I think this might have been some sort of promo for the company "Sammy," that put out the Gatchaman pachislot and pachinko games, but very cool costumes! (Cheating a bit though, with the positioning of Katse's eyes.) From site here: http://www.geocities.jp/kenro_1965/gallery/ga_that1.html

Looks pretty good! Is that a woman playing Katse. or a guy with WAY too much lipstick? Notice how Ken has a fist and Katse has a thumbs up?

Judging by some of the "preparation" pics in the thread, Katse's a guy wearing a lot of lipstick. Kind of reminds me of the Joker in Batman.

I agree, those are great costumes!!! Gatchaman doesn't look too happy in that last pic! LOL

I agree, Katse's lipstick is definitely Joker-style! The purple outfit doesn't hurt in that comparison either.

No, Katse has had a bad lipstick day

Thanks for sharing, LB! Those are really great costumes!

Not many men have the lips for Katse. So it's either overdo the lipstick, or fake it some other way. With that lipstick job, that particular cosplayer looks like a Japanese relative of Jack Nicholson.

The costumes are pretty good, though. Maybe they shouldn't have taken the pictures without the headgear. Kind of ruins it.

Yes, especially as "Katse" with his mask off is supposed to have long, blond hair!

Very nice find LB. It is interesting to see the "preparation" shots. I would love to get a uniform that was a professionally done as those were.