari]])
352* Creator/ShuichiIkeda ([[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Sandaaru]], [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Bat Li]], [[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Sandaaru Jr.]])
353* Creator/KazuhikoInoue ([[Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger Ginis]])
354* Creator/KikukoInoue ([[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Insarn]])
355* Creator/MiyuIrino ([[Series/KamenRiderOOO Ankh (Lost)]])
356* Creator/GakutoKajiwara ([[Series/UltramanDecker Ultra D Flasher]])
357* Creator/AkiraKamiya ([[Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger Black Cross King]] in ''Film/GokaigerGoseigerSuperSentai199HeroGreatBattle'')
358* Creator/DaisukeKishio ([[Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger Bakuryuu Dimenokodon]])
359* Creator/JurotaKosugi ([[Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger Robogog of the 10-sai]])
360* Creator/TakayaKuroda ([[Series/GoGoSentaiBoukenger Yami no Yaiba]], [[Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger Eridoron]])
361* Creator/RicaMatsumoto ([[Series/ChikyuuSentaiFiveman Arthur G6]], [[Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger Masako Yamada]], also sang the opening for ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'')
362* Creator/YoshitsuguMatsuoka ([[Series/KamenRiderGeats Vision Driver, Laser Raise Riser, Suel]])
363* Creator/MinoriMatsushima ([[Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger Empress Hysteria]])
364* Creator/SatoshiMikami (A teacher and waiter in ''Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger'' and ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger'' respectively, as well as a MonsterOfTheWeek in ''Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger'')
365* Creator/SuzukoMimori ([[Series/UltramanGeed RE.M.]])
366* Creator/KentaMiyake ([[Series/GoGoSentaiBoukenger Quester Gai]])
367* Creator/YumeMiyamoto ([[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger (Zenkai) Magine]])
368* Creator/YukoMiyamura ([[Series/KyukyuSentaiGoGoV Kyoko Hayase and Infant Demon Drop]])
369* Creator/AyumuMurase ([[Series/AvataroSentaiDonbrothers Don Murasame]])
370* Creator/IchiroNagai ([[Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger Baseball Mask]], [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Master Shafu]])
371* Creator/KenjiNomura ([[Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger Barashitara]])
372* Creator/SayakaOhara ([[Series/KamenRiderGhost Gammaizers]], [[Series/UltramanDecker Mother Sphere]])
373* Creator/DaisukeOno ([[Series/KamenRiderDenO Teddy]], Narrator of ''Series/UltramanTaiga'', [[Manga/FuutoPI Yukiji Bando/Aurora Dopant]])
374* Creator/AiOrikasa ([[Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger Luckyuro]], along with his human disguise)
375* Creator/FumikoOrikasa ([[Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger Time Robota]])
376* Creator/RyotaroOkiayu (A MonsterOfTheWeek in ''Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger'' and ''Series/KaitouSentaiLupinrangerVsKeisatsuSentaiPatranger'', [[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger Hades Warrior God Cyclops]], [[Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger Mangetsu Kibaoni]]) his human disguise)
377* Creator/ChiwaSaito ([[Series/TomicaHeroRescueForce Maen]])
378* Creator/TakahiroSakurai (MonsterOfTheWeek Jealousto in ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'', [[Series/UltramanOrb Orb Ring]])
379* Creator/HiroyukiSanada ([[Series/JAKQDengekitai Katsuya Nakayama]], [[Series/ChoudenshiBioman Captain Ayate]])
380* Creator/TakuyaSato ([[Series/KikaiSEntaiZEnkaiger (Zenkai) Vroon]])
381* Creator/KozoShioya ([[Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger Bakuryuu Parasarokkiru]], [[Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger Yabasword]])
382* Creator/DanSouthworth ([[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Eric Meyers]])
383* Creator/HirotakaSuzuoki ([[Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger Yugande]])
384* Creator/FumihikoTachiki (TheNarrator in ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'', [[Series/KamenRiderDecade N-Gamio-Zeda]] [[Series/KamenRiderDouble The Gaia Memories and Kamen Rider Core]])
385* Creator/AtsukoTanaka ([[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger Hades Wise Goddess Gorgon]], [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Michelle Peng]])
386* Creator/RieTanaka ([[Series/KamenRiderFourze Virgo Zodiarts]])
387* Creator/NobuoTobita ([[Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger Brajira of the Messiah]])
388* Creator/KoichiTochika ([[Series/BFighterKabuto Yanma]], [[Series/KyukyuSentaiGoGoV Vampaira]], [[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger Jackil]])
389* Creator/YujiUeda (A MonsterOfTheWeek in ''Series/MashinSentaiKiramager'')
390* Creator/YuutoUemura ([[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger Hikaru Hiwatari]])
391* Creator/KenjiUshio ([[Series/KamenRider Ambassador Hell]], his identical twin [[Film/KamenRiderZX Ambassador Darkness]], [[Series/HenshinNinjaArashi Kozo Itachi]], [[Series/NinjaCaptor Saburoubee Fukuro/Thunder-Stealth Captor 7]], [[Series/KyodaiKenByclosser Doctor Q]])
392* Creator/KazuhiroYamaji ([[Series/KamenRiderBlade Kei Karasuma]], [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Leo Imagin]])
393* Creator/KoichiYamadera ([[Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger Densuke Hamasaki]], [[Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger Gabutyra]])
394* Creator/KappeiYamaguchi ([[Series/ResshaSentaiToQger Ticket and ToQgers' gear]], as well as a MonsterOfTheWeek in ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'', ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'' and ''Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger'')
395* Creator/WakanaYamazaki ([[Series/BFighterKabuto Mother Melzard]])
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397
398!!Major Companies producing Tokusatsu:
399[[index]]
400* Creator/{{Toho}} (Franchise/{{Godzilla}}, Film/{{Mothra}})
401* Creator/{{Daiei}} (Film/{{Gamera}})
402* Creator/TsuburayaProductions (Franchise/UltraSeries)
403* Creator/ToeiCompany (Franchise/KamenRider, Franchise/SuperSentai, Series/MetalHeroes)
404* Creator/PProductions (Series/AmbassadorMagma, Series/{{Spectreman}})
405[[/index]]

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