Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
first series in the Super Sentai franchise
Himitsu Sentai Goranger is a Japanese television series. It is the 1st in Toei's Super Sentai series. Goranger, by Shotaro Ishinomori, was the first in the long-running Super Sentai metaseries of tokusatsu programming. The series aired on NET (now TV Asahi) from April 4, 1975 to March 26, 1977, 84 episodes.
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger | |
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Genre | Tokusatsu Superhero fiction Spy fiction Science fiction |
Created by | Shotaro Ishinomori |
Developed by | Shozo Uehara |
Written by | Shozo Uehara Susumu Takaku Hikaru Arai Hirohisa Soda Kimio Hirayama Keisuke Fujiwara |
Directed by | Kōichi Takemoto Minoru Yamada Katsuhiko Taguchi Hidetoshi Kitamura Michio Konishi |
Starring | Naoya Makoto Hiroshi Miyauchi Baku Hatakeyama Lisa Komaki Yukio Itō Tamegoro Sudo |
Narrated by | Nobuo Tanaka Tōru Ohira |
Opening theme | "Susume! Goranger" by Isao Sasaki & Mitsuko Horie |
Ending theme | "Himitsu Sentai Gorenger" by Isao Sasaki "Mi Yo!! Goranger" by Isao Sasaki, Koorogi '73 & Wilbees |
Composer | Michiaki Watanabe |
Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 84 |
Production | |
Producers | Takafumi Hagino Tōru Hirayama Michihisa Yanagisawa Susumu Yoshikawa |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Toei Company Ishimori Productions |
Original release | |
Network | TV Asahi |
Release | April 5, 1975 March 26, 1977 | –
Characters
changeGorengers
changeActor | Name | Rangers |
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Naoya Makoto | Tsuyoshi Kaijou | Akarenger |
Hiroshi Miyauchi | Akira Shinmei | Aorenger |
Bate Hatakeyama ▶ Tamegoro Sudo | Daita Ooiwa ▶ Daigoro Kumano | Kirenger |
Lisa Komaki | Peggy Matsuyama | Momorenger |
Yukio Ito | Kenji Asuka | Midorenger |
Cast
change- Tsuyoshi Kaijou / Akarenger: Naoya Makoto
- Akira Shinmei / Aorenger: Hiroshi Miyauchi
- Daita Ooiwa / Kirenger I: Baku Hatakeyama
- Daigoro Kumano / Kirenger II: Tamegoro Sudo
- Peggy Matsuyama / Momorenger: Lisa Komaki
- Kenji Asuka / Midorenger: Yukio Itō
Voice actor
change- Narration: Nobuo Tanaka (1–14): Tōru Ohira (15–84)
Songs
change- Opening theme
- "Susume! Gorenger" ("Proceed! Gorenger")
- Lyrics: Shotaro Ishinomori
- Composition & arrangement: Michiaki Watanabe
- Artist: Isao Sasaki and Mitsuko Horie with Colombia Yurikago-kai (chorus)
- Ending themes
- "Himitsu Sentai Gorenger" (Secret Squad Gorengers)
- Lyrics: Saburo Yatsude
- Composition & Arrangement: Michiaki Watanabe
- Artist: Isao Sasaki with Koorogi '73
- Episodes: 1―63
- "Mi Yo!! Gorenger" ("Look!! Gorenger")
- Lyrics: Shotaro Ishinomori
- Composition & arrangement: Michiaki Watanabe
- Artist: Isao Sasaki and Koorogi '73 with Wilbees
- Episodes: 64―84