Ep. 52: The Pink Telephone Demon! The Murderous Dial

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Ep. 52: The Pink Telephone Demon! The Murderous Dial

Himitsu Sentai Gorenger, Episode 52

Air Date(s)

May 29, 1976

Production Information

Written by

Shozo Uehara

Directed by

Minoru Yamada

Episode Guide

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The Pink Telephone Demon! The Murderous Dial (ピンクの電話鬼! 殺しのダイヤル, Pinku no Denwa Oni! Koroshi no Daiyaru) is the fifty-second episode of Himitsu Sentai Gorenger.

Synopsis[]

The Gorengers must stop a string of assassinations by a telephone Masked Monster killing their scientists and officials long-distance.

Plot[]

to be added

Cast[]

Tsuyoshi Kaijo (海城剛, Kaijō Tsuyoshi): Naoya Makoto (誠直也, Makoto Naoya)
Akira Shinmei (新命明, Shinmei Akira): Hiroshi Miyauchi (宮内洋, Miyauchi Hiroshi)
Daita Ooiwa (大岩大太, Ōiwa Daita): Baku Hatakeyama (畠山麦, Hatakeyama Baku)
Peggy Matsuyama (ペギー松山, Pegī Matsuyama): Lisa Komaki (小牧りさ, Komaki Risa)
Kenji Asuka (明日香健二, Asuka Kenji): Yukio Itō (伊藤幸雄, Itō Yukio)
Commander Kenpachi Edogawa (江戸川権八, Edogawa Gonpachi, Voice): Toshio Takahara (高原駿雄, Takahara Toshio)
Yoko Kato (加藤陽子, Katō Yōko)/Zero Zero Seven: Eri Kanuma (鹿沼絵里, Kanuma Eri)
Taro Kato (加藤太郎, Tarō Katō): Hiroyuki Konuma (小沼宏之, Konuma Hiroyuki)
Black Cross Führer (黒十字総統, Kuro Jūji Sōtō): Mitsuo Andō (安藤三男, Andō Mitsuo)
Volcano Mask General Magman (火の山仮面マグマン将軍, Hinoyama Kamen Maguman Shōgun, voice): Shozo Iizuka (飯塚昭三, Iizuka Shōzō)

Guest Cast[]

Telephone Mask (電話仮面, Denwa Kamen, Voice): Hiroshi Masuoka (増岡弘, Masuoka Hiroshi)
Prof. Wakayama (若山, Wakayama): Akira Katayama (片山滉, Katayama Akira)
Dr. Shimizu: Mikio Murakami (村上幹夫, Murakami Mikio)
Commander Takagi (高木, Takagi): Shiro Ooki (大木史朗, Ōki Shirō)
Eagle 0079: Eiji Karasawa (柄沢英二, Karasawa Eiji)
Zolder Disguise: Fumitaka Kobayashi (小林文隆, Kobayashi Fumitaka)
Young Man: Junji Ōmine (大峰順二, Ōmine Junji)

Suit Actors[]

Akarenger - Kazuo Niibori (新堀和男, Niibori Kazuo)
Aorenger - Hiroshi Ueda (上田弘司, Ueda Hiroshi)
Kirenger - Naotaka Maeda (前田直高, Maeda Naotaka)
Momorenger - Masaki Kiyota (清田真妃, Kiyota Masaki)
Midorenger - Bunya Nakamura (中村文弥, Nakamura Bunya)

Notes[]

Viewership: 15.4%
The first scientist killed by Telephone Mask was the designer whose plans would ultimately be used for the New Gorenger Machines used from episode 55.

Digital Releases[]

Himitsu Sentai Gorenger DVD Volume 9 features episodes 49-54.^[1]
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger Blu-ray Volume 4 features episodes 51-67.

References[]

↑ http://www.toei-video.co.jp/DVD/gorenger.html

Footnotes[]

List of Himitsu Sentai Gorenger Episodes
Episodes 1-10
Ep. 1: The Crimson Sun! The Invincible Gorengers • Ep. 2: The Blue Earth! The Deadly Desertification Plan • Ep. 3: Big Counterattack! A Yellow Whirlwind • Ep. 4: A Crimson Kick! Smash the Great Microbe Plan • Ep. 5: Green Anger, Immortal Gas-Person • Ep. 6: Red Riddle! Chase the Spy Route to the Sea • Ep. 7: Pink Moonlight! Wolf Corps • Ep. 8: Black Fear! The Murderous Poison Fang • Ep. 9: Blue Shadow, Variblune Secret Strategy • Ep. 10: The Red Balloon! Wind Speed at 100 Meters
Episodes 11-20
Ep. 11: Green Shudder! The Escape From Ear Hell • Ep. 12: Super Energy of Silver! Burning Hell • Ep. 13: The Pink Secret! Defeat the Human Bomb • Ep. 14: The Red Coffin! The Mysterious Skull Mansion • Ep. 15: The Big Blue Fortress! Big Raging Variblune • Ep. 16: White Weirdness! The Eye in the Mirror • Ep. 17: The Purple Theme Park! A Demonic Cemetery • Ep. 18: Horrible Black Crusaders! Attack According to the (Secret) Plan • Ep. 19: A Blue Spark! The Spy Front That Floats in the Sea • Ep. 20: Crimson Fight to the Death! Sun Halo Mask vs. Akarenger
Episodes 21-30
Ep. 21: Blue Miracle! The Mysterious Airship That Came From Antiquity • Ep. 22: Yellow Air Raid! Nightmares of Atlantis • Ep. 23: Green Dogfight! The End of the Mysterious Airship • Ep. 24: Blue Anger! Strong Midomerang, Big Counterattack • Ep. 25: Crimson Fuse! Lamprey Torpedo Attack • Ep. 26: Multi-Changing Blue Veins! The Dreadful Poison Expert • Ep. 27: Yellow Object Q! Gorenger Base S.O.S. • Ep. 28: Big Red Eruption! Infiltrate the Underground Base • Ep. 29: Red Pursuit! The Mysterious Seal Train • Ep. 30: Golden Columns of Fire! A Great Explosion of Consecutive Mines
Episodes 31-40
Ep. 31: The Black Challenge! Enrage, Five Stars of Justice • Ep. 32: Hot Blue Wind! No Response from Variblune • Ep. 33: The Red Target! A Fake Gorenger Appears • Ep. 34: The Yellow Spy Battle! You Saw the Power of YTC • Ep. 35: Big Strange Black Bird! Condoler War Bomber Fleet • Ep. 36: The Fierce Crimson Charge! The Mobile Fortress Invincible Battleship • Ep. 37: A Pure White Flash! The Black Cross Führer's True Form • Ep. 38: The Blue Cliff! The Search for Demonic Pirate Treasure • Ep. 39: Crimson Sea of Japan! The Superpower of the Mysterious Meteorite • Ep. 40: The Crimson Vengeance Demon! The Momorenger From Hell
Episodes 41-50
Ep. 41: Big Black Counterattack! The Battle of Tottori Dune • Ep. 42: The Black Ironman Dies! Farewell, Variblune • Ep. 43: The Crimson Phoenix! Enter, the Invincible Varidreen • Ep. 44: Blue Multi-Purpose Tank! Varitank Launches • Ep. 45: Dark Sword Shark! Attack of the Marine Hitman • Ep. 46: Black Super Express! Locomotive Mask's Big Rampage • Ep. 47: Big Red Counterattack! Angry Gorenger • Ep. 48: The Black Supply Depot! Close Call at the Theme Park • Ep. 49: The Big Green Escape! The Swirling Trick Play • Ep. 50: The Blue-Winged Secret! Dangerous Varidreen
Episodes 51-60
Ep. 51: The Making of Blue Counterfeit Money! The Sunset Gunman • Ep. 52: The Pink Telephone Demon! The Murderous Dial • Ep. 53: The Red Home Run King! The Deadly Number 1 • Ep. 54: Crimson Challenge! The Volcano's Last Big Eruption • Ep. 55: The Colored Daishogun! Tuthankamen's Curse • Ep. 56: Blue Summer Vacation! A Demon's Killing Beach • Ep. 57: The Black Encircling Net! Five-Faced Peggy • Ep. 58: Crimson Ambition! His Excellency the Führer's Gold Castle • Ep. 59: The Crimson South! The Mysterious Big Gold Plan • Ep. 60: Blue Island Sea! The Floating Secret Fortress Island
Episodes 61-70
Ep. 61: The Pink KO Punch! The End-Ball Match • Ep. 62: The White Mystery! The Trap of the Grim Reaper's Mansion • Ep. 63: A Flash of Black Lightning! The Protruding Cannon • Ep. 64: Blue UFO!! The Space Army's Big Invasion • Ep. 65: The Crimson Suicide Squad!! The Black Cross Castle Raid • Ep. 66: The Red Hostage Exchange!! Battlers' Big Charge • Ep. 67: Crimson Special Attack!! Kirenger Dies at Sunset • Ep. 68: The Pink Rebellion!! The Big Attack of Needle-Needle-Needle • Ep. 69: The New Multicolored Vehicle!! Varikikyun Launches • Ep. 70: Blue Counterattack!! Stop the Space Express
Episodes 71-80
Ep. 71: Big Crimson Decisive Battle!! The Earth Migration Plan • Ep. 72: Blue Secrecy!! Varidreen Left to be Dismantled • Ep. 73: Black Whirlwind!! It's a Contest! A Straight Line • Ep. 74: Freezing Blue Wave!! The Plan to Freeze Earth • Ep. 75: Fiery Crimson Hell!! Stove Mask's Conspiracy • Ep. 76: Crimson Infiltration!! Did You See Tsuyoshi Kaijo? • Ep. 77: Black Fear!! The Bloodsucking Snake-Woman • Ep. 78: Black Jamming!! A Primeval Roar • Ep. 79: Crimson Pursuit!! The Formless Assassin's True Form • Ep. 80: Crimson Crossing in Enemy Territory! Escape to Hope
Episodes 81-84
Ep. 81: Black Doubt!! The Murder Spy's Trap • Ep. 82: Black Magician!! Mystery of the Dollhouse?! • Ep. 83: Orange First Love!! The Roaring Megalopolis • Final Ep.: Great Crimson Victory!! Shine Forever, Five Stars
Movies & Stage Shows
Movies: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Movie • Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Blue Fortress • Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Red Death Match • Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Bomb Hurricane • Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Volcano's Last Big Eruption • J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger
Stage Shows: Gorenger Stage Show at Korakuen Yuenchi
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