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Space Sheriff Shaider (宇宙刑事シャイダー)
Overview
Space Sheriff Shaider was a tokusatsu television show that aired on from 1984 to 1985. It is the last of the Space Sheriff Series, the previous two being Space Sheriff Gavan and Space Sheriff Sharivan. Action footage from Shaider was used for Season 2 of VR Troopers. For distribution purposes, Toei refers to this television series as Space Captain Sheider.
Key Crew
Producer: Yushô Usui
Top Cast
Hiroshi Tsuburaya
Space Sheriff Shaider / Sawamura Dai
Naomi Morinaga
Annie
Jun Yoshida
High Priestess Poe
Kazuhiko Kubo
Commander Hessler
Shozo Iizuka
Voice of Great Emperor Kubilai
Masayuki Suzuki
Kojiro Oyama
Toshiaki Nishizawa
Commander Qom
Kyoko Nashiro
Marin
Seasons
Season 1 (1984)
Archeology student Dai Sawamura continued his father's research regarding the Nazca Lines. Believing that it contains a message, he journeys to Peru to investigate further, leading him to a cave in Easter Island where he discovered an altar, suddenly he was flash with a high concentration of light knocking him unconcious. Commander Qom of the Galactic Union Police impressed with Dai's determination, intelligence & strong will deemed him worthy and recruited him to become a Space Sheriff. Fuuma a religion from the Fushigi dimension launched an attack on several planets & destroyed anyone who opposed their plans. Qom deputized all training cadets and ordered them to return their home planet to defend them against the impending threat. Dai Sawamura was given the code name SHAIDER and was joined by fellow cadet Space Sheriff Annie from the Planet Mount which was destroyed by Fuuma. Together they returned to Earth to battle Fuuma and thwart their conquest.
49 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Fushigi World
1984-03-02Fuuma from the strange realm led by their Emperor Kubilai began it's galactic conquest, Commander Qom of the Galactic Police immediately deputizes all trainees as Space Sheriffs to fight against the impending threat. Cadet Sawamura Dai is deployed to his home, Earth and given the code name Shaider. Aiding him is Female Space Sheriff Annie who vowed vengeance against Fuuma for destroying her home world.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 2: Dance, Petpet
1984-03-09Fuuma uses the Shigi (Strange) Song to make animals ferocious and having children give up their beloved pets, causing them great anguish. Shaider & Annie steps in to stop the evil plans of Fuuma.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 3: No Response from Annie
1984-03-16High Priest Poe uses the hypnotic effects of the Strange flowers on Annie, making her believe that her family is alive and Shaider has hurt them.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 4: The Children Who Became Dog
1984-03-23A strange beast disguised as a witch, grants magic to children to make them transform into animals, in reality they are replaced by Fuuma's creatures. The children are kidnapped and given chromosomes that will transform them into Fuuma's beasts permanently.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 5: Suddenly! Lazy People
1984-03-30To stop the development of society, Fuuma establish the church of MujiMuji, it's doctrines turned hard working people into sloths Youko a friend of Dai was kidnapped and forced into the cult's teaching.
Runtime: 25 minEpisode 6: Strange Cooking Counterattack
1984-04-13After eating the strange cuisine's food, a bullied young kind boy developed telekinetic powers. He uses this power to get back on all those who made fun of him, becoming vengeful and arrogant. Shaider investigates the sudden change of the boy's attitude.
Runtime: 25 min
