Akuma-kun (1966)

A live-action version of Akuma-kun was broadcast from October 6, 1966 to March 30, 1967, on NET (now TV Asahi). The series was shot in black and white.
==About==
==Cast==
*Shingo Yamada (Mitsunobu Kaneko)
*Mercedes Nichi Mephisto (Yoshio Yoshida)
*Sirrah Sultan Momet Mephisto (Kenji Ushio)
*Hinta (Yoshifumi Watanabe)
*Johoya (Yoshio Suzuki, Kōzō Shioya)
*Harukichi Yamada (Enka Sanyutei III)
*Matsue Yamada (Toshie Kusunoki)
*Michiko Yamada (Azusa Ogasawara)
==Theme Songs==
*Akuma-kun by Sanae Mizushima and vocal choir
==Episodes==
# 	Title 	Original airdate	Written by 	Directed by 	Yōkai
01	Yōkai Ganmā 	1996-10-06 	Susumu Takaku 	Tsuneo Kobayashi 	Ganmā
02	Bake-Garasu 	1966-10-13 	Susumu Takaku 	Tsuneo Kobayashi 	Bake-Garasu
03	The Curse of Mummy 	1966-10-20 	Masaru Inoue 	Minoru Yamada 	Mummy
04	Dai-Kaima 	1966-10-27 	Ichiro Wakabayashi 	Tsuneo Kobayashi 	Plato
05	Perorigon 	1966-11-03 	Makoto Tsuji 	Akira Kashima 	Perorigon
06	Kubi-Ningyō 	1966-11-10 	Shichijo GateSouji Toyota	Tsuneo Kobayashi 	Kubi-Ningyō
07	Death Valley 	1966-11-17 	Masaaki Katsura 	Akira Kashima 	Yamabiko
08	Water Yōkai 	1966-11-24 	Shichijo GateSouji Toyota	Koichi Takemoto 	Water Yōkai
09	Vampire 	1966-12-01 	Ichiro Wakabayashi 	Minoru Yamada 	Dr. Cula
10	The Shiva's Great Demon 	1966-12-08 	Masaru Inoue 	Akira Kashima 	Shiva's Great DemonZamba
11	Ghost House 	1966-12-15 	Susumu Takaku 	Hajime Sato 	Yōkai painting
12	Wolfman 	1966-12-22 	Masaru Inoue 	Akira Kashima 	Wolfman
13	Dokuron's Dance 	1966-12-29 	Susumu Takaku 	Hajime Sato 	Dokuron
14	Brahman the Sorcerer 	1967-01-05 	Susumu Takaku 	Katsuhiko Taguchi	Brahman
15	Yōkai Toshinusumi 	1967-01-12 	Masaaki Katsura 	Katsuhiko Taguchi	ToshinusumiPinwane
16	Morgon 	1967-01-19 	Toshiro Fujinami 	Koichi Takemoto 	Morgon
17	Kuro-Neko's House 	1967-01-26 	Okio AtsioTakemoto Koichi	Koichi Takemoto 	Kuro-Neko
18	The Strange Yuki-Onna 	1967-02-02 	Masaru Inoue 	Akira Kashima 	
19	Hell's Escape Tactic 	1967-02-09 	Kuniaki Oshikawa 	Koichi Takemoto 	Enma-Daiō
20	Future Zone 	1967-02-16 	Masaru Inoue 	Akira Kashima 	RoroPicchi
21	Kasekinin 	1967-02-23 	Susumu Takaku 	Katsuhiko Taguchi	Juratan
22	The Curse of the Forest Witch	1967-03-02 	Susumu Takaku 	Katsuhiko Taguchi	Onibaba
23	Bake-Gumo 	1967-03-09 	Okio AtsioTakemoto Koichi	Koichi Takemoto 	Bake-Gumo
24	Kamakiri-sennin 	1967-03-16 	Okio AtsioTakemoto Koichi	Koichi Takemoto 	Kamakiri-sennin
25	Man-Eating Diamond 	1967-03-23 	Masaru Inoue 	Itaru Orita 	Yōkai Diamond
26	The Invisible Anonymous 	1967-03-30 	Masaru Inoue 	Itaru Orita 	Shinigami No. 4
==Trivia==
*This version of Akuma-kun had great impact on the history of Japanese TV shows. The success of this program might have resulted in the creation of the anime series of GeGeGe no Kitarō.『悪魔くん』は日本のテレビ史を変えていた？ 多彩なバージョンが生んだ、意外な影響
*Juratan's suit shares the root with that of Jaian from the Captain Ultra; both were redeveloped from suit of "Cyborg Merman" in the 1966 film Terror Beneath the Sea where the suit of "Cyborg Merman" was also redeveloped from the suit of "Creature" in the 1954 film Creature from the Black Lagoon.Ishii et al., May 1, 1997, 日本特撮・幻想映画全集, p.172, Keibuncha, ISBN: 4766927060Kodansha X-Bunko, February 2, 1987, Making of Toei Heroes, "Chapter 2: The World of radical heroes - Development of Akuma-kun", pp. 191–193, ISBN: 4-06-190083-8, Kodansha
==References==
pt-br:Akuma-kun de 1966
Category:Live-action
Category:Akuma-kun