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Diamond Eye (TV 1973–1974)

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Kawauchi Trilogy series
← Warrior of Love Rainbowman
Diamond Eye
Symbol of Justice Condorman →
Diamond Eye
Opening of Diamond Eye
Air date October 5, 1973–March 29, 1974
Directed by Masahiro Takase, Hideo Rokushika,
Takeshi Yamada
Producer(s) Masayoshi Kataoka, Etsuo Yamamoto
Written by Tsunehisa Ito, Tatsuo Tamura;
Kohan Kawauchi (story)
Special
effects by 		Yoichi Manoda
Funded by NET, Toho
Production company International Television Films
Channel(s) NET
Genre(s) Tokusatsu
Episodes 26

Diamond Eye (ダイヤモンド・アイ,   Daiyamondo Ai), also called Warrior of Light Diamond Eye (光の戦士ダイヤモンド・アイ,   Hikari no Senshi Daiyamondo Ai), is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series produced for NET and Toho by an uncredited International Television Films.[1] It aired on NET from October 5, 1973, to March 29, 1974. It serves as a spiritual successor to the 1972 series Warrior of Love Rainbowman, and is the second in a disconnected trilogy of superhero shows conceived of by Kohan Kawauchi.

Plot

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Diamond Eye focuses on the life of young reporter Kotaro Rai, who had been on the trail of a ring of gem thieves. But, Rai is faced with an evil that threatens all of Asia, the Zensei Majin who had been in disguise. Luckily, the man's life was saved by a good spirit named Diamond Eye who had appeared from one of the stolen diamond rings. From that day on the diamond hero entrusted the ring in Rai, and when he was in need of help, Diamond Eye would appear and protect him.

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Air date
1 "My Name is Diamond Eye" Masahiro Takase Tsunehisa Ito 10/05/1973
2 "Defeat the Zensei Majin!" 10/12/1973
3 "Operation Hurricane Ready!" Hideo Rokushika 10/19/1973
4 "Don't be Discouraged, Raiko" 10/26/1973
5 "The Vanished 2 Billion!" Masahiro Takase 11/02/1973
6 "Raiko Cornered!" 11/09/1973
7 "Smash the Wall of Death!!" Tatsuo Tamura 11/16/1973
8 "Chase the Mastermind!" Hideo Rokushika 11/23/1973
9 "The Jewelry Exhibition Conspiracy!" 11/30/1973
10 "Mojingah's Great Counterattack" Masahiro Takase Tsunehisa Ito 12/07/1973
11 "Kerarin's Great Challenge" Tatsuo Tamura 12/14/1973
12 "Gerarachin's Attack" Hideo Rokushika 12/21/1973
13 "King Cobra's Great Battle!" Tsunehisa Ito 12/28/1973
14 "A New Enemy: Princess Cobra" Masahiro Takase Tatsuo Tamura 01/04/1974
15 "Devil's Den!! Hitodetsubo's Fierce Attack" Tsunehisa Ito 01/11/1974
16 "Secret Technique!! Lightning of Wareatama" Hideo Rokushika 01/18/1974
17 "Kero Cat's Great Game" Tatsuo Tamura 01/25/1974
18 "Onikabuton's Great Escape" Takeshi Yamada 02/01/1974
19 "King Cobra's Great Revival" 02/08/1974
20 "Hitodetsubo's Great Tornado from Hell" Hideo Rokushika Tsunehisa Ito 02/15/1974
21 "King Cobra's Great Execution Strategy" 02/22/1974
22 "Princess Cobra's Great Deathmatch" Masahiro Takase 03/01/1974
23 "The Great Diamond Eye Obliteration Strategy" Tatsuo Tamura 03/08/1974
24 "The Great Dynamite Strategy" Takeshi Yamada 03/15/1974
25 "The Great Secret Factory Strategy" 03/22/1974
26 "King Cobra's Final Battle" Tsunehisa Ito 03/29/1974

Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Directed by   Masahiro Takase, Hideo Rokushika, Takeshi Yamada
  • Written by   Tsunehisa Ito, Tatsuo Tamura
  • Based on a story by   Kohan Kawauchi
  • Planned by   Kimihiko Eto
  • Produced by   Masayoshi Kataoka, Etsuo Yamamoto
  • Music by   Takaharu Ikeda
  • Cinematography by   Fumio Tajima
  • Edited by   Kunio Shimizu
  • Production design by   Haruo Asao
  • First assistant director   Takaaki Nakamura
  • Director of special effects   Yoichi Manoda
  • First assistant director of special effects   Masayoshi Mashiko

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

  • Shiro Ohama   as   Kotaro Rai
  • Noriko Kurosawa   as   Kaboko
  • Satoru Fukuda   as   Goro
  • Ryoichi Tamagawa
  • Shiro Kuno
  • Kin Sugai
  • Hidemi Aoki
  • Takashi Kanda
  • Shigeyuki Sunochi   as   Mon-chan
  • Koji Tanioka
  • Kazuyo Sumita   as   Ranka / Princess Cobra (voice)
  • Goro Kataoka   as   Kilt / Onikabuton (voice)
  • Koji Nanbara   as   Genkairyu / King Cobra (voice)
  • Michihiro Ikemizu   as   Diamond Eye (voice, episodes 1–7)
  • Keiichi Noda   as   Diamond Eye (voice, episodes 8–26)
  • Yosuke Naka   as   Satan Bat (voice, episode 2)
  • Koji Uenishi   as   Machine Gun Joe / Kerarin (voice, episode 4)
  • Susumu Kurobe   as   Beheading Jaguar / Wareatama (voice, episode 5)
  • Katsumasa Uchida   as   Drill / Gerarachin (voice, episode 6)
  • Toki Shiozawa   as   Cat Mask / Kero Cat (voice, episode 7)
  • Kazuyuki Senba   as   Viper / Wareatama (voice, episode 9)
  • Kusuo Kita   as   Hitman Saturn / Kerarin (voice, episode 11)
  • Norifumi Sasamoto   as   Wolf / Gerarachin (voice, episode 12)
  • Tomoko Mayama   as   Kero Cat (voice, episode 13)
  • Yasuo Araki   as   Condor / Satan Bat (voice, episode 14)
  • Shozo Furuyama   as   Hitodetsubo (voice, episode 15)
  • Koichi Uenoyama   as   Geruba / Wareatama (voice, episode 16)
  • Yudai Ishiyama   as   Demura / Hitodetsubo (voice, episode 20)
  • Kazuo Suzuki   as   Gamuro / Gerarachin (voice, episode 22)
  • Miki Yoshida   as   Kero Cat (voice, episode 23)
  • Shinya Kashima   as   Dogra / Hitodetsubo (voice, episode 26)
  • Shinji Nakae   as   narrator (voice)
  • Iwao Kumagaya   as   Diamond Eye (episodes 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13)
  • Yoichiro Tajiri   as   Diamond Eye (episodes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14–26)
  • Haruhiko Hashimoto, Tatsumi Nikamoto, Kanetsumi Arikawa, Takanobu Toya, Chitakeshi Furuta, Junji Iwashita   as   Zensei Majin

Appearances

Heroes and monsters

Weapons, vehicles, and races

Video releases

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Pioneer LaserDisc (March 3, 2003)[2]

  • Region: 2
  • Discs: 5
  • Audio: Japanese

References

This is a list of references for Diamond Eye (series). These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ Field, Luis (29 January 2025). "異色の東宝特撮ドラマ『ダイヤモンド・アイ』にあった東映『仮面ライダー』との共通点とは". Magmix.
  2. ↑ Amazon.co.jp: Diamond Eye DVD BOX (2003) Pioneer LDC

 
Episodes
"My Name is Diamond Eye" • "Defeat the Zensei Majin!" • "Operation Hurricane Ready!" • "Don't be Discouraged, Raiko" • "The Vanished 2 Billion!" • "Raiko Cornered!" • "Smash the Wall of Death!!" • "Chase the Mastermind!" • "The Jewelry Exhibition Conspiracy!" • "Mojingah's Great Counterattack" • "Kerarin's Great Challenge" • "Gerarachin's Attack" • "King Cobra's Great Battle!" • "A New Enemy: Princess Cobra" • "Devil's Den!! Hitodetsubo's Fierce Attack" • "Secret Technique!! Lightning of Wareatama" • "Kero Cat's Great Game" • "Onikabuton's Great Escape" • "King Cobra's Great Revival" • "Hitodetsubo's Great Tornado from Hell" • "King Cobra's Great Execution Strategy" • "Princess Cobra's Great Deathmatch" • "The Great Diamond Eye Obliteration Strategy" • "The Great Dynamite Strategy" • "The Great Secret Factory Strategy" • "King Cobra's Final Battle"
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Monster Booska (1966–67) • "Beat the Monsters!" (1967) • Go! Godman (1972–73) • Warrior of Love Rainbowman (1972–73) • Zone Fighter (1973) • Kure Kure Takora (1973–74) • Diamond Eye (1973–74) • Go! Greenman (1973–74) • Nippon Chinbotsu: Television Series (1974–75) • Go! Kotaro Ushiwaka (1974–75) • Flying Saucer War Bankid (1976–77) • Megaloman (1979) • Forbidden Mariko (1985–86) • Cyber Cop (1988–89)
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