 This article is about an episode in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.
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The Imposter and Real Deal's Arrest (
Synopsis[]
A trickster Ayakashi steals Chiaki's identity in order to cause discord between Shinken Green and the rest of his team.
Plot[]
Frustrated with being unable to master the catching sword, Chiaki goes off to train on his own. The Ayakashi Narisumashi appears close to where Chiaki is training, so Chiaki confronts him. Shinken Green makes short work of the Nanashi, but he is knocked out by Narisumashi and de-powered. While the Shinkengers are battling the Nanashi, Narisumashi assumes Chiaki's appearance and taunts them. When Chiaki comes to, he finds his teammates angry with him, though Takeru thinks something is amiss. Narisumashi continues his plan of ostracizing Chiaki from the Shinkengers by pulling pranks on them using Chiaki's appearance, and, having done so successfully, assumes Kotoha's appearance to get close enough to kill Chiaki while his guard is down. However, Chiaki discovers the Ayakashi's deception, so he tricks Narisumashi into going after the other Shinkengers at Mt. Kurogane. When Narisumashi arrives at Mt. Kurogane, Chiaki exposes him. During one-on-one combat with Narisumashi, Shinken Green successfully disarms the Ayakashi, then joins Shinken Red in landing the deathblow with the Kabuto Five Rings Bullet. Tenku-Shinkenoh then destroys the resurrected Narisumashi. As they return home, the other Shinkengers apologize to Chiaki about the joke. Meanwhile, Dayu finds Juzo's body washed up on the shores of the Sanzu River.
Cast[]
- Takeru Shiba (志葉 丈瑠 Shiba Takeru): Tori Matsuzaka (松坂 桃李 Matsuzaka Tōri)
- Ryunosuke Ikenami (池波 流ノ介 Ikenami Ryūnosuke): Hiroki Aiba (相葉 裕樹 Aiba Hiroki)
- Mako Shiraishi (白石 茉子 Shiraishi Mako): Rin Takanashi (高梨 臨 Takanashi Rin)
- Chiaki Tani (谷 千明 Tani Chiaki): Shogo Suzuki (鈴木 勝吾 Suzuki Shōgo)
- Kotoha Hanaori (花織 ことは Hanaori Kotoha): Suzuka Morita (森田 涼花 Morita Suzuka)
- Hikoma Kusakabe (日下部 彦馬 Kusakabe Hikoma): Gorou Ibuki (伊吹 吾郎 Ibuki Gorō)
- Doukoku Chimatsuri (血祭 ドウコク Chimatsuri Dōkoku, Voice): Rintarō Nishi (西 凛太朗 Nishi Rintarō)
- Dayu Usukawa (薄皮 太夫 Usukawa Dayū, Voice): Romi Park (朴 璐美 Paku Romi)
- Shitari of the Bones (骨のシタリ Hone no Shitari, Voice): Cho (チョー)
- Juzo Fuwa (腑破 十臓 Fuwa Jūzō): Mitsuru Karahashi (唐橋 充 Karahashi Mitsuru)
Guest Cast[]
- Narisumashi (ナリスマシ Voice): Masaru Obayashi (大林 勝 Ōbayashi Masaru)
- Kenichi: Sho Sato (佐藤 翔 Satō Shō)
- Sumiko: Mika Nakamura (中村美香 Nakamura Mika), Rika Nakamura (中村 梨香 Nakamura Rika)
Secret Disks[]
- Shinken Red - Kyoutsuu (Rekka Daizantou), Hidden Shield, Tora (Tora Origami)
- Shinken Blue - Hidden Shield, Kajiki (Kajiki Origami)
- Shinken Pink - Hidden Shield
- Shinken Green - Kuma (Shinkenmaru - Kogarashi no Mai), Kabuto (Ozutsu Mode), Shishi + Ryuu + Kame + Kuma + Saru (Kabuto Gorindan), Hidden Shield, Kabuto (Kabuto Origami)
- Shinken Yellow - Hidden Shield
Notes[]
- As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kamen Rider Decade
episode 18, Idle Hibiki. - Viewership: 6.0%
- Key Title Kanji: 偽 (Fake; refers to the scheme of the Ayakashi in making a fake Chiaki)
- When Chiaki says “Mother complex” to Ryunosuke. That is a callback to Act 6: The Abusive King where Zuboshimeshi badmouths Ryunosuke for the second time.
episode 18, Home video releases[]
- The first volume of the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Blu-Ray Box Set comes with the show's first 16 episodes, as well as the director's cut of the first two episodes, and was released on February 7th 2014 at a cost of 20,790 yen.
Shinkenger Volume 4, DVD cover
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger DVD Volume 4 features episodes 13-16: Act 13: The Heavy Cries, Act 14: The Foreign Samurai, Act 15: The Imposter and Real Deal's Arrest and Act 16: The Power of Kuroko.
See Also[]
- Stuck on Christmas - Power Rangers counterpart in Super Samurai. See comparison page.
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