, translated as Iron Man Tiger 7, was a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese 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 ....

 television series that aired in 1973, produced by P Productions

P Productions

is a Japanese production company, which has produced anime and tokusatsu programs, with minor work in motion pictures. It was founded by the late TV producer Tomio Sagisu. The company exists today as a stockholder...

. Unlike P. Productions previous series about cat based heroes Iron Man Tiger 7 is set in modern Japan.

Takigawa Go gets the power to transform into Tetsujin Tiger Seven from an artificial heart and a magic pendent. To transform he utters the henshin (transformation) phrase "Tiger Spark". Takigawa Go is played by Tatsuya Nanjô who also starred in Toei's Henshin Ninja Arashi. Go rides a Suzuki motorcycle with rocket boosters. When he transforms into Tiger Seven the motorcycle transforms as well to become "Spike Go". Spike Go can drive itself, coming to its master's aid when Tiger 7 roars.

Tetsujin Tiger 7 was apparently P. Production's attempt at a Kamen Rider style series. They even hired Shunsuke Kikuchi composer of the 1970s Kamen Rider music to write the music for Tetsujin Tiger 7.

Music

Opening Theme

• "Iron Man Tiger Seven" (Tetsujin Tiger 7) music by Shunsuke Kikuchi
  Shunsuke Kikuchi
  is a prolific Japanese composer from Hirosaki. He specializes in incidental music for media such as television and film.Active since the early 60s, he has been one of Japan's most highly demanded film and TV composers, working principally on tokusatsu and anime productions for children, as well as...
  
  , lyrics by Tomio Shinoda, vocals by Yuuki Hide

Ending Theme

• "Run Tiger Seven" music by Shunsuke Kikuchi
  Shunsuke Kikuchi
  is a prolific Japanese composer from Hirosaki. He specializes in incidental music for media such as television and film.Active since the early 60s, he has been one of Japan's most highly demanded film and TV composers, working principally on tokusatsu and anime productions for children, as well as...
  
  , lyrics by Tomio Shinoda, vocals by Columbia Cradle Club & Blue Angels

Cast

• Takigawa Go: Tatsuya Nanjô
• Iron Man Tiger 7: Kazuo Kamoshida
• Professor Takigawa: Shizuo Chujô
• Kitagawa Shiro: Shunichi Tatsu
• Sanpei Hayashi: Hironori Sakuma
• June Aoki: Yuka Kumari
• Jiro Aoki: Tomonori Yoshida
• Crown Prince Gill: Ryotaro Maki
• Crown Prince Gill (voice): Kiyoshi Kobayashi
  Kiyoshi Kobayashi
  is a Japanese actor, seiyū and narrator from Tokyo. He is currently attached to the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society...
  
  
• Black Mask: Masayoshi Kimizuka:
• Black Mask (voice): Hiroshi Masuoka
  Hiroshi Masuoka
  Hiroshi Masuoka is a Japanese rally driver. His most notable achievement was his back-to-back successes in the Dakar Rally in 2002 and 2003, only the fourth driver in the event's history to win in consecutive years. He was also victorious in the 2003 Baja Italy and the 2004 UAE Desert Challenge...
  
  
• Narrator: Masâki Okabe