Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Eighteen generations of samurai battle malevolent spirits.
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger is the thirty-third entry in Toei Company's Super Sentai metaseries, airing from February 15, 2009, to February 7, 2010. It was the first Super Sentai series filmed in HD at 720p resolution and incorporated Jidaigeki drama elements and Japanese themes. Its footage was later used for the American series Power Rangers Samurai and Super Samurai.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Tokusatsu
- Superhero fiction
- Action
- Historical drama
- Runtime
- 24–25 minutes
- Company
- TV Asahi
- Toei Company
- Toei Agency
- Ending theme
- "Shirokujimuchū Shinkenger" by Hideaki Takatori (Project.R)
- Country
- Japan
- Network
- TV Asahi
- Writer
- Yasuko Kobayashi
- Akatsuki Yamatoya
- Daisuke Ishibashi
- Director
- Shōjirō Nakazawa
- Takayuki Shibasaki
- Noboru Takemoto
- Hiroyuki Kato
- Katsuya Watanabe
- Takao Nagaishi
- Satoshi Morota
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- Episodes are numbered as Act and written completely 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.
Story
For eighteen generations, the Shiba House samurai have fought the Gedoushu, evil spirits that slip into the human world through gaps in buildings. Takeru Shiba, the youngest head of the house, assembles four vassals to form the Shinkengers against the revived Doukoku Chimatsuri. When his childhood friend Genta Umemori joins them, the vassals discover a secret behind Takeru’s unusual behavior.
Films and Specials
The film Samurai Sentai Shinkenger the Movie: The Fateful War opened on August 8, 2009, double-billed with Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker. It was the first Japanese film digitally filmed in 3-D, though a 2-D version was shown in most theaters; its events occur between Acts 24 and 25. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: Ginmaku Bang!! was released on January 30, 2010, crossing over Shinkenger and Go-onger casts, with Tensou Sentai Goseiger heroes making a cameo; it takes place between Acts 35 and 36. Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad, a V-Cinema released on August 8, 2019, features a crossover with Kyuranger and Space Squad, with Mitsuru Karahashi reprising his Shinkenger role.
Songs
The opening theme 'Samurai Sentai Shinkenger' was performed by Psychic Lover (Project.R), with lyrics by Shoko Fujibayashi and composition by YOFFY. The ending theme 'Shirokujimuchū Shinkenger' was performed by Hideaki Takatori (Project.R) for episodes 1-20 and 29-48, with a version titled 'Shirokujimuchū Shinkenger ~Ginmakuban~' performed by the Shinkengers cast and Hideaki Takatori for episodes 21-28. The opening theme single reached #4 on Oricon's Daily Ranking Charts on release day, peaked at #6 on the weekly charts selling 20,130 copies in its first week, and stayed in the top 30 for four weeks. The opening was also a playable song in Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Do Don to 2 Daime.
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