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    Phantom Agents

    Phantom Agents (忍者部隊月光 Ninja butai gekkō) is a Japanese action television series of 130 black and white episodes that
    aired from 1964 to 1966.

    The series was created by Tatsuo Yoshida. The Phantom Agents were modern day ninja working for the Japanese government,
    mostly against the dastardly "Black Flag" organization. They wore "pudding basin" motorcycle helmets, and in the earlier
    episodes they ran everywhere in single file, but later graduated to a Toyota Crown Saloon.

    The Phantom Agents were armed with ninja weapons such as shuriken and used guns "only as a last resort," as was patiently
    explained to the only female member in the title sequence of each episode. They had the ability to jump backwards up onto the
    limbs of trees and could hold a piece of cloth with a brick pattern on it in front of them and thus blend into the wall behind them,
    becoming invisible to their opponents.

    The series starred Joh Mizuki as Phantar, the leader of the Phantom Agents. Other agents included Tugor, Cordo, Zemo and a
    female agent, Margo (later replaced by Gina). There was also a small boy agent, Tomba. Other agents that joined later in the
    series were Andar (who seemed to replace Tugor) and Mundo, who could roll himself up into a bowling ball to knock over the
    villains. Tugor was killed by a bomb in one of the episodes, leaving behind only a boot that many fans remember as a sad
    moment in the series. Another agent, Gino, was killed in the first episode.

    The three main criminal organisations the Phantom Agents fought against each had a distinctive character:

    The Black Flags of Smigzee included black-clad ninja and also uniformed guards at their island base. (Smigzee
    means Secret Military Intelligence Group Zee according to an explanation given in the Phantom Agents episode
    Operation Red Ghost.)
    The Mocula looked much like Yakuza or Mafia hoods, but with added ninja abilities.
    The Ghost Group, who were the main adversary in later episodes, had a mysterious magical aspect and
    included magicians with highly specialised skills.

    Impact beyond Japan


    Phantom Agents first screened in Australia on 31 January 1966. The series, shown mainly in Sydney, enjoyed considerable
    popularity among Australian children following on from the huge success of The Samurai, the first Japanese TV series ever
    shown in Australia, which became a major ratings success there during 1965. A teen rock band in Melbourne has named
    themselves The Phantom Agents.

    The show was aired in the US, but not to any regular schedule, mostly being relegated to "filler" status between sporting events.
    A "Captain Jack McCarthy" character was used to provide some sort of continuity between the erratic showings of episodes,
    although fans of the show have commented that they suspect that he never actually watched an episode. It was not a ratings
    success there, at least partly due to the sporadic programming schedule, and the fact that it was often broadcast at times
    inconvenient for schoolchildren to watch. A Spanish-dubbed version was also shown in some South American countries and
    Agentes Fantasmas was shown in Portuguese-speaking Brazil.

    References
    Phantom Agents (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161176/) on IMDb
    http://home.alphalink.com.au/~roglen/phantom.htm
    http://www.home.netspeed.com.au/reguli/samphan.htm
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phantom_Agents&oldid=837697148"

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