Samurai Sentai Shinkenger

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger is a Japanese television series. It is the 33rd series in Toei's Super Sentai series. It joined Kamen Rider Decade as a program featured in TV Asahi's programming block, and following Decade's finale, it aired alongside Kamen Rider W.

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Genre	Tokusatsu Superhero fiction Action Historical drama
Created by	Toei
Developed by	Yasuko Kobayashi
Directed by	Shōjirō Nakazawa
Starring	Tori Matsuzaka Hiroki Aiba Rin Takanashi Shogo Suzuki Suzuka Morita Keisuke Sohma Runa Natsui Goro Ibuki Mitsuru Karahashi
Narrated by	Hironori Miyata
Opening theme	"Samurai Sentai Shinkenger" by Psychic Lover (Project.R)
Ending theme	"Shirokujimuchū Shinkenger" by Hideaki Takatori (Project.R)
Composer	Hiroshi Takaki
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	49
Production
Producers	Motoi Sasaki Takaaki Utsunomiya Takahito Ōmori Kōichi Yada Akihiro Fukada
Running time	24–25 minutes
Original release
Network	TV Asahi
Release	February 15, 2009 (2009-02-15) – February 7, 2010 (2010-02-07)

Its footage was used in Power Rangers Samurai. and its follow up season, Super Samurai.

Story

For eighteen generations, Samurai of the Shiba House have suppressed the evil intentions of the Gedoushu, malevolent spirits that enter the world of the living from gaps between buildings and other structures. Now, Takeru Shiba, the youngest head of the Shiba Clan must gather his four Vassal in order to battle the Gedoushu under the revived Doukoku Chimatsuri as the Shinkengers. However, as they are joined by his childhood friend Genta, the vassals slowly learn that there's a reason for Takeru's behavior that sets him apart from his predecessors.

Characters

Shinkenger

Actor	Name	Rangers	Mecha
Tori Matsuzaka	Takeru Shiba	Shinken Red	Shishi Origami
Runa Natsui	Kaoru Shiba
Hiroki Aiba	Ryunosuke Ikenami	Shinken Blue	Ryu Origami
Rin Takanashi	Mako Shiraishi	Shinken Pink	Kame Origami
Shogo Suzuki	Chiaki Tani	Shinken Green	Kuma Origami
Suzuka Morita	Kotoha Hanaori	Shinken Yellow	Saru Origami
Keisuke Sohma	Genta Umemori	Shinken Gold	Ebi Origami

Cast

• Takeru Shiba / Shinken Red: Tori Matsuzaka
• Ryunosuke Ikenami / Shinken Blue: Hiroki Aiba
• Mako Shiraishi / Shinken Pink: Rin Takanashi
• Chiaki Tani / Shinken Green: Shogo Suzuki
• Kotoha Hanaori / Shinken Yellow: Suzuka Morita
• Genta Umemori / Shinken Gold: Keisuke Sohma
• Kaoru Shiba / Shinken Red: Runa Natsui
• Hikoma Kusakabe: Goro Ibuki
• Toshizo Tanba: Kazuyuki Matsuzawa
• Juzo Fuwa: Mitsuru Karahashi

Guest cast

• Takeru's father (1, 12, 33, 46): Kanji Tsuda
• Kana (12): Kayoko Shibata
• Daiki Kaito (20): Kimito Totani
• Tsukasa Kadoya (21): Masahiro Inoue
• Natsumi Hikari (21): Kanna Mori
• Narutaki (21): Tatsuhito Okuda
• Eijiro Hikari (21): Renji Ishibashi
• Toji Sakakibara (32, 33): Tetsuo Morishita
• Kyoko Shiraishi (34): Kazue Itoh
• Masataka Shiba (45): Masaya Matsukaze
• Retsutaka Shiba (movie): Masashi Goda

Songs

Opening theme

• "Samurai Sentai Shinkenger"
  • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
  • Composition: YOFFY
  • Arrangement: Project.R (Kenichiro Ōishi & Psychic Lover)
  • Artist: Psychic Lover (Project.R)

Ending theme

• "Shirokujimuchū Shinkenger"
  • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
  • Composition: Hideaki Takatori
  • Arrangement: Project.R (Hiroaki Kagoshima)
  • Artist: Hideaki Takatori (Project.R)
  • Instruments: Zetto
  • Episodes: 1-20, 29-48
• "Shirokujimuchū Shinkenger ~Ginmakuban~" ("Dreaming 24/7, Shinkenger (Movie Version)")
  • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
  • Composition: Hideaki Takatori
  • Arrangement: Project.R (Hiroaki Kagoshima)
  • Artist: Shinkengers (Tori Matsuzaka, Hiroki Aiba, Rin Takanashi, Shogo Suzuki, Suzuka Morita, Keisuke Sohma) & Hideaki Takatori
  • Episodes: 21-28

The opening and ending themes of Shinkenger are performed by Psychic Lover and Hideaki Takatori as part of Project.R, respectively. The opening is also featured as a playable song in Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Do Don to 2 Daime.

Its opening theme song single ranked highly on the Oricon charts, reaching #4 on the Daily Ranking Charts on its day of release. and peaked at #6 on the weekly charts selling 20,130 copies within its first week of release and stayed in the top 30 ranks for 4 weeks straight.