The Samuri Shintaro

[TheRhombusFactory]

How threatening, a washing basket on his head.

[hayabusa5151]

懐かしい！　隠密剣士の前テーマ曲じゃないですか。50年ぶり近くぶりに聞き­ました。　UP有賀等御座います。

[Gerogiancounty]

freaked you out , if you see someone wearing a lamp shade and having a stroll around town , don't they have a hat or something ?

[8dramaqueen]

@Gerogiancounty LOL

[8dramaqueen]

It is out on DVD, *S* I saw 13th episodes, but dont know if there were more episodes than that.

Cheers

[Stumperx]

The DVD box sets are available for this series.

[eel4tetodeNos]

There is a Men at Work's song called Shintaro, refference to this.

[8dramaqueen]

Hi@eel4tetodeNos

I never knew that, that's Unreal!



[cribpointcritter]

My family used to watch this when we first moved from New Guinea to Australia, and loved it.

[8dramaqueen]

@cribpointcritter

Hi I really liked watching this show too *S*

[cribpointcritter]

@8dramaqueen ,no we lived up on Manus. The only time we were in POM was to pass through on the way to Australia. :-)

[Stumperx]

@cribpointcritter, Hey were you also at Port Moresby or the army camp just outside and went to school at Tamara Barracks when you were in New Guinea?

[8dramaqueen]

Hi Jackabon you must of got excited posting *S*

I dont know where it was shot sorry, naybe someone who sees this clip may know and post a reply *S* but itis Groovy especially Shintaro's washing basked over his head ! *L*

Cheers

[jackabon]

Was this shot in Edo Mura ? Near Nikko ? Lets see some more ..its cool ! domodomo

[8dramaqueen]

Hi

fjbutch yup a lot of people seem to remember in delight the Samuri *S*

Cheers

[fjbutch]

just magic all over again !!

[8dramaqueen]

Hi 58claims It was great seeing it again on SBS too, it sparked off memories in people's minds how cool Shintaro was back then LOL

[58Clams]

Oh boy this... brings back memoires. SBS 1 showed a story on this last week.

[8dramaqueen]

Hi nomoresurfingforyou

nahatsu2

hugeackman

calzoid71

nomoresurfingforyou

Thank you for your comments on Shintaro, i am glad you guys also enjoyed the documentary and yup when Shiintaro got stressed out he took a bath! LOL And his iconic washingbasket hat, a classic!

I taped the doco goes with the collection DVD LOL

Hope it is repeated

8dramaqueen

[nomoresurfingforyou]

What an entertaining doco!

"When the going got tough, Shintaro took a bath."

Hahaha!

How about Koichi Ose giving that Aussie guy his Shintaro wig? What an amazingly generous gesture.

[calzoid71]

Damn. I might go visit to see if he'll part with the sword too. Lol

[hugeackman]

yeah, that was really great.

channel 9 oughta show this again!

[nahatsu2]

Hey fabulous! I never thought to look for Shintaro on You Tube!

Thanks for posting... and yeah: SBS tonight 8.30pm!

Cheers

[8dramaqueen]

Hey to any Australians who views this clip in the next couple of days, SBS out here are having a documentary on Shintaro, at 8 30 pm on the Wensday 4th of November.

Will be looking at that one *L*

8drama queen

I hope he wears his washing basket on his head again in the documtarny LOL

[nomoresurfingforyou]

Hey, thanks for the heads-up (about the SBS show), which I'm reading with about two hours to spare. :-)

[samuriking524]

cool!!

[8dramaqueen]

hi samuriking

thank you for your comment "a"

[withtheclouds]

I've been looking for a new hat.

[8dramaqueen]

Hi htube1101 and withtheclouds,

LOL well they must of been fit and

withtheclouds that hat is pretty impressive LOL

[htube1101]

These not-so-hidden Ninjas are running down the street and this event became the First Annual Ninja Tokyo Marathon ever! Due to the lack of further commercial sponsorship it was discontinued after the first trial.

[Stumperx]

I have only seen season 1. I am watching it again.

[8dramaqueen]

Hi Sumpex and Katipunero01,

I got this from a Video rental shop, I am not sure if you can buy it anywhere, maybe on the net?

If you check some local Video rental stores in the

TV secitions, you maybe lucky. Not sure,

Sorry I cant be more help.

but it was a great show

[Stumperx]

Did you know that the actor had more fans in Australia than anywhere else. He came out to Australia and was surprised at how many people went to the airport to greet him. I think it was as many as the amount that turned up to see the Beatles when they arrived. He had no idea about how popular he was until he got off the palne. I used to watch it on TV as a kid. He did 12 stage shows in Australia before returning to Japan.

[katipunero01]

thanks to you tube i saw even a glimpse ot my childhood hero! wish they can air the show again.

btw, where can i get a dvd copy if there is any?

[fjbutch]

good heavens,,, I adored this show as a youngster.....wish it was on again.. thanks for the memories !!

[8dramaqueen]

Hi fjbutch,

Thank you for your comment much appreciated.

You can get them out on DVD, its rare but they are outthere!

[8dramaqueen]

Hi Adriluc3

Welll I really do not know. IF you think yours is correct you can post it here and everyone willl know *(S*

As far as I am concerned, this clip may be the only one left standing. Youtube are decimating all my other video clips here iwthout having the courtesy of notifying me. All that will be left is silent movies. and all voiewers will leave.

Thank WMG and Youtube

[Adriluc3]

ISNT IT SAMURAI?

[DarkswordSerathus]

hi! i used to watch this when i was young. i just want to know if shintaro is a really person like hanso, nobunaga and musashi?

[8dramaqueen]

Hi Starwithnoname and Harabas1.

Thank you for you comments, regarding the copies of this, maybe some one who reads these post may make a comment or where to get them *S* I got mine from a video rental storre, someone bought the set a while ago I will find out and post back here in couple of weeks

[harabas1]

Just wondering where I can get copies of this show. I love them and I can never forget Shintaro.

[Starwithnoname]

Likewise, I used to watch this program on Saturday mornings as a kid. Loved it. Thanks for putting this on - just to hear the theme and the opening was great.

[barnfresh60]

nice to see after 40 years, as a kid we had it good and TV like this was ever so entertaining,along with the other shows from that era 1960s etc, just brilliant and so so clean and simple AH, what ever fuckin happened...

[8dramaqueen]

Hi barnfresh60

Thank you for your comment, Yup them was the days, what we have now is what we call progress........still its great to get fragments of this stuff on Youtube and paytv when it is eh!

[8dramaqueen]

arisaninja and Garidoshi

How cool is that seeng this in 67 live and also arisaninja your son now likes the Samuri!

All generations can dig this show ! *S*

Its such a classic like The Phantom agents LOL

[arisaninja]

Shintarou was my hero during my childhood.

And now I always watch Samurai Shintarou(

It called as Onmitsu Kenshi in Japan)with

my son.

Nom I am 50years old.And my son is 11years old.This tv show is good. Because this show is my son's favorite one.

And so we went to NInja yashiki(Ninja house)

in Iga.

Now Akikusa Shintarou is my hero.

iIhave all video of this tv show.

[Garidoshi]

The Japanes Superhero you remember is Star Man. He was sent to earth in times of need by starfish like creatures and he had a cool wrist watch with a map of the world on it which detected radiation and danger. So bad it was great! Deadly Ernest and Creature Feature were staples in my childhood too. I saw Shintaro at the Sydney Stadium in '67. It was magic.

Star man bits are able to be seen on you Tube

Good luck

[8dramaqueen]

Yup *LOL And even to Tommy Leonetti and the

Seven Network putting the Kangaroo to bed!

*LOL

Drama Queen

[8dramaqueen]

Hi Jagerfaust, Keep those Samuri cards they would be worth a fortune! *L* Out here we used to watch the deadly Ernest show on the 10 network with the Japanese B Grade horror movies in the late 60's and 70's, the dont make them like that anymore eh! I dont think I have heard of Mysterio, check the net out or the Youtube you never know someone may have heard of the show! Cheers Drama Queenie

[oinkysqueak]

Do you remember one Japanese show called "Starman" that took the cake for stupidness hahahaha. Think channel seven used to put them on at midday, Saturdays.

Glad to find you here. Your making me laugh :)

[AuslanderVY]

Yes I remember STARMAN, used to be on fairly late on a saturday morning. Also there was another version of the samurai. It's opening was on a beach with shintaro fighting ninja's. Different bloke to this one though.

[oinkysqueak]

I used to watch this show when I was about 10yrs old. It was funny. Then there was a even more dumb TV show called "Phantom Agents" They used to say all the time "Always use pistol, last resort" hahahaha :)

[8dramaqueen]

Hi Oinky squeak

I love that even dumber TV show the Phantom Agents I was bought up on that wonderfull Japanase Trash and Godzilla movies!

8Dramaqueen

[8dramaqueen]

What great tv viewing it would be if they bought back Division 4 and the Phantom Agents and B Grade Japanese horror films from the 60s, all we have now is SBS! Bah Humbug !LMOA

8dramaqueen

[jstewart58]

Don't you think Quentin Tarintino must have seen this show in preparation for making the first "Kill Bill" movie? Or do you think there was plenty of other Japanese material like this in movies etc. that Tarintino could have been inspired by?

[8dramaqueen]

Hi Jstewart58,paulodeaco,scarlets­hade,fpbutch,

thank you guys for your comments on the Shintaro clip. *S* It was a great zoom home tv show to watch after school for sure *L*

Jstewart50, I have never seen Kill Bill but it is interesting about what you said about Tarintino being inspired by shintaro *S*

I put this clip up because, well I originally am a Champions Fan, and we spoke of this Show Shintaro, and I specifically discussed how great the near no at all special effects they had in it *L*

[8dramaqueen]

Also how they rewound the film so the ninjas could jump out of trees and use star knives LOL.

The reason why I put this clipup is too, show case how Shintaro could walk around with a washing bssket on top of his head and couldnt see barely where he was going and the guy at the end running off with his costume caught up his pants LMOA The Dub in voices it was just a classic like the Phantom Agents! LMOA

[oinkysqueak]

That show came out about 40yrs ago everyone must of seen it by now :)

[jstewart58]

I don't know. I've lived in the U.S. for 40 years, and I don't believe it was ever shown here. I was going to order it on DVD from Australia, but I was never sure if Australian DVDs would play on U.S. DVD players.

[oinkysqueak]

Yes it will play on any DVD. Its the same format world wide I'm pretty sure?? Umm I think hahaha

[8dramaqueen]

Hi oiknysqueak and jstewart58

Oinkysqueak I have never heard of the show

Sharman, and jstewart what show on DVD were you referrng to? Can I say this much, Australian DVDS were PAL and still are,I think they are called region 4 now, and they may not work on US DVD players because the USA system is NTSC and is region 2 I think which is incompatable with Pal System DVDS,region 4 if you want to order from Australia a DVD you need a region free DVD player,they are comparitavely cheap now days

[paolodeoca]

Used to love this show myself! I would watch it religiously every weekday on my way back to school. Thanks for the post:)

[scarletshade]

Shintaro was the coolest samurai ever seen on Aussie TV. What were the guys in black called again - was it Kooga-ninjas? I seem to recall there were another set of ninjas on Shintaro's side, guys who dressed in white and got killed a lot. The best episode I remember was where the two sides went to war, with Shintaro leading the good guys. What a great show this was; nothing like it on TV these days, amirite?

[fjbutch]

couldn't get home fast enough from school to see this show. Tombay the mist was my favourite

[Kaspergaling]

I watched this show 20 yrs. ago when i was a kid hehe

[8dramaqueen]

Hey Guppy Whisperere and Edwarfor your comments on this, I originally put this up a year ago thinking Shintaro was stupid wearing a washing basket over his head and the other ninja running with his pants showing and the trick camera shots

wer funny! Everyone remembers too its cool *L*

Cheers 8 dramaqueen

[edwafor]

Wow, I remember running off the school bus and upstairs to watch this on TV when my family lived in the Philippines. I'd pretty much given up on ever seeing it again. Thanks youtube and thanks 8dramaqueen.

[GuppyWhisperer]

Crappy voice overs..super fast ninjas..jumping backwards into trees and Shintaros cheesy European voice...I loved this show as a kid...love to see more clips.

Thanks for the memories. :)

[Valis77]

WoW! Ninja's running in broad daylight! I want to see this show.

[torpedodropkick]

Tombay "the mist".  His side kick.

[torpedodropkick]

This is what Australia would have looked like in 1943 if we lost. LOL

[8dramaqueen]

*LOL*  Torpedo!!

[torpedodropkick]

Thank you for the video, I think you can get it on DVD. Just good see it all again despite the short time. P.S. Could not help myself with the joke, not (meant to offend the diggers at all.)

[lysurgis23]

This program was a huge hit on Channel 9 Sydney (Australia) in the mid 1960s - long before multiculturalism, when we still thought we were an outpost of Britain. And Channel 9 was commercial, where dubbed programs generally weren't viewed well.

The opening theme music! Triggered from the deths of my memory! Wow!

I recall crying when some kindly old man in one episode died at the end. (I was about 8 years old at the time.) First time that TV moved me to tears.

Thank you, 8dramaqueen!

[8dramaqueen]

That was interesting Lysurgis you informed us stuff I cant even remember on this! Have you heard of the Phantom Agents? I would love to find out more on that.

Not much going on Youtube on that.

[lysurgis23]

Hi 8dramaqueen. Re The Phantom Agents, there is a very good fan page on this topic -essential reading! - on the Alphalink server under 60s Anime - a Google search will locate it (YouTube wont let me post it).

PA were a modern-day version of The Samurai. I liked the way the ran about the countryside in single file. But their old car (a Nissan Cedric?) bothered me - so uncool when compared to the Batmobile. Thanks again , 8dramaqueen, for the The Samurai posting. Cheers!

[skylar73]

Hey lysurgis23....I too was a huge fan of both shows. Could never understand why Shintaro's "lampshade look" never took off!

Also, I believe the Phantom Agents always drove off into the sunset in a Toyota Crown. In my opinion the Phantom Agents were far too cool to be seen anywhere in the vicinity of a Nissan Cedric!

[torpedodropkick]

There were 'scanlen' collector cards of the Samurai. The star of the show came out the Australia, to a big fanfare.

[8dramaqueen]

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[8dramaqueen]

Hi Jack thank you *S* I also remember The Phantom Agents aswell, but when I came across this, it was kids heaven! *L* Cheers Drama

[JackHammer2000]

This is GREAT! I remember watching this TV series with my mother WAY back when I was a about 3 or 4 years old. Thanks!