{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ad9c325b5bc8a7babef81892","clusterId":"c_3bb33b8c689e1145df62d3d1","slug":"toei-streams-kakuranger-30th-anniversary-sequel-free-after-hiroshi-tsuchida-s-death","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Toei Streams Kakuranger 30th Anniversary Sequel Free After Hiroshi Tsuchida's Death","summary":"Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club posted a memorial comment on its official X account on October 21 and put its original production Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Part 3: Middle-Aged Struggle Edition on the Toei Tokusatsu YouTube Official channel free for three days. The stream runs from 1:00 p.m. on October 21 until 11:59 p.m. on October 23. The work is an official sequel made for the 30th anniversary of Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, the 18th Super Sentai series, which aired from 1994 to 1995. It streamed on TTFC in 2024 and reunites the original cast 30 years later as middle-aged versions of their roles. Hiroshi Tsuchida, who played Saizou, also called NinjaBlue, died of heart failure on October 11 at age 54, a death his agency 81 Produce announced on October 20. TTFC said it wanted as many people as possible to see his work and to give viewers a chance to remember him, and thanked the parties who consented to the stream.","whyItMatters":"The free window turns a subscriber-only anniversary sequel into a public memorial, timed to Tsuchida's death and carried by the consent of the people who hold the rights to it.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe sequel\u0026#39;s full title, Middle-Aged Struggle Edition, follows the two-part structure of the TV series, whose second half was billed as the Youth Fierce Battle Edition. TTFC\u0026#39;s post said Tsuchida gave tremendous effort to the service during his lifetime, and the account wrote that it offers sincere condolences on his passing.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeruaki Ogawa, who played Sasuke, also called NinjaRed, asked viewers to watch what he described as Tsuchida\u0026#39;s brave figure, calling him cute, pathetic and cool. The memorial post and the streaming announcement went up the day after 81 Produce disclosed the death, and the whole release fits inside a three-day window that closes at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, October 23.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Teruaki Ogawa on his late co-star Hiroshi Tsuchida: \"Please watch Tsuchida's brave figure. He's cute, pathetic, and cool.\"","twitterPost":"The Kakuranger 30th anniversary sequel streamed behind a TTFC subscription in 2024. It is on YouTube free until 11:59 p.m. on October 23.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club has put Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Part 3: Middle-Aged Struggle Edition on YouTube free for three days, through October 23, after the death of Hiroshi Tsuchida. Tsuchida played Saizou in the 1994 series and returned for the sequel. Teruaki Ogawa, who played Sasuke, asked viewers to watch his co-star's performance.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2610212a\",\"title\":\"'Ninja Sentai Kakuranger' 30th anniversary work begins free streaming on YouTube; limited to 3 days following the death of Da Tsuchida, who played Saizou/NinjaBlue\"},{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0157537\",\"title\":\"TTFC Mourns Hiroshi Tsuchida, Announces Limited-Time Free YouTube Release of \\\"Kakuranger Part 3: Middle-Aged Struggle Edition\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5731,"outputTokens":970,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792572730,"createdAt":"2026-10-21T08:46:43.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-21T08:51:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-21T08:51:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3bb33b8c689e1145df62d3d1","canonicalTitle":"『忍者戦隊カクレンジャー』30周年記念作がYouTubeで無料公開スタート。サイゾウ/ニンジャブルー役の土田大さんが逝去したことを受け、3日間限定で実施","representativeArticleId":"a_c2080ff05aa337ed58d7c9e4","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Ninja Sentai Kakuranger 30th Anniversary\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Ninja Sentai Kakuranger\"],\"studios\":[\"Toei\"],\"people\":[\"Hiroshi Tsuchida\",\"Teruaki Ogawa\"],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-21T05:41:36.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-21T06:07:19.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-21T08:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cinema Today","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0157537","title":"TTFC、土田大さん追悼「カクレンジャー　第三部・中年奮闘編」YouTube期間限定無料公開"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2610212a","title":"『忍者戦隊カクレンジャー』30周年記念作がYouTubeで無料公開スタート。サイゾウ/ニンジャブルー役の土田大さんが逝去したことを受け、3日間限定で実施"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Ninja Sentai Kakuranger 30th Anniversary"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Ninja Sentai Kakuranger"],"studios":["Toei"],"people":["Hiroshi Tsuchida","Teruaki Ogawa"],"type":"event","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Part 3: Middle-Aged Struggle Edition began free streaming on the Toei Tokusatsu YouTube Official channel at 1:00 p.m. on October 21.","The free stream ends at 11:59 p.m. on October 23.","Hiroshi Tsuchida, who played Saizou, also called NinjaBlue, died of heart failure on October 11 at age 54.","Ninja Sentai Kakuranger was the 18th Super Sentai series and aired from 1994 to 1995.","The Middle-Aged Struggle Edition streamed on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club in 2024 and reunites the original cast 30 years later."]}