(For Non-Japanese Viewers) When you watch the video, please click the Gear icon "⚙ "in the top-right corner of the screen to access the subtitle options, then select your language if available.
The unique hero concept in this work, The Kagestar, is that it is not the person who is the hero, but rather the person's shadow that gains life and becomes the hero, fighting against evil monsters.
00:00Hello. Thank you for watching today. Today's topic is The Kage Star.
00:19The Kage Star is a unique story about a hero in which the hero is not a person, but a person's shadow, who comes to life and becomes a hero to fight evil monsters.
00:38Now, let's take a look at this work.
00:42The Kage Star was produced by Toei and aired for a total of 34 episodes in 1976.
00:56The story begins when Suzuko, the spirit girl of the Kazemura Concern, is kidnapped by the White Wolf Demon along with her secretary, Sugata Kageo.
01:06President Kazamura is told to prepare 1 billion yen as his own personal pension, so he contacts the police, who dispatch the inspector and detective Narihira, who then begin investigating the case as a hostage-taking case.
01:21Meanwhile, Suzuko and Kageo have been kidnapped and are being held captive, but they find an opportunity to escape from the hideout. However, they are attacked while escaping, fall off a cliff, and come into contact with high-voltage power lines.
01:36Then Shadow Star and Bell Star appear, fight the pursuing monster, and drive it away.
01:44Afterwards, the White Wolf Demon confirms that Kageo and Suzuko are still alive and kidnaps Suzuko again.
01:52As Kageo chases the White Wolf Demon, he calls out to his shadow to help Suzuko, and Kage Star appears, riding on the Kage Loker and chasing the White Wolf Demon.
02:03Shadow Star catches up with Suzuko and saves her, and then Bell Star appears, and the two of them finally defeat the White Wolf Demon.
02:14From this point on, a fierce battle begins with the Satan Empire, a huge organization led by Dr. Satan.
02:21Now, let me introduce the characters.
02:27First, the main character, Sugata Kageo, is a secretary and employee at Kazemura Concern. He is kidnapped along with Suzuko while working as her secretary, who is under the president's orders.
02:41He manages to escape, but after coming into contact with a high voltage current, he gains the ability to materialize shadows, resulting in the appearance of Shadow Star.
02:52He is a young man with a sense of justice and no fear of evil, but because he is an office worker, he cannot stand up to his superiors or Suzuko's father, the company president.
03:02Kazemura Suzuko is the president of Kazemura Concern and Kageo's boss, and like Kageo, she has the ability to materialize shadows, which allows her to make Bellstar appear.
03:17Also, when the bell on the bracelet she wears senses danger, it makes a voice that only Suzuko can hear and gives her information about the incident.
03:28Other characters include the clumsy, round-glassed Inspector Tonda, who is in charge of many cases related to the Satan Empire.
03:39He's a self-proclaimed great detective who isn't very reliable, but when he kisses Suzuko's hand, for some reason he comes up with a brilliant idea.
03:48The chaotic Detective Narihei always ends up sabotaging the case.
03:53Inspector Tonda's son, Takeshi, firmly believes that the cases solved by the Shadow Stars are his father's achievements.
04:05Shadow Star and Bell Star materialize from the shadows of Kageo and Suzuko, but after materializing, both Kageo and Suzuko are either unconscious or staggering around.
04:16And Kageo and Suzuko are one with Kage Star and Bell Star, so if something happens to one of them, the other will be affected in the same way.
04:30Common techniques include the shuriken technique Star Shoot, and the Double Sharin, which involves spinning the cape and throwing the enemy into the air, to fight the enemy.
04:41On the other hand, Shadow Star's unique special moves include the Meteor Kick and Shadow Bind, while Bell Star's unique special moves include the Bell Kick and Belsharin.
04:58Shadow Robey is the shadow of Shadow Star and Bell Star, and has its own will and can speak, so he calls Shadow Star "boss" and Bell Star "older sister."
05:11There is also a technique called Godanbunshin, in which if you remove the pattern on its head and throw it, five Shadow Robei will appear and attack the enemy.
05:21As for equipment, the gun and flasher he carries can make his special bike, Shadow Loker, Belker, and Flying Fortress shadow protection appear.
05:34In the first half of the story, Shadow Star and Bell Star's enemies are individual demons and monsters whose identities are unknown.
05:46In episode 13, it is revealed that these demons and monsters were sent by a dark organization, the Satanic Empire.
05:55However, the organizational structure of the Satanic Empire was completely unknown.
06:02And the hunter, Dr. Satan, is a former Nazi scientist who has created various monsters in his ambition to conquer the world.
06:13He always wears a mask, and never reveals his true face in the play.
06:21As for the fighters, there was a male fighter wearing black clothing with a bone design all over his body, and a female fighter wearing a red eye mask and a red leotard.
06:33Now, finally, it's the final episode.
06:39Kagestar and Bellstar get in the way of the Satan Empire at every turn, but Dr. Satan revives 10 monsters, led by the frozen monster Todogiras, and gives the order for an all-out attack to eliminate Kagestar and Bellstar.
06:58Todogiras splits these regenerated monsters into two groups and has them attack Kageo and Suzuko respectively.
07:07At that time, Kageo was out fishing with his children when Todogiras and the revived monsters attacked them.
07:15Meanwhile, monsters burst into the fishing tackle shop run by Suzuko while the flying inspectors are visiting, and even Dr. Satan shows up, so Suzuko calls in Belstar to fight the monsters.
07:30However, the monsters escape, so they chase them in the Bellcar, but they end up joining up with the monsters attacking Kageo and the children.
07:43When Belstar finds Kagestar, who has been frozen by Todogiras, Doctor Satan appears again.
07:53Kagestar tries to stab Todogi, but Kagero Bay rescues him.
07:58Later, Belstar rescues Kagestar with Bellfire, and the two of them fight Dr. Satan and his monsters, forcing him to retreat.
08:11However, after Dr. Satan and his men retreat, northern Tokyo experiences abnormally low temperatures.
08:19As people are in chaos, the mothers tell Kageo and Suzuko that their children have been kidnapped.
08:26Then they receive a message from Dr. Satan instructing them to go to Jigokudani on Mount Fuji, so the two of them head there.
08:37When they arrive at Jigokudani, they find Dr. Satan, Todogiras, and the revived monsters waiting for them, so they call upon Kagestar and Belstar to defeat the enemies.
08:50However, when the children being held hostage appear alongside Todogiras, they stop attacking for a moment, but then defeat Todogiras with Flasher and Star Shoot attacks.
09:04With all the monsters defeated, Dr. Satan is cornered and flees, but Kagestar and Belstar give chase.
09:15When he catches up with Dr. Satan, he unleashes all sorts of special moves on him, including the Meteor Kick and Bell Kick, and in the end, he explodes and dies, unleashing a barrage of bullets.
09:27The screen changes to show Kageo and Suzuko, who have now defeated Dr. Satan, working energetically at the fishing tackle shop, surrounded by smiling customers and children, and the program ends.
09:47Now, let's take a look at the performances of Kagestar and Bellstar.
09:57Kage Star and the Kage with a snap, the Kage with a snap,
10:27Kage's technique, squeak squeak, smash the bad guys,
最初にコメントしましょう