Iron King is Japanese for Awesome

Michael L. · 03-18-2011, 03:59 AM

Finally picked up the Mill Creek boxset for a whopping $5.50 (postage included). Money well spent... finally, a show that makes more sense when I am drinking heavily. A Japanese cowboy, a Japanese girl dressed like an Indian princess in that Star Trek where Kirk loses his memory on the planet of fake Indians and a Japanese dude dressed like my freshman social studies teacher on a field trip fight a angry clan of super-magic scientists?

This is why TV was invented!

Takuma · 03-23-2011, 05:34 PM

I must say I'm not that much of a tokusatsu fan. That being said, I enjoyed the first half of the series. Chieko Morikawa is lovely, and pinky violence regular Shinzo Hotta plays the villain. Got really repetitive towards the end, though.

66 Mantis · 03-26-2011, 09:34 PM

LOVE Iron King! Maybe one of my Top 10 Tokusatsu shows... then again, 90% of all Jp. Live action superhero shows made in the 70s are among my favorites.

Too bad the company went under before they had the chance to subtitle more. From what I heard, Silver Kamen was up next.

BlackLamaFaction · 03-27-2011, 01:56 PM

Shock! Shock! Iron Shock! Kiri no naka kara Aian Kingu!!!!!!!!!!

inframan · 04-26-2012, 04:48 PM

My 4 year old kid is in love with this show. I thought it was bad enough he was into Ultraman. Not many other kids will even know what Ultraman is let alone Iron King. At least there's power rangers.

odioustrident · 04-26-2012, 04:55 PM

Is it loosely implied that he's bedding certain female characters on this show? I remember being shocked by this at the time. The main character also slaps a woman at least once or twice. Those kids in Japan grow up fast apparently.

03-18-2011, 03:59 AM	#1
Michael L. Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Dogtown, St. Louis, MO, USA Posts: 346	Iron King is Japanese for Awesome Finally picked up the Mill Creek boxset for a whopping $5.50 (postage included). Money well spent... finally, a show that makes more sense when I am drinking heavily. A Japanese cowboy, a Japanese girl dressed like an Indian princess in that Star Trek where Kirk loses his memory on the planet of fake Indians and a Japanese dude dressed like my freshman social studies teacher on a field trip fight a angry clan of super-magic scientists? This is why TV was invented! __________________ www.flyingdvdsofdeath.com Celebrating The Cinema Of Ass-Kicking

03-26-2011, 09:34 PM	#3
66 Mantis Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 418	LOVE Iron King! Maybe one of my Top 10 Tokusatsu shows... then again, 90% of all Jp. Live action superhero shows made in the 70s are among my favorites. Too bad the company went under before they had the chance to subtitle more. From what I heard, Silver Kamen was up next. __________________ My Blog: http://farreachingfilms.blogspot.com/ Last edited by 66 Mantis; 03-27-2011 at 03:13 PM.

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03-23-2011, 05:34 PM	#2
Takuma Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Japan Posts: 713	I must say I'm not that much of a tokusatsu fan. That being said, I enjoyed the first half of the series. Chieko Morikawa is lovely, and pinky violence regular Shinzo Hotta plays the villain. Got really repetitive towards the end, though.

03-27-2011, 01:56 PM	#4
BlackLamaFaction Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 346	Shock! Shock! Iron Shock! Kiri no naka kara Aian Kingu!!!!!!!!!!

04-26-2012, 04:48 PM	#5
inframan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: ATX USA Posts: 773	My 4 year old kid is in love with this show. I thought it was bad enough he was into Ultraman. Not many other kids will even know what Ultraman is let alone Iron King. At least there's power rangers.

04-26-2012, 04:55 PM	#6
odioustrident Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 859	Is it loosely implied that he's bedding certain female characters on this show? I remember being shocked by this at the time. The main character also slaps a woman at least once or twice. Those kids in Japan grow up fast apparently.