Golden Bat (1967) — Where to Watch, Ratings & Cast | Movie Browser

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Latest Episode

The End Of Dr Zero

25 min

Season 1 • Episode 52

Latest

The End Of Dr Zero

Mar 23, 1968

Overview

Animation Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Professor Yamatone and his family visit present day Egypt, and discover an ancient tomb belonging to a god of justice and protector of the weak known as Ogon Bat. When the Professor is taken captive by Gorgo, agent of the evil Dr. Erich Nazō (ナゾー), his daughter Mari pleads for Ogon Bat to save her father. As she starts to cry, her tears fall in Ogon Bat's tomb and revive him. From then on, Mari calls on Ogon Bat to fight against evil.

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anime superhero

justice versus corruptioninnocence as powerancient wisdom in modern worldfound family

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Limited animation becomes accidental avant-garde art.

Production

Earliest superhero anime — history in janky motion.

Best for:Solo·Friends·Binge

Creator

Takeo Nagamatsu

First AiredApr 1, 1967

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensitymedium

Tonelight

Feellight

Seasons1·Episodes52

Top Cast

Minori Matsushima

Marie (voice)

Osamu Kobayashi

Ougon Bat (voice)

Kazuya Tatekabe

Dareo (voice)

Yuzuru Fujimoto

Narrator (voice)

Ichirô Murakoshi

Professor Yamatone (voice)

Kazue Takahashi

Takeru Yamatone (voice)

Kenji Utsumi

Mazo (voice)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Ogon Bat predates both Ultraman and Kamen Rider, making this ground zero for Japan's live-action and animated superhero explosion.

Trivia

The character originated in 1931 kamishibai (paper theater) street performances, meaning this 'ancient' hero was already nostalgia-bait when the anime dropped.

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