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EnglishEnglish is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...
as
Five-Star Squadron Dairanger, is a
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese
tokusatsuis a Japanese term that describes any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
series. It was the seventeenth production in the long-running
Super SentaiThe is the name given to the long running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Company Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
franchise of television tokusatsu dramas produced by
Toei Companyis a Japanese film and television production and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Tōei owns and operates thirty-four cinema houses across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tōkyō and Kyōto; and is a...
, following
Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger. It was originally broadcast from February 19, 1993 to February 11, 1994. The name given by Toei to this series for international distribution is
Star Rangers (also the title under which
Dairanger is referred to in the credits of season 2 of
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers).
Certain action and mecha footage from this series was used in the second season of
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
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EnglishEnglish is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...
as
Five-Star Squadron Dairanger, is a
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese
tokusatsuis a Japanese term that describes any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
series. It was the seventeenth production in the long-running
Super SentaiThe is the name given to the long running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Company Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
franchise of television tokusatsu dramas produced by
Toei Companyis a Japanese film and television production and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Tōei owns and operates thirty-four cinema houses across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tōkyō and Kyōto; and is a...
, following
Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger. It was originally broadcast from February 19, 1993 to February 11, 1994. The name given by Toei to this series for international distribution is
Star Rangers (also the title under which
Dairanger is referred to in the credits of season 2 of
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers).
Certain action and mecha footage from this series was used in the second season of
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. However, it is the only series following
Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger whose primary ranger suits do not make an appearance in the
Power RangersPower Rangers is an American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live action children's television series featuring teams of costumed heroes. First produced by Saban Entertainment and later by BVS Entertainment, the premise for the series originated from the Japanese tokusatsu...
series (save for Kiba Ranger, who was adapted into the Mighty Morphin' White Ranger).
Plot
Over 8,000 years ago, the Daos civilization flourished in Southern
ChinaChina is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
. The Daos Empire consisted of three tribes: the Dai, the Shura (ancestors of today's humanity), and the Gorma (the military tribe), who lived harmoniously. However, one day the Gorma Tribe decided to take over the empire and the world. Thus began the war between the Gorma and Dai tribes. The battle continued for 5,000 years, led by the Gorma Triumvirate. The Mythical Qi Beasts appeared to oppose the Gorma, whose magical powers had increased to the point where they could turn themselves into monsters. Five Dai warriors'
QiIn traditional Chinese culture, qi is an active principle forming part of any living thing....
powers had increased to the point where they could control the Mythical Qi Beasts. The war ended with the disappearance of both the Dai and Gorma tribes. In 1993, the Gorma Tribe, one of the Daos' two missing branches, revived to take over the world. To counter them, Master Kaku assembled a team of five youths with high levels of Qi. They became the Dairangers of the present time.
Dairangers
Episodes
Cast
- Keiichi Wada: (和田圭市, Wada Keiichi) Ryou/Ryuu Ranger, Ryou's Grandson (ep 50)
- Tatsuya Nōmi: (能見達也, Nōmi Tatsuya) Daigo/Lion Ranger, Daigo's Grandson (ep 50)
- Ei Hamura: (羽村英, Hamura Ei) Shouji/Pegasus Ranger, Shouji's Grandson (ep 50)
- Keisuke Tsuchiya: (土屋圭輔, Tsuchiya Keisuke) Kazu/Kirin Ranger, Kazu's Grandson (ep 50)
- Natsuki Takahashi: (高橋夏樹, Takahashi Natsuki) Lin/Phoenix Ranger, Lin's Granddaughter (ep 50)
- Hisashi Sakai: (酒井寿, Sakai Hisashi) Kou/Fang Ranger
- Kōji Naka: (中康治, Naka Kōji) Kaku
- Takeshi Kuwabara: (桑原毅, Kuwabara Takeshi) Yufang
- Masako Morishita: (森下雅子, Morishita Masako) Kujaku: Mother of Kou and Akomaru
- Sugisaku Imagawa: (今川杉作, Imagawa Sugisaku) Kameo
- Munemaru Kōda: (幸田宗丸, Kōda Munemaru) Gorma Emperor XV
- Akiko Amamatsuri: (天祭揚子, Amamatsuri Akiko) Gara
- Maroshi Tamura: (田村円, Tamura Maroshi) Zydos
- Rintarō Nishi: (西凜太朗, Nishi Rintarō) Shadam
- Chūkō Ueda: (上田忠好, Ueda Chūkō) General Tenpou
- Shohei Shibata: (柴田翔平, Shibata Shohei) Akomaru: Jin Matoba (credited as Takumi Hirose)
Voice actors
: Narrator
- Wataru Abe: Byakkoshinken
- Ikko Tadano: (ただの いっこ, Tadano Ikko) Daimugen (credited as Tomihisa Naruse) (成瀬富久, Naruse Tomihisa): Boss Kamikaze
- Akiko Muta: Telephone Teacher
- Takuzou Kamiyama: Gravestone Manager: Kabuki Novice (13-14)
Suit actors
- Naoki Ōfuji: Ryuu Ranger: Lion Ranger
- Shōji Hachisuka: Pegasus Ranger: Kirin Ranger
- Rie Murakami: Phoenix Ranger: Fang Ranger
- Hideaki Kusaka: Ryuuseioh (main)/Dairen'oh, Won Tiger/Kibadaioh, Daijinryuu: Ryuuseioh (sub)
Guest actors
- Daisuke Tsuchiya: (土屋大輔, Tsuchiya Daisuke) Kazu-clone (25)
- Ryosuke Umezo: (海津亮介, Kaizu Ryousuke) Media Magician
Songs
Opening theme
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- Lyrics: Saburo Yatsude
is a collective pen name used by Toei Company television producers when contributing to their various anime and tokusatsu series, whereas Izumi Todo is solely Toei Animation...
- Composition: Katsuo Ohno
- Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
- Artist: New JACK Takurō
Ending theme
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- Lyrics: Saburo Yatsude
- Composition: Katsuo Ohno
- Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
- Artist: New JACK Takurō
Footnotes