Complete [J-Sentai] Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā

Title: 侍戦隊シンケンジャー
Title (romaji): Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā
Title (english): Samurai Squadron Shinkenger
Installment: 33
Genre: Tokusatsu
Episodes: 49
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast period: February 15, 2009 (2009-02-15) – February 7, 2010
Opening theme: "Samurai Sentai Shinkenger" (侍戦隊シンケンジャー, Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā?) by Psychic Lover (Project.R)
Ending theme : "Shirokujimuchū Shinkenger" (四六時夢中　シンケンジャー, Shirokujimuchū Shinkenjā?, "Dreaming 24/7, Shinkenger") by Hideaki Takatori (Project.R)
"Shirokujimuchū Shinkenger ~Ginmakuban~" (四六時夢中 シンケンジャー～銀幕版～, Shirokujimuchū Shinkenjā ~Ginmakuban~?, "Dreaming 24/7, Shinkenger (Movie Version)") by Shinkengers (Tori Matsuzaka, Hiroki Aiba, Rin Takanashi, Shogo Suzuki, Suzuka Morita, Keisuke Sohma) & Hideaki Takatori

Synopsis

For eighteen generations, samurai of the Shiba House (志葉家, Shiba Ke?) have suppressed the evil intentions of the Gedoushu, malevolent spirits that enter the world of the living from gaps between buildings and other structures. Now, Takeru Shiba, the youngest head of the Shiba Clan must gather his four vassals (家臣, kashin?) in order to battle the Gedoushu under the revived Doukoku Chimatsuri as the Shinkengers. However, as they are joined by his childhood friend Genta, the vassals slowly learn that there's a reason for Takeru's behavior that sets him apart from his predecessors.

Cast

Takeru Shiba: Tori Matsuzaka (松坂 桃李, Matsuzaka Tōri?)
Ryunosuke Ikenami: Hiroki Aiba (相葉 弘樹, Aiba Hiroki?)
Mako Shiraishi: Rin Takanashi (高梨 臨, Takanashi Rin?)
Chiaki Tani: Shogo Suzuki (鈴木 勝吾, Suzuki Shōgo?)
Kotoha Hanaori: Suzuka Morita (森田 涼花, Morita Suzuka?)
Genta Umemori: Keisuke Sohma (相馬 圭祐, Sōma Keisuke?)
Hikoma Kusakabe: Gorou Ibuki (伊吹 吾郎, Ibuki Gorō?)
Kaoru Shiba: Runa Natsui (夏居 瑠奈, Natsui Runa?)
Toshizo Tanba: Kazuyuki Matsuzawa (松澤 一之, Matsuzawa Kazuyuki?)
Juzo Fuwa: Mitsuru Karahashi (唐橋 充, Karahashi Mitsuru?)
Doukoku Chimatsuri: Rintarō Nishi (西 凛太朗, Nishi Rintarō?, Voice)
Dayu Usukawa: Romi Park (朴 璐美, Paku Romi?, Voice), appeared on screen as Usuyuki, Dayu's original human form.
Shitari of the Bones: Chō (チョー?, Voice)
Akumaro Sujigarano: Ryō Horikawa (堀川 りょう, Horikawa Ryō?, Voice)
DaiGoyou: Kōichi Tōchika (遠近 孝一, Tōchika Kōichi?, Voice)
Narrator: Hironori Miyata (宮田 浩徳, Miyata Hironori?)
Shiba Retsudō: Masashi Goda (合田 雅吏, Gōda Masashi?) (Movie 1)
Manpuku Aburame: Shinya Owada (大和田 伸也, Ōwada Shin'ya?) (Movie 1)
Ginshirō: Michael Tomioka (マイケル富岡, Maikeru Tomioka?) (Movie 2)
Cameos: Rintarō Nishi (西 凛太朗, Nishi Rintarō?), Chō (チョー?) (Movie 2)
Demebakuto: Akio Suyama (陶山 章央, Suyama Akio?) (Movie 2)

Movie 1

Title: 侍戦隊シンケンジャー銀幕版　天下分け目の戦,
Title (romaji): Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā Ginmakuban Tenkawakeme no Tatakai
Title (english): Samurai Squadron Shinkenger The Movie: The Fateful War
Episodes: 1 (between ep. 22 and 23)
Release date: August 8, 2009

Synopsis

The Shinkengers battle the newly revived Kusare Gedoushu Aburame Manpuku and his army for three days. The wounded and tired Shinkengers nearly lose, had the Kusare Gedoushu not needed to regain energy by soaking in the Sanzu River. As their wounds are treated, Jii reveals they he has found the Secret Disk used by the first Shinken Red to seal Manpuku at the Genryu Temple, which lies in the middle of Kusare Gedoushu territory. Using Ryunosuke and Kotoha's plan to sneak in disguised as members of the Nanashi Company, Takeru gets the Founding Secret Disk only to see that it is actually a cryptic message left by the first Shinken Red Shiba Retsudō of obtaining power when facing it. Unable to deipher the riddle, the Shinkengers lose hope until they overhear children praying and decide to face the Kusare Gedoushu without the Disk. The next day, the Shinkengers confront the Kusare Gedoushu once more. The vassals hold off the Kusare Nanashi Company members as Shinken Red battles Manpuku. Elsewhere, not wanting his quarry to die by another's hand, Juzo attempts to join the fray as Genta intervenes and becomes Shinken Gold to fight Juzo. Losing to Manpuku, Shinken Red realizes the meaning behind Retsudō's message as he uses the Secret Disk to break the seal Retsudō placed on Manpuku's body to restore the Disk's full power. This turns it into the Kyoryu Disk and turns Shinken Red into Hyper Shinken Red, and his Shinkenmaru into the Kyoryumaru. With these newfound powers, Hyper Shinken Red single handily defeats the Kusare Nanashi before slaying Manpuku. Reviving into giant size, Manpuku opens up into his true form which overpowers Tenku-Shinkenoh until the Kyoryumaru transforms into the Kyoryu Origami and bites off the Kusare Gedoshu's snake head before combining with Shinkenoh to form Kyoryu-Shinkenoh to destroy Manpuku once and for all.

Movie 2

Title: 帰ってきた侍戦隊シンケンジャー 特別幕,
Title (romaji): Kaettekita Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā: Tokubetsu Maku
Title (english): Come Back! Samurai Squadron Shinkenger: Special Act
Episodes: 1
Release date: April 28, 2010

Synopsis

The film begins with the Shinkengers defeating the Ayakashi Demebakuto. As he assumes his second life, he captures the Shinkengers in mirrors as he sends them into a series of different dimensions (all different film genres) in order make them suffer for his amusement before actually killing them. First, the Shinkengers appear in the jidaigeki Lord's log of Notable Events, fighting a group of samurai, shortly followed by a Western showdown between Genta and Ginshirō (銀志郎?), the owner of the rival sushi stand Silver Zushi, over whose food is better in Wild Grip. Then the scene changes again to the cop drama Passionate Version with the vassals as cops while Takeru is being held hostage as the Shinkengers starts to realize that something is wrong.
Before they fully remember as Ji's voice echoes, the scene changes to the high school romantic comedy where Kotoha poses a boy to be with a male Mako only to have trouble with the male Shinkengers who are also girls posing as boys. When they start to remember again, the scene changes once more to a Jungle film with the animal-themed "Forest Animal Sentai Shinkenger" fighting several Nanashi Company members to protect the forest creatures. Shinken Blue is leading the group as Super Shinken Blue until Ryunosuke remembers that he is not the leader of the Shinkengers.
The Shinkengers managed to remember their fight with Demebakuto and realize where they are as he sends them into Song where Mako is an idol with the other Shinkengers as her back up dancers before being attacked by a Nanashi upon remembering again as they end up in Disappear in Space where they battle alien versions of the Nanashi in a space ship. As each member stays behind to hold off the Nanashi, Takeru realizes a spin-related link across the movie worlds as he has everyone destroy a spinning light.
Coming to, the Shinkengers find Demebakuto once more and defeat him again. However, when he grows into a giant again, he is much larger than even Ika-Shinkenoh as he toys with them. They are unable to defeat Demebakuto until the Shinkengers realize that they have not yet escaped the dream as they manage to destroy a fan. Finally coming to, Jii tells them how the actual fight when prior to being taken in by Demebakuto's Enveloping Hands. With Super Shinken Red leading the attack, the Shinkengers form Daikai-Shinkenoh to defeat Demebakuto after trapping him in his own illusion. After the battle, the samurai thank Jii for saving them as they tell him of their experiences in the movie dimensions. Meanwhile, Takeru is upset at all of the lame roles he received in them as the group returns to the mansion.

Special

Title: 侍戦隊シンケンジャー光侍驚変身,
Title (romaji): Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā Hikari no Samurai Odoroki Henshin
Title (english): Samurai Squadron Shinkenger: The Light Samurai's Surprise Transformation
Episodes: 1

Synopsis

Genta finds a starved member of the Nanashi Company who tells Genta that he has run away from the Rokumon Junk after being sick of his Company being abused by the stronger Gedoushu. Feeling sorry for him, Genta takes him back to the Shiba House and tries to get him a job. After Takeru refuses to help due to the fact that he is a member of the Gedoushu, Genta attempts to prove Takeru wrong about the Nanashi with the help of the kuroko. However, after nearly burning to death, the Nanashi feels that he is a lost cause, believing he is doomed to fail. Genta encourages him not to give up. The next day, Takeru discovers that the Inromaru and the Super Disk are gone along with the Nanashi. Remembering the Nanashi's love for chirashizushi, Genta lures him out with it and is shocked that the Nanashi has stolen the Inromaru. While telling Genta another sob story, the Nanashi sucker punches him before using the Inromaru to turn into Super Nanashi. Super Nanashi reveals that he has used Genta to steal the Inromaru, and he adds on that he never liked Genta's sushi. Enraged, Genta transforms into Shinken Gold and with Shinken Red fights the Super Nanashi. The two are no match for Super Nanashi until Shinken Gold uses the Kyoryu Disk to become Hyper Shinken Gold. With his new found power, he and Shinken Red are able to slay Super Nanashi and retrieve the Inromaru. After the fight, Genta is still disappointed that he believed Super Nanashi along with the Company member insulting sushi. Takeru cheers him up by requesting a piece of sushi and enjoying it, raising Genta's spirits.