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Ninja Sentai Kakuranger

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
★ 8.1/10•1994•20m•TV-PG•Action & Adventure•Comedy•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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It's been a long time since the great war between the Three God Generals and the Youkais, an ancient race of monstrous spirits. Since then, imprisoned in a cave protected by the mystical Seal Door, their leader Daimaou and his Youkai army wait, planning for the day they can finally strike. That day has arrived and it is up to the Kakurangers, along with the Three God Generals, to defeat the Youkais, before Daimaou's villainy destroys Earth!

StatusEnded
Runtime20m
LanguageJA
First Air DateFeb 17, 1994

Episodes

Episode 1 - We are NinjaE120m

We are Ninja

Two young men are tricked into releasing the seal on the Yokai and must become the Ninja Sentai Kakuranger to stop the forces they have unleashed on the world.

Feb 17, 1994

Episode 2 - A Dangerous LadyE220m

A Dangerous Lady

After the Kakurangers are attacked, Sandayuu sends the living truck Nekomaru to help.

Feb 25, 1994

Episode 3 - American NinjaE320m

American Ninja

Jiraiya, the fifth Kakuranger, finally appears but confuses his teammates both in his foreign mannerisms and in his strange alliance with a grumpy cabby, Yokai.

Mar 4, 1994

Episode 4 - The Youkai PolicemanE420m

The Youkai Policeman

When Seikai is arrested by the police-manipulating Azukiarai, the other Kakuraner try to rescue him, even without the help of Sasuke.

Mar 11, 1994

Episode 5 - The Uneven Strange GamesE520m

The Uneven Strange Games

Saizou finds himself trapped in a deadly maze with a young boy as part of a bet between a mysterious pair of men, and must make it out alive.

Mar 18, 1994

Episode 6 - The Eyeball Prince!E620m

The Eyeball Prince!

Mokumokuren decides to take revenge on the Kakuranger by trying to make them look like criminals and seducing Tsuruhime into being his bride.

Mar 25, 1994

Episode 7 - The Huge OneE720m

The Huge One

A Yokai uses Seikai's obsession with eating to it's own advantage, making him grow huge in size to satiate his never-ending appetite.

Apr 1, 1994

Episode 8 - The Bakeneko's Shop!!E820m

The Bakeneko's Shop!!

The Kakuranger are lured into a strange shop where they become captives of a cat Yokai who captures children to feed to other Yokai.

Apr 8, 1994

Episode 9 - Hidden Camera LiveE920m

Hidden Camera Live

Jiraiya's obession with watching television becomes a problem when he encounters a Yokai who wants to cause chaos in order to become a TV star.

Apr 15, 1994

Episode 10 - Konakijiji: A Cry-Baby GoblinE1020m

Konakijiji: A Cry-Baby Goblin

A Yokai desiring family steals the souls of humans to place into dolls, forcing the Kakuranger to find a way to get them back from him.

Apr 22, 1994

Episode 11 - Rags are the Best!!E1120m

Rags are the Best!!

A villian with a particularly strange motivation is introduced.

Apr 29, 1994

Episode 12 - They Came Forth!! New Beast GeneralsE1220m

They Came Forth!! New Beast Generals

The Kakuranger must save a small town where children are abducted by a Yokai and a mad scientist to summon back the Yokai they've previously defeated.

May 6, 1994

Episode 13 - Fight Off The Bad LuckE1320m

Fight Off The Bad Luck

The Kakuranger support a family who becomes trapped when a Yokai's bad luck forces the father of the household down and makes the mother and son try to keep afloat.

May 13, 1994

Episode 14 - I'm the Young Noble!!E1420m

I'm the Young Noble!!

While the Kakurangers battle Keukegen, a new enemy named Young NOble Junior appears to take proper command of the Yokai forces.

May 20, 1994

Episode 15 - Argh!! Awesome GuysE1520m

Argh!! Awesome Guys

Junior releases two infamous Yokai criminals and uses them and a squad of female ninja to lure the Kakuranger into an inescapabled trap.

May 27, 1994

Episode 16 - The Red Monkey's Oni ExterminationE1620m

The Red Monkey's Oni Extermination

With his four teammates captured by the Shuten Douji Brothers, Sasuke must avoid them and the Flowery Kunoichi Team in order to come to their rescue.

Jun 3, 1994

Episode 17 - The Demon Sword and UnderwearE1720m

The Demon Sword and Underwear

A Yokai targest Saizou due to the actions of his ancestor, leading to NinjaBlue to rely on an amateur photographer to help him defeat her.

Jun 10, 1994

Episode 18 - Hello, Mushroom-kunE1820m

Hello, Mushroom-kun

Jiraiya befriends a child-like Yokai who grants good luck as Junior targets it to become its latest Yokai minion.

Jun 17, 1994

Episode 19 - The Hellish Trap in Darkness!!E1920m

The Hellish Trap in Darkness!!

The Kakuranger investigate a series of abductions caused by a spider Yokai, unknowing they are being lured into Junior's trap.

Jun 24, 1994

Episode 20 - The Flowery Kunoichi-Gumi!!E2020m

The Flowery Kunoichi-Gumi!!

Sasuke becomes trapped in an ambush by the Flowery Kunoichi Team, forced to protect a kid caught in the crossfire even at the cost of his Kakuranger powers!

Jul 1, 1994

Episode 21 - Monkey See, Monkey Does Finishing MoveE2120m

Monkey See, Monkey Does Finishing Move

Saizou's attempt to help out a struggling ninja school leads to him giving away the Kakuranger's secrets to a monkey Yokai who turns them against the team.

Jul 8, 1994

Episode 22 - I'll Make You LaughE2220m

I'll Make You Laugh

Seikai's attempt to help a girl developing a solar car becomes hindered by a Yokai who tries to stop the research due to needing vehicle exhaust to survive!

Jul 15, 1994

Episode 23 - Blitzkrieg!! The Strange White BirdE2320m

Blitzkrieg!! The Strange White Bird

Junior begins to abduct children for a ceremony to summon a powerful Yokai leader to Earth, which the Kakuranger must try to prevent from being completed.

Jul 22, 1994

Episode 24 - Ah, It's All OverE2420m

Ah, It's All Over

The Kakuranger face off with Gashadokuro in hopes of saving the children captured for Daimaou's summoning; but the end of one battle may lead to the start of a brand new trial.

Jul 29, 1994

Episode 25 - A New DepartureE2520m

A New Departure

As the Kakuranger separate to find their Shinobi Scrolls, Sasuke encouunters a strange girl who wishes to teach him an important lesson despite her short, fragile life.

Aug 5, 1994

Episode 26 - The Tsuruhime Family's Super SecretE2620m

The Tsuruhime Family's Super Secret

In the midst of her Shinobi Scroll trial, Tsuruhime is forced to go home unless she completes her trial by Sandayuu's special set of rules.

Aug 12, 1994

Episode 27 - The End of the Mighty ShogunE2720m

The End of the Mighty Shogun

Saizou and Seikai are approached by Daimaou's emissary, who transforms them into kappa to force them to turn against each other for a chance to be human again.

Aug 19, 1994

Episode 28 - A Super Big Figure Coming to Japan!!E2820m

A Super Big Figure Coming to Japan!!

In search of the final Shinobi Scroll, Jiraiya encounters a figure from his past who is possibly connected to one of his life's greatest tragedies.

Aug 26, 1994

Episode 29 - History's First Super BattleE2920m

History's First Super Battle

Jiraiya fights to take down his former teacher Gali in revenge for his fahter, only to ultimately discover the machinations behind the dark incident in NinjaBlack's past.

Sep 2, 1994

Episode 30 - Reunion With a Traitorous FatherE3020m

Reunion With a Traitorous Father

As the Kakuranger prepare to destroy the Seal Door to prevent Daimaou's arrival on Earth, they are suddenly confronted by the Yokai's tactician, who has a very close relation to Tsuruhime.

Sep 9, 1994

Episode 31 - Behold!! A New ShogunE3120m

Behold!! A New Shogun

Tsuruhime tries to figure out why her father is suddenly working with the Yokai as Junior decides to attack Sandayuu seeing him as connected with Hakumenrou in secret.

Sep 16, 1994

Episode 32 - Don't Lick Me, Face ThiefE3220m

Don't Lick Me, Face Thief

When a face-stealing Yokai is on the attack, Saizou must protect a girl who wants to have her face taken sho she can get one like a manga character.

Sep 23, 1994

Episode 33 - The Village of AmanojakuE3320m

The Village of Amanojaku

The Kakuranger reach a village where Sasuke's cousin has unknowingly released a cruel Yokai using it's tricks to make people become deceitful to one another.

Sep 30, 1994

Episode 34 - The Bride's Sandy Hell!!E3420m

The Bride's Sandy Hell!!

Saizou decides to help a boy inspired by him to become a crepe master as a female Yokai transforms all edibles into sand in a scheme to win the heart of Daimaou!

Oct 7, 1994

Episode 35 - The Three Punishment SistersE3520m

The Three Punishment Sisters

Tsuruhime reteams with two of her friends in order to save their sister and a school being used by a Yokai to turn them against humanity.

Oct 14, 1994

Episode 36 - The Hooligan Ninja!!E3620m

The Hooligan Ninja!!

When the disciple of the Three God Generals returns to Earth after a thousand years in exile, both the Kakuranger and the Yokai try to reach him first even as he's discovered by two curious children.

Oct 21, 1994

Episode 37 - Karakasa Dance QueenE3720m

Karakasa Dance Queen

Sasuke and Tsuruhime must come to the rescue of several children and the other Kakuranger when they become captured by a dancing Yokai hoping to use them to entertain Daimaou's birthday party.

Oct 28, 1994

Episode 38 - Mooo... A Repulsive CowE3820m

Mooo... A Repulsive Cow

Jiraiya must deal with both a cow Yokai causing havoc as well as Ninjaman's continued bungling of dealing with the Yokai menance despite his better intentions.

Nov 4, 1994

Episode 39 - It's a Special Compilation!!E3920m

It's a Special Compilation!!

The Announcer returns with behind-the-scenes coverage eof the Kakuranger as they take on a Yokai claiming to be invincible.

Nov 11, 1994

Episode 40 - The Heisei Fox BattleE4020m

The Heisei Fox Battle

Tsuruhime helps a girl rescue her brother when he becomes abducted by a fox Yokai that uses children as hostages to make money.

Nov 18, 1994

Episode 41 - The Stray GhostE4120m

The Stray Ghost

Seikai's attempt to teach a cowardly boy courage is hindered when a Yokai unexpectedly summons the boy's grandfather.

Nov 25, 1994

Episode 42 - The Plundered Ninja PowerE4220m

The Plundered Ninja Power

Daimaou releases a powerful clone as part of a plan to capture Ninjaman and use him as the key to take down the Three God Generals.

Dec 2, 1994

Episode 43 - The Last Day of the Three God GeneralsE4320m

The Last Day of the Three God Generals

As the God Generals continue to face relentless assault from Daradara, they force the Kakuranger to track down Hakumenrou in hopes of using him to figure out the means to stop Daimaou's doppleganger.

Dec 9, 1994

Episode 44 - The Wound-Filled Great ReversalE4420m

The Wound-Filled Great Reversal

As the God Generals are forced to fight a Daradara further empowered by his teammates, Sasuke must uncover the truth regarding Daimaou's ultimate weapon and how to defeat it and save his squad.

Dec 16, 1994

Episode 45 - The Hasty SantaE4520m

The Hasty Santa

The Kakuranger accidently discover from a trainee Santa Claus a scheme by a Yokai to ruin Christmas by way of mind-controlling cenitpedes.

Dec 23, 1994

Episode 46 - The New Year's Manga HellE4620m

The New Year's Manga Hell

The Kakuranger become trapped in a Yokai created manga which may cause their doom within the fictional work.

Jan 6, 1995

Episode 47 - The 100-Burst Human FireworksE4720m

The 100-Burst Human Fireworks

Sasuke must save a celebrated fireworks maker when he and his granddaughter are abducted by a Yokai to create special "human fireworks" meant to celebrate Daimaou.

Jan 13, 1995

Episode 48 - The Great Snow Woman's Snowball FightE4820m

The Great Snow Woman's Snowball Fight

Jiraiya decides to save the overworking officer and father of two children after he's abducted by a Yokai in a plan to create the ultimate blizzard.

Jan 20, 1995

Episode 49 - Suddenly!! PoorE4920m

Suddenly!! Poor

The Kakuranger assist a failed businessman reunite with his family after five years of seperation and deal with a Yokai that causes individuals to become poor.

Jan 27, 1995

Episode 50 - Special Selection!! The Youkai InnE5020m

Special Selection!! The Youkai Inn

Lost while looking for several missing children, the Kakuranger stay at a mysterious inn that is controlled by Daimaou's estranged siblings.

Feb 3, 1995

Episode 51 - Hero EliminationE5120m

Hero Elimination

Daimaou releases the soulless Hakumenrou in the ultimate plan of destroying the Kakuranger and humanity, forcing Tsuruhime to make a hard choice that may affect her own destiny.

Feb 10, 1995

Episode 52 - Finale!! Father and DaughterE5220m

Finale!! Father and Daughter

As Tsuruhime continues to contemplate whether to kill her own father, the Kakuranger must continue to face the relentless assault of Yama-uba and the powers that continue to allow for the Yokai to assault the Earth.

Feb 17, 1995

Episode 53 - Sealing!!E5320m

Sealing!!

The time for the final confrontation with Daimaou has come at last. But will it be that simple to deal with such a fiend?

Feb 24, 1995

Actors

Teruaki Ogawa

Teruaki Ogawa

Sasuke / Ninja Red

Satomi Hirose

Satomi Hirose

Tsuruhime / Ninja White

Hiroshi Tsuchida

Hiroshi Tsuchida

Saizou / Ninja Blue

Shu Kawai

Shu Kawai

Seikai / Ninja Yellow

Kane Kosugi

Kane Kosugi

Jiraiya / Ninja Black

Kazuki Yao

Kazuki Yao

Ninjaman (voice)

Kenichi Endo

Kenichi Endo

Young Noble Junior / Gashadokuro

Hidekatsu Shibata

Hidekatsu Shibata

Daimaou (voice)

Takayuki Godai

Takayuki Godai

Yoshiteru

Enjou Sanyuutei

Enjou Sanyuutei

Storyteller

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