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Following the trend of the immensely popular superhero teams of the time, this work—Ninja Captor—is a hero program that combines period dramas and Ninja.
00:20Ninja Captor is a superhero show that follows the trend of the superhero Sentai series that was hugely popular at the time, and combines period dramas and ninjas.
00:36Now, let's take a look at this work.
00:40Ninja Captor was produced by Toei and aired for a total of 43 episodes from 1976 to 1977.
00:56The story begins when Fuma Reppu, leader of the Fuma Ninja, plots to conquer Japan and kidnaps the daughter of a senior official at the Ministry of Defense in order to achieve his ambition.
01:08In exchange for the return of his daughter, who is being held hostage, he demands that the Ministry of Defense hand over its weapons.
01:17One of the Fuma ninjas who witnessed the kidnapping, Izumo Daisuke, refused to cooperate with Fuma Reppu's despicable activities and rescued the kidnapped girl, becoming a traitor and a deserter.
01:34The Fuuma monster, Chikobat, corners Daisuke and his daughter on the roof of a building, pushes Daisuke off the building, and then kidnaps his daughter again.
01:46Daisuke falls from a building and is thought to have died, but he wakes up in an unfamiliar mansion.
01:52Then Daisuke's mentor, Tendou Mujin, shows up, and Daisuke becomes a member of the ninja team he secretly formed, Captor.
02:03Later, when Daisuke discovers that the kidnapped girl is in Tsurumi Futo, he heads to the scene, becomes the captor's negation, defeats the Chikoubat, and rescues the girl.
02:18This is where the Ninja Captors' battle begins to thwart Fuuma's ambitions.
02:23Now, let me introduce the characters.
02:29First, the main character, Izumo Daisuke, is a graduate student and an elite Fuma ninja, but he disagrees with Fuma Reppu, who is plotting to conquer Japan, and becomes a deserter.
02:43He is then appointed by his mentor, Tendou Mujin, as the leader of the Captors, Kanin Captor.
02:50His specialty is Katon no Jutsu, and he also uses Karindan as a weapon.
02:58Fukurosaburobey is a Raijin Captor who uses electric ropes and other weapons, and is the oldest member of the group.
03:06He is the butler of the Tendo family, but he is a neat freak so he is always cleaning.
03:11Shijo Sakon is a water captor who uses weapons such as the Torrent Cannon, and is a university student who usually teaches swimming to children at a swimming school.
03:24Sakura Kouji Maria is a Flower Captor who uses the Flower Nunchucks, and also serves as the guardian of the Wind Captor, Keita.
03:36After the destruction of the Fuuma clan, he left Japan to study in the United States.
03:41Miki Tendo is the descendant of Maria, who went to America, and the granddaughter of Captor founder Mujin Tendo.
03:51She is well versed in medicinal herbs and performs treatments in the play.
03:58Kurokawa Dan is a Stinnin Captor who uses techniques such as Doton, and is mainly responsible for piloting the machines used by Captors.
04:08I usually go to a wrestling gym and also work part-time in the transportation industry.
04:17Oyama Noboru is a Kanenin Captor who uses disc-like robots, and because he is good with machines despite being a high school student, he is in charge of maintaining the Captor Car and other things.
04:29Izumi Keita is a Kanenin Captor who uses techniques such as wind training, and is the youngest third-year junior high school student.
04:39He sometimes behaved recklessly in order to gain recognition from his fellow captors.
04:47Tendou Mujin is Izumo Daisuke's mentor and the founder of Captor.
04:53Although he defeats Fuma Reppu, he is killed by Koga and Kage Sasori in episode 37.
05:01Hiroo Togakushi, nicknamed the Shinobi Minister, was the prime minister of the murdered Tendou Mujin and became the second leader of the Captors.
05:16The Captors use a mecha called the Captor Car, a vehicle for ground transportation.
05:23It is shaped like an open car or jeep and is equipped with a machine gun.
05:29All vehicles are equipped with the Captor's signature seven-color flashing lamp, and two catapults at the rear for jumping off.
05:42Also, when driving, the vehicle will sound a siren.
05:48The Helicaptor is a floating autogyro designed for high-speed travel that first appeared in episode 27.
05:55It usually departs from the basement of Tokyo Tower, and if necessary, a Captor Car is hung from the bottom of the aircraft and transported.
06:04In the first half, the ninjas and captors are opposed by the Fuuma ninjas, and in the second half, by the Hikariga ninjas.
06:17Fuma Reppu is an ordinary man who leads the Fuma ninjas and is known as On-Taisho.
06:22He summons the Thirteen Fuma Ninjas, Fuma Kishi Emperor, Ayakashi Sangyōja, and Fuma Five-Do Jin, and sends them one by one to battle the Captors.
06:35The Fuuma Reppu hideout is decorated with candles representing the presence of these summoned Fuuma ninjas, and when a ninja is defeated by their captor, the candle of the defeated ninja is extinguished.
06:48And when the assembled group of ninjas is wiped out, Reppu begins praying to summon a new group.
06:59Then, Fuuma Reppu is killed by a series of attacks from Tendou Mujin and Captor, and finally by Kajin's Fire Ring and Flame Formation.
07:10Anmuri Ninjado is the hunter who leads the Hikariga Ninja, and is also known as the Shinobi General who oversees the ninjas.
07:21Ninjas have been in the shadows for many years, but they plan to bring them out into the world by planning to conquer Japan, but Tendou Mujin speaks out and they become enemies of the Captors.
07:33When a ninja is dispatched to serve as a subordinate to the Captors, the ninja's name will appear on the ninja serial number board.
07:44However, if they are defeated by their captors, their name will turn red, signifying their death.
07:51Shinzo Hotta, who plays Ankara Ninjado, also played Fuma Retsudou in the first half of the film, but at the request of the producers and other people involved, he will be playing the role of a villain hunter in the sequel.
08:08In addition, this work was suddenly discontinued, and the reasons for this were the suspension of tuning, the start of broadcasting of Solution Zubad,
08:19There are various theories, including that it was definitely Mr. Banna Chika who played Kanin, or a member of the staff, but the exact reason is still unknown.
08:26In addition, regarding the replacement of Matsuba Yuko in the role of Hanahito, there are various theories as to why, including that she was originally under contract with Sucoor, that there was nude photography, or that there was a contract with the staff, but nothing is known for certain.
08:46Now, finally, it's the final episode.
08:49An old man selling roasted sweet potatoes to children in a park is suddenly attacked by Koga ninjas, but he easily defeats them and leaves.
09:02In fact, this old man was Romaru, a Koga ninja, who had given up on the ninja world and was now living with his granddaughter, Kasumi, and eking out a meager living by running a food stall.
09:16When the old man returns home, he finds out that his granddaughter, Kasumi, has been taken away under the false pretense that she was in a traffic accident.
09:27At that moment, the phantom of Dark Humanity appears and tells him that in order to save his granddaughter's life and forgive the sins of the deserters, they must eliminate the Captors.
09:37Meanwhile, Kasumi becomes suspicious of her grandfather's accident and flees the car, but is rescued by the family and Hanato.
09:47As the two were fighting the Koga ninjas, Romaru, who had been ordered to kill the Captor, appeared and attacked them, so they retreated from the scene.
09:59Afterwards, in order to get Kasumi back, Romaru first defeats the natives and takes them hostage.
10:08The Captors learn that the natives have been taken hostage by Romaru, but then Officer Hattori brings Kasumi along.
10:20Realizing that Romaru is looking for Kasumi, the Captors head to Romaru's location together with Kasumi.
10:29Meanwhile, the family members who had been following Romaru rescued the natives and cornered Romaru, but the other Captors, who appeared with Kasumi, explained the situation and stopped the fighting.
10:46Then, having learned of the failure of the operation, Ankoku Jindo appears, leading to a final battle with the Captors.
10:55The Captors fight against Nindo with their own weapons, but it's no use.
11:03The Captors are cornered, but in the end, the seven of them combine their powers to fight back with a special move, Captor Yagura, and Nindo escapes and disappears.
11:15Nindo thought he had successfully defeated the enemy, but the Captors appeared again and used the technique of creating clones to spread the word.
11:25After receiving seven kicks at the same time, Shinobido is unable to move, and the Captors once again form Captor Yagura and finally finish him off with the Karin Ranka Engine.
11:39The scene changes, and with all the fighting over, the Captors use a helicopter to hoist the Captor Car and leave for the base, and the show ends.
11:56Now, let's take a look at the exploits of the ninjas and captors.
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