029 – Bad to the Chrome (Mechanical Violator Hakaider) | Ft. Elijah Thomas
02/01/22 • 89 min
With Travis away for one last week, the “Littlest Gatekeeper,” Elijah Thomas, of the Kaiju Conversation podcast joins Nathan to go ’90s EDGELORD EXTREME!!! By that we mean discuss the 1995 film Mechanical Violator Hakaider directed by the mad genius Keita Amemiya. This is a gritty reboot done right. It’s a bold reimagining of a character from Toei’s Kikaida TV series from the early 1970s. You’ll hear Nathan and Elijah speak with Epic Trailer VoicesTM and constantly compare the film’s villain to their friend Michael because they share a name. But beneath the undiluted bad@$$ery and reversed angel/demon motifs is a story with rich themes and often poetic messages about religion, dystopia, and justice. Welcome to Henshin Men!
Hakaider is available on blu-ray from Media Blasters and to stream on Tubi.
Check out Elijah’s podcast, Kaiju Conversation, and his YouTube channel.
Henshin Men is a proud member of the Kaiju Ramen Media Podcast Network.
Follow Henshin Men on Twitter: @HenshinMenPod. Join the official Facebook fan page for this and The Monster Island Film Vault, The Markalite Lounge.
Listen to Travis’s main podcast, Kaiju Weekly, and Nathan’s podcasts, The Monster Island Film Vault and The Power Trip.
MUSIC:
-“HAKAIDER - ハカイダー出陣” by Koichi Ota and Shinji Kinoshita
-“Not Your Above-Average Joe [Standing Ovation]” by Ivan Hakštok
With Travis away for one last week, the “Littlest Gatekeeper,” Elijah Thomas, of the Kaiju Conversation podcast joins Nathan to go ’90s EDGELORD EXTREME!!! By that we mean discuss the 1995 film Mechanical Violator Hakaider directed by the mad genius Keita Amemiya. This is a gritty reboot done right. It’s a bold reimagining of a character from Toei’s Kikaida TV series from the early 1970s. You’ll hear Nathan and Elijah speak with Epic Trailer VoicesTM and constantly compare the film’s villain to their friend Michael because they share a name. But beneath the undiluted bad@$$ery and reversed angel/demon motifs is a story with rich themes and often poetic messages about religion, dystopia, and justice. Welcome to Henshin Men!
Hakaider is available on blu-ray from Media Blasters and to stream on Tubi.
Check out Elijah’s podcast, Kaiju Conversation, and his YouTube channel.
Henshin Men is a proud member of the Kaiju Ramen Media Podcast Network.
Follow Henshin Men on Twitter: @HenshinMenPod. Join the official Facebook fan page for this and The Monster Island Film Vault, The Markalite Lounge.
Listen to Travis’s main podcast, Kaiju Weekly, and Nathan’s podcasts, The Monster Island Film Vault and The Power Trip.
MUSIC:
-“HAKAIDER - ハカイダー出陣” by Koichi Ota and Shinji Kinoshita
-“Not Your Above-Average Joe [Standing Ovation]” by Ivan Hakštok
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028 – WTH: The Movie (Super Inframan) | Ft. Chris Cooke
With Travis still on break, Nathan brings on his friend Chris Cooke of One Cross Radio and Radio Arcade to see, as he puts it, “Power Rangers on Crack”—aka Super Inframan. If you’re thinking, “That’s from Hong Kong, not Japan! It can’t be on Henshin Men!” you’re wrong. It was made to tap into the “Henshin Boom” of the 1970s, and it had Japanese crewmembers who worked on Ultraman and Kamen Rider, among other tokusatsu. In an episode almost as energetic and crazy as the movie, Nathan and Chris muse about what a thrash metal band and album inspired by this movie would sound like, trademark every silly nickname they give to everything in the movie, and Chris goes on the biggest rant of his podcasting career. Welcome to the zany world of Inframan and Henshin Men!
Super Inframan is available on DVD from Image Entertainment and to stream on YouTube.
Check out Chris’s OCR website, YouTube channel, Instagram, and his other podcast, Radio Arcade.
Henshin Men is a proud member of the Kaiju Ramen Media Podcast Network.
Follow Henshin Men on Twitter: @HenshinMenPod. Join the official Facebook fan page for this and The Monster Island Film Vault, The Markalite Lounge.
Listen to Travis’s main podcast, Kaiju Weekly, and Nathan’s podcasts, The Monster Island Film Vault and The Power Trip.
MUSIC:
-“Inframan Theme: Original Version” by Frankie Chan
-“Not Your Above-Average Joe [Standing Ovation]” by Ivan Hakštok
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030 – It’s Henshin Time! (Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers Eps. 113-115, ‘A Friend in Need’) | Henshin Men x The Power Trip
It’s a doubly special occasion because Travis is back, and Henshin Men joins forces with The Power Trip! Yes, in a crossover of many firsts, Travis and Nathan are joined by their mutual co-host, Michael, from their fellow Kaiju Ramen Network podcast, The Power Trip: A Journey through the Power Rangers Franchise. What could possibly bring them together? None other than the three-part backdoor pilot on Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers that introduced the world to Kamen Rider, er, Masked Rider! But while he’s a “Power guru,” Michael quickly shows he knows nothing about video games, ‘90s action movies, or comic books (“Ratchet Raccoon”?). Get ready for a discussion that touches on everything from Dune to Keita Amemiya to why Kimberly is the most capable Power Ranger—followed by the hosts arguing over which show does the awards better.
This episode can also be heard on The Power Trip’s feed.
Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers is available on DVD from Shout!Factory and to stream on Netflix and the Power Rangers Official YouTube channel.
Henshin Men and The Power Trip are proud members of the Kaiju Ramen Media Podcast Network.
Follow Henshin Men on Twitter: @HenshinMenPod. Join the official Facebook fan page for this and The Monster Island Film Vault, The Markalite Lounge.
Listen to Travis and Michael’s main podcast, Kaiju Weekly, and Nathan’s flagship podcast, The Monster Island Film Vault.
MUSIC:
-“Go, Go, Power Rangers!” by Niall Stenson
-“Galaxy Quest (Instrumental)” by HeavenWraith from the OCRemix album Jet Force Gemini: Mizar Attacks!
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