Himitsu Sentai Gorenger

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Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (秘密戦隊ゴレンジャー, Himitsu Sentai Gorenja), is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero TV series created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was aired in Japan by TV Asahi from April 5, 1975 to March 26, 1977 for 84 episodes.

Himitsu Sentai Gorenger poster

“Himitsu Sentai Gorenger” poster

Basic information

Original title (Japanese): 秘密戦隊ゴレンジャー
Phonetic title: Himitsu Sentai Gorenja
English title: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
Other title: Five Rangers
Language: Japanese
Country: JP Japan
Runtime: 30 minutes
No. of episodes: 84
Genre: Tokusatsu TV series
Creator: Shotaro Ishinomori
Director: Kōichi Takemoto, Minoru Yamada, Katsuhiko Taguchi, Hidetoshi Kitamura, Michio Konishi
Scriptwriter: Shōzō Uehara, Susumu Takahisa, Hikaru Arai, Hirohisa Soda, Kimio Hirayama, Keisuke Fujikawa
Producer: Takafumi Hagino, Tōru Hirayama, Michihisa Yanagisawa, Susumu Yoshikawa
Production company: Toei Company
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast period: April 5, 1975 – March 26, 1977

Plot

When world peace is threatened by the emergence of a terrorist group called the Black Cross Army, a peacekeeping organization called EAGLE, the Earth Guard League,[citation needed] is formed by the United Nations to combat the threat. The Black Cross Army sends five operatives to destroy each EAGLE branch in Japan, killing everyone except for five agents who manage to survive. The five surviving agents are summoned to a secret base located underneath the snack shop "Gon" where they are recruited by EAGLE Japan's commander Gonpachi Edogawa to become the Secret Squadron Gorenger and are given electronic battlesuits that endow them with superhuman strength and speed. The five dedicate themselves to stopping the Black Cross Army and its leader, Black Cross Führer.

Some scenes in Himitsu Sentai Gorenger - 1

Some scenes in Himitsu Sentai Gorenger - 2

Some scenes in “Himitsu Sentai Gorenger”

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