Episode 1
Destroy the Terror-Beast Missile!
22m
Crashing to Earth, several Garoga beings crawled from out of the wreckage and made their way towards the city.
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Directed by Jun FukudaWritten by Jun Fukuda
TV series
Zone Fighter
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Zone Fighter, known in Japan as Ryūsei Ningen Zone, is a tokusatsu science fiction superhero television series. Produced by Toho Company Ltd., the show aired on Nippon Television from April 2 to September 24, 1973, with a total of 26 episodes, it was cancelled due to the oil crisis of 1973. This was Toho's answer to not only the popular Ultra Series, but the Henshin Hero phenomenon started by shows like Kamen Rider and Android Kikaider. The previous year, Toho had just made their successful first superhero show, Rainbowman. The series was also notable for its guest appearance by Toho's own Godzilla, as well as two other Toho monsters, King Ghidorah and Gigan. Supplementary materials published by Toho have confirmed Zone Fighter to be part of the Showa-era Godzilla series, taking place in between Godzilla vs. Megalon and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
Zone Fighter premiered April 2, 1973. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Zone Fighter, known in Japan as Ryūsei Ningen Zone, is a tokusatsu science fiction superhero television series. Produced by Toho Company Ltd., the show aired on Nippon Television from April 2 to September 24, 1973, with a total of 26 episodes, it was cancelled due to the oil crisis of 1973. This was Toho's answer to not only the popular Ultra Series, but the Henshin Hero phenomenon started by shows like Kamen Rider and Android Kikaider. The previous year, Toho had just made their successful first superhero show, Rainbowman. The series was also notable for its guest appearance by Toho's own Godzilla, as well as two other Toho monsters, King Ghidorah and Gigan. Supplementary materials published by Toho have confirmed Zone Fighter to be part of the Showa-era Godzilla series, taking place in between Godzilla vs. Megalon and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.
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Episode 2
Attack! Destro-King
22m
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Directed by Jun FukudaWritten by Jun Fukuda
Episode 3
Strike! Garoga's Underground Base
22m
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Directed by Ishirō HondaWritten by Masaru Takesue
Episode 4
Invasion! Garoga's Grand Army: Godzilla Appears
22m
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Directed by Ishirō HondaWritten by Shozo Uehara
Episode 5
Attack King Ghidorah!
22m
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Directed by Jun FukudaWritten by Juro Shimamoto, Akira Ishikari
Episode 6
King Ghidorah's Counterattack!
22m
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Directed by Jun FukudaWritten by Juro Shimamoto, Akira Ishikari
Episode 7
Zone Family's Critical Moment!
22m
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Directed by Kengo FurusawaWritten by Satoshi Kurumi
Episode 8
Defeat the Invader of Fear!
22m
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Directed by Akiyasu KikuchiWritten by Satoshi Kurumi
Episode 9
Find the Secret of the Red Spider!
22m
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Directed by Kengo FurusawaWritten by Juro Shimamoto
Episode 10
Zone Fighter, Destroyed!
22m
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Directed by Akiyasu KikuchiWritten by Motoo Nagai
Episode 11
In a Hair's Breadth: The Roar of Godzilla!
22m
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Directed by Jun FukudaWritten by Kazuhisa Hattori
Episode 12
The Terror-Beast Base: Invade the Earth!
22m
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Directed by Ishirō HondaWritten by Norio Komata
Episode 13
Hair-Raising! The Birthday of Terror
22m
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Directed by Ishirō HondaWritten by Jun Fukuda
Episode 14
Rampage! The Garoga Boys Attack Force
22m
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Directed by Akiyasu KikuchiWritten by Masaru Takesue
Episode 15
It's Sinking! Godzilla, Save Tokyo
22m
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Directed by Kengo FurusawaWritten by Norio Komata, Kōhei Oguri
Episode 16
Terrifying Attack! The Garoga Robot
22m
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Directed by Akiyasu KikuchiWritten by Susumu Takeuchi
Episode 17
Go! Fighter, Scramble
22m
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Directed by Jun FukudaWritten by Satoshi Kurumi
Episode 18
Command: "Destroy the Japanese Islands"
22m
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Directed by Ishirō HondaWritten by Yûji Amamiya
Episode 19
Order: "Destroy the Earth with Comet K"
22m
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Directed by Ishirō HondaWritten by Yûji Amamiya
Episode 20
Fierce Fight! Can You Hear Fighter's Song?
22m
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Directed by Masao MinowaWritten by Shiro Ishimori
Episode 21
Invincible! Godzilla Rages
22m
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Directed by Kōhei OguriWritten by Shinichi Kamisawa
Episode 22
Counterattack! Defeat Super Jikiro
22m
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Directed by Masao MinowaWritten by Masaru Takesue
Episode 23
Secret of the Great Terror-Beast Bakugon
22m
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Directed by Ishirō HondaWritten by Masaru Takesue
Episode 24
Defeat the Needle Shooting Terror-Beast Needlar
22m
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Directed by Ishirō HondaWritten by Yûji Amamiya
Episode 25
Carnage! Zone & Godzilla vs. the Allied Terror-Beast Forces
22m
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Directed by Kengo FurusawaWritten by Yoshihisa Araki
Episode 26
Pulverize! The Garoga Gamma-X Strategy
22mfinale
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Directed by Kōhei OguriWritten by Satoshi Kurumi
Episode information updated Jul 26, 2026
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Cast
Kazuya Aoyama
Kazumi Kitahara
Kenji Sata
Sachiko Kouizuki
Shoji Nakayama
Shirō Amakusa
Hideaki Obara
Credits
- Created by
- Tomoyuki Tanaka, Ishirō Honda, Jun Fukuda