J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger

1978 0h 23m JA

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8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 4

ActionAdventureScience Fiction

Synopsis

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While investigating a UFO in the Sky Ace, J.A.K.Q. is caught off guard by the return of Iron Claw, with the Big Four now leading the remnants of Crime and the Black Cross Army.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yoshitaka Tanba
Goroh Sakurai / Spade Ace
Heizan Itou
Ryu Higashi / Dia Jack
Mitchi Love
Karen Mizuki / Heart Queen
Yūsuke Kazato
Daichi Bunta / Clover King
Hiroshi Miyauchi
Soukichi Banba / Big One / Aorenger (voice)
Hiroshi Tanaka
Commander Daisuke Kujirai / Joker
Masashi Ishibashi
Iron Claw
Lisa Komaki
Peggy Matsuyama / Momorenger

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Katsuhiko Taguchi
Writers: Shozo Uehara, Shotaro Ishinomori
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 23-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

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 Katsuhiko Taguchi, shot by Hideo Hara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Yoshitaka Tanba and Heizan Itou and Mitchi Love carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1741638 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Katsuhiko Taguchi directs. Hideo Hara behind the camera. Junkichi Sugano cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 23-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Super Sentai Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Katsuhiko Taguchi, shot by Hideo Hara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Junkichi Sugano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yoshitaka Tanba and Heizan Itou and Mitchi Love carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1741638 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.