Hey Rob! Look what you caught at Yomiuriland...

[Movieguy]

I just got the Japan-a-mania DVDs today, and I was looking at the video for Yomiuriland, when I found the following image, which I captured from the DVD here:

 

http://photobucket.com/albums/y102/Movieguy80/?action=view&current=cap001.bmp

 

Now, I happen to be an enthusiast of Tokusatsu, AKA Japanese live action shows, and the guys in the suits you caught were from the TV series Kamen Rider Blade, which ran through the year 2004 (See, in Japan, these shows are only made to last a year, then they're replaced with a new one)

 

The Blue-suited fellow in the middle is Blade, the guy in the red to his right is his senior partner Kamen Rider Garren, and the guy to his left is the morally ambiguous Kamen Rider Leangle. There's a fourth rider named Chalice, who I didn't see in that brief shot.

 

I collect these shows on DVD from a place in Hong Kong, which sells them at a good price. A lot of people would think it's just extremely stupid and silly like Power Rangers in the US here is, but I've sat and watched these shows, and to balance with the comedy, the Japanese versions have far more dark and violent material in them, and there's an actual danger of death for the main characters, as well as the supporting characters. For example, Garren's Alter ego, Tachibana Sakuya, witnesses both his girlfriend and his mentor getting killed inside of 5 episodes. Pretty intense stuff.

 

Anyway, I just thought I'd let you all know about that.