The Kagestar (ザ・カゲスター, Za Kagesutā) is a 1976–77 Toei live action tokusatsu television series[1][2] in which shadow puppeteer turned salaryman Kageo Sugata (Naoki Tachibana) gains the ability to merge with his shadow and transform into a hero known as Kagestar, thanks to an electric shock received while rescuing his wealthy boss's daughter Suzuko (Emi Hayakawa) from kidnappers.
An Evel Knievel-inspired superhero with a manga-eyed helmet and a swirling star-spangled striped cape he can use like a weapon, Kagestar rides a winged white motorcycle called the KageroCar that he keeps housed in a big and quite bizarre-looking aircraft called the Kagebuse, which he summons with his flashlight gun.
While Kagestar initially fought animal-themed costumed crooks patterned after American superhero comics early in the show’s run, in later episodes his foes became Kamen Rider-style mutated monsters created by his archenemy Dr. Satan (Goro Naya), a former Nazi scientist turned megalomaniacal mastermind also identified in some English language sources as Dr. Saturn.
Kagestar is assisted by the similarly empowered Suzuko who transforms into his white-skirted partner Bellestar.
She rides a motorcycle of her own called the BelleCar and has a small bell on her bracelet that rings to warn her of danger.