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Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
The title card for Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
GenreTokusatsu
Created byToei
Written byYasuko Kobayashi
Junki Takegami
Naruhisa Arakawa
Tsuyoshi Kida
Tetsuo Okita
Kei Murayama
Directed byRyuta Tasaki
Masato Tsujino
Takao Nagaishi
Hajime Konaka
Satoshi Morota
StarringKazuki Maehara
Kōji Sueyoshi
Shōei
Nobuaki Takahashi
Juri Miyazawa
Teruaki Ogawa
Kei Mizutani
Narrated byNorio Wakamoto[1]
Opening theme"Seijuu Sentai Gingaman"
by Ryu Kisami
Ending theme"Hadashi no Kokoro De"
by Ryu Kisami
ComposerToshihiko Sahashi
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes50
Production
ProducersKenji Ōta (TV Asahi)
Shigenori Takadera (Toei)
Kōichi Yada (Toei Agency)
Running timeapprox. 25 minutes
Original release
NetworkTV Asahi
ReleaseFebruary 22, 1998 –
February 14, 1999

Seijuu Sentai Gingaman (星獣戦隊ギンガマン, Seijū Sentai Gingaman, [Note 1]) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is Toei's 22nd entry of the Super Sentai television series. The series aired from February 22, 1998 to February 14, 1999 airing alongside Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack. Its footage was used in the adaptation of Power Rangers Lost Galaxy.

This series is not to be confused with the one-time villainous but humorous Sentai from Chikyu Sentai Fiveman, the Ginga Sentai Gingaman.

Plot

Three thousand years ago, the Space Pirates Barban invaded Earth. The Star Beasts and the first Gingamen, warriors of the Ginga Forest, fought them with a mystical power known as Earth and eventually imprisoned them. The Ginga people later cloaked their forest within marked boundaries and passed on the duty of the Ginga warriors through generations.

In the present day, Hyuuga, Hayate, Gouki, Hikaru and Saya are chosen as the 133rd warriors of the Star Beast Swords. Ryouma is very happy that his elder brother Hyuuga succeeds to the title. When Elder Ohghi holds the succession ceremony of Star Beast Swords, an earthquake breaks the seal on the Barban.

Ohghi orders the 133rd warriors to get the Ginga Braces hidden in Roaring Mountain. However, the Barban attacks them to prevent the birth of the new Gingamen. During the battle, Hyuuga is swallowed into a crack in the ground created by the Barban's leader, Captain Zahab. Enraged, Ryouma activates his hidden Earth power and awakens the Ginga Braces. The Gingaman fight together with the Star Beasts against the Barban, who desire to revive the Demon Beast Daitanix, on whose corpse they built their castle.

Characters

Gingamen

Main article: Gingamen

The Gingamen are descendants of the original Gingamen from the Ginga Forest who use a fighting style originating 3,000 years ago and are chosen at a ceremony to become the current Gingamen.

Ryouma/Ginga Red (リョウマ/ギンガレッド, Ryōma/Ginga Reddo)
The team leader who assumed the title of Ginga Red to honor his brother. His Earth power is fire and his Star Beast partner is Gingaleon.
Hayate/Ginga Green (ハヤテ/ギンガグリーン, Hayate/Ginga Gurīn)
The cool and quick-witted second in command, he is an expert flute player. His Earth power is wind and his Star Beast partner is Gingalcon.
Gouki/Ginga Blue (ゴウキ/ギンガブルー, Gōki/Ginga Burū)
The gentle-hearted strongman whose Earth power is water. His Star Beast partner is Gingarilla.
Hikaru/Ginga Yellow (ヒカル/ギンガイエロー, Hikaru/Ginga Yerō)
The mischievous glutton of the team whose Earth power is thunder. His Star Beast partner is Gingaverick.
Saya/Ginga Pink (サヤ/ギンガピンク, Saya/Ginga Pinku)
The introverted female member of the team. Her Earth power is flowers and her Star Beast partner is Gingat.
Hyuuga/Black Knight (ヒュウガ/黒騎士, Hyūga/Kurokishi)
Originally meant to be Ginga Red, Hyuga was presumed dead until he resurfaced and inherited Bullblack's ability to become the Black Knight. His Earth power is fire and his Star Beast partner is Goutaurus.

Space Pirates Barban

Main article: Space Pirates Barban

The Space Pirates Barban (宇宙海賊バルバン, Uchū Kaizoku Baruban) are a group of pirates who have destroyed many planets along the Milky Way. Their headquarters, the Rowdy Invincible Castle (荒くれ無敵城, Arakure Mutekijō), is mounted on the back of Daitanix. They once tried to invade Earth 3,000 years ago, but the first generation of Gingamen and the Star Beasts sealed them at the bottom of the sea. In the present day, an earthquake brakes the seal and releases the Barban, who plan to awaken Daitanix in our time. Its four great armies plot various strategies in order to achieve it.

Episodes

Main article: List of Seijuu Sentai Gingaman episodes
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Cast

  • Ryouma (リョウマ, Ryōma): Kazuki Maehara (前原 一輝, Maehara Kazuki)
  • Hayate (ハヤテ, Hayate): Koji (Played as Kōji Sueyoshi (末吉 宏司, Sueyoshi Kōji))
  • Gouki (ゴウキ, Gōki): Shōei (照英, Shōei)
  • Hikaru (ヒカル, Hikaru): Nobuaki Takahashi (高橋 伸顕, Takahashi Nobuaki)
  • Saya (サヤ, Saya), error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help) (Episode 14): Juri Miyazawa (宮澤 寿梨, Miyazawa Juri)
  • Hyuuga (ヒュウガ, Hyūga): Teruaki Ogawa (小川 輝明, Ogawa Teruaki)
  • Haruhiko Aoyama (青山 晴彦, Aoyama Haruhiko): Yoshihiko Takamoku (高杢 禎彦, Takamoku Yoshihiko)
  • Yuuta Aoyama (青山 勇太, Aoyama Yuuta): Shogo Hayakawa (早川 翔吾, Hayakawa Shōgo)
  • Suzuko Mizusawa (水澤 鈴子, Mizusawa Suzuko): Makiko Yoshida (吉田 真希子, Yoshida Makiko)
  • Shunsuke Kishimoto (岸本 俊介): Yuji Kishi (岸 祐二, Kishi Yūji)
  • Elder Orghi (長老オーギ, Choro Ogi): Hiroshi Arikawa (有川 博, Arikawa Hiroshi)
  • Miharu (ミハル): Noriko Tanaka (田中 規子, Tanaka Noriko)
  • Krantz (クランツ, Kurantsu): Masanori Ōtani (大谷 政憲, Ōtani Masanori)
  • Steerwoman Shelinda (操舵士シェリンダ, Sōdashi Sherinda): Kei Mizutani (水谷 ケイ, Mizutani Kei)
  • Moak (モーク, Moku, Voice): Rokurō Naya (納谷 六朗, Naya Rokurō)
  • Bokku (ボック, Bokku, Voice): Sanae Miyuki (深雪 さなえ, Miyuki Sanae)
  • BullBlack (ブルブラック, Buru Burakku, Voice): Kōji Ochiai (落合 弘治, Ochiai Kōji)
  • Captain Zahab (ゼイハブ船長, Zeihabu-senchō, Voice): Hidekatsu Shibata (柴田 秀勝, Shibata Hidekatsu)
  • Barreled Scholar Bucrates (樽学者ブクラテス, Tarugakusha Bukuratesu, Voice): Chafurin (茶風林, Chafurin)
  • Gun Boss Sambash (銃頭サンバッシュ, Jūtō Sanbasshu, Voice): Nobuyuki Hiyama (檜山 修之, Hiyama Nobuyuki)
  • Sword General Budoh (剣将ブドー, Kenshō Budō, Voice): Kazuo Hayashi (林 一夫, Hayashi Kazuo)
  • Spectral Empress Iliess (妖帝イリエス, Yōtei Iriesu, Voice): Gara Takashima (高島 雅羅, Takashima Gara)
  • Destruction King Battobas (破王バットバス, Haō Battobasu, Voice): Takeshi Watabe (渡部 猛, Watabe Takeshi)
  • Dark Merchant Biznella (闇商人ビズネラ, Yamishōnin Bizunera, Voice): Kaneto Shiozawa (塩沢 兼人, Shiozawa Kaneto)
  • Narrator (ナレーター, Narētā): Norio Wakamoto (若本 規夫, Wakamoto Norio)

Songs

Opening theme
  • "Seijuu Sentai Gingaman" (星獣戦隊ギンガマン, Seijū Sentai Gingaman)
Ending theme
  • "Hadashi no Kokoro de" (はだしの心で, "Naked Mind")
    • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
    • Composition: Masao Ideguchi (出口 雅生, Ideguchi Masao)
    • Arrangement: Kōichirō Kameyama (亀山 耕一郎, Kameyama Kōichirō)
    • Artist: Ryū Kisami

Notes

  1. ^ Seijū (星獣) is literally translated as "Star Beast".

References

  1. ^ "Official Gingaman Website" (in Japanese). Toei. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
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