Shinkenger Act 04

Act 04; Compassionate Bedtime Story - River of Tears; 夜話情涙川
	Samurai Sentai Shinkenger episode
Writer	Kobayashi Yasuko
Director	Morota Satoshi
Action Director	Ishigaki Hirofumi
Original air date	March 8, 2009
Viewership	6.0%
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Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
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Aired with Kamen Rider Decade 07

Important things that happened

Shitari summons Namiayashi to test his theory that the deep sadness of one human will be better than the sadness of many humans.
After hearing the Sukima Sensor go off, the Shinkengers find Namiayashi talking with a small boy. After a brief fight, Namiayashi retreats, stating that "The fun begins here". Takeru suggest they split up in order to find the boy.
Mako and Ryuunosuke find Ryouta-kun near a baseball field, but he refuses to say anything about his encounter with Namiayashi. They follow him home and Ryuunosuke, after seeing him practice swinging, breaks down in tears. Eventually, he admits to Mako that he is homesick and misses Kabuki. Mako, unable to resist her nature to "save" weaker people, tries to cheer Ryuunosuke by making him a home-cooked meal.
The next day, Mako and Ryuunosuke follow Ryouta-kun back to where he met Namiayashi. There, he throws away his baseball equipment and purposefully injures himself, telling Mako and Ryuunosuke that Namiayashi told him that he would be able to get his grandfather back if he gave up something. Namiayashi laughs and tells Ryouta that it was all a lie, which angers Mako and Ryuunosuke.
Mako and Ryuunosuke transform and begin to fight Namiayashi, while Chiaki, Kotoha, and Takeru fight Nanashi Renjyuu. Using a combination attack of Mako's Heaven Fan and Ryuunosuke's Water Arrow, they are able to defeat Namiayashi.
The Shinkengers form Shinken-Oh and defeat Namiayashi's 2nd life.

Ryuu Nobori Gyaku (Rising Dragon Leg) - Shinken-Oh uses Ryuu Origami to jump high.
Kame Tenkuu Ken (Turtle Heaven Fist) - Shinken-Oh throws Kame Origami in a punch-like way.

Namiayashi design

ナミアヤシ

Voiced by: Tobe Kouji

Half of him is a tiger. And the other half is a tsunami. That's why his attack is named Tora Tsunami.

The episode title might be a reference to the kabuki play Yowanasake Ukina no Yokokushi. The Japanese name for this episode is Yowanasake Namidagawa.
Mako loves housework, but it secretly really bad at it. She uses her Shinkenmaru for slicing the kabocha. And she gives Ryuunosuke a "homemade" muffler which is just a bunch of bags tied together.