Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
| Ninja Sentai Kakuranger | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Tokusatsu Superhero fiction Comedy |
| Created by | Toei |
| Developed by | Noboru Sugimura |
| Directed by | Yoshiaki Kobayashi |
| Starring | Teruaki Ogawa Satomi Hirose Hiroshi Tsuchida Shu Kawai Kane Kosugi |
| Narrated by | Sanyutei Enjo |
| Opening theme | "Secret Kakuranger" by Tu Chee Chen |
| Ending theme | "Ninja! Matenrou Kids" by Tu Chee Chen |
| Composer | Eiji Kawamura |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 53 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Atsushi Kaji Takeyuki Suzuki Shigenori Takadera Kōichi Yada Susumu Yoshikawa |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV Asahi |
| Release | February 18, 1994 – February 24, 1995 |
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger is a Japanese television series. It is the 18th series in Toei's Super Sentai series. Its footage was used in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and in Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers.
Plot[change | change source]
Five descendants of great ninjas become the Kakuranger to fight the reinvigorated Youkai with the aid of the Sanshinshou.
Characters[change | change source]
Kakuranger / Ninja Ranger[change | change source]
| Actor | Name | Rangers | Mecha |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teruaki Ogawa | Sasuke | Ninja Red | God Saruder |
| Satomi Hirose | Tsuruhime | Ninja White | God Kark |
| Hiroshi Tsuchida | Saizou | Ninja Blue | God Logan |
| Shu Kawai | Seikai | Ninja Yellow | God Kumard |
| Kane Kosugi | Jiraiya | Ninja Black | God Gammer |
Cast[change | change source]
- Sasuke (サスケ, Sasuke)/Red Saruder (voice)/Battle Saruder (voice): Teruaki Ogawa (小川 輝晃, Ogawa Teruaki)
- Tsuruhime (鶴姫, Tsuruhime)/White Kark (voice)/Battle Kark (voice): Satomi Hirose (広瀬 仁美, Hirose Satomi)
- Saizou (サイゾウ, Saizō)/Blue Logan (voice)/Battle Logan (voice): Hiroshi Tsuchida (土田 大, Tsuchida Hiroshi)
- Seikai (セイカイ, Seikai)/Yellow Kumard (voice)/Battle Kumard (voice): Shu Kawai (河合 秀, Kawai Shū)
- Jiraiya (ジライヤ, Jiraiya)/Black Gammer (voice)/Battle Gammer (voice): Kane Kosugi (ケイン・コスギ, Kein Kosugi)
- Ninjaman (ニンジャマン, Ninjaman, voice): Kazuki Yao (矢尾 一樹, Yao Kazuki)
- Sandayu Momochi (百地三太夫, Momochi Sandayū): Akira Sakamoto
- Taro (太郎, Tarō): Daisuke Tsuchiya (土屋 大輔, Tsuchiya Daisuke)
- Jiro (次郎, Jirō): Keisuke Tsuchiya (土屋 圭輔, Tsuchiya Keisuke)
- Junior: Kenichi Endō (遠藤 憲一, Endō Ken'ichi)
- Daimaou (大魔王, Daimaō, voice): Hidekatsu Shibata (柴田 秀勝, Shibata Hidekatsu)
- Ninja Gattai Muteki Shogun (忍者合体無敵将軍, Ninja Gattai Muteki Shōgun, voice): Tomoyuki Horita (堀田 智之, Horita Tomoyuki)
- Goshin Gattai Kakure Daishogun (五神合体隠大将軍, Goshin Gattai Kakure Daishōgun, voice), Seinin Beast Tsubasamaru (聖忍獣ツバサマル, Seininjū Tsubasamaru, voice): Dai Matsumoto (松本 大, Matsumoto Dai)
- Kōshakushi (講釈師): Sanyūtei Enjō (三遊亭 圓丈)
Songs[change | change source]
- Opening theme
- "Secret Kakuranger"
- Lyrics: Hanadaiko Fuyumori
- Composition: Takashi Tsushimi
- Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
- Artist: Tu Chee Chen
- Ending theme
- "Ninja Skyscraper Kids"
- Lyrics: Hanadaiko Fuyumori
- Composition: Takashi Tsushimi
- Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
- Artist: Tu Chee Chen