<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
superhero	O
ninja	B-Application
featured	O
in	O
several	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
live-action	O
movies	O
and	O
TV	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akakage	B-Application
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
1967	O
TV	O
series	O
,	O
Kamen	B-Application
no	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Akakage	I-Application
which	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Toei	O
Company	O
Ltd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akakage	B-Application
is	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
who	O
wears	O
a	O
red-and-black	O
costume	O
and	O
a	O
stylized	O
red	O
mask	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
adventures	O
are	O
set	O
in	O
Feudal	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
Akakage	B-Application
and	O
his	O
ninja	B-Application
sidekicks	O
,	O
and	O
fight	O
evil	O
warlords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ninjas	B-Application
use	O
their	O
superhuman	O
fighting	O
powers	O
and	O
high-tech	O
gadgets	O
to	O
defeat	O
these	O
warlords	O
in	O
a	O
genre	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
daikaiju	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
protagonists	O
combat	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
humanoid	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akakage	B-Application
was	O
played	O
by	O
Yuzaburo	O
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
Aokage	O
was	O
played	O
by	O
Yoshinobu	O
Kaneko	O
and	O
Shirokage	O
was	O
played	O
by	O
Fuyukichi	O
Maki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
Toei	O
's	O
first	O
color	O
tokusatsu	O
superhero	O
show	O
and	O
Japan	O
's	O
first	O
color	O
live-action	O
ninja	B-Application
TV	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aokage	O
's	O
footage	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
several	O
Watari	O
films	O
with	O
the	O
titles	O
like	O
The	O
Magic	O
Sword	O
of	O
Watari	O
(	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
the	O
unrelated	O
1966	O
film	O
Watari	O
,	O
Ninja	B-Application
Boy	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akakage	B-Application
,	O
Aokage	O
,	O
and	O
Shirokage	O
are	O
all	O
good	O
ninjas	B-Application
working	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
seek	O
peace	O
and	O
unity	O
and	O
battling	O
against	O
evil	O
ninjas	B-Application
and	O
their	O
daikaiju	O
(	O
giant	O
monsters	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aka-Kage	O
,	O
made	O
by	O
Mitsuteru	O
Yokoyama	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
who	O
wears	O
a	O
red-and-black	O
costume	O
and	O
a	O
stylized	O
red	O
mask	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
adventures	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
Feudal	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
ninja	B-Application
sidekicks	O
Aokage	O
( 青影	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Akakage	B-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
swordsman	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
and	O
a	O
master	O
of	O
disguise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akakage	B-Application
appears	O
on	O
the	O
scene	O
proclaiming	O
"	O
Akakage	B-Application
Sanjō	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
anime	O
remake	B-General_Concept
produced	O
by	O
Toei	O
that	O
aired	O
on	O
Nippon	O
Television	O
from	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
1987	O
,	O
to	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
1988	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
23	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
loose	O
remake	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
original	O
Akakage	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
