00:00Hello. Thank you for watching today.
00:18Today's topic is Wild Seven.
00:21This work was made into a live-action television adaptation of the original hard-boiled story in the 1970s, during the period of rapid economic growth.
00:34Additionally, the storyline, which was unprecedented and used former criminals to solve crime problems, was well received by young people at the time.
00:45Now, let's take a look at this work.
00:51The original author of Wild Seven is Mochizuki Mikiya, and the manga version was published in a total of 48 volumes over a 10-year period starting in 1969, while the live-action version aired a total of 25 episodes from 1972 to 1973.
01:13The story begins with seven motorcycles chasing two cars speeding through a peaceful city street.
01:24Seven motorcyclists stop the fighting vehicle and tell the driver that they are hunting him down as he is the culprit who stole gold bars from the bank, then suddenly begin firing machine guns at them, killing them.
01:38However, some of the criminals in the second car escaped using a helicopter.
01:47After discovering that the escaped helicopter had landed at the Bornesian Embassy, Hiba pursues the culprit, Osbon, who emerges from the embassy, but is shot and killed.
01:58Hibadairock, the younger brother whose proud older brother was killed, joins the Wild Seven to avenge his brother and defeats Osbon, who is trying to flee to a foreign country.
02:11From this moment on, the battle of the Wild Seven begins, with Hibadairock as a new member.
02:20Now, let me explain about Wild Seven.
02:23The Wild Seven is an extra-legal organization made up of members with the rank of superintendent, higher than that of police chief, who are authorized to make swift decisions and use force, including killing, against criminals.
02:41Its members are former criminals, and it is an organization that deals with criminals with criminals, thus achieving the goal of using poison to counter poison.
02:52Now, let me introduce the members of Wild Seven.
02:57First, our captain, Masaru Kusanami, is the captain of the Japanese branch of the International Secret Police Cooperation Agency. After retiring from the Metropolitan Police Department, he became a lawyer and founded the Kusanami Law Office.
03:12He formed the Wild Seven to execute villains who cannot be punished by law, and his personality is so extreme that he clearly treats the members of the Wild Seven as interchangeable parts in order to solve crimes.
03:32This often led to violent conflicts with the other members.
03:38The members of the corps who act as Kusanami Masa's hands and feet include Hiba Dairoku, who joined the corps to avenge the murder of his brother.
03:54She was nicknamed Hiba-chan and was 18 years old when she enlisted.
03:58He lived the life of a thug in Yokohama, but his fighting ability, riding technique, command and control skills were the best of all the members, so he became the leader of the Wild Seven, despite being the youngest.
04:17Although he is a man of great loyalty and compassion, he is very strict when it comes to dealing with enemies and villains.
04:23There is also a former delinquent known as Hebopee who lives in a town that is home to a U.S. military base in Japan and who used to blow up fighter planes and steal firearms, but in the film he is often injured in enemy attacks.
04:40Named after his tendency to lie, 800 Lies, 800 was a former golfer and also skilled in hypnosis.
04:49A master trapeze artist and former circus star, Sekai, as he is known, is skilled at knife attacks.
04:59A former yakuza with 13 criminal records and a former lone wolf assassin, commonly known as Boss, he was a kind-hearted man who valued the sense of duty and human feelings of the past and had a habit of putting on an exaggerated show like a Kabuki actor.
05:15He is a small man with a unique appearance, wearing round glasses and a stubble, and is nicknamed Char Siu, but he is also incredibly stubborn.
05:27Ryogoku, a serious gunpowder enthusiast who has been arrested multiple times for violating the Explosives Control Act, is riddled with bullets from a machine gun in episode 13, becoming the first member to die in the line of duty.
05:42After the deaths of both men, a young Mohawk hunter, commonly known as Mohican, who is a descendant of Geronimo, joins the group.
05:52In addition, there was Ms. A, who worked at Kusanami Law Office as a secretary and communications operator for Wild Seven members.
06:01The bikes that the Wild Seven members ride are all Suzuki GT750s, except for Chashu's Suzuki Hustler TS250.
06:15The Hiba is equipped with leg shields that are integrated on both sides, the 800 is equipped with a bikini cowl, the Sekai is equipped with an up-handlebar and a CC bar on the rear of the seat,
06:29Hebopi is equipped with a spare tire carrier made from a modified handcart, the boss is a normal vehicle, and Ryogoku is equipped with a sidecar and a 6-barrel rocket launcher.
06:40Char Siu was riding in a vehicle equipped with a long stem and round mirrors.
06:49Facing off against the Wild Seven is the Black Spider, an evil secret society led by the Huntsman, Gold Satan, who is plotting world domination.
07:01In the film, it was suggested that the headquarters could be in Southeast Asia, Paris, or Tokyo.
07:08The exact location is unknown.
07:12The organization's hierarchy is divided into senior executives, mid-level executives, and combatants, with Hunting and Gold Satan at the top, and the positions are indicated by the uniforms worn by each.
07:24As an international criminal organization, it is involved in a variety of crimes, from heroin smuggling to weapons manufacturing.
07:33At first, his crimes were often bold, such as detonating a missile in the middle of Tokyo to threaten other countries, reviving Hercules in modern times, or using a computer designed for bank robberies to steal large sums of money.
07:51Gradually, the methods change to more down-to-earth yet realistic methods such as kidnappings and assassinations using professional assassins.
08:02Also, unlike the manga version, in this film the purpose of forming the Wild Seven is to defeat Black Spider.
08:13Now, finally, it's the final episode.
08:16The Wild Seven corner Gold Satan, but attempt to escape with a detective hostage.
08:24Gold Satan gets into a car using the hostage as a shield, and Captain Kusanami orders him to fire his gun regardless of the hostage, but because there is a risk of killing the hostage,
08:37Then, when the Wild Seven members are unable to shoot, Captain Kusanami ignores the hostage and fires his gun into the car, killing the detective hostage.
08:49Later, at headquarters, Hiba questions Captain Kusanami about his responsibility for the death of the detective, but is instead scolded for letting the enemy escape.
08:59He also says that the Wild Seven are just a part of him, and that he doesn't care what happens to the members as long as he can defeat Black Spider.
09:12Frustrated, the Wild Seven search every nook and cranny for a possible hideout for the Black Spider.
09:20However, as they are unable to find the hideout, they realize that it may not be above ground but underground, so the next day, Captain Kusanami joins them and they continue their efforts to find the hideout.
09:36Sensing their search, Gold Satan kidnaps Captain Kusanami's secretary, Eiko, as a hostage.
09:45The Wild Seven, unaware of this, get into a fight with Black Spider at the entrance to the hideout, but Gold Satan informs them that Eiko has been taken hostage, along with her screams as she is tortured.
10:01He then tells the Wild Seven to leave the hideout.
10:06However, Captain Kusanami ignores the warning and orders the Wild Seven to storm into the hideout.
10:14In response to this extraordinary order, all the members expressed their anger, removed their rank awards, and left the scene.
10:23However, as Wild Seven prepares to leave, Eiko shows them the direction of the hideout entrance.
10:31Hearing this, the members turn back and storm into the hideout together with Captain Kusanami.
10:38A fierce battle ensues between him and Gold Satan, but in the end, Captain Kusanami kills Gold Satan.
10:48Finally, after defeating Gold Satan, Captain Kusanami bade the members farewell and disbanded the Wild Seven.
10:56The show ends with their class awards being wrapped around dynamite and blown up.
11:03Now, let's take a look at Wild Seven in action.
11:09If it's something you can do, I'll do it with my own hands.
11:32That's right, the world's tool snatcher, the evil and the powerful, the flying machine Silver,
11:44To that father who tore through the darkness, who seemed to have something to do with it,
11:56Something seems to be happening in Wild Seven.
12:02More specifically, the outro was snowdrifty, wild and howling.
12:25Now, in this world, flying snatchers, those who burn when they are evil,
12:35The roaring machine flew through the air, cutting off the flow of wind.
12:44Something seems to be happening to that father, something seems to be happening to Wild Seven.
12:56Something seems to be happening to that father, something seems to be happening to that father,
13:10Something seems to be happening in Wild Seven.
13:30What did you think?
13:46When it first aired, I felt a little uncomfortable because the manga and live-action versions were quite different.
13:54In particular, the live-action version, like other special effects hero shows, forcibly created an evil organization,
14:02From defeating all evil beyond the reach of the law,
14:06It seemed like Black Spider was the only one who had defeated evil.
14:11What did you all think?
14:14Well, that's all for this time.
14:17See you again.
14:20Goodbye.
14:24Thank you for watching.
