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Meteor Man Zone (流星人間ゾーン - Ryûsei Ningen Zôn), officially known outside Japan as Zone Fighter, is a tokusatsu SF/superhero TV 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. 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, Warrior of Love, Rainbowman
.

At the time this series was made, Toho's own famous movie monster Godzilla was becoming really popular with children, so it made sense for Godzilla to guest-star in five episodes of this series! Godzilla was the very same savior as seen in then-recent films like Godzilla Vs. Megalon (which premiered in Japanese theaters a month earlier), and fought side by side with the show's hero (Zone Fighter) against the Garoga Army's various giant FearBeasts.

Characters

The Sakimori Family/Zone Family

The Sakimori/Zone Family resembles a normal Japanese family, but they are an alien family that came to Earth after their home planet Peaceland was destroyed by the evil buglike Garoga aliens. To stop the Garoga Army's invasion on Earth, the Sakimori Family's three children, Hikaru (the oldest son), Hotaru (the teenage sister) and Akira (the young boy) respectively transform into the superheroes Zone Fighter, Zone Angel and Zone Junior. Their transformation code (associated with a "henshin" pose) is "Zone Fight Power".

Hikaru Sakimori/Zone Fighter (防人光／ゾーンファイター) The oldest of the siblings. Enjoys racing cars. As Zone Fighter, upon uttering the command "Zone Double Fight", he can also grow to giant size (with a streamlined metallic head) to fight Garoga's FearBeasts. His killing attack is the Meteor MissileMite (流星ミサイルマイト - Ryûsei Misairumaito). Just like Ultraman
, he can only become giant sized for a limited time, and the meter light on his belt buckle changes from green (normal) to yellow (caution) to red (danger). Zone Angel and Junior can recharge Fighter's energy with the emergency battery from Smokey.
*Played by Kazuya Aoyama

Hotaru Sakimori/Zone Angel (防人螢／ゾーンエンジェル) The second oldest of the siblings. Also attends high school.
*Played by Kazumi Kitahara

Akira Sakimori/Zone Junior (防人明／ゾーンジュニア) The youngest of the siblings. Also attends grade school.
*Played by Kenji Sato

Yôichirô Sakimori (防人陽一郎) The father of the three children. He is the proprietor of the Toy Research Institute, which explains the family's penchant for toys. Also invents the gadgets and vehicles used by the Zone Siblings to fight the Garoga Army.
*Played by Shoji Nakayama

Tsukiko Sakimori (防人月子) Yôichirô's wife and the mother of the three children.
*Played by Sachiko Kozuki

Raita Sakimori (防人雷太) Yôichirô's father and the grandfather of the three children. When his grandchildren are in a terrible predicament, he uses the Zone Great satellite to get them out of a jam.
*Played by Shiro Amakusa.

Godzilla
(ゴジラ - Gojira) The righteous King of the Monsters himself! Although he is not a member of the Zone Family, he is Zone Fighter's occasional ally in fighting the Garoga FearBeasts. Zone Fighter even built a "Godzilla Cave" for him to live in and come out of when needed for an emergency. Godzilla has appeared in Episodes 4, 11, 15, 21 and 25.
*Played in costume by Toru Kawai and Isao Zushi.

Zone Arsenal

Mighty Liner (マイティライナー - Maiti Rainâ) - Zone Fighter's car. Transforms from his racecar Skyline GT. It can also fly.
Smokey (スモーキー - Sumòkì) - The mini-aircraft Zone Angel and Junior ride. So named because it resides in a cloud until called upon. Contains an emergency battery for giant-sized Zone Fighter when he runs out of energy.
Zone Great (ゾーングレイト - Zôn Gureito) - The satellite controlled by Raita Sakamori from the control panel in the family's house. Shoots destructive lightning bolts that can damage a Garoga FearBeast.

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