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''Ninja Captor'' is a Japanese {{tokusatsu}} TV series aired from April 7, 1976 to January 26, 1977 on [[Creator/TVTokyo TV Tokyo 12 Channel]], produced by Toei Company, Ltd. This Sentai-esque series aired during the run of Creator/ShotaroIshinomori's original Franchise/SuperSentai series, ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger'' and was notably first superhero team show produced by Toei under the Saburo Yatsude/Hatte pseudonym.

Daisuke Izumo graduates from the Wind-Demon Stealth-Army, a secret army aiming for the conquest of Japan. He instead escapes, and becomes the leader of the "Captor," a ninja team supervised by Mujin Tendou. The Captor team's mission is to battle the ninja sent out by the Wind-Demon General, Retsufuu Fuuma.

This show used to be considered by some to be a part of the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise,[[note]]between ''Goranger'' and ''Series/JAKQDengekitai''[[/note]] but was later excluded.
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!!The Captor team:
* Daisuke Izumo / '''Fire-Stealth Captor 7''' (Red):
* Keita Izumi / '''Wind-Stealth Captor 6''' (Lime):
* Noboru Oyama / '''Gold-Stealth Captor 5''' (Yellow):
* Dan Kurokawa / '''Ground-Stealth Captor 4''' (Brown):
* María Sakurakoji / '''Flower-Stealth Captor 3 #1''' (Pink):
* Miki Tendo / '''Flower-Stealth Captor 3 #2''' (Pink):
* Sakon Shijo / '''Water-Stealth Captor 2''' (Blue):
* Saburobei Fukuro / '''Thunder-Stealth Captor 1''' (Orange):
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!!Tropes:

* AllYourColorsCombined: The "7 Captor Kick" sees all seven Ninja Captors coming together to finish off the enemy.
%% AllYourPowersCombined
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Like Franchise/SuperSentai, each member is assigned a color.
* DefectorFromDecadence: Daisuke Izumo starts off a member of the Wind-Demon Ninja Army, but after seeing them harm children he decides that's a bridge too far and defects, becoming TheLeader of the Ninja Captors instead.
* DyingCandle: Fuuma has a set of candles that burn for as long as his minions are alive. The flames grow larger when one is fighting the Captors.
* ElementalPowers: Each member is associated with an element.
** PlayingWithFire - Fire-Stealth Captor 7
** BlowYouAway - Wind-Stealth Captor 6
** ExtraOreDinary - Gold-Stealth Captor 5
** DishingOutDirt - Ground-Stealth Captor 4
** PetalPower - Flower-Stealth Captor 3
** MakingASplash - Water-Stealth Captor 2
** ShockAndAwe - Thunder-Stealth Captor 1
* FireIsRed: Fire-Stealth Captor 7 is the red-colored senshi.
* HypnoticEyes: Daisuke hypnotizes a {{Mook}} to interrogate them in one episode using this method. His eyes glow red through his visor when he does this.
* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: Like proper Sentai series, the Red hero is the leader of the team.
* MonsterOfTheWeek: Each episode has the team doing battle against an evil monster ninja sent out by the bad guys. Unlike the rubber-suited monsters of ''Super Sentai'', these villains appear as wildly dressed men not unlike those that would be seen in ''Series/KaiketsuZubat''.
* PutOnABus: After the Wind-Demon Ninjas are defeated, Maria leaves the Ninja Captors to go to America. [[RealLifeWritesThePlot In real life, Maria's actress left the show after its initial planned run]].
* {{Sentai}}: Even if they're not officially a ''Super'' Sentai, Ninja Captor has the flashy transformation poses, group roll calls and color-coded team outfits to qualify as one genre-wise.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Subverted. Miki was already a supporting character before replacing Maria.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Flower-Stealth Captor 3, who is pink like most Sentai heroines.
* WallCrawl: Both the Ninja Captors and the villains display the ability to stick to walls and ceilings.
* WaterIsBlue: Water-Stealth Captor 2 is the blue senshi.
%% * WeaponOfChoice
%%** Captor 7: Fire Wheel Bullet
%%** Captor 6: Wind Shell
%%** Captor 5: Disk
%%** Captor 4: Ground Staff
%%** Captor 3: Flower Nunchaku
%%** Captor 2: Rapid Stream Gun
%%** Captor 1: Electric Rope
* WindIsGreen: Wind-Stealth Captor 6 is the green senshi.
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