Samurai Sentai Shinkenger



Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (侍戦隊シンケンジャー, Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā?, [α]) is the title of Toei Company's thirty-third entry in its long-running Super Sentai Series of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It premiered on February 15, 2009, the week following the finale of Engine Sentai Go-onger. It joins Kamen Rider Decade as a program featured in TV Asahi's Super Hero Time programming block, and following Decade's finale will be joined by Kamen Rider Double. The series' motif is that of traditional Japanese culture.

Plot
For 18 generations, samurai of the Shiba House (志葉家, Shiba Ke?) 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, the youngest head of the Shiba Clan must gather his four vassals (家臣, kashin?) in order to battle the Gedoushu as the Shinkengers.

Shinkengers

 * Takeru Shiba
 * Ryunosuke Ikenami
 * Mako Shiraishi
 * Chiaki Tani
 * Kotoha Hanaori
 * Genta Umemori

Allies

 * Hikoma Kusakabe
 * Kuroko
 * Sakutaro Komatsu
 * Mitsuba Hanaori
 * Richard Brown
 * Tsukasa Kadoya/Kamen Rider Decade
 * Kurando Tani
 * Retsudou Shiba
 * Jokan

Villains

 * Gedoushu
 * Doukoku Chimatsuri
 * Dayu Usukawa
 * Bony Shitari
 * Jyuzo Fuwa (7-26)
 * Akumaro (27-
 * Manpuku Aburame (Movie)
 * Nanashi Company
 * Susukodama
 * Sakamata
 * Ayakashi

Arsenal

 * Shodo Phone
 * Shinkenmaru
 * Secret Disks
 * Daizantou
 * Water Arrow
 * Heaven Fan
 * Wood Spear
 * Land Slicer
 * Sushi Changer
 * Sakanamaru
 * Inromaru

Mecha

 * Origami
 * Sisi Origami
 * Ryu Origami
 * Kame Origami
 * Kuma Origami
 * Saru Origami
 * Kabuto Origami
 * Kajiki Origami
 * Tora Origami
 * Ika Origami
 * Ebi Origami
 * Kyoryu Origami
 * Samurai Giants
 * Shinken-Oh
 * DaiTenku
 * Tenku Shinken-Oh
 * Daikai-Oh
 * Daikai Shinken-Oh
 * IkaTenku Buster

Film
The film Samurai Sentai Shinkenger The Movie: The Fateful War (侍戦隊シンケンジャー銀幕版　天下分け目の戦 Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā Ginmakuban Tenkawakeme no Tatakai?) opened in Japanese theaters on August 8, 2009, double-billed with the Kamen Rider Decade film. Unlike previous films, it was filmed in 3-D, and is the first film in Japan to be filmed digitally in 3-D. A normal 2-D version is being shown in most theaters in Japan.