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Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttlbase! The Critical Moment! (電撃戦隊チェンジマン シャトルベース！危機一髪！ Dengeki Sentai Chenjiman: Shatoru Bēsu! Kikiippatsu!) is the second film based on Dengeki Sentai Changeman. It was released at the Summer Toei Manga Matsuri film festival on July 13, 1985.
Summary[]
After a Space Beast throws them off Shuttlbase, the Changeman scramble to get their ship back as Sayaka tries to protect it from the inside.
Plot[]
The Shuttlbase flies through stormy skies, cutting through large clouds as massive thunder and lightning surrounds it. Hiryu sets the ship on auto-control, departing to investigate the turbulent strike the Shuttlbase just received. The attack was caused by the rotund Space Beast Soldier Dodon, who finds his way to an entrance hatch, blasting it open and dropping into the ship, taking the surrounding workers by utter surprise. The Changeman arrive to the compartment where he stands, beating away other passengers, the large beast declaring he's there to take over the Shuttlbase. Unable to get close enough to attack the beast, who swings his overly long tail around in attack, Sayaka takes a crucial hit while guarding a female worker and is pinned under fallen debris. Dodon then unleashes the Parasite Beast Nuu, who he addresses his "cute partners," as they cling to the Changeman and fire beams at the surrounding coworkers, who collapse unconscious. Hiryu warns the others to be careful of the small creatures and the hypnosis wave they emit, as Dodon knocks the four completely out of the Shuttlbase with his tail.
The four fall into the seas as Dodon rejoices his success in hijacking the Shuttlbase. Commander Yui Ibuki furiously witnesses on the monitors of the Dengeki Base that the Shuttlbase is flying out of control, leaving a trail of black smoke. Officer Suzuki then warns of the engine of the ship malfunctioning. "If it continues this way, the ship will crash...we need to retake it before it falls," Ibuki concludes. Meanwhile, Star King Bazeu approaches the Gozmard, finding his officers chuckling in delight. General Giluke stands attention, assuring him that it's a result of their obtaining the Shuttlbase, that the hijack plan was a success. Bazeu orders him to use it and level Earth, to "settle grudges" long resented.
Hiryu, Shou, Mai, and Yuma struggle weakly to shore as Yuma takes note of his Change Brace of the Shuttlbase's imminent crash, warning the three as they just stand. Hiryu urgently tries to contact Sayaka, who lies unconscious on the Shuttlbase. After a few of Hiryu's calls, she stirs awake, trying to rouse a response from the woman fallen beside her. Dodon joyfully pilots the Shuttlbase, preparing to fire an attack upon Tokyo as Sayaka and the woman burst into the cockpit. Desperate, she even attempts to warn the creature about the Shuttlbase's imminent crash, Dodon refusing to believe, thinking it to be an attempt to dissuade him. As a last resort, she dives to the beast, who shoves her into the controls, prompting the other woman to dive in and restrain him. He clutches onto the control-sticks of the ship, the two forcing his hands into sending the Shuttlbase upward.
Just then, Dodon's head steams and he exclaims of a pain, hearing a frequency. The cause is a boy, Satoru, who happily bicycles on ground with a homemade radio transmitter and equipment, attempting to broadcast a signal and asking for sign of his message being picked up. Dodon takes control of the cockpit, threatening to kill whoever is sending the radio wave that's causing him such pain, taking the Shuttlbase down upon tracing the signal. Dodon sends the boy falling from his bike in fright as the Shuttlbase swoops towards him, the signal stopping for the moment. Dodon corners Sayaka and the woman, attacking, sending the woman to hit her head against the wall and fall unconscious. Sayaka fights the large creature, who halts, stumbling in pain as the radio waves transmit once more. She takes the opportunity to contact the others and tell them of the beast's weakness, telling them to find the source of the transmission. Telling her to hang in there, Hiryu orders the others to split up in search while Sayaka changes to Mermaid to fight Dodon aboard the ship.
On the Gozmard, Guiluke stirs in fury at Dodon's weakness when success was so close. Soon afterwards, upon attempting to find the signal, Hidrer Soldiers attack Satoru on a shore, a result of Navigator Gator tracing the signal with his own device. Gator then demands for the boy to hand over his radio as Hiryu jumps in attack to protect Satoru. The frightened boy clutches Hiryu, telling him that he refuses to give up the radio he made himself. Hiryu tells the boy that he needs to take the radio, sending him to safety as Hiryu is chased by Hidrers while holding the device. Just in time, Yuma pulls up on a boat, telling Hiryu to get on his way and that he'll deal with the Hidrers.
While on water, boats of Hidrers pull up alongside Hiryu's, as they jump onto his boat and attack. He fights them all off, sending them overboard and continuing to shore. Mai, riding her motorcycle on the distant land, takes notice as Adjutant Shiima sends an attack to Hiryu, sending him overboard. He flees from them, running to shore as Mai tells him to keep on his way and leave Shiima to her. Hiryu takes Mai's motorcycle, only to find himself chased after Adjutant Booba! Booba fires an attack, leading Hiryu to crash. Hiryu clutches onto the radio as Booba corners him, a helicopter swooping by overhead. Sho pilots, sending down a cable for Hiryu, who gladly takes it, being pulled along the grounds by the chopper. Sho raises the helicopter as Hiryu dangles over fiery attacks of Booba's, Hiryu eventually getting on board with Shou. Then, Hiryu urgently contacts Sayaka, informing her of the radio's discovery, telling her he's on his way.
Meanwhile, Dodon battles Sayaka as the Shuttlbase flies out of control, sending the two rolling around. As panels explode, the ship lowers, crashing through a mountain. Elsewhere, Queen Ahames appears on a hillside, firing an attack at Shou's helicopter as it approaches. As Sho loses control of the helicopter and it spirals out of control, he instructs Hiryu to jump. He follows instruction, Sho behind him, just as the chopper explodes and they instantly change to ChangeDragon and ChangeGriffon for safety.
Sayaka continues to desperately fight off Dodon as Hiryu quickly boards the Shuttlbase on the AutoChanger. He holds out the sounding radio towards Dodon, whose head explodes in pain. The Shuttlbase spirals out of control as Hiryu warns Sayaka to make a crash landing while he takes care of the beast. She stumbles to the cockpit as turbulence shakes her around, controlling the ship and making a harsh landing as Hiryu kicks Dodon out of the open hatch and the large creature falls out, rolling down a hill with velocity onto Gator. The two join the others, with Mai being glad to see Sayaka's safe and Sho commending her on a job well done. Just then, the radio leaves Hiryu's hands with an explosion, prompted by an attack from Guiluke. The Gozma general furiously orders for his officers to board the Shuttlbase as the Changeman stand ground and guard it, jumping into battle. They defeat Dodon, Guiluke ordering him to destroy the Shuttlbase upon being made giant by Gyodai's ray. The Changeman quickly board the Shuttlbase, leaving the repair of the ship to the technicians, who have awoken from Dodon's hypnosis. The Soldier Group rejoices as the woman, the chief technician, reports the completion of repair and that the ship is ready for take-off. The Changeman set out in their mecha and dispose of Dodon for good.
Later, Satoru is running up a hill on his bike, as his radio, attached to a parachute, is dropped from above by the Shuttlbase. Joyous to see it, he parks his bike, running over to the fallen device, removing the note attached to it. "Thank you, Satoru. Changeman," is all it reads. "Changeman," Satoru asks, looking back to the departing Shuttlbase. "Thanks to your radio, we were able to protect the peace of the Earth," Hiryu says from the Shuttlbase's cockpit, again thanking him. He further informs the boy that they've adjusted his radio to receive proper signals so he can contact others who share the hobby. "So, those people were Changeman," the boy says excitedly, placing the radio back upon his back. He looks out into the sunset as the Shuttlbase soars. He waves, shouting, "Thank you, Changeman!"
Characters[]
Changeman[]
| ChangeDragon | Hiryu Tsurugi |
| ChangeGriffon | Sho Hayate |
| ChangePegasus | Yuma Ozora |
| ChangeMermaid | Sayaka Nagisa |
| ChangePhoenix | Mai Tsubasa |
Allies[]
- Commander Yui Ibuki
- Officer Suzuki
- Dengeki Squadron
- Yoko
- Satoru
Gozma Empire[]
- Star King Bazeu
- General Giluke
- Adjutant Booba
- Adjutant Shiima
- Navigator Gator
- Queen Ahames
- Gyodai
- Hidrer Soldiers
- Dodon
Cast[]
- Hiryu Tsurugi (剣 飛竜 Tsurugi Hiryū): Haruki Hamada (浜田治貴 Hamada Haruki)
- Sho Hayate (疾風 翔 Hayate Shō): Kazuoki Takahashi (高橋 和興 Takahashi Kazuoki)
- Yuma Ozora (大空 勇馬 Ōzora Yūma): Shiro Izumi (和泉 史郎 Izumi Shirō)
- Sayaka Nagisa (渚 さやか Nagisa Sayaka): Hiroko Nishimoto (西本ひろ子 Nishimoto Hiroko)
- Mai Tsubasa (翼 麻衣 Tsubasa Mai): Mai Ooishi (大石麻衣 Ōishi Mai)
- Commander Yui Ibuki (ユイ・イブキ): Jun Fujimaki (藤巻潤 Fujimaki Jun)
- Officer Suzuki (鈴木隊員 Suzuki Taiin): Genshu Suzuki (鈴木玄秀 Suzuki Genshū)
- Officer Watanabe (渡辺隊員 Watanabe Taiin): Minoru Watanabe (渡辺実 Watanabe Minoru)
- Officer Nomoto (野本隊員 Nomoto Taiin): Nahoko Nomoto (野本奈穂子 Nomoto Nahoko)
- Officer Kikuchi (菊池隊員 Kikuchi Taiin): Kaori Kikuchi (菊池香理 Kikuchi Kaori)
- Star King Bazeu (星王バズー Seiō Bazū): Kazuto Kuwahara (桑原一人 Kuwahara Kazuto)
- Star King Bazeu (Voice): Seizo Kato (加藤 精三 Katō Seizō)
- General Giluke (ギルーク司令 Girūku Shirei): Shouhei Yamamoto (山本昌平 Yamamoto Shōhei)
- Queen Ahames (女王アハメス Joō Ahamesu): Fukumi Kuroda (黒田 福美 Kuroda Fukumi)
- Adjutant Booba (副官ブーバ Fukukan Būba): Yoshinori Okamoto (岡本美登 Okamoto Yoshinori)
- Adjutant Shiima (副官シーマ Fukukan Shīma): Kana Fujieda (藤枝かな Fujieda Kana)
- Shiima (Voice): Michirou Iida (飯田 道朗 Iida Michirō)
- Gator (ゲーター Gētā, Voice): Hiroshi Masuoka (増岡弘 Masuoka Hiroshi)
- Gyodai (ギョダーイ Gyodāi, Voice): Takeshi Watabe (渡部猛 Watabe Takeshi)
Guest Cast[]
- Dodon (ドドン Dodon, Voice): Masahiro Anzai (安西 正弘 Anzai Masahiro)
- Yoko: Yuko Mitsui (美津井祐子 Mitsui Yūko)
- Satoru: Yoshihide Shinohara (篠原義英 Shinohara Yoshihide)
- Researchers: Koji Ootake (大竹浩二 Ōtake Kōji), Toshiyuki Kikuchi (菊地寿幸 Kikuchi Toshiyuki), Naoki Ofuji (大藤直樹 Ōfuji Naoki), Riichi Seike (清家 利一 Seike Riichi), Takeshi Miyazaki (宮崎 剛 Miyazaki Takeshi), Hiroshi Yonezawa (米澤 浩 Yonezawa Hiroshi), Mieko Ooishi (大石三恵子 Ōishi Mieko)
Suit Actors[]
- ChangeDragon: Kazuo Niibori (新堀 和男 Niibori Kazuo)
- ChangeGriffon: Koji Matoba (的場 耕二 Matoba Kōji)
- ChangePegasus: Tsutomu Kitagawa (喜多 川務 Kitagawa Tsutomu)
- ChangeMermaid: Masato Akada (赤田 昌人 Akada Masato)
- ChangePhoenix: Yuichi Hachisuka (蜂須賀 祐一 Hachisuka Yūichi)
- Star King Bazeu: Kazuto Kuwahara (桑原 一人 Kuwahara Kazuto)
- Adjutant Booba: Yoshinori Okamoto (岡本美登 Okamoto Yoshinori)
- Gyodai, Adjutant Booba (sub), Dengeki Gattai Change Robo: Hideaki Kusaka (日下 秀昭 Kusaka Hideaki)
- Gyodai, Hidrer Soldiers: Jiro Okamoto (岡元 次郎 Okamoto Jirō)
- Navigator Gator: Minoru Watanabe (渡辺 実 Watanabe Minoru)
- Dodon:
Notes[]
- No Sentai would have two theatrical movies with original content again until Engine Sentai Go-Onger.
- With the appearance of Queen Ahames in this film, this film can fit in anywhere between episode 18 and 32 prior to massive storyline changes starting from the latter episode.
Digital Releases[]
- The DVD release of Super Sentai: The Movie Volume 3 features Dengeki Sentai Changeman: The Movie, Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttlbase! The Critical Moment!, Choshinsei Flashman: The Movie, Choshinsei Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy!, Hikari Sentai Maskman: The Movie and Kousoku Sentai Turboranger: The Movie.[1]
- The Blu Ray Release of Super Sentai: The Movie Volume 2 Features Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: The Movie, Chodenshi Bioman: The Movie, Dengeki Sentai Changeman: The Movie, Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttlbase! The Critical Moment! & Choshinsei Flashman: The Movie.
- Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttlbase! The Critical Moment! is included on Super Sentai: The Movie Blu-ray Box 1976-1995, a blu-ray compilation box set of 15 theatrical Super Sentai movies.[2]
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