#ban daisuke

[himitsusentaiblog]

I think Hawaii was also very big into Kikaider.

Oh, it’s huge on Kikaider, or as they know him Kikaida!  There is an entire store there dedicated to the Cyborg hero and his friends called Generation Kikaida.  

I have bought the entire first series and the Kikaider Reboot movie from them online.  Their name is a reference to the Generation of kids in the 1970s who grew up with Kikaider as it aired there.  Having a large Japanese population, a lot of TV shows from Japan ended up airing on Hawaiian TV and they quickly gained a following with the non-Japanese population as well. 

This is why we have an entire season of Kamen Rider (Kamen Rider V3) available on DVD for purchase in the US as well as the first Inazuman series and Kikaider 01.  Generation Kikaida have been releasing these shows on DVD since the early 2000s, long before Shout Factor started their tokusatsu releases.  Though the discs are pricey for DVDs, I think they are totally worth it.  I love my Kikaida set!

Also, my copy of Kikaider Reboot came with an autographed card celebrating Kikaider’s 40th Anniversary in Hawaii signed by Kikaider’s original actor, Ban Daisuke!

Thanks for the prompt!  I love to gush about this series!

[himitsusentaiblog]

Today is the birthday of legendary tokusatsu actor Ban Daisuke. Born  Kiyonori Saito in Saitama Prefecture he starred in several classic 1970s tokusatsu series including Jinzo Ningen Kikaider, Inazuman, Ninja Captor and Battle Fever J where he took over as the second Battle Cossack.

He now lives in Nagasaki where he still takes occasional acting roles, even appearing in the 2014 Kikaider: Reboot film.

Happy 70th Daisuke-san!

[pneudeno]

I don't think people understand the significance of Kamen Rider V3 as well as Kikaida (Kikaider) is in the State of Hawaii. Many elected officials grew up watching them.

And yes, those are the original actors.

The University of Hawaii first subtitled both series into English. I believe they did not know the significance of the "daa" in Kikaida, so in Hawaii, since many of locals are Japanese, call him by that instead of Kikaider as most of you would pronounce it.

[thevvking]

Actors with multiples roles in Toku : Part 1 : Ban Daisuke. Roles : Jiro/Kikaider (Android Kikaider, 1972-3). Watari Goro/Sanagiman/Inazuman (Inazuman, 1973-4). Izumo Daisuke/Ka-Nin Captor 7 (1976-7). Jin Makoto/Battle Cossack II (Battle Fever J, 1979-80).