00:00Episode 1: Iron Man Tiger Seven
00:07Hello. Thank you for watching today.
00:16Today's topic is Tetsujin Tiger Seven.
00:20Episode 1: In the early 1970s, when monsters, psychic powers, paranormal phenomena, and the occult were gradually becoming more prevalent, this work, Tetsujin Tiger Seven, was a hero story that incorporated ancient ruins and mummies.
00:41Now, let's take a look at this work.
00:44Tetsujin Tiger Seven was produced by B Productions and aired for a total of 26 episodes from 1973 to 1974.
01:01The story begins with an archaeological expedition team led by Dr. Takigawa driving deep into the Sahara Desert.
01:11The expedition team was searching for the graveyard of the Infinite People, who were said to have been trapped at the bottom of the desert 14,000 years ago, but Dr. Takigawa's son, Goh, followed them to warn them that the investigation was dangerous, and could be a matter of life and death.
01:30Meanwhile, Dr. Takigawa discovers the hellish graveyard of the Mugenjin and rejoices, but his team members are attacked and killed by the Sand People, Sand Grudges.
01:43Afterwards, Goh joins up with the research team, but when he realizes that he still cannot persuade his father, he heads to the Hell's Graveyard with the research team.
01:54At that time, the commander, Ambassador Gill, sensing danger as the expedition team approached, attacked and killed Goh, a member of the expedition team, in order to avenge his 14,000-year-old grudge against humanity for reviving Emperor Mu and sealing him underground.
02:12Therefore, Dr. Takigawa transplanted an artificial heart, an SP, used to revive mummies, and revived Go, and also gave him an ancient Egyptian pendant with a tiger design as a talisman.
02:28Afterwards, leaving Go, who has just undergone transplant surgery, in the tent, the research team heads to the Hell Graveyard. By breaking the seal at the entrance to the graveyard, they succeed in entering, although an earthquake occurs.
02:46Meanwhile, Go, who is in the tent, is worried about his father after the earthquake and goes into the cemetery, but his commander, Ambassador Gil, and Mugenjin and others are waiting for him there, and he watches as the members of his team are killed one after another right in front of his eyes.
03:04His father, Dr. Takigawa, is also killed by Ambassador Gill, but Goh manages to escape by instantly teleporting himself with the tiger pendant against his forehead.
03:17Therefore, Ambassador Gill sends Magma Genjin and Flame Jin to the Takikawa Archaeological Institute, which knows their secret, and attempts to kill Dr. Takaido and his colleagues, but Tiger Seven appears through the window.
03:36After defeating Flame Jin, he informs Dr. Takaido and the others that Dr. Takigawa's research team has been completely wiped out, and then leaves.
03:45From this moment on, he will engage in a life-or-death battle with the Mu clan that killed his father.
03:55Now, let me introduce the characters.
03:59First, the main character, Takikawa-go, was originally a motorcycle racer. His father, an archaeologist, was planning to investigate a dangerous excavation of an ancient ruin, so he headed to the site to try to stop him, but instead he was attacked by the Mugenjin and died.
04:21Afterwards, he uses the SP to revive an artificial heart that his father had brought with him, which was used to revive mummies, and at the same time, he uses a tiger pendant to become Tiger Seven.
04:33However, because he did not tell those around him that he was Tiger Seven, this could cause them to distrust him in some situations.
04:44Furthermore, his reckless nature often leads him to take careless actions, resulting in numerous sacrifices and misunderstandings, and towards the end of the show he loses sight of the meaning of his fight against Muichisoku.
05:01In this situation, the artificial heart's life expectancy, meaning that he only has a few days left, becomes even more distressing.
05:09Dr. Takaido, director of the Takaido Research Institute, was friends with Dr. Takigawa, and after Dr. Takigawa was murdered by Muto, he became a good understanding friend of Go.
05:23In addition, in order to uncover the mystery of Muichiashi, they investigated Muichiashi's activities from a secret base disguised as a bicycle shop.
05:32Also, the Takaido Research Institute was called the Takaido Group by Muichisoku.
05:42And as a member of the Takaido group, Kitagawa Shiro, due to his strong sense of responsibility, was often seen acting on his own, getting into conflict with Go, or even punishing him with his fists.
05:59Although Hayashi Sanpei is a man of many words, he is not very good at fighting, and in the film he is often attacked by the Mugenjin.
06:13Jun Aoki was the daughter of Dr. Aoki, who was a close friend of Dr. Takigawa, and was adopted into the Takigawa family along with her younger brother, Jiro.
06:22She also had feelings for Go, but in the end, her feelings were never reciprocated.
06:30Go Takigawa uses the power of the pendant he received from his father and transforms into Tiger Seven with the shout of "Tiger Spark."
06:43The origin of the name comes from the fact that each of the seven places on his body possesses a supernatural power: his forehead, eyes, ears, fangs, claws, hands, and feet.
06:54In battle, he suddenly pulls out a black glove with a lightning bolt costume, the Fight Glove, from the air and puts it on his right hand.
07:06You can now double your power-up and unleash even more special moves.
07:11His main special move is the Tiger Cutter, which uses the cutter on his glove to slice through enemies.
07:19Some of the moves include the Tiger Buckle Spin, where he throws his belt at his opponent and tightens it, and the Tiger Head Beam, which shoots a destructive ray from his forehead.
07:31Additionally, from episode 8 onwards, she begins wearing the red scarf of the woman who was murdered by Mugenjin.
07:41After transforming into Tiger Seven, he uses his motorcycle, Spark, as a means of transportation.
07:47This combat bike can also be summoned from afar using telekinesis.
07:56It is also equipped with a radar device that displays the enemy's location, and a spatial teleportation function that allows it to travel from the Sahara Desert to Tokyo in one go.
08:06The Mu clan is the enemy of the Takikawa-go or Tiger Seven.
08:15The Mu clan is a clan that was sealed away in the Sahara Desert by humans 14,000 years ago, but the seal is broken by Dr. Takigawa's research team.
08:26Hunting is the work of Emperor Mu, who is worshipped like a god, but he is merely a brain, and the actual operational forces are commanded by Ambassador Gil, a high-ranking official.
08:40Ambassador Gil wears an ancient Egyptian-style mask, but behind that mask hides his true, ugly face.
08:50Furthermore, the Black Mask, the combat commander supporting Ambassador Gill, had a cruel personality and would give strict punishment to the Mugens who failed in their operations.
09:02The Mugens, who face off directly against Tiger Seven, are made up of many animal and monster-like creatures.
09:13Their appearance is quite grotesque, and the techniques they use, such as those of the Magmagen people, are usually related to their individual character traits.
09:23Additionally, there are 100,000 Mugens' combatants sleeping underground in the basement of the base.
09:36This work, Tetsujin, Tiger Seven, was cancelled due to low viewership ratings.
09:43There are various theories as to the reason for the questionable ratings, but the most common reason is that, as a children's program, the content of the show was quite serious and heavy, including depictions of human relationships, making it difficult for children to understand.
10:03Furthermore, the Mugen people, including Ambassador Gil, had extremely creepy or disgusting appearances, and the methods of their murder were quite grotesque or gruesome.
10:19There was also a shocking episode in the show in which the hero accidentally hits a child with his motorcycle while transforming.
10:29In addition, depending on the location and broadcasting station, the fact that popular programs such as Janbo Ace and Dokon Joe Girl were airing at the same time is also said to be a reason why the ratings did not increase.
10:46And in the final episode, the protagonist remains unrewarded until the very end, meeting a sad end in a sort of bad ending.
10:56However, after it finished airing, it received a certain amount of praise from special effects fans, and it is believed to be appreciated by the children of that time who are now adults, although to a lesser extent.
11:09Now, finally, it's the final episode.
11:16As the Mu Genjins were being defeated one after another by Tiger Seven, Ambassador Gil asked Emperor Mu for help.
11:26Then, Emperor Mu's elephant eyes glow, and his bone marrow becomes one with Ambassador Gil's.
11:35Afterwards, Ambassador Gil summons Genjin the buffalo, said to be the strongest member of the Mu clan, and sends him to Tiger Seven.
11:44Meanwhile, in Japan, Jun was reading Go's letter in front of the other members.
11:52The letter said that he no longer knew what or who he was fighting for, and could no longer bear his fate, so he was leaving the team and returning to being an auto racer.
12:06The North is furious at Go's selfish behavior, but Dr. Takaido respects Go's decision and announces that the Takaido Laboratory will be closed.
12:18Later, Go reads a newspaper article about the closure of the research institute and, despite having mixed feelings, continues practicing for the race, when Jun appears.
12:30He then tries to persuade Go to return, but Go is determined and refuses.
12:38However, during the race practice, Mugenjin and his fighters appear, so they escape on their motorcycles, but in the process, the race coach is murdered.
12:48Meanwhile, Dr. Takaido, who had closed the laboratory, was alone on a boat, waiting for the appearance of the Infinite Ones for the final battle.
13:03At that moment, Ambassador Gil's boat, which had merged with Emperor Mudai, approached, so the doctor, prepared to commit suicide, charged towards the boat.
13:13However, Ambassador Gill boards the doctor's boat and kills him.
13:21When Kitakata, Jun and the others discovered the doctor's body, they found Ambassador Gil's explosives tightly clenched in his hand.
13:32Later, Go, who had learned of the doctor's death, appears and is beaten down by an angry Kita.
13:38After being beaten and feeling dejected, Jun gives Go the tape that the doctor had entrusted to him.
13:46The tape said that Go's artificial heart only had about two more days to live.
13:53The recorded message was that during that limited time, you should live your life the way you want to.
14:01Go is troubled, but in the end he decides to transform into Tiger Seven and fight Ambassador Gil and Mugenjin.
14:12Meanwhile, the North Side was fighting Ambassador Gill to avenge the doctor, but they found themselves in a desperate situation.
14:21Tiger Seven then appears, and although he struggles, he first takes down the strongest, the buffalo Genjin, with a Tiger Buckle Spin, and then defeats Ambassador Gill with a Tiger Cutter.
14:35In addition, at the same time that Ambassador Gil was defeated, the Mu Empire's base also exploded and was destroyed.
14:42After the long and painful battle with the Mu clan comes to an end, Tiger Seven transforms back into Go in front of his friends, bows without saying a word, and leaves alone to seek a place to die, and the show ends with this scene.
15:05Now, let's take a look at Tiger Seven in action.
15:12Thank you for watching.
15:42Oh, Tiger, Tiger, to save the Earth, push forward towards tomorrow, Iron Tiger, Tiger Seven
16:00What did you think?
16:19In the movie, Tiger Seven suddenly pulls out a pair of fighting gloves out of thin air, which was quite mysterious.
16:28In particular, since there doesn't seem to be a time limit for wearing it, I thought it would be fine to just wear it from the beginning.
16:36What did you all think?
16:40Well, that's all for this time.
16:44See you again.
16:46Goodbye.
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