No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger: Polar Beginning

2026 0h 34m JA

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Synopsis

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In the past, a young Mashiro Kumade, aiming to be Number One, threw himself into the lonely "Ring Battle". One day, guided by a fortune teller, he arrives at a place where he meets "companions" who would drastically change his detiny. These are the Gozyugers who united to face the Calamity. Kumade, who had been a lone wolf, gradually found his heart filled with the bond he made for the first time ever. However, even in those peaceful days, the footsteps of the end approached moment by moment. What is the "true wish" that Kumade harbors in his heart at the end of his harsh fate?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kaiki Kimura
Mashiro Kumade / Previous Gozyu Wolf / Gozyu Polar
Kouki Niiyama
Seiya Aoto / Previous Gozyu Leon
Itono Okita
Midoriko Itokiri / Previous Gozyu Eagle
Angela Mei
Misaki Kurobane / Previous Gozyu Unicorn
Motoki Fukami
Naoto Kitora / Previous Gozyu Tyranno
Mio Fuyuno
Hoeru Tono / Gozyu Wolf
Hideharu Suzuki
Rikuo Byakuya / Gozyu Leon
Masakazu Kanda
Ryugi Bakugami / Gozyu Tyranno

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shun Miyazaki
Writers: Keiichi Hasegawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 34-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Super Sentai Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shun Miyazaki, shot by Ryoichi Kato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kodai Wakamatsu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kaiki Kimura and Kouki Niiyama and Itono Okita carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt39834387 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shun Miyazaki directs. Ryoichi Kato behind the camera. Kodai Wakamatsu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 34-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
3Part of the "Super Sentai Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Shun Miyazaki, shot by Ryoichi Kato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Kodai Wakamatsu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kaiki Kimura and Kouki Niiyama and Itono Okita carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt39834387 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.