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Changeman
is a Japanese television series and the ninth installment of the Super Sentai metaseries. It aired from February 2, 1985 to February 22, 1986, replacing '' Choudenshi Bioman'' and was replaced by ''Choushinsei Flashman'' running for 55 episodes, making it the second longest after ''Himitsu Sentai Goranger''. It is the third Super Sentai series after ''J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai'' and '' Battle Fever J'' where the Yellow Ranger is absent, followed by 2013's '' Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger'' and 2019's ''Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger''. Plot After conquering hundreds of planets, the Star Cluster Gozma sets its sights on Earth. To defend it, the Japanese military forms an elite Earth Defense Force. Under Commander Ibuki, the force begins rigorous training. Meanwhile, as their first act, the Gozma decide to eliminate those who pose the greatest risk of interfering with their invasion: the military. After a brutal day of training, the Earth Defense Force recruits are fed up with Ibuki's cruel w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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is a Japanese television series and the ninth installment of the Super Sentai metaseries. It aired from February 2, 1985 to February 22, 1986, replacing '' Choudenshi Bioman'' and was replaced by ''Choushinsei Flashman'' running for 55 episodes, making it the second longest after ''Himitsu Sentai Goranger''. It is the third Super Sentai series after ''J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai'' and '' Battle Fever J'' where the Yellow Ranger is absent, followed by 2013's '' Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger'' and 2019's ''Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger''. Plot After conquering hundreds of planets, the Star Cluster Gozma sets its sights on Earth. To defend it, the Japanese military forms an elite Earth Defense Force. Under Commander Ibuki, the force begins rigorous training. Meanwhile, as their first act, the Gozma decide to eliminate those who pose the greatest risk of interfering with their invasion: the military. After a brutal day of training, the Earth Defense Force recruits are fed up with Ibuki's cruel w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Sentai
is a Japanese superhero team metaseries and media franchise consisting of television series and films produced by Toei Company, and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi ("Sentai" is the Japanese word for "task force" or "fighting squadron"). The shows are of the ''tokusatsu'' genre, featuring live action characters and colorful special effects, and are aimed at children. ''Super Sentai'' airs alongside the '' Kamen Rider'' series in the ''Super Hero Time'' programming block on Sunday mornings. In North America, the ''Super Sentai'' series is best known as the source material for the ''Power Rangers'' series. Series overview In every ''Super Sentai'' series, the protagonists are a team of people who – using wrist-worn or hand-held devices – transform into superheroes and gain superpowers – color-coded uniforms, signature weapons, sidearms, and fighting skills – to battle a group of otherworldly supervillains that threaten to take over the Earth. In a typical episode, the her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiro Izumi
is a former Japanese actor, well known for his roles in the Super Sentai franchise. He played two different central characters there: Yuuma Oozora/Change Pegasus in ''Dengeki Sentai Changeman'' and the role for which he gained the most attention, Burai/Dragon Ranger in ''Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger''. His tenure as Burai was so popular and successful that when his character died in ''Zyuranger'', a letter writing campaign was undertaken by fans of the series to have him brought back. While the writers ultimately decided to have Burai remain dead as a way of showing the younger viewers that even heroes die at times, Izumi returned to the role briefly as Burai's ghost toward the end of the series. He guest starred in ''Ninja Sentai Kakuranger'' and ''Chōriki Sentai Ohranger'' and appeared in the short '' Super Sentai World'' (as a photographer). He has retired from acting and has one son. Filmography *''Dengeki Sentai Changeman'' (1985-1986) - Yûma Ôzora / Change Pegasus *''Kyōr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choudenshi Bioman
is Toei Company's eighth installment in the Super Sentai metaseries. Its 51 episodes aired on TV Asahi from February 4, 1984 to January 26, 1985, replacing ''Kagaku Sentai Dynaman'' and was replaced by ''Dengeki Sentai Changeman'' with a movie being released during the show's initial run. It is the first Super Sentai series to have two females in the main five as well as the first Super Sentai series to have a female Yellow Ranger. It was also the last series to have a Ranger change mid-season. The international English title is listed by Toei as ''Bioman''. In the Philippines, Bioman was aired on ABS-CBN from 1987 to 1988 and in France on Canal+ in 1985, dubbed in English and French respectively. Synopsis The once prosperous is destroyed after a world war erupted over the use of a scientific discovery called "Bio Particles". The , which sought to use Bio Particles for peaceful purposes, sends the giant robot Bio Robo and an assistant robot named Peebo to prevent the same tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choushinsei Flashman
is the tenth installment in the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries produced by Toei Company. It was broadcast on TV Asahi from March 1, 1986, to February 21, 1987 , replacing ''Dengeki Sentai Changeman'' and was replaced by ''Hikari Sentai Maskman'' with 50 episodes. It was the first Sentai series that introduced a second giant robot, Titan Boy. Yutaka Izubuchi designed all the characters in the series. He would return to design characters for ''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters''. Storyline In 1966, five children were kidnapped by an alien group known as the Alien Hunters for the Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess, who wanted samples of humans from Earth to experiment on. The children were rescued by Mess' arch enemy, the Flash alien race, which took each one to a different planet of the Flash solar system for training. Each child was trained separately in a range of superpowers that will allow them to fight Mess, their bodies also adapted to the atmosphere of the Flash Solar System makin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger
is the Toei Company's 37th entry in its long-running ''Super Sentai'' metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu television series following ''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters''. ''Kyoryuger'' aired on TV Asahi from February 17, 2013 to February 9, 2014, joining ''Kamen Rider Wizard'' and later ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' in TV Asahi's ''Super Hero Time'' programming block. Its footage would later be used for the American ''Power Rangers'' season, ''Power Rangers Dino Charge'' and its follow up season, ''Dino Super Charge'', and gained a South Korean-exclusive sequel, ''Power Rangers Dino Force Brave''. Story Long ago in the time of dinosaurs, the Deboth Army invades Earth to the point of the extinction of the dinosaurs but they were defeated by Wise God Torin and the Zyudenryu during the first invasion. In the present day, the Deboth Army resurface as they resume their invasion. To counter the revived threat, Torin selects five brave individuals who must defeat their respective Zyudenryu first in orde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeshi Watabe
was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He was born in Kōchi Prefecture. He usually played villains and performed the voices for many ''anime'' characters and ''tokusatsu'' villains. He is most famous for voicing Kaminari in ''Doraemon''. He took over the ongoing roles of Shingo Kanemoto after his death. Other major roles included Inspector Takao Arizuka in the '' You're Under Arrest'' franchise, Naoyuki Kamikurata in '' Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution'', Colonel John Kowen in '' Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory'', and Director Yachio Tokugawa in ''Strawberry Eggs''. He also wrote an instructional book about voice acting, ''Seiyū Naritai''. Watabe was being treated for lung cancer when he died of pneumonia at the age of 74. Filmography Anime Film , , , ''21 Emon: Uchū Ike! Hadashi no Princess''21エモン 宇宙いけ！ 裸足のプリンセス , , Gargano , , , , , - Tokusatsu He was sometimes paired up with Kaoru Shinoda. * Barom-1- Ikadorge * Ina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukumi Kuroda
is a Japanese actress. Career Fukumi Kuroda appeared in the films such as Shohei Imamura's ''History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess'', Juzo Itami's ''Tampopo'', and Kiyoshi Kurosawa's ''Sweet Home''. Filmography Film * ''Tampopo'' (1985) - Man in White Suit's mistress * ''Sweet Home'' (1989) - Asuka * ''Zansatsu Seyo Setsunaki Mono, Sore wa Ai'' (1990) * ''Tales of a Golden Geisha'' (1990) - Kiyoka a geisha * ''Shirayuri Gakuen Yokyubu'' (1992) * ''Ahiru no Uta ga Kikoete Kuruyo'' (1993) - 'Yamanashi-Ya' no tsuma * ''It's a Summer Vacation Everyday'' (1994) - Mrs. Kobayashi * ''Karaoke'' (1999) * ''Dodge Go! Go!'' (2002) - Headmaster * '' Lakeside Murder Case'' (2004) - Kazue Fujima * ''Sunshine Days'' (2008) * '' Zero Focus'' (2009) * ''Tôku no sora'' (2010) * ''Banana to gurôbu to jinbeezame'' (2013) - Mariko domoto * ''Tokyo teyande'' (2013) * ''Reason of Life'' (2015) - Yoshimi Tachibana * ''Shasen Henkō'' (TBA) Television * ''Dengeki Sentai Changeman'' (1985- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Masuoka (voice Actor)
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Minami, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He voiced the roles of Masuo Fuguta in ''Sazae-san'' and Jam Ojisan in ''Soreike! Anpanman''. He also voiced Kame-Sennin during the last episodes of ''Dragon Ball Z'' and all of ''Dragon Ball GT'', following Kōhei Miyauchi's death. He worked for the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society until his death in 2020. On August 5, 2019, it was announced that Masuoka had retired from his roles in ''Sazae-san'' and ''Soreike! Anpanman'', which would be taken over by Hideyuki Tanaka and Kōichi Yamadera respectively. Masuoka died on March 21, 2020 from rectal cancer. Filmography Television animation *''Ashita no Joe'' (1970) – Tarō *''Sazae-san'' (1979–2019) – Masuo Fuguta *''Touch'' (1985–1987) – Toshio Asakura *''Soreike! Anpanman'' (1988–2019) – Jam Ojisan *''Ranma ½'' (1991) – Toramasa Kobayakawa Original video animation (OVA) *'' Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seizō Katō
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who worked for Haikyo (Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society). Kato was born in Tokyo. He was noted for his role as Megatron and Galvatron from the 1st Transformers series until '' Transformers: The Headmasters''. He also did the ADR for Takeshi Katō's character in Akira Kurosawa's ''Ran'' after the original actor had become injured. He died of bladder cancer at a hospital in Itabashi, Tokyo. Filmography Television animation *''Kimba the White Lion'' (1965) – Totto *''Star of the Giants'' (1968) – Ittetsu Hoshi *''Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster'' (1976) – Professor Genrai Yuri *''Chōdenji Machine Voltes V'' (1977) – Dr. Hamaguchi *'' Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman F'' (1978) – Sosai Z *''Fist of the North Star'' (1984) – Barcom *'' Star Musketeer Bismark'' (1984) – Hyuza *'' Transformers: The Headmasters'' (1987) – Galvatron *''Detective Conan'' (1996–2014) – Police chief Kiyonaga Matsumoto *''Outla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minoru Watanabe
is a Japanese stuntman and suit actor. TV *1982: ''Dai Sentai Goggle V'' - Ninja Officer *1983: ''Kagaku Sentai Dynaman'' *1985: ''Dengeki Sentai Changeman'' - Navigator Gaata / Officer Watanabe *1986: '' Choushinsei Flashman'' - Kerao *1987: ''Hikari Sentai Maskman'' *1987: ''Kamen Rider Black'' *1988: ''Kamen Rider Black RX'' - Fanged Captain Gedorian *1991: '' Choujin Sentai Jetman'' - Neo Jetman 3 *1992: ''Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger'' - Bookback *1993: '' Gosei Sentai Dairanger'' - KibaRanger *1997: '' B-Robo Kabutack'' *2013: '' Kamen Rider Wizard'' - Raum / Kaga Films *2000: '' Godzilla vs. Megaguirus'' - Megaguirus is a kaiju who first appeared in Toho's 2000 film ''Godzilla vs. Megaguirus''. A mutated version of the fictional , Megaguirus is regarded as the queen of the species; according to Toho, she is 50 meters (164 feet) long, has a wingspan of 80 mete ... External links * Japanese male film actors 1962 births Living people {{Japan-film-actor-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jet Ski
Jet Ski is the brand name of a personal watercraft (PWC) manufactured by Kawasaki, a Japanese company. The term is often used generically to refer to any type of personal watercraft used mainly for recreation, and it is also used as a verb to describe the use of any type of PWC. A runabout style PWC typically carries 3 people seated in a configuration like a typical bicycle or motorcycle. Kawasaki Jet Ski "Jet Ski" is a proper noun and registered trademark of Kawasaki. The stand-up Kawasaki Jet Ski was the first commercially successful personal watercraft in America, having been released in 1972 (after reaching a license agreement with the inventor of the Sea-Doo, Clayton Jacobson II when his license agreement with Bombardier expired). The Kawasaki Jet Ski was the only commercially successful PWC for almost 16 years, from the introduction of the WSAA in October 1972 through the re-introduction of the sit-down, runabout style Bombardier Sea-Doo in 1988. With the introd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
