Ninja Sentai Kakuranger

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger

The title card for Ninja Sentai Kakuranger.
Genre Tokusatsu
Created by Toei
Starring Teruaki Ogawa
Satomi Hirose
Hiroshi Tsuchida
Shu Kawai
Kane Kosugi
Narrated by Sanyutei Enjo
Opening theme "Secret Kakuranger" by Tū Chī Chen
Ending theme "Ninja! Matenrou Kids" by Tū Chī Chen
Composer(s) Eiji Kawamura
Country of origin Japan
Original language(s) Japanese
No. of episodes 53
Production
Producer(s) Atsushi Kaji
Takeyuki Suzuki
Shigenori Takadera
Kōichi Yada
Susumu Yoshikawa
Running time approx. 25 minutes
Production company(s) Toei
Distributor Shout! Factory
Release
Original network TV Asahi
Original release February 18, 1994 – February 24, 1995
Chronology
Preceded by Gosei Sentai Dairanger
Followed by Chōriki Sentai Ohranger

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (忍者戦隊カクレンジャー Ninja Sentai Kakurenjā)[Note 1] is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It was Toei Company Limited's eighteenth production of the Super Sentai television series. The name given to this series by Toei for international distribution is Ninja Rangers.[1]

Action footage from the series was used in the third season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers.

In January 2016, Shout! Factory announced that they will release "Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Complete Series" on DVD in North America. Set for release on May 17, this is the third Super Sentai set to be released in North America.[2][3]

Plot

Four hundred years ago, the ninja and the Youkai had a great war. The legendary Sarutobi Sasuke and four other ninjas sealed the Youkai Commander Nurarihyon and all his Youkai's energies away in a cave protected by the "Seal Door". In the present, one of the few remaining Youkai, Kappa, tricks Sarutobi Sasuke and Kirigakure Saizo's descendants, Saizou and Sasuke, into releasing the Youkai by opening the "Seal Door". Now these two, joined by three other descendants of great ninjas, become the Kakuranger to fight the reinvigorated Youkai with the aid of the Sanshinshou. However, the Kakurangers have their work cut out for them as the Youkai are slowly being united under one banner.

Characters

Kakurangers

Main article: Kakurangers

Each member is named after a legendary ninja and master of the Hidden Style Ninjutsu (Kakureryū Ninjutsu).

Sasuke/Ninja Red (サスケ/ニンジャレッド Sasuke/Ninja Reddo)
26 years old, descendant of Sarutobi Sasuke.
Tsuruhime/Ninja White (鶴姫/ニンジャホワイト Tsuruhime/Ninja Howaito)
15 years old, the twenty fourth protector of the Seal Door and the first female leader of a Sentai.
Saizou/Ninja Blue (サイゾウ/ニンジャブルー Saizō/Ninja Burū)
22 years old, descendant of Kirigakure Saizo.
Seikai/Ninja Yellow (セイカイ/ニンジャイエロー Seikai/Ninja Ierō)
24 years old, descendant of Miyoshi Seikai.
Jiraiya/Ninja Black (ジライヤ/ニンジャブラック Jiraiya/Ninja Burakku)
20 years old, descendant of Jiraiya.
Ninjaman (ニンジャマン Ninjaman, 36-50, 52 & 53)
The pupil of the Sanshinshou, who was trapped within a blue pot as punishment a millennium ago for allowing himself to be fooled by Daimaou to attack the humans.

Youkai Army Corps

Main article: Youkai Army Corps

The Youkai Army Corps (妖怪軍団 Yōkai Gundan, Apparition Army Corps) were sealed away 400 years ago by the Kakurangers' ancestors and have now changed their forms in order to keep up with the times. Most Youkai have a human form and use the Ninja Arts themselves. When defeated, they summon lightning made of human despair and misery to strike them, causing them to grow into giants.

Episodes

No. Title Original air date
1 "It's Ninja"
"Ninja de Gozaru" (忍者でござる) 		February 18, 1994
2 "A Dangerous Lady"
"Abunai Obasan" (危ないオバサン) 		February 25, 1994
3 "American Ninja"
"Amerikan Ninja" (アメリカン忍者) 		March 4, 1994
4 "The Apparition Policeman"
"Yōkai Porisuman" (妖怪ポリスマン) 		March 11, 1994
5 "The Uneven Strange Gamers"
"Dekoboko Chin Gēmā" (凸凹珍ゲーマー) 		March 18, 1994
6 "The Eyeball Prince!"
"Medama no Ōjisama!" (目玉の王子様!) 		March 25, 1994
7 "This Guy is Huge"
"Koitsa Dekai" (こいつぁデカい) 		April 1, 1994
8 "The Disguised Cat Shop!!"
"Bake Neko Shoppu!!" (化猫ショップ!!) 		April 8, 1994
9 "The Shocking Live Broadcast"
"Dokkiri Namachūkei" (ドッキリ生中継) 		April 15, 1994
10 "The Old Man's Baby-Cry"
"Ko Naki Jijii ja" (子泣き爺いぢゃ) 		April 22, 1994
11 "Rags are the Best!"
"Boro Koso Saikō!" (ボロこそ最高!!) 		April 29, 1994
12 "They Came Forth!! New Beast Generals"
"Detaa!! Shin Jūshō" (出たァ!! 新獣将) 		May 6, 1994
13 "Drive Away the Sadness"
"Buttobase Fukō" (ブッとばせ不幸) 		May 13, 1994
14 "I'm the Young Noble!!"
"Ore wa Kikōshi da!!" (俺は貴公子だ!!) 		May 20, 1994
15 "Argh! Awesome Guys"
"Gē!! Sugoi Yatsu" (げえッ!! 凄い奴) 		May 27, 1994
16 "The Red Monkey's Oni Extermination"
"Aka-zaru no Oni Taiji" (赤猿の鬼退治) 		June 3, 1994
17 "The Demon Sword and Underwear!!"
"Maken to Pantsu!!" (魔剣とパンツ!!) 		June 10, 1994
18 "Hello, Mushroom-kun"
"Harō Kinoko-kun" (ハローきのこ君) 		June 17, 1994
19 "The Hellish Trap in Darkness!!"
"Kurayami no Jigoku Wana!!" (暗闇の地獄罠!!) 		June 24, 1994
20 "The Flowery Kunoichi Team"
"Hana no Kunoichi Gumi" (花のくノ一組!!) 		July 1, 1994
21 "The Imitated Finishing Move"
"Saru Mane Hissatsu-waza" (サルマネ必殺技) 		July 8, 1994
22 "I'll Make You Laugh"
"Waratte Itadakimasu" (笑って頂きます) 		July 15, 1994
23 "Blitzkrieg!! The Strange White Bird"
"Dengeki!! Shiroi Kaichō" (電撃!! 白い怪鳥) 		July 22, 1994
24 "Ah, It's all over"
"Aa Ikkan no Owari" (あァ一巻の終り) 		July 29, 1994
25 "A New Departure!"
"Aratanaru Tabidachi!!" (新たなる出発(たびだち)!!) 		August 5, 1994
26 "The Tsuruhime Family's Super Secret"
"Tsuruhime-ke no Chō Himitsu" (鶴姫家の超秘密) 		August 12, 1994
27 "The End of the Invincible Shogun"
"Muteki Shōgun no Saigo" (無敵将軍の最期) 		August 19, 1994
28 "A Super Big Figure Coming to Japan!!"
"Chō Ōmono - Rainichi!!" (超大物・来日!!) 		August 26, 1994
29 "The First-ever Super Battle"
"Shijō Hatsu no Sūpā Batoru" (史上初の超対決(スーパーバトル)) 		September 2, 1994
30 "Reunion With a Traitorous Father"
"Saikai Uragiri no Chichi" (再会 裏切りの父) 		September 9, 1994
31 "Behold!! A New Shogun"
"Mita ka!! Shin Shōgun" (見たか!! 新将軍) 		September 16, 1994
32 "Don't Lick Me, Face Thief"
"Namen na Kao Dorobō" (ナメんな顔泥棒) 		September 23, 1994
33 "The Amanojaku Village"
"Amanojaku Mura" (あまのじゃく村) 		September 30, 1994
34 "The Bride's Sandy Hell!!"
"Hanayome Suna Jigoku!!" (花嫁砂地獄!!) 		October 7, 1994
35 "The Punishment Three Sisters"
"Oshioki San Shisutāzu" (おしおき三姉妹(シスターズ)) 		October 14, 1994
36 "Rambunctious Ninja!!"
"Abarenbō Ninja!!" (暴れん坊忍者!!) 		October 21, 1994
37 "The Karakasa Dance Queen"
"Karakasa Dansu Kuīn" (唐傘ダンス女王(クイーン)) 		October 28, 1994
38 "Mooo~! A Repulsive Cow"
"Moo~- Iya na Ushi" (モオ～ッ嫌な牛) 		November 4, 1994
39 "It's a Special Compilation!!"
"Tokubetsu Hen Dayo!!" (特別編だよっ!!) 		November 11, 1994
40 "The Heisei Fox Battle"
"Heisei Kitsune-gassen" (平成キツネ合戦) 		November 18, 1994
41 "The Stray Ghost"
"Hagure Gōsuto" (はぐれゴースト) 		November 25, 1994
42 "The Plundered Ninja Power"
"Gōdatsu Ninja Pawā" (強奪忍者パワー) 		December 2, 1994
43 "The Last Day of the Sanshinshou"
"Sanshinshō Saigo no Hi" (三神将最期の日) 		December 9, 1994
44 "The Wound-Filled Great Reversal"
"Kizu Darake Dai Gyakuten" (傷だらけ大逆転) 		December 16, 1994
45 "The Confused Santa"
"Awatenbō Santa" (慌てん坊サンタ) 		December 23, 1994
46 "The New Year's Manga Hell"
"Shinshun Manga Jigoku" (新春まんが地獄) 		January 6, 1995
47 "The 100-Burst Human Fireworks"
"Ningen Hanabi Hyaku Renpatsu" (人間花火百連発) 		January 13, 1995
48 "The Great Yukionna's Snowball Fight"
"Ō Yukionna no Yukigassen" (大雪女の雪合戦) 		January 20, 1995
49 "Suddenly!! Poor"
"Totsuzen!! Binbō" (突然!! ビンボー) 		January 27, 1995
50 "Special Selection!! The Youkai Inn"
"Tokusen!! Yōkai no Yado" (特選!! 妖怪の宿) 		February 3, 1995
51 "Hero Elimination"
"Hīrō Shikkaku" (英・雄(ヒーロー)・失・格) 		February 10, 1995
52 "Finale!! Father and Daughter"
"Daidan'en!! Chichi to Ko" (大団円!! 父と娘(こ)) 		February 17, 1995
53 "Sealing!!"
"Fūin!!" (封印!!) 		February 24, 1995

Movie

The movie version of Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, directed Shōhei Tōjō and written by Noboru Sugimura, premiered in Japan on April 16, 1994, at the Toei Super Hero Fair. It was originally shown as a triple feature alongside the feature film versions of Blue SWAT and Kamen Rider J. The villains in the movie consisted of the One-Eyed Brothers and Ōnyūdō. The movie was filmed between Episodes 7 and 8, but is actually set between episodes 8 and 9.

Crossovers

The Kakuranger team was the main focus in the 1994 3D featurette Super Sentai World, which features them teaming up with the four previous Super Sentai teams (Fiveman, Jetman, Zyuranger, and Dairanger).

A second crossover film was released in the form of Chōriki Sentai Ohranger: Olé vs. Kakuranger (超力戦隊オーレンジャー オーレVSカクレンジャー), a 1996 direct-to-video movie which features the Kakurangers working together with the Ohrangers to defeat a common adversary.

Cast

Guest Star

Songs

Opening theme
Ending theme

Notes

  1. ↑ Kakurenjā translates as "Hidden Rangers".

References

  1. ↑ "Library -- English Titles -- TOEI TV Website". Retrieved 2007-12-28.
  2. ↑ Kelley, Shamus (January 23, 2016). "Super Sentai Kakuranger Coming to DVD". denofgeek.us. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ https://www.shoutfactory.com/tv/tv-action-adventure/ninja-sentai-kakuranger-the-complete-series

External links

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