#kuroda yoshitaka

[odaclan]

Beat Takeshi stars as Hideyoshi in “Kubi” 首, a movie where he’s also involved in the scriptwriting, and also is the director! 

To think that this showed up not long after I shared that old Toyota advertisement! However, unlike the more positive Hideyoshi image in the Toyota ad, the PR of this movie says that the plot follows the “Hideyoshi is the mastermind behind Honnouji” conspiracy. So we can expect a scheming, or even a somewhat sinister Hideyoshi in this production. 

加瀬亮 Kase Ryou will play as Nobunaga, 西島秀俊 Nishijima Hidetoshi as Mitsuhide, 浅野忠信 Asano Tadanobu as Kuroda Kanbei, and 大森南朋 Ōmori Nao as Hideyoshi’s brother Hidenaga. 

It’s always a little strange to me, to see a ridiculously old Hideyoshi when the actor cast as Nobunaga is much younger, but it’s a thing that’s very commonly done in Japanese live action productions and illustrated artwork.

[04tenno]

SO TRUE

[braziliancomedian-blog]

O MELHOR DO JAPÃO I BEST OF JAPANNesse episódio vamos visitar NAra, a primeira capital do japão. Nara é a capital da prefeitura japonesa de Nara, na região central de Honshu. A cidade tem templos e artes que remetem ao século 8, quando era a capital do Japão. Animais rugem no parque Nara, local do templo Tōdai-ji. Daibutsu, o Buda em bronze de 15 m de Tōdai-ji, é exposto em um grande salão de madeira. No lado leste do parque está o santuário Shinto Kasuga Taisha, que data de 768 D.C. com mais de 3.000 lanternas.Vamos vizitar também HImeji. Himeji é uma cidade japonesa localizada na província de Hyōgo. Em 2003 a cidade tinha uma população estimada em 480 404 habitantes e uma densidade populacional de 1 742,55 h/km². Tem uma área total de 275,69 km². Recebeu o estatuto de cidade a 1 de Abril de 1889. O grande estrela da cidade é o castelo de Himeji. O Castelo de Himeji  também conhecido como Hakurojō ou Shirasagijō devido ao seu brilhante exterior branco, é um complexo palaciano com 82 edifícios de madeira é um espetáculo. Uma das mais antigas estruturas ainda existentes do Período Sengoku, é considerado como um Tesouro Nacional do Japão, tendo sido classificado como Património Mundial da Humanidade pela UNESCO, em Dezembro de 1993. Juntamente com o Matsumoto-jo e com o Kumamoto-jo, é um dos "Três Famosos Castelos" do Japão e o mais visitado do país.O castelo foi concebido e construído durante a Era Nanboku-cho do Período Muromachi. Nessa época, era chamado de Himeyama-jo (Castelo Himeyama). Em 1331, Akamatsu Sadanori planeou um castelo na base do Monte Himeji, onde Akamatsu Norimura havia construído o templo de Shomyoji. Depois da queda de Akamatsu, durante a Guerra de Kakitsu, o Clã Yamana tomou conta, por um curto período, dos planos do castelo; a família Akamatsu regressou depois da Guerra de Ōnin.Em 1580, Toyotomi Hideyoshi tomou controle do mal tratado castelo, e Kuroda Yoshitaka construiu uma torre com três andares. Depois da Batalha de Sekigahara, em 1601, Tokugawa Ieyasu concedeu o Castelo de Himeji a Ikeda Terumasa, o qual empreendeu um projecto de expansão que duraria nove anos, o qual trouxe ao castelo, grosso modo, a sua forma actual. "Apenas o portão Este de uma secção da segunda muralha" sobrevive do período anterior [1]. As últimas adições principais, o Círculo Ocidental, foi concluído em 1618.O Castelo de Himeji foi um dos últimos domínios dos tozama daimyō no final do Período Edo. Esteve na posse dos descendentes de Sakai Tadasumi até à Restauração Meiji. Em 1868, o novo Governo do Japão enviou o Exército Okayama, sob o comando dos descendentes de Ikeda Terumasa, com ordens para bombardear o castelo com cartuxos vazios e expulsar os seus ocupantes.Quando se aboliu o sistema han, em 1871, o castelo foi vendido em leilão por um valor de 23 yenes (actualmente 153 dólares). No entanto, o custo de desmantelar o castelo era irrisório, e como resultado o complexo foi abandonado.O Décimo Regimento de Infantaria ocupou o conjunto em 1874 e o Ministério da Guerra tomou controle deste em 1879. A torre principal foi restaurada em 1910, com o custo de 90.000 yenes retirados dos fundos públicos.A cidade de Himeji foi bombardeada em 1945, no final da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Apesar de a maior parte da área circundante ter sido completamente incendiada, o castelo sobreviveu sem sofrer danos, à excepção de alguns impactos das explosões nas redondezas.Os esforços para restaurar o castelo começaram em 1956, e durante o processo foram usados, apenas, equipamentos e métodos tradicionais, tendo o restauro ficado concluído em 1964.

[thequillsink]

Re:Born (2016) Film Review - Dont Bring A Gun To A Knife Fight

Published by grimoireofhorror.com and The Yurei on December 5, 2021

The evolution of action films has come a long way over the years; from cheesy one-liners and over-the-top shootouts, the genre has progressed to slick visuals and epic hand-to-hand combat. Although the old style is still prevalent with fans today, these present-day techniques are vastly superior in displayed skill from both the director and the cast. From the American John Wick (2014), the Indonesian Head Shot (2016) and the Japanese Re:Born (2016) to name a few, all follow similar erratic pacing with non-stop action that surpass this out-of-date approach considerably.

What is it?

Re:Born is a 2016 Japanese action crime drama directed by Yûji Shimomura. Though mostly known for his work as stunt coordinator for films such as Gantz (2010) and Library Wars (2013), Yûji Shimomura has also been in the directorial seat for the films Death Trance (2005) and Crazy Samurai Musashi (2020).

“Toshiro, former Special Ops soldier in an elite unit, lives as a simple shopkeeper in rural seclusion and takes care of his adopted daughter Sachi - until one day a mysterious murder happens: his former officer is behind it, called “Phantom”, who starts a brutal campaign of revenge. When his adopted daughter is kidnapped, there is no stopping Toshiro - his fighting spirit breaks new, even more merciless paths. Opposite him: an army of brutal killers! The body count rises to dizzying heights and accumulates in a showdown that takes your breath away…”

What Worked?

A tour de force of action, the film features amazingly choreographed fight scenes throughout its run time, all performed with impeccable accuracy and skill. Yûji Shimomura’s knowledge of fight choreography shines through in his directing, along with the supervision of Yoshitaka Inagawa as well as an incredibly skilled cast, to create an adrenaline-fuelled romp reminiscent of The Raid (2011) in its frantic display of martial arts violence and break-neck pacing.

Sprinkled in between this rampage are genuinely endearing scenes shared between our protagonist, Toshiro Kuroda (played by well-known J horror actor Tak Sakaguchi), and his adopted daughter Sachi (played by Yura Kondo). Although Sakaguchi plays a relatively emotionless character, Sachi’s performance more than makes up for this, reinforcing their dependence on each other in a candidly captivating way. Consequently, their relationship feels intimately authentic throughout the production, compounding the reason Toshiro is ready to fight back.

An air of mystery surrounds our protagonist’s backstory, with a slow organic reveal that avoids large exposition dumps on the audience. Though this story is somewhat cliched, full of the usual tropes that litter this genre of cinema that border on silly towards the film's conclusion, guards having zero situational awareness as a well-trained combatant wipes out an entire platoon. However, the story does take a back seat towards this point allowing the action to take centre stage at the cost of believability.

The production makes excellent use of lighting, being well lit opposed to the dreary contrast ratio prevalent in the action genre. That isn't to say the film doesn't make use of darkness, with an amazing example of how to use shadows effectively for our protagonist to covertly use to his advantage to dispatch his enemies. Providing an excellent example of how to implement both light and darkness effectively to create an unblemished contrast between the two. Along with the use of unconventional lighting techniques such as flashlights and muzzle flashes, diversifying these darker scenes - breaking up what could have been monotonous and difficult to make out visually as a result.

What Didn't Work?

The character Max, played by Japanese/American actor Orson Mochizuki, seems to switch between Japanese and English mid-sentence throughout the film. Though fluid in transition, it feels really off-putting and unnecessary to scenes, near on feeling like an improvised addition to the script rather than being in the source material. Undoubtedly, their addition adds nothing beneficial to the production and would have been better off scrapped, keeping with a completely Japanese-spoken film.

A wise man once said, don’t bring a knife to a gunfight. This film disregards this entire concept, as our protagonist is an edged weapons specialist limber enough to be able to actually dodge bullets. So why, as a well-trained mercenary hired to kill this one-man army, would you think you had a chance going mano a mano with this near superhuman killer? These mercenaries seem to want to drop their guns and fall back to an edged weapon at the first available opportunity, defying logical belief and just ending up as fodder for the kill count. Although, this certainly increases the overall action featured in the film (let’s face it, that’s why we’re here).

Final Thoughts

Re:Born is a non-stop action-packed thrill ride, executed with the utmost precision and dedication. Effectively disguising the production's low budget with diligent effort into creating an interesting world, congenial characters, and eminent set-pieces. Although the story has its flaws, the movie is still a whirlwind of martial arts action sure to entertain the majority and fully deserves its referral as the “Japanese John Wick”.

[ikusayu-no-hana]

kasen comes back from his kiwame newly christian and he and hasebe do the spiderman pointing meme for a solid minute

[otaku-mama73]

Kiden Ikusa Yu no Adabana NEW VISUALS

Kasen Kanesada- Wada Takuma Yamanbagiri Chougi- Umetsu Mizuki Nikkari Aoe- Sano-Mashiro Kikkou Sadamune- Matsui Yuho Shishiou- Izaki Ryujiro   Kotegiri Gou- Ohmi Takuto Kokindenju no tachi- Tsukamoto Ryo   Jizou Yukihira- Hoshimoto Yuzuki

Otomo Sourin- Miura Kouichi Hosokawa Tadaoki- Saotome Joji Kuroda Yoshitaka- Yamaura Toru Dom Justo Takayama- Kurokawa Kyosuke   Konishi Yukinaga- Hotta Masaru   Omura Sumitada- Ishihara Shoichi   Arima Harunobu-Funaki Masahide   Ito Mancio- Matsumura Ryunosuke * Miguel Chijiwa- Sato Hisanori * Julian Nakaura- Fukazawa Taiga * Hara Martino- Yumoto Kenichi * Hosokawa Gracia- Nanami Hiroki  

(*New cast members since Kaihen 2020 production)

46 performances will run:

March 19 ~ April 3, 2021- Meijiza Theater Tokyo April 22 ~ April 24, 2021- Fukuoka Sun Palace Hotel & Hall April 30 ~ May 15, 2021 - Osaka Shin-Kabukiza Theater

[hasmephydoneanythingwrong]

[Image description: four images, as follows:

Image 1: A Fate/Grand Order screenshot. Gilgamesh, labeled “Toyotomi Gilyoshi,” says, “Hmph. I am the sun itself, yet you point your blade at me, mongrel? Very well, Hanbei, Kanbei, give me a plan!”

Image 2: A Fate/Grand Order screenshot of Mephistopheles, labeled “Kuroda Mephisto.”

Image 3: The beginning of an article about Kuroda Kanbei, entitled “Kuroda Kanbei (December 22, 1546 - April 19, 1604).” The text below reads, “Kuroda Kanbei, also known as Kuroda Yoshitaka, and later in life, Kuroda Josul, was a military advisor and daimyo of the late Sengoku period. A brilliant strategist, he was a highly respected warrior, known for his quick wit, bravery, and loyalty.” The last sentence is highlighted in blue.

Image 4: A screenshot from Drake & Josh. Megan, on her computer with an amused expression, says, “Interesting.”

End ID.]

[leenaevilin]

[Pics] 舞台『刀剣乱舞』綺伝 いくさ世の徒花 (butai touken ranbu kiden ikusayu no adabana)

visuals update under the cut^^

Cast:

Wada Takuma as Kasen Kanesada (歌仙兼定)

Umetsu Mizuki as Yamanbagiri Chougi (山姥切長義)

Sano Mashiro as Nikkari Aoe (にっかり青江)

Matsui Yuuho as Kikkou Sadamune (亀甲貞宗)

Izaki Ryuujirou as Shishiou (獅子王)

Oomi Takuto as Kotegiri Gou (篭手切江)

Tsukamoto Ryou as Kokin Denju no Tachi (古今伝授の太刀)

Hoshimoto Yuzuki as Jizou Yukihiro (地蔵行平)

Miura Kouichi as Ootomo Sourin (大友宗麟)

Saotome Jouji as Hosokawa Tadaoki (細川忠興)

Yamaura Tooru as Kuroda Yoshitaka (黒田孝高)

Kurokawa Kyousuke as Takayama Ukon (高山右近)

Hotta Masaru as Konishi Yukinaga (小西行長)

Ichihara Shoichi as Oomura Sumitada (大村純忠)

Funaki Masahide as Arima Harunobu (有馬晴信)

Matsumura Ryuunosuke as Itou Mancio (伊東マンショ)

Satou Hisanori as Chijiwa Miguel (千々石ミゲル)

Fukazawa Taiga as Nakaura Giuliano (中浦ジュリアン)

Yumoto Kenichi as Hara Martinão (原マルチノ)

Nanami Hiroki as Hosokawa Gracia (細川ガラシャ)

homepage twitter natalie

[daeva-agas]

I found the thing that said 信孝 is pronounced as “Nobunori”. It was in an Oda family genealogy “written in the Edo era”, but I can’t find the date of writing. I just saw the scans in Tokyo Uni archives. I feel so silly not noticing this but it has been there in Wikipedia for ages. I just never really bothered to look at the name part in Nobutaka’s Wiki page. I usually just skip to the middle part where they talk about his life.

The same page also said 信雄 is pronounced as Nobuo and it’s the source of the Nobuyuki 信行 name for Nobunaga’s brother. 

... Considering I really don’t like both the Nobuyuki name and Nobuo spelling, I’m not sure I really like this Nobunori interpretation either. 

That being said, 孝 can also be “yoshi”, like in Kuroda Kanbei Yoshitaka’s name. Now that would be really funny considering 信雄 took this name after 信孝 got his name. Troll headcanon of them being secret twins intensifies. 

Context: Someone in the 1700s argued that 信雄 is read as “Nobuyoshi” because his vassal’s descendant said so. It’s someone from the Hijikata (not Shinsengumi) family I think. The ancestor who was Nobuspawn’s vassal was traditionally known as Hijikata Katsuhisa 土方雄久, but if his descendant says 雄 is meant to be Yoshi then I suppose his name is actually read Yoshihisa? 

I hate this name confusion so much. If someone later comes along and says that Nobutada is wrong too, I will explode.

Like, there’s hardly any arguments when it comes to Nobutada, but THEN AGAIN some of the current spelling for names are partially based on historians doing some sleuthing and presenting it as “by so and so proof, we decide that this name is read like this” and not exactly “we know this for sure”. Like... you know, Motonari. There was a story claiming that the -nari part was apparently unreadable for a while, and the historians had to cross-reference it from his vassals too. 

[demifiendrsa]

Jujutsu Kaisen TV anime PV3. It’ll premiere on October 2, 2020.

Cast additions

Nobunaga Shimazaki as Mahito

Takahiro Sakurai as Suguru Geto

Atsuko Tanaka as Hanami

Shigeru Chiba as Jogo

Marina Inoue as Mai Zen'in

Subaru Kimura as Aoi Todo

Mugihito as Yoshinobu Gakuganji

Chinatsu Akasaki as Kazumi Miwa

Aya Endo as Shoko Ieiri

Takaya Kuroda as Masamichi Yaga

Yoshitaka Yamaya as Junpei Yoshino

Mitsuo Iwata as Kiyotaka Ijichi

Cursed water spirit

Previously announced cast members

Junya Enoki as Yūji Itadori

Yūma Uchida as Megumi Fushiguro

Asami Seto as Nobara Kugisaki

Yūichi Nakamura as Satoru Gojō

Junichi Suwabe as Sukuna Ryōmen

Mikako Komatsu as Maki Zenin

Kouki Uchiyama as Toge Inumaki

Tomokazu Seki as Panda

Kenjiro Tsuda as Kento Nanami

Staff

Director: Sunghoo Park

Screenplay: Hiroshi Seko

Character Design: Tadashi Hiramatsu

Music: Hiroaki Tsutsumi, Yoshimasa Terui, and Arisa Okehazama

Animation production: MAPPA

[samuraifacts]

Like Fathers Like Sons

 I imagine most people subscribed to this tumblr are familiar with the famous strategists Takenaka “Hanbei” Shigeharu and Kuroda “Kanbei” Yoshitaka. They served Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi during their come ups and are considered two of the most brilliant strategists of the Sengoku Jidai.   Now, Kanbei ended up having a pretty famous son named Kuroda Nagamasa. He fought in Korea, fought at Sekigahara and Osaka, and is most famous (or infamous depending on your fandom) for having slain Shima Sakon! Hanbei’s son, however, is not as famous. His name was Takenaka Shigekado. But today we are bringing a bit more fame to this unloved boy with a tale from Sekigahara!   Much like how Hanbei and Kanbei worked together did you know that Shigekado and Nagamasa worked together as well? Though, they did not fight for the Toyotomi! At Sekigahara the Takenaka and Kuroda clans both sided with the Tokugawa. It is theorized that Kanbei could see the tides of the time and may have been behind this switching of loyalties.   At the battle of Sekigahara they actually camped together and worked together in the take down of Shima Sakon! Also of note, Nagamasa wasn’t the only one to take a famous head at Sekigahara. Hanbei’s son Shigekado would be the one to slay Konishi Yukinaga!  For their efforts and kills both boys ended up being praised by Tokugawa Ieyasu and getting pretty nice plots of land.   It is said that like Kanbei, Nagamasa was said to be quite smart and a good general. It is also said that like Hanbei, Shigekado was quite intelligent and ended up being well versed in poetry and calligraphy!

[odaclan]

More Samurai Warriors 5 character reveals.

Takenaka Hanbei, Kuroda Kanbei, Nakamura Kazu’uji, Sena (Tsukiyama-dono), and Yamanaka Shikanosuke

Kanbei and Hanbei looks pretty close to their SW 1-4 appearance. That is nice. Kanbei looks less dead, though. Kanbei’s amulets turn into shikigami, somewhat similar to Oichi’s origami weapons. 

Not much is know about Nakamura Kazu’uji’s background. As he is recorded as part of one of the 53 clans of Koga, in the game he is portrayed to be a Koga ninja who is friends with Mitsuki. 

Sena or Tsukiyama-dono is Ieyasu’s wife. The description says she doesn’t treat Ieyasu well, but that’s just per the usual.

Yamanaka Shikanosuke is a rather interesting addition. According to the description, he met Mitsuhide when under invasion from the Mouri (I’m not sure how this is supposed to work). Mitsuhide then helps him to rebuild the Amago clan.

So with this we officially have characters who aren’t supposed to be involved until, historically, the 1570s. Makes one wonder how the game will run the narrative. With the previous titles, since it’s per-character or per-clan basis, it’s fine to have narrative spanning multiple decades apart. With the new one... we don’t know yet, I guess.

I’m not entirely sure what the Mitsuhide-Shikanosuke angle is supposed to be about. Word has it, Nobunaga actually came to assist the Mouri per Motonari’s request to fight against the Amago remnants in 1569. Yes, really. When Motonari was alive, apparently the Oda are on good terms with the Mouri. Maybe Mitsuhide here is supposed to be part of the Oda army sent to the Western territories. 

[samurai-mirai]

Kuroda Yoshitaka

[recentanimenews]

More Warlords Go to the Dogs in Oda Shinamon Nobunaga TV Anime

  More feudal warlords have joined the pack, because new cast members have been announced for Oda Shinamon Nobunaga, an upcoming TV anime based on the comedy manga by Una Megurogawa about famous figures from the Warring States period being reincarnated in modern Japan as adorable dogs. The new cast members include:

  Takahiro Sakurainu (Takahiro Sakurai) as Imagawa Gilbert Yoshimoto.

Kazuhiko Inuue (Kazuhiko Inoue) as Kuroda Charlie Yoshitaka.

Kenichi Suzumura as Sanada Marutarou Yukimura.

Akane Kumada as Ichiko Oda.

And Hiroki Nanami as Hideto Mitsu.

  Additionally, the opening theme for Oda Shinamon Nobunaga is performed by Akane Kumada.

    The original Oda Shinamon Nobunaga manga is serialized in Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Zenon seinen manga magazine. The Oda Shinamon Nobunaga TV anime is directed by Hidetoshi Takahashi and features animation production by Pierrot's Studio Signpost. The series will broadcast in Japan beginning in January of 2020.

  Sources:

Ota-suke

MoCa

    ---

Paul Chapman is the host of The Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast and GME! Anime Fun Time.

By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com

[mateushonrado]

Status Post #8045: Super Sentai 1-100

Row 1 - Goranger [Akaranger (Red): Tsuyoshi Kaijo (Naoya Makoto), Aoranger (Blue): Akira Shimnei (Hiroshi Miyauchi), Kiranger (Yellow): Daita Oiwa (Baku Hatakeyama), Momoranger (Pink): Peggy Matsuyama (Lisa Komaki) and Midoranger (Green): Kenji Asuka (Yukio Itou)] and JAKQ [Spade Ace (Red): Goro Sakurai (Yoshitaka Tanba), Dia Jack (Blue): Ryu Higashi (Tairayama Itou), Heart Queen (Pink): Karen Mizuki (Mitchi Love), Clover King (Green): Bunta Daichi (Yuusuke Kazato) and Big One (White): Sokichi Banba (Hiroshi Miyauchi)]

Row 2 - Battle Fever J [Battle Japan (Red): Masao Den (Hironori Tanioka), Battle France (Blue): Kyousuke Shida (Yuuhei Kurachi), Battle Cossack (Orange): Makoto Jin (Naoya Ban), Battle Kenya (Black): Shirou Akebono (Kenji Ohba) and Miss America (Pink): Maria Nagisa (Naomi Hagi)] and Denjiman [Denji Red: Ippei Akagi (Shinichi Yuuki), Denji Blue: Daigoro Oume (Kenji Ohba), Denji Yellow: Jun Kiyama (Eiichi Tsuyama), Denji Green: Tatsuya Midorikawa (Naoya Uchida) and Denji Pink: Akira Momoi (Akira Koizumi)]

Row 3 - Sun Vulcan [Vul Eagle (Red): Takayuki Hiba (Takayuki Godai), Vul Shark (Blue): Kin'ya Samejima (Kin'ya Sugi) and Vul Panther (Yellow): Asao Hyou (Asao Kobayashi)], Goggle-V [Goggle Red: Kenichi Akama (Ryouji Akagi), Goggle Black: Kanpei Kuroda (Jyunichi Haruta), Goggle Blue: Saburo Aoyama (Shigeki Ishii), Goggle Yellow: Futoshi Kijima (Sanpei Godai) and Goggle Pink: Miki Momozono (Megumi Ogawa)] and Dynaman (Red and Black) [Dyna Red: Hokuto Dan (Satoshi Okita) and Dyna Black: Ryuu Hoshikawa (Jyunchi Haruta)]

Row 4 - Dynaman (Blue, Yellow and Pink) [Dyna Blue: Yousuke Shima (Kouji Unogi), Dyna Yellow: Kousaku Nangou (Yuu Tokita) and Dyna Pink: Rei Tachibana (Sayoko Hagiwara)], Bioman [Red One: Shirou Gou (Ryosuke Sakamoto), Green Two: Shingo Takasugi (Naoto Ota), Blue Three: Ryuuta Nanbara (Akita Osuga), Yellow Four: Jun Yabuki (Sumiko Tanaka) and Pink Five: Hikaru Katsuragi (Michiko Makino)] and Changeman (Red and Black) [Change Dragon (Red): Hiryu Tsurugi (Haruki Hamada) and Change Griffin (Black): Shou Hayate (Kazuoki Takahashi)]

Row 5 - Changeman (Blue, White and Pink) [Change Pegasus (Blue): Yuma Ozora (Shiro Izumi), Change Mermaid (White): Sayaka Nagisa (Hiroko Nishimoto) and Change Phoenix (Pink): Mai Tsubasa (Mai Ooishi)], Flashman [Red Flash: Jin (Touta Tarumi), Green Flash: Dai (Kihachiro Uemura), Blue Flash: Bun (Yasuhiro Ishiwata), Yellow Flash: Sara Tokimura (Youko Nakamura) and Pink Flash: Lou (Mayumi Yoshida)] and Maskman (Red and Black) [Red Mask: Takeru (Ryousuke Kaizu) and Black Mask: Kenta (Koichi Kusakari)]

Row 6 - Maskman (Blue, Yellow and Pink) [Blue Mask: Akira (Issei Hirota), Yellow Mask: Haruka (Yuki Nagata) and Pink Mask: Momoko (Kanako Maeda)], Liveman [Red Falcon: Yuusuke Amamiya (Daisuke Shima), Yellow Lion: Joh Ohara (Kazuhiko Nishimura), Blue Dolphin: Megumi Misaki (Megumi Mori), Black Bison: Tetsuya Yano (Seirou Yamaguchi) and Green Sai: Jun'ichi Aikawa (Jin Kawamoto)] and Turboranger (Red and Black) [Red Turbo: Riki Honoo (Kenta Satou) and Black Turbo: Daichi Yamagata (Fumiaki Ganaha)]

Row 7 - Turboranger (Blue, Yellow and Pink) [Blue Turbo: Youhei Hama (Keiya Asakura), Yellow Turbo: Shunsuke Hino (Junichiro Katagiri) and Pink Turbo: Haruna Morikawa (Yoshiko Iwaya)], Fiveman [Five Red: Gaku Hoshikawa (Toshiya Fuji), Five Blue: Ken Hoshikawa (Kei Sindachiya), Five Black: Fumiya Hoshikawa (Ryohei Kobayashi), Five Pink: Kazumi Hoshikawa (Kazuko Miyata) and Five Yellow: Remi Hoshikawa (Ryo Narushima)] and Jetman (Red and Black) [Red Hawk: Ryu Tendo (Kotaro Tanaka) and Black Condor: Gai Yuki (Toshihide Wakamatsu)]

Row 8 - Jetman (Yellow, White and Blue) [Yellow Owl: Raita Ooishi (Tomihisa Naruse), White Swan: Kaori Rokumeikan (Rika Kishida) and Blue Swallow: Ako Hayasaka (Sayuri Uchida)], Zyuranger [Tyranno Ranger (Red): Geki (Yuta Mochizuki), Mammoth Ranger (Black): Goushi (Seiju Umon), Tricera Ranger (Blue): Dan (Hideki Fujiwara), Tiger Ranger (Yellow): Boi (Takumi Hashimoto), Ptera Ranger (Pink): Mei (Reiko Chiba) and Dragon Ranger (Green): Burai (Shiro Izumi)] and Dairanger (Red) [Ryuu Ranger (Red): Ryo (Keiichi Wada)]

Row 9 - Dairanger (Green, Blue, Yellow, Pink and White) [Shishi Ranger (Green): Daigo (Tatsuya Nomi), Tenma Ranger (Blue): Shoji (Ei Hamura), Kirin Ranger (Yellow): Kazu (Keisuke Tsuchiya), Houou Ranger (Pink): Lin (Natsuki Takahashi) and Kiba Ranger (White): Kou (Hisashi Sakai)] and Kakuranger [Ninja Red: Sasuke (Teruaki Ogawa), Ninja White: Tsuruhime (Satomi Hirose), Ninja Blue: Saizou (Hiroshi Tsuchida), Ninja Yellow: Seikai (Shu Kawai) and Ninja Black: Jiraiya (Kane Kosugi)]

Row 10 - Kakuranger (Navy) [Extra Hero (Navy): Ninjaman (Hideaki Kusaka, voiced by Kazuki Yao)], Ohranger [Oh Red: Goro Hoshino (Masaru Shishido), Oh Green: Shouhei Yokkaichi (Kunio Masaoka), Oh Blue: Yuji Mita (Masashi Goda), Oh Yellow: Juri Nijou (Ayumi Aso), Oh Pink: Momo Maruo (Tamao Sato) and King Ranger (Black): Riki (Shoji Yamaguchi)] and Carranger (Red, Blue and Green) [Red Racer: Kyosuke Jinnai (Yuji Kishi), Blue Racer: Naoki Domon (Yoshihiro Masujima) and Green Racer: Minoru Uesugi (Yoshihiro Fukuda)]

[ikusayu-no-hana]

kahakugeki thoughts dump part 2

kokin says he cant bring himself to even think of hurting jizou, and kasen points out that that itself is kindness. kokin says he feels that it is naivete rather than kindness, and kasen disagrees, saying the kindness he has known is different. and it IS different, because to not hurt someone you treasure is a form of love kasen has never seen.

gracia pretty much calls kasen "the devil" thats going to decide her fate...yknow who else she calls an oni? her husband. fitting, really.

of course kasen cant kill the person his former master loved. ever since he decided that he has to be the one to do the deed, both as a sword of tadaoki and the team leader, he'd been wavering so much. because a part of him loves gracia as well.

and when he finally does, he's nearly half crying as jizou sobs in the corner. thats his breaking point: he cant rationalize or understand what he's feeling, so he does the only thing he knows. he slashes his left arm, self harming himself, saying that he's still "far away from being elegant". those two things are all kasen has: violence and elegance. he clings onto those.

shishiou's nue analogy really struck me. around the start of the play he says humans' hearts are like a nue, made up of so many different emotions. by the end though, after killing the christian daimyos, he says that the hearts they (touken danshi) were given were like nues as well. because even though the humans they killed werent "human" per se, they still had that desperate need to live, which is what caused this history alteration in the first place, and killing them was the same as killing innocent humans for the sn of simply wanting to live. so ofcourse they all feel a little uneasy in their hearts.

also i love how he assured the head daimyo (forgot his name sry) that surely a god exists, since he had heard his jicchan say so. it was a small but a very human thing.

chougis arc in this was mainly reconnaissance and killing kuroda yoshitaka, but im glad we were able to see a side to him that wasnt centred around manba. altho him kokin n jizou were all government swords, its jarring to see how differently they respond to situations. kokin and jizou very decidedly display human emotion, while chougi is willing to do lit anything to accomplish the mission, even killing jizou if necessary.

(ik the time loop is a big part of this sute but im not going there, for simplicity's sake. just gonna focus on characters)

to wrap it up, this sute was chock full of (mainly) kasen angst. im just..incredibly mind blown at how much of a heavy storyline was written out for this, how carefully and meticulously it was written with indirect reference to past sutes. i think this story was inevitable too, because kasen's kiwame has gracia's family crest (kikkyou) in place of the usual peony, but that is never elaborated anywhere in the game. the fact that sute took that up is something im really really thankful for, and they went above and beyond in doing justice to each character in it.

did i mention kasen and nikkari and kotegiri and jizou cry during curtain call? i definitely couldnt hold my tears back at that time,,,,they all really love tkrb and sute, you could see it in their eyes and hear it in their voices, and i instantly died. hahhaa.

if youve read this far congrats have a lil cookie 🍪 <3