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Icon-kakurangerThis article is about an episode in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger.

The Great Snow Woman's Snowball Fight (大雪女の雪合戦 Ōyuki Onna no Yukigassen) is the forty-eighth episode of Ninja Sentai Kakuranger.

Synopsis[]

Jiraiya decides to save the overworking officer father of two children after he's abducted by a Yokai in a plan to create the ultimate blizzard.

Plot[]

An ice skater is practicing when a mysterious woman in white appears at the rink; he asks her to be his partner but she admits that "she's a cold woman". He grabs her hand and realizes she is cold as the duo skate before he's suddenly frozen into a snowman, which the woman has taken away by Dorodoro. She starts to appear to other men throughout the city, freezing them one after another while laughing manically.

At the Sugino Police Department, an officer named Murata leaves his station at the complaint of his wife, who states that this is his day off and it's his son Yoji's birthday; he knows but the office states that if an incident happens, you don't take a day off even for a birthday. The wife worries that he believes in the stupid stories about people turning into snowmen as Jiraiya passes by; but he states he can't do nothing while people are getting hurt as he leaves. The daughter worries that he also misses her piano recitals and school plays due to duty and Yoji states he hates his father. Jiraiya asks about the snowman incident, with them stating that the perpetrator is attacking young people who perform sports, leading to NinjaBlack to roller skate nearby to try and lure them out. Jiraiya accidentally hits another man roller-skating revealed to be Officer Murata; the younger male warns him to be careful due to the extraordinary nature of the incidents as the officer worries he may be a detective from headquarters. Murata claims he has no need for any assistance if he's not from the force while putting back on his cap backwards and failing to skate again, Jiraiya stating he's putting himself in danger. Angry, Murata removes the skates and tells Jiraiya that it is his duty to protect the citizens of the town with his life before he hears screaming of a woman being chased by the snow woman; Murata gets in the way and is frozen into a snowman as the ice woman laughs! When Jiraiya asks who she is, she introduces herself as the winter Yokai Yuki-Onna who states she can now use "Snow Mandala sorcery" to attack beyond the range of the mountains as she transforms with a snow wand! She reveals she has five snowmen on her Snow Mandala and with one more, she can turn the world into a freezing hell of snow and ice, making Jiraiya imagine the world freezing within her hell as she states that people will freeze and scream for Daimaou's forgiveness. Jiraiya considers the scheme heartless as the other Kakuranger arrive, making her summon Dorodoro the team faces down in protection of the girl. NinjaRed ultimately hits one of the Dorodoro into the Murata snowman, sending it away as Yuki-Onna gives chase and the Kakuranger chase after.

Later, the girl saved by Murata reveals to his family about how he sacrificed himself to save her, making Yoji and the others rush to Jiraiya and the Kakuranger to save their father. As Jiraiya finds out that he knew what happens, the boy admits he'll never complain about his father's work ethic again if they save him, Yoji and his sister admitting they never knew what sort of officer he was until now and wanting Jiraiya to save him. Jiraiya hugs the duo and states to leave it to him and that the team will lay it all on the line like him to save him. Meanwhile in Skeleton Castle, Daimaou yells at Yuki-Onna, telling her that if she can't find the last snowman and it melts, she can't perform the Snow Mandala spell, sending out the Flowery Kunoichi-gumi while tormenting the statue of Hakumenrou about the "frozen hell" humanity is about to face.

The Kakuranger and the Murata family head to search for the officer in a junkyard; Tsuruhime notices dripping water where they find his snowman, making everyone despair about his melting and the need to rescue him, lifting him out from the cars. However, the Flowery Kunoichi appear to take the snowman, charging towards the Kakuranger as Sasuke and Saizou face them down while Jiraiya and Seikai rush off with Murata's snowman.

As they move, they worry about Murata's melting as they discover an ice truck; they open it with Jiraiya apologizing they have to take the truck with the keys in it as they place the snowman within; but Yuki-Onna suddenly appears to fight; Seikai holds her down as Jiraiya drives off, making Yuki-Onna use a Blizzard Transformation to pursue smashing Jiraiya in snow! Yelling at him to give the snowman back, Jiraiya fights off her Dorodoro platoon and throws down explosives before driving away once again. The Flowery Kunoichi soon throw explosives before Sakura and Ran rush into the truck; Jiraiya knocks out Ran but Sakura strangles him as she takes over the truck and drives off with Jiraiya pursuing and leaping towards it before he's dragged behind. Pushed by the pleas of his children, Jiraiya determine himself to save Murata, leaping over the truck and pulling Sakura out before retaking it. He soon gets a signal on his Doron Changer, making him drive towards another direction before he's surrounded by the Flowery Kunoichi. Ayame uses Flower Fantasy to block Jiraiya's vision, allowing for them to retake the truck and drive it back to Yuki-Onna's Snow Mandala where they unload him with haste and place him on the last pedestal. With the six snowmen in place, Yuki-Onna begins the Snow Mandala spell, using her youjutsu to unleash the power.

However as she performs the spell, it fails to work, with Suiren confirming that one of the snowmen isn't cold! They realize there's something off as they blow on it making it blush; Sakura tries to hit it but it reveals itself as Ninjaman hit on the head; the Flowery Kunoichi try to attack but he gets away. When wondering what happened, Jiraiya reveals when he drove into the alley, they switched out the Murata snowman with Ninjaman, who used the Snowman Transformation Ninpo to elude them as they put Murata's snowman in a refrigerator. Ninjaman claims it's his idea as Tsuruhime claims they underestimated the ninja's brains. The Kakuranger soon transform as Yuki-Onna sends out the Flowery Kunoichi and the Dorodoro. Jiraiya takes on Yuki-Onna personally, fighting her off and being beaten down by her abilities before she vanishes and soon uses illusions to try and make him panic before he uses the Kakulaser before he's tossed by her and hit by another snow attack. However NinjaBlack soon vanishes and attacks her headdress before using his Rock Hell ability, smashing the ice Yokai before using her Shooting Star ability to appear to destroy her until she grows giant, calling the whole team Novices leading to Samuraiman to emerge as the other Kakuranger form into Kakure Daishogun. Yuki-Onna creates another blizzard and sends out snowman minions to attack the giants as they kick them and she throws out snowball bombs towards them and freezes both of them. As she charges with a sword, Muteki Shogun joins the battle and uses it's Flaming Shogun Sword to melt the duo before using it against the Snowman minions, and the Samurai Raging Cut and the Iron Fist God Finish to defeat her, destroying the mandala and saving the people trapped in the snowmen, including a supremely cold Murata who meets with his grateful family, his wife Tomoko and children Yuji and Yoko who confirm he's doing alright.

Sasuke states winter is still going but spring will come and the team will work together to the end of the Yokai.

Cast[]

Guest Cast[]

Notes[]

  • Viewership: 8.0%
  • Eyecatch
  • The opening scene of the episode features Tchaikovsky's "The Garland Waltz," which was famously adapted into the song "Once Upon a Dream" from the 1959 film, "Sleeping Beauty."
  • This episode was never adapted into Power Rangers.

DVD Releases[]

Kakuranger DVD Vol 5

Kakuranger Volume 5, DVD cover

  • Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Volume 5 features episodes 44-53.[1]
Kakurangershoutfactory

Kakuranger: The Complete Series (Shout! Factory)

  • The complete Kakuranger series was released in North America by Shout! Factory in 2016.

References[]

Footnotes[]


Icon-kakuranger List of Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Episodes
Episodes 1-10
Ep. 1: We Are NinjaEp. 2: A Dangerous LadyEp. 3: American NinjaEp. 4: The Youkai PolicemanEp. 5: The Uneven Strange GamesEp. 6: The Eyeball Prince!Ep. 7: The Huge OneEp. 8: The Bakeneko's Shop!!Ep. 9: Hidden Camera LiveEp. 10: Konakijiji: A Cry-Baby Goblin
Episodes 11-20
Ep. 11: Rags are the Best!Ep. 12: They Came Forth!! New Beast GeneralsEp. 13: Fight Off The Bad LuckEp. 14: I'm the Young Noble!!Ep. 15: Argh! Awesome GuysEp. 16: The Red Monkey's Oni ExterminationEp. 17: The Demon Sword and Underwear!!Ep. 18: Hello, Mushroom-kunEp. 19: The Hellish Trap in Darkness!!Ep. 20: The Flowery Kunoichi-Gumi!!
Episodes 21-30
Ep. 21: Monkey See, Monkey Does Finishing MoveEp. 22: I'll Make You LaughEp. 23: Blitzkrieg!! The Strange White BirdEp. 24: Ah, It's All OverEp. 25: A New Departure!Ep. 26: The Tsuruhime Family's Super SecretEp. 27: The End Of The Muteki ShogunEp. 28: A Super Big Figure Coming to Japan!!Ep. 29: History's First Super BattleEp. 30: Reunion With a Traitorous Father
Episodes 31-40
Ep. 31: Behold!! A New ShogunEp. 32: Don't Lick Me, Face ThiefEp. 33: The Village of AmanojakuEp. 34: The Bride's Sandy Hell!!Ep. 35: The Three Punishment SistersEp. 36: The Hooligan Ninja!!Ep. 37: Karakasa Dance QueenEp. 38: Moo... A Repulsive CowEp. 39: It's a Special Compilation!!Ep. 40: The Heisei Fox Battle
Episodes 41-50
Ep. 41: The Stray GhostEp. 42: The Plundered Ninja PowerEp. 43: The Last Day of the Three God GeneralsEp. 44: The Wound-Filled Great ReversalEp. 45: The Hasty SantaEp. 46: The New Year's Manga HellEp. 47: The 100-Burst Human FireworksEp. 48: The Great Snow Woman's Snowball FightEp. 49: Suddenly!! PoorEp. 50: Special Selection!! The Youkai Inn
Episodes 51-53
Ep. 51: Hero EliminationEp. 52: Finale!! Father and DaughterFinal Ep.: Sealing!!
Movies & Specials
Movies: Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The MovieChouriki Sentai Ohranger: Ole vs. Kakuranger
Specials: Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Super Video: The Hidden ScrollSuper Sentai World
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