Kekko Kamen
Encyclopedia
is originally a shōnen
manga
series from Japanese
creator Go Nagai
, which spawned an OVA series and several live-action films. The manga series is about the misadventures of a student named Mayumi Takahashi who attends a boarding school called Toenail of Satan's Spartan Institute of Higher Education that is run by sexual predators. The teachers are constantly looking for ways to torture or humiliate the students, and from this the teachers derive sexual satisfaction. Takahashi's only protection is from a mysterious figure known as Kekko Kamen.
A young, first year student at the Sparta Academy. Mayumi is an innocent and good natured, yet somewhat dimwitted girl, whose bad grades often land her in the school's torture chamber, where she is subjected to humiliating punishments. However, before the teachers are about to completely violate her, Kekko Kamen always manages to burst in and save the day. Her hero's constant rescuing of her has filled Mayumi with a deep amount of affection for her, and she often wonders whom the masked heroine could really be.
The main villain, the wicked principal of the Academy, who dresses in a fearsome white demon mask and jester hood. He is extremely perverted and obtains satisfaction from sexually humiliating the female student body, especially Mayumi Takahashi. This often brings him into conflict with Kekko Kamen, whose secret identity he wishes to uncover. To accomplish this, he brings out various punishment councillors to publicly humiliate Takahashi, using her as bait to bring the naked warrior of justice out in the open. However, he always manages to be defeated by her.
A shy, introverted second year student. After Mayumi sees her bare body during a plan to catch Kekko Kamen, she believes that this girl is in fact her hero. However, what Mayumi and the rest of the school doesn't know Chigusa is actually hiding a different secret: she is actually a pair of twins named Chigusa and Yuka, who mysteriously enrolled in the school under the identity of one student.
The tough, masculine Physical Education teacher who is an expert at various styles of fighting techniques, sports, and with many types of weapons. For this reason, the principal suspected that she was actually Kekko Kamen, and began to humiliate her. This theory was disregarded when Kekko Kamen jumped in to rescue her.
A supposedly first year male student, who is in the same class as Mayumi. However, another student uncovered that he was actually a female in disguise. This prompted the Principal to believe that she was Kekko Kamen. When her true gender was unveiled, Keiko suddenly rushed in to save her, and confessed that she was Koichi's older sister. Both sisters were then captured and tortured until Kekko Kamen came to their rescue. After this revelation, Koichi continues to be a valuable friend and ally to Mayumi.
A young student who is positively infatuated with Kekko Kamen, and is inspired to become a heroine of justice herself. So, armed with a rapier
, she becomes the mostly nude, caped, swashbuckling hero with a ribbon covering her crotch known as Ribbon no Shishi (リボンの獅子). However, on her first attempt to combat the evil of the school, Ai finds herself in danger. Fortunately, Kekko Kamen comes to her rescue. After this incident, Ai continued to appear sporadically throughout the manga as a supporting character.
The very attractive school nurse. After Kekko Kamen's thigh is injured in a battle, the villain traces her to the infirmary, and confronts Kaori, ripping off her clothing in an attempt to find the scar, only to realize it wasn't there. Kekko then appeared with a bandage on and rescued her.
A red-haired, chain smoking, tough as nails third year student and gang leader. But beneath her brash exterior, she may be concealing something.
s, gloves, scarf and a mask with long bunny-like ears. Her fighting style is graceful, and her finishing move involves driving the opponent to the ground with a flying headscissors takedown which presses her groin into the victim's face. While regularly considered as a hentai
series, it doesn't have many explicit sexual situations, neither in the manga, anime or live-action series, though there is abundant female nudity
in all of them.
Kekko Kamen is a parody of Gekko Kamen
. It was originally a joke that Nagai sent to his editor expecting him to reject it. His editor, however, loved the idea and that started Kekko Kamen. As well as the similarity in name, both Kekko Kamen' s and Gekko Kamen' s true identity is never revealed. Even the name of the main antagonist is a parody: in Gekko Kamen it's while in Kekko Kamen it's .
Ten live-action films have been made of Kekko Kamen, along with one OVA series. A photobook has also been made, featuring a martial artist as Kekko Kamen. A sequel photobook featuring Kekko Kamen's daughter, Kurenai Kamen, has also been made.
The theme song for Kekko Kamen (used in anime and tokusatsu
adaptations as well as the original manga) uses the same lyrics for the theme song to Moonlight Mask, but with changes.
's magazine Monthly Shōnen Jump
, from to .
The series has been compiled several times by Shueisha and other publishers.
The series is also available in ebook format, published by ebookjapan.
by d/visual
.
}(lyrics by Go Nagai, composition and arrangement by Keiju Ishikawa, sung by Emi Shinohara
)
}(lyrics by Hiroshi Koenji, composition and arrangement by Keiju Ishikawa, sung by Emi Shinohara)
Source(s)
format.
It was released in DVD
also by Columbia.
The OVA was released in the US subtitled in English in VHS format by ADV Films.
ADV films also released the OVA in a single DVD which, beside the subtitles, also included dubbed
audio. This version has also been re-released in bundled packages with other anime.
The OVA was also released in a dubbed version in Italy in VHS by Dynamic Italia in 2000 under the name Kekko Kamen: La maschera libidinosa.
The titles and order of the ten live-action Kekko Kamen films are as follows:
Note that in both 1991 and 2004 films were produced under the simple title Kekko Kamen. In the West, the 2004 film is often differentiated from the original by the title Kekko Kamen New!. The first three and the last three films were released in direct-to-video
format, while the four films of 2004 were theatrically released in Japan.
The role of Kekko Kamen is credited as ?, to keep it as a secret as in the series. However, it is known that it was played by actress Chris Aoki.
The role of Kekko Kamen is credited as ?, but it is known that it was played by actress Chris Aoki.
The role of Kekko Kamen is credited as ?, but it is known that it was played by actress Chris Aoki.
The role of Kekko Kamen is credited as ? in the Japanese credits, but it is known that it was played by actress Shino Saito.
The role of Kekko Kamen is credited as ? in the Japanese credits, but it is known that it was played by actress Shino Saito.
The role of Kekko Kamen is credited as ? in the Japanese credits, but it is known that it was played by actress Misaki Mori (credited as Misaki).
The role of Kekko Kamen is credited as ? in the Japanese credits, but it is known that it was played by actress Misaki Mori (credited as Misaki).
Shonen
The term refers to manga marketed to a male audience aged roughly 10 and up. The Kanji characters literally mean "few" and "year", respectively, where the characters generally mean "comic"...
manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series from Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
creator Go Nagai
Go Nagai
, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
, which spawned an OVA series and several live-action films. The manga series is about the misadventures of a student named Mayumi Takahashi who attends a boarding school called Toenail of Satan's Spartan Institute of Higher Education that is run by sexual predators. The teachers are constantly looking for ways to torture or humiliate the students, and from this the teachers derive sexual satisfaction. Takahashi's only protection is from a mysterious figure known as Kekko Kamen.
Plot
The main character lurks around a corrupt, misogynistic "high education" high school called the , where the penalty for any student (usually girls) making the slightest mistake is being sexually humiliated by the perverted teachers running the school, the mastermind being a demonic, jester-like villain named "Toenail of Satan". Before the teachers take their sexual advances too far, Kekko Kamen breaks in and beats up the bad guy before performing a finishing attack by jumping into the air and landing crotch-first onto the opponent's face. In the anime, the impact causes him to lose consciousness. Sprawled unconscious on the floor, the villain usually has a smile on his face. In the manga, Kekko Kamen's often kills the villains with her crotch attack or with a hit with her nunchaku.Characters
A mostly nude female superhero dressed only in a red, rabbit eared mask, with matching gloves, scarf, and boots. She uses her body to distract the usually male enemy teacher that she fights in order to protect the young student Mayumi Takahashi. She fights with a graceful and acrobatic martial arts style, as well as often using weapons to aid her, such as nunchaku and a bo staff. Kekko Kamen's finishing move, the Pubic Hair Jump (おっぴろげジャンプ - Oh Piroge Jump) , involves her leaping into the air and spreading her legs, distracting her enemy with her groin, and crashing into his face. The impact and distraction causes him to lose consciousness. Despite many young women being suspected of being the heroine, her true identity has never been revealed.A young, first year student at the Sparta Academy. Mayumi is an innocent and good natured, yet somewhat dimwitted girl, whose bad grades often land her in the school's torture chamber, where she is subjected to humiliating punishments. However, before the teachers are about to completely violate her, Kekko Kamen always manages to burst in and save the day. Her hero's constant rescuing of her has filled Mayumi with a deep amount of affection for her, and she often wonders whom the masked heroine could really be.
The main villain, the wicked principal of the Academy, who dresses in a fearsome white demon mask and jester hood. He is extremely perverted and obtains satisfaction from sexually humiliating the female student body, especially Mayumi Takahashi. This often brings him into conflict with Kekko Kamen, whose secret identity he wishes to uncover. To accomplish this, he brings out various punishment councillors to publicly humiliate Takahashi, using her as bait to bring the naked warrior of justice out in the open. However, he always manages to be defeated by her.
A shy, introverted second year student. After Mayumi sees her bare body during a plan to catch Kekko Kamen, she believes that this girl is in fact her hero. However, what Mayumi and the rest of the school doesn't know Chigusa is actually hiding a different secret: she is actually a pair of twins named Chigusa and Yuka, who mysteriously enrolled in the school under the identity of one student.
The tough, masculine Physical Education teacher who is an expert at various styles of fighting techniques, sports, and with many types of weapons. For this reason, the principal suspected that she was actually Kekko Kamen, and began to humiliate her. This theory was disregarded when Kekko Kamen jumped in to rescue her.
A supposedly first year male student, who is in the same class as Mayumi. However, another student uncovered that he was actually a female in disguise. This prompted the Principal to believe that she was Kekko Kamen. When her true gender was unveiled, Keiko suddenly rushed in to save her, and confessed that she was Koichi's older sister. Both sisters were then captured and tortured until Kekko Kamen came to their rescue. After this revelation, Koichi continues to be a valuable friend and ally to Mayumi.
A young student who is positively infatuated with Kekko Kamen, and is inspired to become a heroine of justice herself. So, armed with a rapier
Rapier
A rapier is a slender, sharply pointed sword, ideally used for thrusting attacks, used mainly in Early Modern Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries.-Description:...
, she becomes the mostly nude, caped, swashbuckling hero with a ribbon covering her crotch known as Ribbon no Shishi (リボンの獅子). However, on her first attempt to combat the evil of the school, Ai finds herself in danger. Fortunately, Kekko Kamen comes to her rescue. After this incident, Ai continued to appear sporadically throughout the manga as a supporting character.
The very attractive school nurse. After Kekko Kamen's thigh is injured in a battle, the villain traces her to the infirmary, and confronts Kaori, ripping off her clothing in an attempt to find the scar, only to realize it wasn't there. Kekko then appeared with a bandage on and rescued her.
A red-haired, chain smoking, tough as nails third year student and gang leader. But beneath her brash exterior, she may be concealing something.
Production
Kekko Kamen is a female superhero whose costume consists solely of red bootBoot
A boot is a type of footwear but they are not shoes. Most boots mainly cover the foot and the ankle and extend up the leg, sometimes as far as the knee or even the hip. Most boots have a heel that is clearly distinguishable from the rest of the sole, even if the two are made of one piece....
s, gloves, scarf and a mask with long bunny-like ears. Her fighting style is graceful, and her finishing move involves driving the opponent to the ground with a flying headscissors takedown which presses her groin into the victim's face. While regularly considered as a hentai
Hentai
is a Japanese word that, in the West, is used when referring to sexually explicit or pornographic comics and animation, particularly those of Japanese origin such as anime, manga, and computer games. The word hentai is a kanji compound of 変 and 態...
series, it doesn't have many explicit sexual situations, neither in the manga, anime or live-action series, though there is abundant female nudity
Nudity
Nudity is the state of wearing no clothing. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic. The amount of clothing worn depends on functional considerations and social considerations...
in all of them.
Kekko Kamen is a parody of Gekko Kamen
Moonlight Mask
is a fictional superhero that has appeared in Japanese tokusatsu and anime television shows and movies since his TV debut in 1958. Created by writer Kōhan Kawauchi, Moonlight Mask is best described as Japan's answer to The Lone Ranger and Batman....
. It was originally a joke that Nagai sent to his editor expecting him to reject it. His editor, however, loved the idea and that started Kekko Kamen. As well as the similarity in name, both Kekko Kamen
Ten live-action films have been made of Kekko Kamen, along with one OVA series. A photobook has also been made, featuring a martial artist as Kekko Kamen. A sequel photobook featuring Kekko Kamen's daughter, Kurenai Kamen, has also been made.
The theme song for Kekko Kamen (used in anime and tokusatsu
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
adaptations as well as the original manga) uses the same lyrics for the theme song to Moonlight Mask, but with changes.
Manga
Kekko Kamen was originally serialized in ShueishaShueisha
is a major publisher in Japan. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Magazines published by Shueisha include Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Young Jump,...
's magazine Monthly Shōnen Jump
Monthly Shonen Jump
is a now defunct monthly shōnen manga magazine published in Japan by Shueisha from 1970 to 2007 under the Jump line of magazines. It was the sister magazine to Weekly Shōnen Jump.- History :...
, from to .
The series has been compiled several times by Shueisha and other publishers.
- Shueisha (Jump Comics, 1976–1978)
Vol. Release date ISBN 1 2 3 4 5
- Shueisha (Jump Comics Deluxe, 1990)
Vol. Release date ISBN 1 2 3
- Kadokawa ShotenKadokawa Shotenis a well-known Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. Kadokawa has published both manga novels and magazines, such as Newtype magazine...
(Kadokawa Bunko, 1996)Vol. Release date ISBN 1 2 3
- KodanshaKodansha, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
(Kodansha Comics Deluxe, 2003)Vol. Release date ISBN 1
- LEED (SP Comics, 2004)
Vol. Release date ISBN 1 2
The series is also available in ebook format, published by ebookjapan.
Releases outside Japan
The manga is being published in ItalyItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
by d/visual
D/visual
d/visual incorporated d/visual incorporated d/visual incorporated (株式会社ディー・ビジュアル） is a Japanese publisher of manga books and anime home video.It was established in October 2002 by Federico Colpi and Kazuhiko Murata....
.
- d/visual (Go Nagai presents, 2006-ongoing)
Vol. Release date ISBN 1 2
Episodes
| # | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
Staff & cast
- Distributor: Nippon Columbia
- Animation work: Studio Signal
- Production: Nippon Columbia, Dynamic PlanningDynamic Planningis a licensing company owned by manga artist Go Nagai. It was established in 1974 as a sister company of Dynamic Productions.Dynamic Planning is credited in all of Go Nagai's animated works since 1974 as the "planner" and/or "producer"....
, Studio Signal - Original work: Go Nagai
- Director: Nobuhiro Kondo (vol. 1), Kinji Yoshimoto (vol. 2)
- Scenario: Masashi Sogo
- Art director: Mitsuharu Miyamae
- Chief animation director/character design: Satoshi HirayamaSatoshi HirayamaSatoshi "Fibber" Hirayama is a Japanese-American baseball player who played for the Hiroshima Carp in Japan's Central League. Hirayama was an All-Star twice in Japan....
- Sound director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
- Music: Keiju Ishikawa
- Theme songs:
}(lyrics by Go Nagai, composition and arrangement by Keiju Ishikawa, sung by Emi Shinohara
Emi Shinohara
is a Japanese voice actress employed by 81 Produce. She was born in Fukushima Prefecture and raised in Nagano. She is married to tokusatsu actor Hiroshi Watari...
)
}(lyrics by Hiroshi Koenji, composition and arrangement by Keiju Ishikawa, sung by Emi Shinohara)
- Cast: Emi Shinohara (Kekko Kamen), Arisa AndoArisa Andois a Japanese voice actor who works for 81 Produce. She is originally from Tokyo.-TV anime:* Anpanman * Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! * Highschool! Kimen-gumi * Hello Hedgehog...
(Mayumi Takahashi), Kikuko InoueKikuko Inoueis a popular Japanese voice actress and singer. She has been part of the singing groups DoCo and Goddess Family Club, among others, and is the manager of her voice-acting company, Office Anemone. Inoue tends to play the "perfect girlfriend" or "motherly" role in many series, but she has also played...
(Chigusa Yuka), Joji YanamiJoji Yanamiis a Japanese voice actor currently represented by Aoni Production.- Television :* Ookami Shōnen Ken , Boss* Hustle Punch , Professor Garigari/Garigari Hagase* Osomatsu-kun , Tou-san...
(Satan no Ashi no Tsume)
Source(s)
Releases
The OVA series was initially released by Nippon Columbia in VHSVHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
format.
| # | Release date | Standard number | JAN |
| 1 | COVM-5024 | 4988001134466 | |
| 2 | COVM-5089 | 4988001148463 |
It was released in DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
also by Columbia.
| # | Release date | Standard number | JAN |
| 1 | COBM-5126 | 4988001939900 | |
| 2 | COBM-5127 | 4988001940005 |
Releases outside Japan
The OVA was released in the US subtitled in English in VHS format by ADV Films.
| # | Release date | Catalog number | UPC Universal Product Code The Universal Product Code is a barcode symbology , that is widely used in North America, and in countries including the UK, Australia, and New Zealand for tracking trade items in stores. Its most common form, the UPC-A, consists of 12 numerical digits, which are uniquely assigned to each trade item... |
| 1 | VHSKK-001 | 702727002533 | |
| 2 | VHSKK-002 | 702727002731 |
ADV films also released the OVA in a single DVD which, beside the subtitles, also included dubbed
Dubbing (filmmaking)
Dubbing is the post-production process of recording and replacing voices on a motion picture or television soundtrack subsequent to the original shooting. The term most commonly refers to the substitution of the voices of the actors shown on the screen by those of different performers, who may be...
audio. This version has also been re-released in bundled packages with other anime.
| Name | Release date | UPC |
| Kekko Kamen | 702727114427 | |
| Cutey Honey/Kekko Kamen | 702727195426 | |
| Puni Puni Poemy/Kekko Kamen | 702727193323 |
The OVA was also released in a dubbed version in Italy in VHS by Dynamic Italia in 2000 under the name Kekko Kamen: La maschera libidinosa.
Live-action films
There have been ten live-action films dedicated to Kekko Kamen. Go Nagai has been intricately involved in the production of the films.The titles and order of the ten live-action Kekko Kamen films are as follows:
- Kekko Kamen (けっこう仮面)(1991)
- Kekko Kamen 2: We'll be back... (けっこう仮面２ Ｗｅ’ｌｌ ｂｅ ｂａｃｋ・・・)(1992)
- Kekko Kamen 3 (けっこう仮面３ aka Kekko Kamen in Love)(1993)
- Kekko Kamen (けっこう仮面 aka Kekkou Kamen, Mask of Kekkou, Kekko Kamen New)(2004)
- Kekko Kamen: Mangriffon no Gyakushu (けっこう仮面 マングリフォンの逆襲, also known as Kekko Kamen: The MGF Strikes Back)(2004)
- Kekko Kamen Returns (けっこう仮面 ＲＥＴＵＲＮＳ)(2004)
- Kekko Kamen Surprise (けっこう仮面 ＳＵＲＰＲＩＳＥ)(2004)
- Kekko Kamen Royale (けっこう仮面 ロワイヤル)(2007)
- Kekko Kamen Premium (けっこう仮面 プレミアム)(2007)
- Kekko Kamen Forever (けっこう仮面 フォーエバー)(2007)
Note that in both 1991 and 2004 films were produced under the simple title Kekko Kamen. In the West, the 2004 film is often differentiated from the original by the title Kekko Kamen New!. The first three and the last three films were released in direct-to-video
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
format, while the four films of 2004 were theatrically released in Japan.
Staff of Kekko Kamen (1991)
- Studio: Japan Home VideoJapan Home Videois a Japanese media corporation which produces and distributes film and video products and is also involved in TV programming and game software. It uses the label for its adult video production.-Company history and finances:...
- Director: Hikari Hayakawa
- Producer: Naokatsu Ito, Ken Urasaki
- Associate Producer: Yasutada Uemura
- Original: Go NagaiGo Nagai, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
- Writer: Hikari Hayakawa
- Cinematography: Kazuhiko Nara
- Manufacture: Tadao Masumizu
- Illumination: Takeshi Nakasu
- General supervision: Go Nagai
- Art: Kiyoshi Kakui
- Cast: Chris Aoki (Keiko Natsuwata / Kekko Kamen*), Paul Maki (Satan no Ashi no Tsume), Yumi Goto (Mayumi Takahashi), Tsutomu Sekine (special appearance), Suzumi Hanai (Yuka Chigusa), Michie Watanabe (Kaori Wakatsuki), Miyuki Sawamura (Akane Aoyama), Makiko Nagata (female student A), Shohei Yamamoto (Mujo no Suke), Pretty Nagashima (Tachibana-sensei), Moroka Moro
The role of Kekko Kamen is credited as ?, to keep it as a secret as in the series. However, it is known that it was played by actress Chris Aoki.
Staff of Kekko Kamen 2: We'll be back... (1992)
- Studio: Japan Home VideoJapan Home Videois a Japanese media corporation which produces and distributes film and video products and is also involved in TV programming and game software. It uses the label for its adult video production.-Company history and finances:...
- Director: Yutaka Akiyama
- Producer: Naokatsu Ito
- Original: Go Nagai
- Writer: Yutaka Akiyama
- Cinematography: Haruhi Taguchi
- SFX: Hajime Matsumoto
- Music: Masaya Abe
- Theatrical combat: Satoru Fukasaku
- Art: Akio FukudaAkio Fukudais a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Imaichi, Tochigi and graduate of Tohoku University, he joined the city government of Imaichi in 1971 and became the mayor of the city in 1991, serving for three terms...
- Production: Japan Home Video, Dynamic Planning
- Cast: Rie Nakano (Mayumi Takahashi), Mirei Asaoka (Koichi Omote), Chris Aoki (Keiko Natsuwata / Kekko Kamen*), Chika Matsui (Kaori Wakatsuki), Hajime Tsukumo (Satan no Ashi no Tsume), Jiro Dan, Akira Oizumi, Kenji Yamaguchi, Rie Kondo, Go NagaiGo Nagai, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
(special appearance), Masatoshi Igarashi
The role of Kekko Kamen is credited as ?, but it is known that it was played by actress Chris Aoki.
Staff of Kekko Kamen 3 (1993)
- Studio: Japan Home VideoJapan Home Videois a Japanese media corporation which produces and distributes film and video products and is also involved in TV programming and game software. It uses the label for its adult video production.-Company history and finances:...
- Director: Yutaka Akiyama
- Producer: Naokatsu Ito, Toji Kato, Gunya Sachimori
- Original: Go Nagai
- Writer: Yutaka Akiyama
- Cinematography: Haruhi Taguchi
- Music: Masaya Abe
- Cooperation: Yasutada Uemura
- Supervisor: Go Nagai
- Illumination: Masakatsu Izumi
- Audio: Kazuyuki Tsuchiya
- Art: Akio Fukuda
- Production: Matsushita Promotion, Japan Home Video, Dynamic Planning
- Costume player: Ippongi BangIppongi BangIppongi Bang is a multimedia and manga artist, born January 4, 1965 in Yokohama City, Japan. She has been called "one of the most well-known manga artists in America in the mid-1990s."-Life and career:...
- Cast: Asami Katsuragi (Mayumi Takahashi), Mayumi Yoshioka, Mayumi Takahashi, Chika Matsui (Kaori Wakatsuki), Chris Aoki (Keiko Natsuwata / Kekko Kamen*), Rie Kondo, Mayumi OzakiMayumi Ozakiis a Japanese female professional wrestler.-Career:Ozaki debuted in a tag match in August, 1986. In her career, she held the WWWA tag titles with Dynamite Kansai from April 11, 1993 to December 6, 1993 (born October 28, 1968) is a Japanese female professional wrestler.-Career:Ozaki debuted in a...
, Hajime Tsukumo (Satan no Ashi no Tsume), Akira Oizumi, Shun SugataShun Sugata' is a Japanese character actor from Yamanashi Prefecture. He is most known for portraying villainous characters.-Films:*Abunai Deka *Baka Yaro! 2: Shiawase ni naritai...
, Ai Ichinoki, Takayasu Komiya
The role of Kekko Kamen is credited as ?, but it is known that it was played by actress Chris Aoki.
Staff of Kekko Kamen (2004)
- Studio: Art Port
- Director: Takafumi Nagamine
- Producer: Shin Yoneyama
- Executive producer: Junichi Matsushita
- Associate producer: Shigeyuki Fukushima
- Planning: Toji Kato
- Original: Go NagaiGo Nagai, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
- Writer: Yuki Okano
- Cinematography: Eiichi Osawa, Toshiya Onishi
- Art: Akira Ishige
- Music: Mari Shimizu
- Cooperation: Dynamic PlanningDynamic Planningis a licensing company owned by manga artist Go Nagai. It was established in 1974 as a sister company of Dynamic Productions.Dynamic Planning is credited in all of Go Nagai's animated works since 1974 as the "planner" and/or "producer"....
- Cast: Shino Saito (Keiko Natsuwata / Kekko Kamen*), Juri Inahara (Mayumi Takahashi), Moa ArimotoMoa Arimoto, born May 19, 1986 is a Japanese actress and model. She appeared in the movie Kekko Kamen played Wakana Nakai in 2004 and worked with Go Nagai. Currently she lives in Los Angeles, California working on American movies in both English-language and Japanese-language...
(Wakana Nakai), Ren Suzuki (Kyoichi Furusawa), Nao Yuasa (Jun Takenochi), Hiromi Nagayama (Akira Oshima), Hiromitsu Suzuki, Kenjiro IshimaruKenjiro Ishimaruis a Japanese actor and announcer. He is best known for his role in Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Den-O as the owner of the DenLiner. He has also appeared in multiple competitions of Sasuke as a competitor and during that time has become one of only two people to fall off the Rolling Log obstacle...
, Hideo Sako (Kajiro Suto), Satoshi Wada (Shatai Osuo), Nao Eguchi, Fang Suzuki, Keiko Kubo (Mizuho Sakuragi), Go NagaiGo Nagai, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
(as himself)
The role of Kekko Kamen is credited as ? in the Japanese credits, but it is known that it was played by actress Shino Saito.
Staff of Kekko Kamen: Mangriffon no Gyakushu (2004)
- Studio: Art Port
- Director: Takafumi Nagamine
- Producer: Shin Yoneyama
- Executive producer: Junichi Matsushita
- Associate producer: Shigeyuki Fukushima
- Planning: Toji Kato
- Original: Go NagaiGo Nagai, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
- Writer: Yuki Okano, Keiichi Sakano
- Cinematography: Eiichi Osawa, Toshiya Onishi
- Art: Akira Ishige
- Music: Mari Shimizu
- Cooperation: Dynamic PlanningDynamic Planningis a licensing company owned by manga artist Go Nagai. It was established in 1974 as a sister company of Dynamic Productions.Dynamic Planning is credited in all of Go Nagai's animated works since 1974 as the "planner" and/or "producer"....
- Cast: Shino Saito (Keiko Natsuwata / Kekko Kamen*), Juri Inahara (Mayumi Takahashi), MahoMaho-Geography:*Maho Beach, a beach in St. Maarten*Mahawa, Sri Lanka, a town in North Western Province, Sri Lanka*Maho, a town in Eritrea-Culture:Maho is a feminine personal name in Japan. A typical kanji spelling is 真帆, though there may be others...
(Chiyoko Nakamura), Tomomi Tsubaki (Natsumi Shibuya), Noriko Higashide (Gozo Kamao), Shinichi Oshima (Chutaro Sasaki), Keiko Kubo (Mizuho Sakuragi), Kenjiro IshimaruKenjiro Ishimaruis a Japanese actor and announcer. He is best known for his role in Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Den-O as the owner of the DenLiner. He has also appeared in multiple competitions of Sasuke as a competitor and during that time has become one of only two people to fall off the Rolling Log obstacle...
, Hiromitsu Suzuki (Allsa Berdo / Dean), Moa ArimotoMoa Arimoto, born May 19, 1986 is a Japanese actress and model. She appeared in the movie Kekko Kamen played Wakana Nakai in 2004 and worked with Go Nagai. Currently she lives in Los Angeles, California working on American movies in both English-language and Japanese-language...
(Wakana Nakai), Nao Yuasa (Jun Takenochi), Ren Suzuki (Kyoichi Furusawa), Hiromi Nagayama (Akira Oshima), Hideo Sako (Kajiro Suto), Nao Eguchi (Shino Nakada child), Satoshi Wada (Shatai Osuo), Fang Suzuki (Fuko Kuremusa), Natsume SanoNatsume Sanois a Japanese gravure idol, and also a female talent. She is from Tokyo, belongs to the show-business production 'Metal Box'. Her nickname is 'Burin' , derives from her hobby collecting pig goods...
(Eri Saito), KarinKarinKarin is a common feminine given name in various Germanic languages , and in some French-speaking areas, as well as Japanese...
(Sakura Oki), Kazuki Yamamoto (Mineto Osaki), Takuya Suzuki (Kurt Hining)
The role of Kekko Kamen is credited as ? in the Japanese credits, but it is known that it was played by actress Shino Saito.
Staff of Kekko Kamen Returns (2004)
- Studio: Art Port
- Director: Takafumi Nagamine
- Producer: Shin Yoneyama
- Executive producer: Junichi Matsushita
- Associate producer: Shigeyuki Fukushima
- Planning: Toji Kato
- Original: Go NagaiGo Nagai, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
- Writer: Yuki Okano
- Cinematography: Eiichi Osawa, Toshiya Onishi
- Art: Akira Ishige
- Music: Mari Shimizu
- Assistant director: Tatsuya Yamamoto
- Cooperation: Dynamic Planning
- Cast: Misaki (Kaori Wakatsuki/Kekko Kamen*), Aki HoshinoAki Hoshinois a Japanese bikini idol. She has appeared in various men's magazines, such as Sabra and television shows.She married horse racing jockey on September 25, 2011.-Book:...
(Mayumi Takahama), Kenjiro IshimaruKenjiro Ishimaruis a Japanese actor and announcer. He is best known for his role in Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Den-O as the owner of the DenLiner. He has also appeared in multiple competitions of Sasuke as a competitor and during that time has become one of only two people to fall off the Rolling Log obstacle...
(Seijin Mizuki), Tomomi Yoshino (Ayana Isono), Nana Usami (Yoko Hirano), Taichi YamadaTaichi Yamadais a Japanese screenwriter and novelist. His real name is .-Career:Born in Asakusa, Tokyo, Yamada attended Waseda University before entering the Shōchiku film studios, where he trained as an assistant director under Keisuke Kinoshita...
(Iya~n Soap), Shinichi Oshima (Odajima), Ryuji Komiya (Kai Atsuta), Yumi Uchida, Maiko Tanaka, Mika Ojima, Akira Sakamoto
The role of Kekko Kamen is credited as ? in the Japanese credits, but it is known that it was played by actress Misaki Mori (credited as Misaki).
Staff of Kekko Kamen Surprise (2004)
- Studio: Art Port
- Director: Takafumi Nagamine
- Producer: Shin Yoneyama
- Executive producer: Junichi Matsushita
- Associate producer: Shigeyuki Fukushima
- Planning: Toji Kato
- Original: Go NagaiGo Nagai, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
- Writer: Yuki Okano
- Cinematography: Eiichi Osawa, Toshiya Onishi
- Art: Akira Ishige
- Music: Mari Shimizu
- Assistant director: Tatsuya Yamamoto
- Edition: Takahiro Watanabe
- Illumination: Michinori Tsuda
- Cooperation: Dynamic Planning
- Cast: Misaki Mori (Kaori Wakatsuki/Kekko Kamen*), Aki HoshinoAki Hoshinois a Japanese bikini idol. She has appeared in various men's magazines, such as Sabra and television shows.She married horse racing jockey on September 25, 2011.-Book:...
(Mayumi Uchita), Maki Yamakawa (Ritsuko Chono), Shoichiro Akaboshi, Kenjiro IshimaruKenjiro Ishimaruis a Japanese actor and announcer. He is best known for his role in Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Den-O as the owner of the DenLiner. He has also appeared in multiple competitions of Sasuke as a competitor and during that time has become one of only two people to fall off the Rolling Log obstacle...
(big villain), Noriko Higashide (Kiyomi Otonashi), Risa Uemura (Kyoko Tsuruno), Nana Kasai (Risa Utagawa), Jiro Dan (Commanding officer), Tomoaki Hayashishita (Norio Fueki), Joji Yokozawa (Tsutomu Betto)
The role of Kekko Kamen is credited as ? in the Japanese credits, but it is known that it was played by actress Misaki Mori (credited as Misaki).
Staff of Kekko Kamen Royale (2007)
- Studio: Art Port
- Director: Kosuke Suzuki
- Manufacturing: Junichi Matsushita
- Original work: Go NagaiGo Nagai, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
- Writer: Rui Tsubota
- Cinematography: Nobuhisa Ito
- Music: Koji Endo
- Cast: Maria OzawaMaria Ozawa, who used the name early in her career, is a former Japanese adult video actress known in Japan as an AV idol.-Early life:Ozawa was born in Hokkaidō, Japan. Her mother is Japanese and her father is Canadian. Since she always attended an international school, she claims that her English reading...
(Chigusa Yuka/Kekko Kamen), Hitomi Kitamura (Mayumi Takahashi), NeneNeneNene may refer to:*River Nene, a river in England*Rolls-Royce Nene, a jet engine*Nene , also called Nēnē and Hawaiian Goose, Branta sandvicensis, a rare goose*Nene , a Seminole Indian word meaning "street"...
(Keiko Natsuwata), Sasa HandaSasa Handais a Japanese model, actress and former AV Idol who was born on April 18, 1985 in Okinawa, Japan. She has also used the name .-Gravure Idol - Chieri Haruyama:...
(Koichi Omote), Koichi Obori, Masashi Kumada, Yoshiyuki Morishita, Nocchi (Satan no Ashi no Tsume)
Staff of Kekko Kamen Premium (2007)
- Studio: Art Port
- Director: Kosuke Suzuki
- Manufacturing: Junichi Matsushita
- Original work: Go NagaiGo Nagai, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
- Writer: Rui Tsubota
- Cinematography: Nobuhisa Ito
- Music: Koji Endo
- Cast: Maria OzawaMaria Ozawa, who used the name early in her career, is a former Japanese adult video actress known in Japan as an AV idol.-Early life:Ozawa was born in Hokkaidō, Japan. Her mother is Japanese and her father is Canadian. Since she always attended an international school, she claims that her English reading...
(Chigusa Yuka/Kekko Kamen), Hitomi Kitamura (Mayumi Takahashi), NeneNeneNene may refer to:*River Nene, a river in England*Rolls-Royce Nene, a jet engine*Nene , also called Nēnē and Hawaiian Goose, Branta sandvicensis, a rare goose*Nene , a Seminole Indian word meaning "street"...
(Keiko Natsuwata), Sasa HandaSasa Handais a Japanese model, actress and former AV Idol who was born on April 18, 1985 in Okinawa, Japan. She has also used the name .-Gravure Idol - Chieri Haruyama:...
(Koichi Omote), Nocchi (Satan no Ashi no Tsume), Koichi Obori, Akio Seki, Yoshiharu Hayashi
Staff of Kekko Kamen Forever (2007)
- Studio: Art Port
- Director: Kosuke Suzuki
- Manufacturing: Junichi Matsushita
- Original work: Go NagaiGo Nagai, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
- Writer: Rui Tsubota
- Cinematography: Nobuhisa Ito
- Music: Koji Endo
- Cast: Maria OzawaMaria Ozawa, who used the name early in her career, is a former Japanese adult video actress known in Japan as an AV idol.-Early life:Ozawa was born in Hokkaidō, Japan. Her mother is Japanese and her father is Canadian. Since she always attended an international school, she claims that her English reading...
(Chigusa Yuka/Kekko Kamen), Hitomi Kitamura (Mayumi Takahashi), NeneNeneNene may refer to:*River Nene, a river in England*Rolls-Royce Nene, a jet engine*Nene , also called Nēnē and Hawaiian Goose, Branta sandvicensis, a rare goose*Nene , a Seminole Indian word meaning "street"...
(Keiko Natsuwata), Sasa HandaSasa Handais a Japanese model, actress and former AV Idol who was born on April 18, 1985 in Okinawa, Japan. She has also used the name .-Gravure Idol - Chieri Haruyama:...
(Koichi Omote), Nocchi (Satan no Ashi no Tsume), Koichi Obori, Kenichi Endo, Karika
Kekko Kamen P
is manga written by Shigemitsu Harada and drawn by Seiju Minato, originally published by Kodansha in Weekly Young Magazine from to . It's a sequel of the original series, where several years have passed since the events depicted in the first manga. Momoka Nogami discovers the legend of the original Kekko Kamen and decides to emulate her actions donning a similar costume, adding a peach motif, and so she becomes Kekko Kamen Peach. Other Kekko also appear, Kekko Kamen Lemon and Kekko Kamen Melon, and even a male version called Kekko Kamen Banana.Manga and anime
- Kekkou Kamen Anime, Manga and Live-Action at Okazu, The Yuri Blog
- Kekko Kamen (manga) at the World of Go Nagai webpage
Live-action films
- Kekko Kamen (1991) Official website at Japan Home Video
- Kekko Kamen (1991) at allcinema
- Kekko Kamen (1991) at the Japanese Movie DatabaseJapanese Movie DatabaseThe , commonly referred to as JMDB, is an online database of information about Japanese movies, actors, and production crew personnel. It is similar to the Internet Movie Database, but lists only those films originally released in Japan. The site was started in 1997, and contains movies from Meiji...
- Kekko Kamen 2: We'll be back... (1992) Official website at Japan Home Video
- Kekko Kamen 2: We'll be back... (1992) at allcinema
- Kekko Kamen 2: We'll be back... (1992) at the Japanese Movie DatabaseJapanese Movie DatabaseThe , commonly referred to as JMDB, is an online database of information about Japanese movies, actors, and production crew personnel. It is similar to the Internet Movie Database, but lists only those films originally released in Japan. The site was started in 1997, and contains movies from Meiji...
- Kekko Kamen 3 (1993) Official website at Japan Home Video
- Kekko Kamen 3 (1993) at allcinema
- Kekko Kamen 3 (1993) at the Japanese Movie DatabaseJapanese Movie DatabaseThe , commonly referred to as JMDB, is an online database of information about Japanese movies, actors, and production crew personnel. It is similar to the Internet Movie Database, but lists only those films originally released in Japan. The site was started in 1997, and contains movies from Meiji...
- Kekko Kamen theatrical films official website at Art Port
- Kekko Kamen theatrical films official website in the Internet Archive Wayback Machine
- Kekko Kamen (2004) official website at Art Port
- Kekko Kamen (2004) at allcinema
- Kekko Kamen (2004) at the Japanese Movie DatabaseJapanese Movie DatabaseThe , commonly referred to as JMDB, is an online database of information about Japanese movies, actors, and production crew personnel. It is similar to the Internet Movie Database, but lists only those films originally released in Japan. The site was started in 1997, and contains movies from Meiji...
- Kekko Kamen: Mangriffon no Gyakushu (2004) official website at Art Port
- Kekko Kamen: Mangriffon no Gyakushu (2004) at allcinema
- Kekko Kamen: Mangriffon no Gyakushu (2004) at the Japanese Movie DatabaseJapanese Movie DatabaseThe , commonly referred to as JMDB, is an online database of information about Japanese movies, actors, and production crew personnel. It is similar to the Internet Movie Database, but lists only those films originally released in Japan. The site was started in 1997, and contains movies from Meiji...
- Kekko Kamen Returns (2004) official website at Art Port
- Kekko Kamen Returns (2004) at allcinema
- Kekko Kamen Returns (2004) at the Japanese Movie DatabaseJapanese Movie DatabaseThe , commonly referred to as JMDB, is an online database of information about Japanese movies, actors, and production crew personnel. It is similar to the Internet Movie Database, but lists only those films originally released in Japan. The site was started in 1997, and contains movies from Meiji...
- Kekko Kamen Returns (2004) at Variety Japan
- Kekko Kamen Surprise (2004) official website at Art Port
- Kekko Kamen Surprise (2004) at allcinema
- Kekko Kamen Surprise (2004) at the Japanese Movie DatabaseJapanese Movie DatabaseThe , commonly referred to as JMDB, is an online database of information about Japanese movies, actors, and production crew personnel. It is similar to the Internet Movie Database, but lists only those films originally released in Japan. The site was started in 1997, and contains movies from Meiji...
- Kekko Kamen Surprise (2004) at Variety Japan
- Kekko Kamen Royale (2007) official website at Art Port
- Kekko Kamen Royale (2007) at allcinema
- Kekko Kamen Premium (2007) official website at Art Port
- Kekko Kamen Premium (2007) at allcinema
- Kekko Kamen Forever (2007) official website at Art Port
- Kekko Kamen Forever (2007) at allcinema