Juzo Fuwa

This article is about a villain in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.

Juzo Fuwa
Gender	Male
Villain Type	Samurai
Season	Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Homeworld	Earth
First Appearance:	Act 7: Marlin Fishing
Last Appearance:	Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad
Number of Episode Appearances:	24 (Shinkenger) 3 movies Full list of appearances
Actor:	Mitsuru Karahashi
Juzo's Monster Form

Juzo Fuwa (腑破 十臓, Fuwa Jūzō) is a mysterious Gedoshu, regarded by the others as a lone wolf (or "stray"), yet he appears to know more than Dokoku Chimatsuri about the Sanzu River's true potential.

Character History

200 years ago, Juzo was a human master swordsman in life, eventually becoming disenchanted with the ways of bushido and thriving more on the pleasure of killing his opponents in battle. He meets Akumaro who provides him with the katana Uramasa to use as he wishes, seemingly unaware that the blade was forged from the souls of his family who tried to free him from his blood lust. When he contracts a fatal illness, Juzo enters the Sanzu River to cheat death, completely discarding the goodness in his heart to become a Gedonin, a half-Gedoshu that can freely exist in both realms and assume a human form.

However, unlike other Gedonin who die out in a few years, Juzo endured over the centuries and thus is condemned with an insatiable urge to find an ideal opponent, a fellow samurai who strays from the teachings of bushidō, to clash blades with. As a result, Juzo mistakes the blade's cries of sadness for an equal lust for battle, though he later claims that his family has lost their desire to stop him after he entered the Sanzu River.

He finds his seemingly-ultimate opponent in Takeru Shiba, after witnessing his sword fighting as Shinken Red. This obsession with fighting Takeru leads Dokoku to seal Juzo's Gedoshu powers, leaving him for dead in the Sanzu River. Although he barely survives with Dayu's aid, he continues to defy Dokoku by making sure that Takeru is at his strongest for their next fight, even curing him of Shitari's poisoning. After a long battle in which he manages to severely wound Shinken Red, Juzo is defeated and falls off the cliff into the ocean below.

However, Juzo survives, with the Uramasa's blade shattered. He remains in the mountainside until Dayu finds him and relays Akumaro's offer to work for him in return for restoring his blade. To his chagrin, he has to rely on the Bantō Dokuhōmatsu replacement broadsword that hampers his normal fighting style. Later fed up waiting for the Uramasa to be repaired, Juzo confronts Akumaro and learns his weapon's origins, and that he has been nothing but a pawn in Akumaro's plan. As it turns out, though, he knew the history behind his blade, having desired nothing but the bloodshed throughout his life. In one last battle against Takeru, he finally gets destroyed by Takeru's sword, which slices him in two. And, as he was destroyed, so was the Uramasa.

Kyuranger vs. Space Squad

Juzo is one of four Sentai adversaries who are revived to serve under Hammie and Space Ninja Demost of Genmaku. TV STORY-Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad

Video Game appearances

Super Sentai Battle Base

Juzo Fuwa is among the vast pantheon of villains which appear in the mobile game Super Sentai Battle Base.

Personality

An enigma by nature, Juzo is a bloodthirsty and battle-crazed sadist to his very core. He takes sadistic pleasure in causing destruction and chaos wherever he goes, all for the sake of finding a worthy opponent for him to face.

Powers and Abilities

Arsenal

• Uramasa (裏正, Uramasa "Injustice") - Juzo's personal sword.
• Bantō Dokuhōmatsu (蛮刀毒泡沫, Bantō Dokuhōmatsu Barbarian Sword Poisonous Bubbles) - Juzo's replacement for the Uramasa.

Kyutama

Juzo Fuwa's soul was put into a Neo Kyutama by Space Ninja Demost. TV STORY-Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad

Behind the Scenes

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concept art

Portrayal

Juzo Fuwa is voiced by Mitsuru Karahashi (唐橋 充 Karahashi Mitsuru). His suit actor is Riichi Seike (清家 利一 Seike Riichi).

Notes

• Height: 200 cm
• Weight: 88 kg
• His name can be translated as "disemboweling ten organs" (腑破十臓, fu ha jū zō).
• Juzo is modeled after the Shōjō (猩猩, Shōjō) of Japanese myth (It replaced Jurōjin (寿老人, Jurōjin) and was sometimes depicted).
• His replacement sword is a recolored version of the weapon used by Oinogare.
• Juzo Fuwa has his own insignia in which appears in a Neo Kyutama in Kyuranger vs. Space Squad.

Appearances

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  • Act 7: Marlin Fishing
  • Act 8: The Brides are Spirited Away
  • Act 9: The Tiger's Rebellion
  • Act 10: The Great Sky Combination
  • Act 11: A Threefold Strife
  • Act 12: The Very First Super Samurai Combination
  • Act 15: The Imposter and Real Deal's Arrest
  • Act 16: The Power of Kuroko
  • Act 20: The Ebi Origami's Transformation
  • Act 23: The Rampaging Gedoushu
  • Act 24: The True Samurai Combination
  • Samurai Sentai Shinkenger the Movie: The Fateful War
  • Act 25: The Dream World
  • Act 26: Decisive Match Number One
  • Act 33: The Great Bull King
  • Act 34: Fatherly Love, Girlish Innocence
  • Act 35: Eleven Origami All Combination
  • File:Icon-rpm.png Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-Onger: GinmakuBang!!
  • Act 39: The Very Urgent First Aid Emergency
  • Act 40: The Honorable Leader Heads to the Front Lines
  • Act 42: Two Centuries' Ambition
  • Act 43: One Last Sword
  • Act 44: The Eighteenth Head of the Shiba House
  • Act 45: The Impersonator
  • Act 46: The Showdown Clash
  • Act 47: Bonds
• Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad

See Also

• Deker - Power Rangers counterpart in Samurai. See comparison page.