Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger title card
GenreTokusatsu
Superhero fiction
Action
Historical drama
Created byToei
Developed byYasuko Kobayashi
Directed byShōjirō Nakazawa
Starring
Voices of
Narrated byHironori Miyata
Opening theme"Samurai Sentai Shinkenger" by Psychic Lover (Project.R)
Ending theme"Shirokujimuchū Shinkenger" by Hideaki Takatori (Project.R)
ComposerHiroshi Takaki
Country of originJapan
No. of episodes49 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
Running time24–25 minutes
Original release
NetworkTV Asahi
ReleaseFebruary 15, 2009 (2009-02-15) –
February 7, 2010 (2010-02-07)
Related

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (侍戦隊シンケンジャー, Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā, Samurai Squadron Shinkenger) is the title of Toei Company's thirty-third entry in its long-running Super Sentai metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It aired from February 15, 2009 to February 7, 2010, replacing Engine Sentai Go-onger and was replaced by Tensou Sentai Goseiger. It joined Kamen Rider Decade as a program featured in TV Asahi's Super Hero Time programming block, and following Decade's finale, it aired alongside Kamen Rider W. It incorporates elements from the Jidaigeki drama genre and Japanese themes and aesthetics. The catchphrase for the series is "Authorized by divine providence!!" (天下御免!!, Tenkagomen!!).[1]

Its footage and storyline was used for the American series Power Rangers Samurai and its follow up season, Super Samurai.

Story

Main article: List of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger characters
The historic household of the Hotta clan is the setting of the Shiba House in Shinkenger.

For eighteen generations, samurai of the Shiba House (志葉家, Shiba Ke) have suppressed the evil intentions of the Gedoushu, malevolent spirits that enter the world of the living from gaps between buildings and other structures. Now, Takeru Shiba, the youngest head of the Shiba Clan must gather his four vassals (家臣, kashin) in order to battle the Gedoushu under the revived Doukoku Chimatsuri as the Shinkengers. However, as they are joined by his childhood friend Genta Umemori, the vassals slowly learn that there's a reason for Takeru's behavior that sets him apart from his predecessors.

Episodes

Main article: List of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger episodes

The episodes are numbered as Acts (第～幕, Dai (Number) Maku) and completely written in kanji. Episodes of Kamen Rider Decade on July 12 and July 19, 2009, as well as Shinkenger Act 21, featured a crossover between the two series.[2][3]

Act# Title Writer Original airdate
1"The Gallant Appearance of the Five Samurai"
Transliteration: "Date Sugata Go Samurai" (Japanese: 伊達姿五侍)		Yasuko KobayashiFebruary 15, 2009 (2009-02-15)
2"The Stylish Combination"
Transliteration: "Kiwametsuki Ikina Gattai" (Japanese: 極付粋合体)		Yasuko KobayashiFebruary 22, 2009 (2009-02-22)
3"An Extermination Skill Contest"
Transliteration: "Udetaiji Udekurabe" (Japanese: 腕退治腕比)		Yasuko KobayashiMarch 1, 2009 (2009-03-01)
4"Nightly Tears of Sympathy"
Transliteration: "Yowanasake Namidagawa" (Japanese: 夜話情涙川)		Yasuko KobayashiMarch 8, 2009 (2009-03-08)
5"The Kabuto Origami"
Transliteration: "Kabuto Origami" (Japanese: 兜折神)		Yasuko KobayashiMarch 15, 2009 (2009-03-15)
6"The Abusive King"
Transliteration: "Waruguchiō" (Japanese: 悪口王)		Yasuko KobayashiMarch 22, 2009 (2009-03-22)
7"Marlin Fishing"
Transliteration: "Kajiki Ippontsuri" (Japanese: 舵木一本釣)		Yasuko KobayashiMarch 29, 2009 (2009-03-29)
8"The Brides are Spirited Away"
Transliteration: "Hanayome Kamikakushi" (Japanese: 花嫁神隠)		Yasuko KobayashiApril 5, 2009 (2009-04-05)
9"The Tiger's Rebellion"
Transliteration: "Tora no Hankōki" (Japanese: 虎反抗期)		Yasuko KobayashiApril 12, 2009 (2009-04-12)
10"The Great Sky Combination"
Transliteration: "Daitenkū Gattai" (Japanese: 大天空合体)		Yasuko KobayashiApril 19, 2009 (2009-04-19)
11"A Threefold Strife"
Transliteration: "Mitsudomoe Ōsōdō" (Japanese: 三巴大騒動)		Yasuko KobayashiApril 26, 2009 (2009-04-26)
12"The Very First Super Samurai Combination"
Transliteration: "Shijō Hatsu Chō Samurai Gattai" (Japanese: 史上初超侍合体)		Yasuko KobayashiMay 3, 2009 (2009-05-03)
13"Heavy Cries"
Transliteration: "Omoi Nakigoe" (Japanese: 重泣声)		Yasuko KobayashiMay 10, 2009 (2009-05-10)
14"The Foreign Samurai"
Transliteration: "Ikoku no Samurai" (Japanese: 異国侍)		Akatsuki YamatoyaMay 17, 2009 (2009-05-17)
15"The Imposter and the Real Deal's Arrest"
Transliteration: "Nisemono Honmono Ōtorimono" (Japanese: 偽物本物大捕物)		Daisuke IshibashiMay 24, 2009 (2009-05-24)
16"The Power of the Kuroko"
Transliteration: "Kuroko no Chikara" (Japanese: 黒子力)		Akatsuki YamatoyaMay 31, 2009 (2009-05-31)
17"The Sushi Samurai"
Transliteration: "Sushi Samurai" (Japanese: 寿司侍)		Yasuko KobayashiJune 7, 2009 (2009-06-07)
18"Samurai Promotion"
Transliteration: "Samurai Shūmei" (Japanese: 侍襲名)		Yasuko KobayashiJune 14, 2009 (2009-06-14)
19"Learning the Samurai Disposition"
Transliteration: "Samuraigokoro Tenaraichū" (Japanese: 侍心手習中)		Yasuko KobayashiJune 28, 2009 (2009-06-28)
20"The Ebi Origami's Transformation"
Transliteration: "Ebi Origami Henge" (Japanese: 海老折神変化)		Yasuko KobayashiJuly 5, 2009 (2009-07-05)
21"The Father and Son Bears"
Transliteration: "Oyakoguma" (Japanese: 親子熊)		Yasuko KobayashiJuly 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)
22"Lord Butler"
Transliteration: "Tono Shitsuji" (Japanese: 殿執事)		Yasuko KobayashiJuly 26, 2009 (2009-07-26)
23"The Rampaging Gedoushu"
Transliteration: "Bōsō Gedōshū" (Japanese: 暴走外道衆)		Yasuko KobayashiAugust 2, 2009 (2009-08-02)
24"The True Samurai Combination"
Transliteration: "Shin Samurai Gattai" (Japanese: 真侍合体)		Yasuko KobayashiAugust 9, 2009 (2009-08-09)
25"The Dream World"
Transliteration: "Yume Sekai" (Japanese: 夢世界)		Yasuko KobayashiAugust 16, 2009 (2009-08-16)
26"Decisive Match Number One"
Transliteration: "Kessen Ōichiban" (Japanese: 決戦大一番)		Yasuko KobayashiAugust 23, 2009 (2009-08-23)
27"The Switched Lives"
Transliteration: "Irekae Jinsei" (Japanese: 入替人生)		Yasuko KobayashiAugust 30, 2009 (2009-08-30)
28"The Lantern Samurai"
Transliteration: "Chōchin Samurai" (Japanese: 提灯侍)		Yasuko KobayashiSeptember 6, 2009 (2009-09-06)
29"The Runaway Lantern"
Transliteration: "Iede Chōchin" (Japanese: 家出提灯)		Akatsuki YamatoyaSeptember 13, 2009 (2009-09-13)
30"The Manipulated Academy"
Transliteration: "Ayatsuri Gakuen" (Japanese: 操学園)		Daisuke IshibashiSeptember 20, 2009 (2009-09-20)
31"The Kyoryu Origami"
Transliteration: "Kyōryū Origami" (Japanese: 恐竜折神)		Yasuko KobayashiSeptember 27, 2009 (2009-09-27)
32"The Ushi Origami"
Transliteration: "Ushi Origami" (Japanese: 牛折神)		Yasuko KobayashiOctober 4, 2009 (2009-10-04)
33"The Great Bull King"
Transliteration: "Mōgyūdaiō" (Japanese: 猛牛大王)		Yasuko KobayashiOctober 11, 2009 (2009-10-11)
34"Fatherly Love, Girlish Innocence"
Transliteration: "Oyagokoro Musumegokoro" (Japanese: 親心娘心)		Yasuko KobayashiOctober 18, 2009 (2009-10-18)
35"The Eleven Origami, The Complete Combination"
Transliteration: "Jūichi Origami Zen Gattai" (Japanese: 十一折神全合体)		Yasuko KobayashiOctober 25, 2009 (2009-10-25)
36"The Curry Samurai"
Transliteration: "Karē Samurai" (Japanese: 加哩侍)		Akatsuki YamatoyaNovember 1, 2009 (2009-11-01)
37"The Epic Glue Battle"
Transliteration: "Setchaku Daisakusen" (Japanese: 接着大作戦)		Daisuke IshibashiNovember 8, 2009 (2009-11-08)
38"Showdown with the Rifle Squad"
Transliteration: "Taiketsu Teppōtai" (Japanese: 対決鉄砲隊)		Yasuko KobayashiNovember 15, 2009 (2009-11-15)
39"The Very Urgent First Aid Emergency"
Transliteration: "Kyūkyū Kinkyū Daishikyū" (Japanese: 救急緊急大至急)		Yasuko KobayashiNovember 22, 2009 (2009-11-22)
40"The General Heads to the Front Lines"
Transliteration: "Ontaishō Shutsujin" (Japanese: 御大将出陣)		Yasuko KobayashiNovember 29, 2009 (2009-11-29)
41"The Sent Words"
Transliteration: "Okuru Kotoba" (Japanese: 贈言葉)		Yasuko KobayashiDecember 6, 2009 (2009-12-06)
42"The Two-Hundred Year Long Ambition"
Transliteration: "Nihyakunen no Yabō" (Japanese: 二百年野望)		Yasuko KobayashiDecember 13, 2009 (2009-12-13)
43"One Last Sword Stroke"
Transliteration: "Saigo no Hitotachi" (Japanese: 最後一太刀)		Yasuko KobayashiDecember 20, 2009 (2009-12-20)
44"The Eighteenth Head of the Shiba House"
Transliteration: "Shiba Ke Jūhachidaime Tōshu" (Japanese: 志葉家十八代目当主)		Yasuko KobayashiJanuary 3, 2010 (2010-01-03)
45"The Impersonator"
Transliteration: "Kagemusha" (Japanese: 影武者)		Yasuko KobayashiJanuary 10, 2010 (2010-01-10)
46"The Showdown Clash"
Transliteration: "Gekitotsu Ōshōbu" (Japanese: 激突大勝負)		Yasuko KobayashiJanuary 17, 2010 (2010-01-17)
47"Bonds"
Transliteration: "Kizuna" (Japanese: 絆)		Yasuko KobayashiJanuary 24, 2010 (2010-01-24)
48"The Final Great Decisive Battle"
Transliteration: "Saigo no Daikessen" (Japanese: 最後大決戦)		Yasuko KobayashiJanuary 31, 2010 (2010-01-31)
49 (Final)"A Samurai Sentai Eternally"
Transliteration: "Samurai Sentai Eien ni" (Japanese: 侍戦隊永遠)		Yasuko KobayashiFebruary 7, 2010 (2010-02-07)

Production

The trademark for the series was filed by Toei Company on August 12, 2008.[4][5]

Films

The Fateful War

Main article: Samurai Sentai Shinkenger the Movie: The Fateful War

The film Samurai Sentai Shinkenger the Movie: The Fateful War (侍戦隊シンケンジャー銀幕版　天下分け目の戦, Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā Ginmakuban Tenkawakeme no Tatakai) opened in Japanese theaters on August 8, 2009, double-billed with Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker. Unlike previous films, it was filmed in 3-D, and is the first film in Japan to be filmed digitally in 3-D. A normal 2-D version is being shown in most theaters in Japan.[6] The events of the movie take place between Acts 24 and 25.

Shinkenger vs. Go-onger

Main article: Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!!

The film Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: Ginmaku Bang!! (侍戦隊シンケンジャーVSゴーオンジャー銀幕BANG!!, Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā Bui Esu Gōonjā Ginmakuban) was released in theaters on January 30, 2010, featuring a crossover between the Shinkenger and Go-onger casts and characters.[7] The heroes of Tensou Sentai Goseiger make a cameo appearance in the film.[8] The events of the movie take place between Acts 35 and 36.

Goseiger vs. Shinkenger

Main article: Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku

The film Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku (天装戦隊ゴセイジャーVSシンケンジャー エピック on 銀幕, Tensō Sentai Goseijā Bui Esu Shinkenjā Epikku on Ginmaku) was released in theaters on January 22, 2011, featuring a crossover between the Goseiger and Shinkenger casts and characters. The heroes of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger make a cameo appearance in the film.

Kyuranger vs. Space Squad

Main article: Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad

Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad (宇宙戦隊キュウレンジャーVSスペース・スクワッド, Uchū Sentai Kyūrenjā Bāsasu Supēsu Sukuwaddo) is a V-Cinema release that features a crossover between Uchu Sentai Kyuranger and Space Squad. Aside from the main cast of Kyuranger, Yuma Ishigaki and Hiroaki Iwanaga (Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie), Yuka Hirata (Juken Sentai Gekiranger), Mitsuru Karahashi (Samurai Sentai Shinkenger), Kei Hosogai (Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger) and Ayame Misaki (Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters) return to reprise their respective roles. The V-Cinema was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 8, 2018.

Special DVD

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger: The Light Samurai's Surprise Transformation (侍戦隊シンケンジャー光侍驚変身, Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā Hikari no Samurai Odoroki Henshin) is a special DVD that is used to show some of the items in the series. The events of the specials take place between Acts 35 and 36.

Genta finds a starved member of the Nanashi Company who tells Genta that he has run away from the Rokumon Junk after being sick of his company being abused by the stronger Gedoushu. Feeling sorry for him, Genta takes him back to the Shiba House and tries to get him a job. After Takeru refuses to help due to the fact that he is a member of the Gedoushu, Genta attempts to prove Takeru wrong about the Nanashi with the help of the kuroko. However, after nearly burning to death, the Nanashi feels that he is a lost cause, believing he is doomed to fail. Genta encourages him not to give up. The next day, Takeru discovers that the Inromaru and the Super Disk are gone along with the Nanashi. Remembering the Nanashi's love for chirashizushi, Genta lures him out with it and is shocked that the Nanashi has stolen the Inromaru.

While telling Genta another sob story, the Nanashi sucker punches him before using the Inromaru to turn into Super Nanashi. Super Nanashi reveals that he has used Genta to steal the Inromaru, and he adds on that he never liked Genta's sushi. Enraged, Genta transforms into Shinken Gold and with Shinken Red fights the Super Nanashi. The two are no match for Super Nanashi until Shinken Gold uses the Kyoryu Disk to become Hyper Shinken Gold. With his newfound power, he and Shinken Red are able to slay Super Nanashi and retrieve the Inromaru. After the fight, Genta is still disappointed that he believed Super Nanashi along with the company member insulting sushi. Takeru cheers him up by requesting a piece of sushi and enjoying it, raising Genta's spirits.

V-Cinema

Main article: Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Returns

In June 2010, the V-Cinema release Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Returns: Special Act (帰ってきた侍戦隊シンケンジャー 特別幕, Kaettekita Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā: Tokubetsu Maku) was released. The Shinkengers are attacked by a remnant Gedoushu Ayakashi who traps them in various film genres.[9] The events of the movie take place between Acts 43 and 44.

Cast

Guest cast

International Broadcasts

Songs

Opening theme
Ending theme

The opening and ending themes of Shinkenger are performed by Psychic Lover and Hideaki Takatori as part of Project.R, respectively.[11][12] The opening is also featured as a playable song in Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Do Don to 2 Daime.

Its opening theme song single ranked highly on the Oricon charts, reaching #4 on the Daily Ranking Charts on its day of release.[13] and peaked at #6 on the weekly charts selling 20,130 copies within its first week of release[14] and stayed in the top 30 ranks for 4 weeks straight.

References

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  5. ^ "2009年新戦隊ネーミング決定？！". 4 October 2008.
  6. ^ "侍戦隊シンケンジャー：3D劇場版完成 レッド「飛び出すのが楽しみ」2D版は別バージョン(まんたんウェブ) - 毎日jp(毎日新聞)". 2009-07-29. Archived from the original on 2015-11-06. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  7. ^ "侍戦隊シンケンジャー 第四十幕 御大将出陣｜東映［テレビ］". Retrieved 2009-11-23.
  8. ^ "侍戦隊シンケンジャー 第四十七幕 絆｜東映［テレビ］". 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  9. ^ "東映ビデオ｜帰ってきた侍戦隊シンケンジャー 特別幕". Archived from the original on 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
  10. ^ a b "コロムビアミュージックエンタテインメント | 侍戦隊シンケンジャー主題歌シングルCD【通常盤】". Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  11. ^ "【楽天市場】サイキックラバー／高取ヒデアキ／スーパー戦隊シリーズ 侍戦隊 シンケンジャー主題歌シングルCD 侍戦隊 シンケンジャー 秘伝動画からくり箱（初回生産30000枚限定盤）(CD)：ぐるぐる王国 楽天市場店". Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  12. ^ "【古典派.com】「侍戦隊シンケンジャー」主題歌～侍戦隊シンケンジャー,サイキックラバー,PSYCHIC LOVER,コロムビア,COCC-16237,4988001116608". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
  13. ^ "『侍戦隊シンケンジャー』主題歌が初登場4位 ニュース-ORICON STYLE-". 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  14. ^ "2009年04月第1週の邦楽シングルランキング情報-ORICON STYLE-". 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2011-01-10.

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