Spider-Man (Takuya Yamashiro)

Supaidaman
Toei's Spider-Man character
Kōsuke Kayama (Shinji Tōdō) as Spider-Man in Spider-Man (1978)
First appearance
  • "The Time of Revenge Has Come! Beat Down Iron Cross Group!!"
  • Spider-Man
  • May 17, 1978
Based on
Adapted byShozo Uehara
Susumu Takaku
Portrayed byKōsuke Kayama (Shinji Tōdō)
In-universe information
AliasTakuya Yamashiro
Nicknames
  • Supaidāman
  • Japanese Spider-Man
  • Toei Spider-Man
  • Iron Cross Killer
  • Emissary of Hell
  • Man with Burning Passion
  • Destroyer of The Mushroom
SpeciesHuman mutate
Occupation
  • Motocross competitor
  • Photographer
  • Vigilante
AffiliationInternational Criminal Police Organization
Spider-Army/Web-Warriors
NationalityJapanese

Takuya Yamashiro (山城 拓也, Yamashiro Takuya), also known as Spider-Man (Japanese: スパイダーマン, Hepburn: Supaidāman) and colloquially as the "Japanese Spider-Man", is a superhero portrayed by Kōsuke Kayama (Shinji Tōdō) based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. He is the protagonist of Toei's 1978 Spider-Man television series, subsequently reappearing as a supporting character in the 2014–2015 Spider-Verse and 2018 Spider-Geddon comic storylines. The success of Yamashiro and his giant mecha robot Leopardon made Toei adapt the concept to their Super Sentai franchise in Battle Fever J, ultimately making the character the narrative forefather of the Power Rangers.