Line #15 Trivia/HimitsuSentaiGoranger


1	* TheOtherDarrin:
2	** The first 14 episode were narrated by Nobuo Tanaka. Beginning with episode 15, Creator/ToruOhira took over as the narrator.
3	** The actor for the Black Cross Fuhrer was changed from Mitsuo Ando (best known for his role as Professor Gill from ''Series/{{Kikaider}}'') to Nobuo Yana from Episode 54 and onward. Incidentally, Nobuo Yana guest-starred in Episode 53 as Dr. Shinigami (not the one from ''Series/KamenRider'').
4	** General Magman was originally voiced by Eisuke Yoda for his first three episodes (42-44), before he was replaced by Creator/ShozoIizuka (also the voice of General Temjin and Grand General Golden Mask).
5	* PropRecycling: Many of the Masked Monsters wore similar body suits such as ''Yakyū Kamen'' (Baseball Mask) and ''Terebi Kamen'' (TV Mask). The most notable is ''Tiger Kamen'' (Tiger Mask), who is a recycled version of ''Kōtetsutora Kamen'' (Steel Tiger Mask).
6	* TypeCasting: After Daita's actor (Baku Hatakeyama) was constantly typecast as Kirenger and got into financial problems, he commited suicide in 1978 at the age of 34 (although Tsuyoshi's actor tried to talk him out of it). Hatakeyama's immediate successor, Jirō Daruma, was likewise so badly typecast that he retired from acting in 1989—and while he still lives on, he suffered various health problems along the way that kept him from landing jobs and eventually led his wife and son to abandon him in 2012.
7	* WhatCouldHaveBeen
8	** Shigeru Araki (who played Jo Shigeru[=/=]Series/KamenRiderStronger) was offered a choice between the titular role of ''Stronger'' and Akaranger from this show. Due to the established nature of Kamen Rider, he chose the former.
9	** During the initial planning stages, Creator/ShotaroIshinomori first planned out Gorenger as the next entry of the Franchise/KamenRider series. Ishinomori loved the idea of five heroes working together so much, he decided to make the concept its own show.
10	** Early proposals had the heroine in white before Toru Hirayama coined the title "Momo (Pink) Ranger", which incidentally was the first of the heroes to be designated and resulted in the colors being given in Japanese rather than the usual GratuitousEnglish. It would take [[Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman ten years]] for a female White Ranger, and [[Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger 41 years]] to swap Pink for White in the ''Goranger'' color line-up.
11	** Early imagery shows Akarenger with goggles colored black like the other male Gorengers. In addition, the other Gorengers all share the tall collar which would distinguish Akarenger in the show.
12	** Yoshitaka Tanba, who would play Goro Sakurai (Spade Ace) in the next series, was originally offered the role of Akarenger, but he refused as he felt uncomfortable about striking poses in public, and his lack of a motorcycle license. The producers eventually convinced him to play the role, as he does not need to pose out of suit, and the character would be driving a car instead of a bike.
13	** Hiroshi Miyauchi, recognised as the lead of the then recent ''Series/KamenRiderV3'', was hesitant to accept the role of Aorenger as he was already committed to another show and did not like the idea of playing second fiddle to Akaranger. Infact, casting the toku veteran as the cool Blue Ranger to complement Aka Ranger was pursued as a draw for audiences since it was feared at the time that red was seen as a girls' color. Ishinomori himself convinced Miyauchi to take the role of Akira Shinmei by identifying him as the UsefulNotes/SasakiKojiro to Tsuyoshi Kaijo's UsefulNotes/MiyamotoMusashi. Miyauchi was accomodated by having Aorenger be captain of the Variblune, allowing him to film scenes separate from the rest of the cast as well as spending more time voicing over Aorenger than appearing in the flesh for production of the early episodes. Miyauchi's presence was also highlighted by having his character appear last in the opening credits, despite Aorenger being the second Gorenger.
14	** Singer Akihiko Kishi was initially cast as Kenji Asuka (Midorenger) but dropped out early on, and so Yukio Ito was drafted in to replace him. Director Koichi Takemoto recalled that his departure caused the shooting of the first episode to go on for twice as long as usual.
15	** [[TheMentor Commander Gonpachi Edogawa]] was initially named Gonpachi Omaeda and [[ActionGirl Yoko Katou]] would have been his daughter, Yoko Omaeda. The chief assisted by his daughter was later used in ''[[Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan Sun Vulcan]]''. Incidentally, an idea to introduce Gonpachi's granddaughter was considered but rejected in planning for ''[[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Gokaiger]]''.
16	** The Variblune airship was initially named "Red Blune", than "Jaguar Blune". It was also considered to give it the appearance of a dog, or a two-headed dragon.
17	** Varidreen was initially named "Jet Variblune".
18	** Early names for General Temujin included "Ironface General"[[note]]Tetsumen Shogun[[/note]], "Mongolar", "Golem" and "Golam".
19	** Pachinko Mask was a monster concept by Ishinomori which was rejected by producer Susumu Yoshikawa.

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