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The series gained popularity not only for its confrontations with diverse adversaries—ranging from descendants of ancient Japanese clans to extraterrestrials—that set it apart from other hero shows, but also for its premise of transforming from a human into a giant cyborg.
00:00Hello. Thank you for watching today. Today's topic is Iron King.
00:22The show featured characters facing off against a variety of enemies unlike those seen in other superhero shows, including the descendants of a clan that existed in ancient Japan and aliens, and also gained popularity for its story of transforming from a human into a giant cyborg.
00:45Iron King was produced by TBS and its predecessor and aired for a total of 26 episodes from 1972 to 1973.
01:01The story takes place 2000 years in the future, when the surviving descendants of an unknown clan that was once wiped out by the Yamato Imperial Court begin a destructive campaign to destroy modern-day Japan, using a giant robot that they have been preparing for many years.
01:22The National Security Agency, sensing this movement, sends in Shizuka Gentaro, a skilled but not obedient member of the organization.
01:32One day, Gentaro senses the movements of an unknown clan and heads to the scene, but a giant robot appears and attacks him.
01:42At that moment, Iron King appears and damages the robot, causing it to temporarily retreat for repairs.
01:52Afterwards, Goro Kirishima, who claims to know Dr. Sujima, the developer of Iron King, appears in front of Gentaro out of nowhere and begins to relentlessly follow him around.
02:05At that moment, the robot, now repaired, attacks the two again, but Goro transforms into Iron King and joins forces with Gentaro to defeat the robot.
02:17From this moment on, the battle between this mismatched duo begins.
02:24So, let me start by introducing the two main characters.
02:28First, there is Shizuka Gentaro, a young man with a slightly pretentious and frivolous manner of speech, who is also a highly skilled agent of the National Security Agency.
02:38His trademark is a black cowboy-style ten-gallon hat and Western-style clothing, and he defeats his enemies using an iron belt that can be transformed into a whip or sword.
02:51Using his outstanding athletic ability, he fights without giant robots or protective gear, just using his bare body.
03:01He was a cheerful and friendly man, but it was obvious that he had a terrible weakness for women.
03:08However, because he was not afraid to take extreme measures and was completely opposed to evil, he was sometimes misunderstood by those around him.
03:19Gentaro's partner is Kirishima Goro, also a member of the National Security Agency.
03:27He has an unusual appearance, wearing hiking clothes and sunglasses, but he is always making mistakes, which leaves Gentaro dumbfounded.
03:35However, in reality, he is the Iron King, and this secret is known only to a few people within the organization, not even to Gentaro.
03:47In the movie, after every battle, he gulps down the same energy source water he consumed in his battle with Iron King.
03:58Other characters include Dr. Tsushima, the creator of Iron King.
04:04In the story, Kirishima Goro is killed in a sudden lightning strike while climbing a mountain.
04:13It is said that he was revived by Dr. Tsushima as Iron King.
04:18Also, from episode 19 onwards, the duo are carefree and don't even bother to report to the National Security Agency regularly.
04:27Noriko Fujimori was sent to oversee the project.
04:31Because of his diligence and serious nature, he is always at the mercy of his mismatched duo, who are careless about everything.
04:40Finally, Noriko's name, "nori," is called the "ten" in the dictionary, and she is even given the nickname "emperor."
04:47Goro Kirishima transforms into Iron King, who transforms from a human body with a built-in transformation system into a giant cyborg.
04:59Its specifications are height: 45 meters and weight: 50,000 tons.
05:05The transformation process involves Goro shouting "Iron Shook" and assuming a transformation pose to transform into Iron King.
05:14At that time, Goro's climbing pole and turning hat were his transformation items.
05:22An antenna extends from the badge attached to his hat, and when he is enveloped in mist-like steam from the antenna, he grows to a gigantic size, completing his transformation.
05:33Iron King's energy source is water, and he can only function for one minute after transforming.
05:40The energy consumption level can be checked by the color timer-like light periods that shine on the chest, neck, and forehead, which disappear one by one.
05:52The energy level changes as follows: 30 seconds after transformation, the Iron Star on the chest will flash, 50 seconds, the King Star on the neck will flash, and after 1 minute, the Shock Star on the forehead will flash.
06:09And when the Shock Star stops flashing, it is forced to return to its human form.
06:17On the other hand, this one-minute time limit rule is only used in the Unknown Good Speed version, and after that it is changed to allow you to be active until the water in your body runs out.
06:33Unusually for a giant hero show, up until episode 15 it was not Iron King but the human Shizuka Gentaro who dealt the final blow to the opposing giant robots.
06:46However, in episode 16, Shizuka Gentaro loses consciousness during the battle, and Iron King finishes off the enemy robot on his own, and from this episode onwards it becomes Iron King's responsibility to finish off the enemy.
07:03Iron King's special move is the Iron Kick, a kick that involves jumping and spinning in the air.
07:11It is a destructive beam technique that is fired from the hand, and depending on the situation, can also become a cutting ray on the ring.
07:19It also concentrates energy, emitting bright red light from its entire body, and then fires heat rays and thermal rays.
07:28In the film, most of the battles take place on the ground, but the character also possesses the ability to fly.
07:37In the first half of the story, the enemies of Shizuka Gentaro, Kirishima Goro, and Iron King are the Unknown Family, in the middle the Independent Opposition Party, and in the second half the Titanians.
07:51First, there is the Unknown Clan, who were conquered by the Yamato Imperial Court 2,000 years ago and disappeared from history, and out of resentment, their surviving descendants try to destroy modern-day Japan using giant robots.
08:08The leader is Shiranui Iitaro, and the clan wears uniformly black helmets and costumes.
08:18The modern-day Japanese government is called the Yamato government, and its operational force, the Shiranui Residents, use flame-shaped controllers called Shiranui Badges to operate giant robots, carrying out terrorist acts in Japanese cities and training the Iron King.
08:36If this Unknown Badge is destroyed, the robot will stop functioning and explode.
08:47Their secret base is hidden in a shrine on Washinosu Mountain, and one of Gendai and Goro's missions is to find the location of this secret base.
08:58The Independent Opposition Party, your enemy at the end of the game, is a revolutionary group known as the Phantom Army, characterized by their turbans and Arabian appearance.
09:14Like the Shiranui tribe, they call the majority of Japan the Yamato government, and with the Phantom Twelve at their center, they plot to destroy Japan.
09:23Using a skull-shaped controller, the Sharekobe Badge, he controls monster robots and his steel comrades, and carries out terrorist activities in order to establish an ideal nation.
09:37In addition to subversive activities within Japan, they also frequently carry out operations aimed at undermining the international credibility of the Japanese government, such as kidnapping foreign dignitaries.
09:49In addition, after discovering that Goro is Iron King, he tortures him in an attempt to expose his weakness.
10:00And then there are the Titanians, the enemy in the second half of the story, a group of seven aliens who are plotting to colonize Earth.
10:10There are seven Titanias, numbered 1 to 7, with Titania 1 being the leader.
10:15All members wear black hats, red masks, and white masks, and when they fight they transform into giant insect monsters called space monsters.
10:28Additionally, Titanian has the ability to take over human bodies and control them as he pleases, and after taking over Goro's will, he manipulated Iron King and had him destroy a city.
10:42Titanian bases are frontline bases built in various locations for operational purposes, and in the event of an operation failing, they retreat in UFOs.
10:50Furthermore, their scientific capabilities surpassed those of humans, making them the enemy that caused the Iron King the most trouble.
11:01Now, finally, it's the final episode.
11:05This is the final episode, but it is a sequel to the previous episode.
11:09Goro's mind is taken over and his body is jacked by Titanian, and he becomes Iron King, wearing a black cloak, and destroys the city of Tokyo.
11:20As fighter jets and tanks begin attacking the rampaging Iron King along with the space monster Cricketon, Gentaro pleads with the attack team leader to wait until Iron King runs out of energy.
11:34The Titanian, feeling at ease, orders Cricketon to retreat and leaves the Iron King to destroy the city.
11:43However, Gentaro's iron belt holds him back, causing him to run out of energy, forcing him to detransform and return to his human form as Goro.
11:55Gentaro rushes to the scene and realizes that Goro, desperately seeking water, is Iron King.
12:02Afterwards, Goro faints due to lack of energy, so they take him to Dr. Sushima.
12:11The professor then performs a treatment process on Goro to remove his transformation ability into Iron King.
12:19At that moment, a phone call comes in from the city of Tokyo informing them that Cricketon has reappeared and resumed his destructive activities.
12:28Then, during the process of removing the transformation function, Cricketton discovers that the substation has been destroyed, causing an abnormality in the electrical current, so the work is halted.
12:39Goro was directly exposed to the high voltage and was thought to have died.
12:44In order to avenge Goro, Gentaro fights Cricketon, but is captured by Cricketon.
12:51Just when it seems like it's Banjicus, Iron King appears and saves Gentaro.
12:57In fact, after Gentaro left, Tenko gave Goro some water as he lay there, and he regained consciousness, and was revived by an electric current as an even stronger Iron King.
13:12The divine Iron King then effortlessly defeats Cricketon.
13:18Unexpectedly, after Cricketon is defeated, Titania and the others attack Gentaro and Goro, who are on the roof of a building.
13:29However, seeing Titania and the others being defeated one after another by the two, Titania 1 tries to escape in her flying saucer.
13:39However, before it can take off, Gentaro infiltrates the spacecraft and fights Titania 1 while flying.
13:48Goro also transforms into Iron King and chases the disk, but after confirming that Gentaro, who had been fighting inside the disk, has been thrown out of it, he destroys the disk and rescues Gentaro as he falls.
14:03Then the scene changes to the seaside, where Gentaro and Goro are seen frolicking in the joy of victory.
14:10At that moment, Tenko approaches the two while singing and begins to ask which one she will marry, causing Gentaro and Goro to panic and run away, and the program ends with this scene.
14:28Now, let's take a look at Iron King in action.
14:32Iron King's exploits
15:02Demon incarnation, poisonous flower, fight, our Iron King, protect, this green earth, Shark, Shark, Iron King, protect, this green earth, Shark, Shark, Iron Shark, from among the Killii,
15:30Iron King
15:32What did you think?
15:39At Hoeiji Temple, in our household, there was a punishment called the Iron King's Punishment.
15:44For some reason, my mother was a fan of Iron King, and whenever I did something bad, I would be punished by being denied food, meaning I would only be given water.
15:56It's a funny story now, but that's all for now. See you next time. Goodbye.
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