 This article is about an episode in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger.
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The Wound-Filled Great Reversal (傷だらけ大逆転 Kizu Darake Dai Gyakuten) is the forty-fourth episode of Ninja Sentai Kakuranger.
Synopsis[]
As the God Generals are forced to fight a Daradara further empowered by his teammates, Sasuke must uncover the truth regarding Daimaou's ultimate weapon and how to defeat it and save his squad.
Plot[]
The God Generals stand off against Daradara until they prepare to attack; Daimaou sees their anger and decides to attack; Tsubasamaru, Muteki Shogun and Kakure Daishogun begin to attack but Ninjaman and the four captured Kakuranger get hurt in the process, Daimaou knowing this will kill them. The Gods apologize stating they have no choice in the manner in saving humanity over them, but the trio continue to have problems: Tsubasamaru is tossed into a building while Daradara continues to attack without restraint. Without warning, Daradara starts throwing out weapon after weapon until Muteki Shogun throws the Flying Shogun Wave, hurting all of the captured Kakuranger as they writhe in pain, Saizou yelling out for Sasuke. Elsewhere Sasuke tries to transform but the Flowery Kunoichi-gumi prevent him, knocking him down and forcing him to drop his Doron Changer as he gets struck by pain; they taunt him claiming he's at his end as his teammates are suffering and he'll join them in hell. As they prepare to make the final move, the German Shepards and Bun appear to protect him, but Bun is knocked away by Sakura as the Kunoichi prepare to attack again! However, the dogs suddenly transform into two human males who flip around and attack them, before vanishing with Sasuke and Bun confounding them.
In an oceanside cave, Sasuke asks Bun what's going on while wondering who the new duo are. One of the males states that their parents were servants of the Tsuruhime Family but their parents died young as they were raised like her siblings. Sasuke realized the duo are Taro and Jiro; they reveal their attempted infiltration with Lord Yoshiteru, Tsurhime's father, against Daimaou's forces, but they were captured and Yoshiteru joined the Yokai for their survival; he agreed but Taro and Jiro were turned into dogs as Yoshiteru became Hakumenrou, while they decided to protect Bun. Sasuke stated that they escaped with Bun, making Sasuke learn that Bun is actually a Yokai; when he was abused by a bad Yokai, Yoshiteru protected him and they decided to support the Kakuranger for the young Yokai's sake as well as for their lord. The duo glow as they state they can only remain human for a short time and the next they turn back, they will die, surprising Sasuke. Jiro tells Taro to take out the strange crane Shuriken, which he states is a clue for defeating Daradara, having been found by them after Hakumenrou threw it. As Taro gives it to Sasuke, they gain strange blueprints of Daimaou and Daradara as well as a map to the Yokai base, which the duo states he should use to rescue his teammates. As they leave, they tell Sasuke to tell Tsuruhime they were always family to her and they wish her well and will watch over her as the duo turn back into dogs and are summoned by Bun. Sasuke swears he will deliver their wishes to Tsuruhime while stating he'll save his teammates.
Daradara continues to attack the God Generals as Sasuke rushes to save his friends as they have fallen in pain from Daimaou's plans as the leader states they will die. Reaching the Yokai Mansion, Sasuke storms past the Dorodoro and Flowery Kunoichi directly to Daimaou himself as he tells him he's going to take him down as the Yokai leader blasts him and Sasuke slashes him with a sword, weakening Daradara and turning him back to it's base form while returning the power to the teammates and Ninjaman! As Sasuke checks on them, Saizou states he knew he'd save them while NinjaRed states he couldn't give up on them. Daimaou wonders how he could figure out Daradara's secret; Sasuke reveals that Hakumenrou's clue was that Daimaou and Daradara are of one flesh and by attacking Daimaou, it destroys Daradara! The team states they are going to get back at Daimaou for what he's done to them as the Flowery Kunoichi rush out to fight them, the Kakuranger defeat the Kunoichi squadron with Ninjaman attacking the Dorodoro before they use the Kakuremaru Beam forcing the Flowery Kunoichi down. Angered, Daimaou grows giant destroying the Yokai Mansion while preparing to crush the team; yet when he states the team is novices, it angers Ninjaman to the point of becoming a giant Samuraiman as the Kakuranger rejoin Kakure Daishogun in final showdown. Daimaou states he will show his maximum power as firing a beam; Tsubasamaru attacks from the sky while Samuraiman strikes Daradara down into the Flaming Shogun Sword of Muteki Shogun and the Samurai Rage Bomber destroying it. Daimaou is angered by Daradara's end, as Muteki Shogun fuses with Tsubasamaru, firing the Muteki Cannon towards the Yokai leader while Tsubasamaru then fuses with Kakure Daishogun unleashing the Iron Fist Flying Finish knowing the villain back. As he falls back, Daimaou swears vengeance and he'll take all their lives eventually as he vanishes and the clouds disappear, the city becoming cured of the poison.
In a new location, Daimaou staggers into a throne room as the Flowery Kunoichi try to help him but he tells them to stay away and the wounds are nothing to him. He curses the Kakuranger as Hakumenrou is brought before Daimaou, stating that he was behind the failure; but Hakumenrou wonders if the Yokai leader now realizes the Earth will never belong to him. Daimaou angrily shoots a beam from his mouth that petrifies Hakumenrou, turning him into a statue and scaring even the Dorodoro and Flowery Kunoichi as he states he needs him for later and wants him to stay put there. With past business dealt with, Daimaou raises his Skull Castle, a huge fortress floating in the air as he swears vengeance against the Kakuranger and threatens to build the Yokai Kingdom.
In the city, Tsuruhime learns of Taro and Jiro's sacrifice and their promise to always be their sister and watching over her; she shows remorse about her father imagining the two celebrating Christmas together as the team wonder what will happen now. Jiraiya approaches her giving Tsuruhime a small Christmas tree ornament which she accepts as Sasuke states she'll always have them and they'll bring her happiness as she cries in the emergence of snow on the dark night.
Cast[]
- Sasuke (サスケ Sasuke): Teruaki Ogawa (小川 輝晃 Ogawa Teruaki)
- Tsuruhime (鶴姫 Tsuruhime): Satomi Hirose (広瀬 仁美 Hirose Satomi)
- Seikai (セイカイ Seikai): Shu Kawai (河合 秀 Kawai Shū)
- Saizou (サイゾウ Saizō): Hiroshi Tsuchida (土田 大 Tsuchida Hiroshi)
- Jiraiya (ジライヤ Jiraiya): Kane Kosugi (ケイン・コスギ Kein Kosugi)
- Ninjaman (ニンジャマン Ninjaman, Voice): Kazuki Yao (矢尾 一樹 Yao Kazuki)
- Daimaou (大魔王 Daimaō, Voice): Hidekatsu Shibata (柴田秀勝 Shibata Hidekatsu)
- Hakumenrou (白面郎 Hakumenrō): Takayuki Godai (五代 高之 Godai Takayuki)
- Flower Ninja Ayame (花忍者アヤメ Hana Ninja Ayame): Miki Ikuma (生間美紀 Ikuma Miki)
- Flower Ninja Sakura (花忍者サクラ Hana Ninja Sakura): Ryo Narushima (成嶋 涼 Narushima Ryō)
- Flower Ninja Suiren (花忍者スイレン Hana Ninja Suiren): Junko Honda (本田順子 Honda Junko)
- Flower Ninja Yuri (花忍者ユリ Hana Ninja Yuri): Ritsuko Noguchi (野口律子 Noguchi Ritsuko)
- Flower Ninja Ran (花忍者ラン Hana Ninja Ran): Chie Tanabe (田邊智恵 Tanabe Chie)
Guest Cast[]
- Daradara (ダラダラ Daradara, Voice): Yoshimasa Chida (千田義正 Chida Yoshimasa)
- Bun: Yasuyuki Takamine (貴峰康之 Takamine Yasuyuki)
- Jirou: Daisuke Tsuchiya (土屋 大輔 Tsuchiya Daisuke)
- Tarou: Keisuke Tsuchiya (土屋 圭輔 Tsuchiya Keisuke)
Notes[]
- Viewership: 5.9%
- Eyecatch
- Featured Kakuranger (Pre-Break): NinjaRed
- Featured Kakuranger (Post-Break): NinjaRed
DVD Releases[]
Kakuranger Volume 5, DVD cover
- Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Volume 5 features episodes 44-53.[1]
Kakuranger: The Complete Series (Shout! Factory)
- The complete Kakuranger series was released in North America by Shout! Factory in 2016.
See Also[]
- Master Vile and the Metallic Armor - Power Rangers counterpart in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 3). See comparison page.
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