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* The name Kakuranger is derived from "kakure" (隠れ) which translates as "to hide." | * The name Kakuranger is derived from "kakure" (隠れ) which translates as "to hide." | ||
* This series was originally called Ninja Sentai GoNinja. | |||
* One of the concepts of Kakuranger was to modernize the ancient Japanese Yokai into a more modern model. For example, Oboroguruma was originally an oxen cart themed Yokai but was changed to be themed around an American-style taxi and Azukiarai was originally a river themed Yokai whereas Kakuranger has him as a policeman and designed around a bin. | * One of the concepts of Kakuranger was to modernize the ancient Japanese Yokai into a more modern model. For example, Oboroguruma was originally an oxen cart themed Yokai but was changed to be themed around an American-style taxi and Azukiarai was originally a river themed Yokai whereas Kakuranger has him as a policeman and designed around a bin. | ||
* Kane Kosugi who played Jiraiya / Ninja Black is the second American-born cast member of Ninja Sentai Kakuranger. | * Kane Kosugi who played Jiraiya / Ninja Black is the second American-born cast member of Ninja Sentai Kakuranger. | ||
Revision as of 19:28, 20 April 2021
| Ninja Sentai Kakuranger 忍者戦隊カクレンジャー | |
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| Genre | Sentai |
| Creator | Hatte Saburou |
| Writer | Sugimura Noboru and others |
| Director | Kobayashi Yoshiaki and others |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme |
Secret Kakuranger Singer: Tu Chee Chen |
| Ending theme |
Ninja Skyscraper Kids Singer: Tu Chee Chen |
| Composer(s) | Kawamura Eiji |
| No. of episodes | 53 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
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| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
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| Fan Rating | / 5 Stars |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TV Asahi |
| Time | 5:30 pm Fri |
| Original run | February 18, 1994 – February 24, 1995 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Gosei Sentai DaiRanger |
| Followed by | Chouriki Sentai OhRanger |
忍者戦隊カクレンジャー
Note that the "R" on Kakuranger should not be capped because the name is a combination of Kakure and renjaa, so the r is shared.
February 18, 1994 - February 24, 1995 (53 episodes)
Characters
- Sasuke / Ninja Red - Ogawa Teruaki → サスケ / ニンジャレッド - 小川輝晃
- Tsuruhime / Ninja White - Hirose Satomi → 鶴姫 / ニンジャホワイト - 広瀬仁美
- Tsuruhime (Young) - Inoue Mao → 鶴姫 - 井上真央
- Saizou / Ninja Blue - Tsuchida Hiroshi → サイゾウ / ニンジャブルー - 土田大
- Seikai / Ninja Yellow - Kawai Shu → セイカイ / ニンジャイエロー - 河合秀
- Jiraiya / Ninja Black - Kane Kosugi → ジライヤ / ニンジャブラック - ケイン・コスギ
Stunt Actors
- Ninja Red - Takaiwa Seiji → ニンジャレッド - 高岩成二
- Ninja White - Murakami Rie → ニンジャホワイト - 村上利恵
- Ninja Blue - Miyazaki Takeshi → ニンジャブルー - 宮崎剛
- Ninja Yellow - Ishigaki Hirofumi → ニンジャイエロー - 石垣広文
- Ninja Black - Kitagawa 2tom → ニンジャブラック - 喜多川務
Chronology
| Episode | Title | Air date | Writer | Director | Viewership |
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| Kakuranger 01 | “Ninjas We Are” 忍者でござる |
February 18, 1994 | Sugimura Noboru | Kobayashi Yoshiaki | 7.8% |
| Kakuranger 02 | “A Dangerous Lady” 危ないオバサン |
February 25, 1994 | 9.0% | ||
| Kakuranger 03 | “American Ninja” アメリカン忍者 |
March 4, 1994 | Sakamoto Tarou | 6.1% | |
| Kakuranger 04 | “The Yokai Policeman” 妖怪ポリスマン |
March 11, 1994 | 6.5% | ||
| Kakuranger 05 | "The Odd Couple's Curious Game" 凸凹珍ゲーマー |
March 18, 1994 | Ogasawara Takeshi | 7.2% | |
| Kakuranger 06 | "The Eyeball Prince!" 目玉の王子様! |
March 25, 1994 | 7.8% | ||
| Kakuranger 07 | "What A Big Guy" こいつぁデカい |
April 1, 1994 | Arakawa Naruhisa | Watanabe Katsuya | 5.5% |
| Kakuranger 08 | "The Bakeneko Shop!!" 化猫ショップ！！ |
April 8, 1994 | Takaku Susumu | 8.2% | |
| Kakuranger 09 | "An Enthralling Live Performance" ドッキリ生中継 |
April 15, 1994 | Sugimura Noboru | Sakamoto Tarou | 4.7% |
| Ninja Sentai Kakuranger the Movie 忍者戦隊カクレンジャー |
April 16, 1994 | Tojo Shohei | N/A | ||
| Kakuranger 10 | 子泣き爺いぢゃ | April 22, 1994 | Takaku Susumu | Sakamoto Tarou | 4.8% |
| Kakuranger 11 | ボロこそ最高！！ | April 29, 1994 | Ogasawara Takeshi | 6.3% | |
| Kakuranger 12 | 出たァ！！新獣将 | May 6, 1994 | Sugimura Noboru | 7.1% | |
| Kakuranger 13 | ブッとばせ不幸 | May 13, 1994 | Soda Hirohisa | Tojo Shohei | 5.6% |
| Kakuranger 14 | 俺は貴公子だ！！ | May 20, 1994 | Sugimura Noboru | 3.1% | |
| Kakuranger 15 | げぇッ！！凄い奴 | May 27, 1994 | Sakamoto Tarou | 5.8% | |
| Kakuranger 16 | 赤猿の鬼退治 | June 3, 1994 | 4.3% | ||
| Kakuranger 17 | 魔剣とパンツ！！ | June 10, 1994 | Soda Hirohisa | Watanabe Katsuya | 5.4% |
| Kakuranger 18 | ハローきのこ君 | June 17, 1994 | Sugimura Noboru | 4.7% | |
| Kakuranger 19 | 暗闇の地獄罠！！ | June 24, 1994 | Ogasawara Takeshi | 6.2% | |
| Kakuranger 20 | 花のくノ一組！！ | July 1, 1994 | 5.7% | ||
| Kakuranger 21 | サルマネ必殺技 | July 8, 1994 | Soda Hirohisa | Tojo Shohei | 4.6% |
| Kakuranger 22 | 笑って頂きます | July 15, 1994 | 4.4% | ||
| Kakuranger 23 | 電撃！！白い怪鳥 | July 22, 1994 | Sugimura Noboru | Watanabe Katsuya | 3.6% |
| Kakuranger 24 | あァ一巻の終わり | July 29, 1994 | 6.0% | ||
| Kakuranger 25 | 新たなる出発！ | August 5, 1994 | Sakamoto Tarou | 4.3% | |
| Kakuranger 26 | 鶴姫家の超秘密 | August 12, 1994 | 6.1% | ||
| Kakuranger 27 | 無敵将軍の最期 | August 19, 1994 | Soda Hirohisa | Tojo Shohei | 4.2% |
| Kakuranger 28 | 超大物・来日！！ | August 26, 1994 | Sugimura Noboru | 4.0% | |
| Kakuranger 29 | 史上初の超対決 | September 2, 1994 | 5.2% | ||
| Kakuranger 30 | 再開裏切りの父 | September 9, 1994 | Ogasawara Takeshi | 4.0% | |
| Kakuranger 31 | 見たか！！新将軍 | September 16, 1994 | 5.6% | ||
| Kakuranger 32 | ナメんな顔泥棒 | September 23, 1994 | Fujii Kunio | Watanabe Katsuya | 3.4% |
| Kakuranger 33 | あまのじゃく村 | September 30, 1994 | Takaku Susumu | Butsuda Hiroshi | 4.7% |
| Kakuranger 34 | 花嫁砂地獄！ | October 7, 1994 | Soda Hirohisa | 6.1% | |
| Kakuranger 35 | おしおき三姉妹 | October 14, 1994 | Arakawa Naruhisa | Watanabe Katsuya | 5.2% |
| Kakuranger 36 | 暴れん坊忍者！！ | October 21, 1994 | Sugimura Noboru | 5.1% | |
| Kakuranger 37 | 唐傘ダンス女王 | October 28, 1994 | Sakamoto Tarou | 6.7% | |
| Kakuranger 38 | モオ～ッ嫌な牛 | November 4, 1994 | Soda Hirohisa | 6.6% | |
| Kakuranger 39 | 特別編だよっ！！ | November 11, 1994 | Sugimura Noboru | Tojo Shohei | 5.8% |
| Kakuranger 40 | 平成キツネ合戦 | November 18, 1994 | Takaku Susumu | 6.3% | |
| Kakuranger 41 | はぐれゴースト | November 25, 1994 | Soda Hirohisa | Ogasawara Takeshi | 6.5% |
| Kakuranger 42 | 強奪忍者パワー | December 2, 1994 | Sugimura Noboru | 5.3% | |
| Kakuranger 43 | 三神将最期の日 | December 9, 1994 | Watanabe Katsuya | 7.3% | |
| Kakuranger 44 | 傷だらけ大逆転 | December 16, 1994 | 5.9% | ||
| Kakuranger 45 | 慌てん坊サンタ | December 23, 1994 | Soda Hirohisa | Kobayashi Yoshiaki | 5.5% |
| Kakuranger 46 | 新春まんが地獄 | January 6, 1995 | 4.2% | ||
| Kakuranger 47 | 人間花火百連発 | January 13, 1995 | Takaku Susumu | Ogasawara Takeshi | 4.6% |
| Kakuranger 48 | 大雪女の雪合戦 | January 20, 1995 | Soda Hirohisa | 8.0% | |
| Kakuranger 49 | 突然！！ビンボー | January 27, 1995 | Watanabe Katsuya | 6.9% | |
| Kakuranger 50 | 特選！！妖怪の宿 | February 3, 1995 | Sugimura Noboru | 5.5% | |
| Kakuranger 51 | 英・雄・失・格 | February 10, 1995 | 6.0% | ||
| Kakuranger 52 | 大団円！！父と娘 | February 17, 1995 | Sakamoto Tarou | 8.9% | |
| Kakuranger 53 | 封印！！ | February 24, 1995 | 5.3% | ||
| OhRanger VS Kakuranger オーレンジャーVSカクレンジャー |
March 8, 1996 | Soda Hirohisa | Tojo Shohei | N/A | |
Viewership
Average: 5.7% (All Episodes)
Highest: 9.0% (Episode 02)
Lowest: 3.1% (Episode 14)
Music
- Opening Theme
- Singer: Tu Chee Chen (Tsushimi Takeshi)
- Lyrics: Fuyumori Hanadaiko
- Composer: Tsushimi Takeshi
- Arranger: Yamamoto Kenji
- Ending Theme
- Singer: Tu Chee Chen (Tsushimi Takeshi)
- Lyrics: Fuyumori Hanadaiko
- Composer: Tsushimi Takeshi
- Arranger: Yamamoto Kenji
Trivia
- The name Kakuranger is derived from "kakure" (隠れ) which translates as "to hide."
- This series was originally called Ninja Sentai GoNinja.
- One of the concepts of Kakuranger was to modernize the ancient Japanese Yokai into a more modern model. For example, Oboroguruma was originally an oxen cart themed Yokai but was changed to be themed around an American-style taxi and Azukiarai was originally a river themed Yokai whereas Kakuranger has him as a policeman and designed around a bin.
- Kane Kosugi who played Jiraiya / Ninja Black is the second American-born cast member of Ninja Sentai Kakuranger.
- Sho Kosugi, who played Gali is Kane Kosugi's real life father and best known for playing ninja characters in popular films from the Seventies to the Eighties.
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