Ninja Sentai Kakuranger

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (忍者戦隊カクレンジャー), translated into English as Ninja Squadron Kakuranger, was Toei Company Limited's eighteenth production of the Super Sentai television series.

Certain action footage from this series was used in the third season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and the brief Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers mini-series.

Plot
400 years ago, the ninja and the Youkai had a great war. The legendary Sarutobi Sasuke and other four ninja sealed the Youkai Commander Nurarihyon and all his Youkai energies away in a cave protected by the "Seal Door". In the present, the only surviving Youkai, Kappa, tricks Sarutobi Sasuke and Kirigakure Saizo's descendants, Sasuke and Saizou, into releasing the Youkai by opening the "Seal Door". Now these two, joined by three other descendants of the great ninja, become the Kakurangers to fight the Youkai with the aid of the Three God Generals.

Kakurangers
"We'll cut down evil without people knowing! Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, Arrives!"

Arsenal

 * Doron Changers
 * Secret Sword Kakuremaru
 * Kakulasers
 * Laser Knives
 * Shinobi Knuckles
 * Red Slicer
 * White Beak
 * Blue Shot
 * Yellow Claw
 * Black Bow
 * Kakuranger Balls
 * Thunder Sword Hikarimaru

Vehicles

 * Nekomaru
 * Shark Machines/Shark Driver
 * Shark Bleeder
 * Shark Launcher
 * Shark Slider

Three God Generals

 * (Super) Muteki Shogun
 * Giant Beast General Red Saruder
 * Beast General Fighter Battle Saruder
 * Giant Beast General White Kark
 * Beast General Fighter Battle Kark
 * Giant Beast General Blue Logan
 * Beast General Fighter Battle Logan
 * Giant Beast General Yellow Kumard
 * Beast General Fighter Battle Kumard
 * Giant Beast General Black Gammer
 * Beast General Fighter Battle Gammer


 * Holy Stealth Beast Tsubasamaru


 * (Super) Kakure Daishogun
 * Super Stealth Beast God Saruder
 * Super Stealth Beast God Kark
 * Super Stealth Beast God Logan
 * Super Stealth Beast God Kumard
 * Super Stealth Beast God Gammer

Allies
"In the name of Heaven, we will punish you!"
 * Annoucer (1-39)
 * Sandayuu Momochi (1-31)
 * Hakamenrou (31-53)
 * Reika (25)
 * Tarou & Jirou (26-53)
 * Bun (26-53)
 * Punishment Sailor Sisters (35)
 * Yukiyo
 * Tsukiyo
 * Zashiki-warashi (18)
 * Gali (28-29)
 * Past Rangers
 * Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman
 * Choujin Sentai Jetman
 * Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger
 * Gosei Sentai Dairanger
 * Chouriki Sentai Ohranger

The Youkai Army Corps

 * Nurarihyon (1)
 * Daimaou (23-53)
 * Young Noble Junior/Gasha Skull (14-31)
 * Prof. Yugami (12-31)
 * Nue (27-29)
 * Daidarabotchi (50)
 * Yama-uba (50-52)
 * Flowery Kunoichi Team (15, 16 & 20-53)
 * Ayame/Blue Sweet Flag
 * Sakura/Pink Cherry Blossom
 * Suiren/Green Water Lotus
 * Yuri/Orange Lily
 * Ran/Purple Orchid
 * Dorodoros

Minor Youkai

 * Kappa (1-2, 12, 53)
 * Rokurokubi (1-2, 53)
 * Oboroguruma (3, 12, 53)
 * Azukiarai (1, 3-4, 12, 34, 53)
 * Nurikabe (1, 5-6, 12, 34, 39)
 * Mokumokuren (1, 5-6, 12, 39, 53)
 * Gakisuki (6-7, 53)
 * Bakeneko (8)
 * Oonyuudou (Movie)
 * Hitotsume Kozou Brothers (Movie, 53)
 * Dorotabou (3-4, Movie, 9)
 * Konakijiji (10, 34)
 * Shirouneri (3-4, Movie, 11, 53)
 * Tengu (12)
 * Kanedama (13, 53)
 * Keukegen (3-4, Movie, 14, 34, 53)
 * Shuten Douji Brothers (15-16, 53)
 * Amikiri (3-4, Movie, 17, 53)
 * Tsuchigumo (19, 53)
 * Sarugami (21)
 * Enraenra (22)
 * Umibozu (23, 53)
 * Ittan-momen (25)
 * Kasabake (26)
 * Nuppefuhofu (32, 53)
 * Amanojaku (33)
 * Sunakake Babaa (34, 53)
 * Kamaitachi (35)
 * Bakuki (36, 53)
 * Karakasa (37, 53)
 * Ushioni (38, 53)
 * Noppera-bo (39, 53)
 * 9-Tailed Kitsune (40)
 * Lantern Novice (41, 53)
 * Daradara (42-44)
 * OuMukade (45, 53)
 * Mujina (46, 53)
 * Kasha (47, 53)
 * Yuki-Onna (48)
 * Bimbogami (49, 53)
 * Onbu-Obake/Onbu-Gear (Ohranger vs. Kakuranger)

Super Sentai World

 * Emperor Daidas
 * Daidas' Generals
 * Zaigan
 * Bango
 * Damaru

Trivia

 * This is the first Sentai series to have an Extra Hero, NinjaMan. This is also the first series to have an Evil Sentai Team, the Flowery Kunoichi Team.


 * In the team-up movie Ohranger vs. Kakuranger, NinjaBlack (Jiraiya) has an American accent, which accentuates the fact that the character was a Japanese-American who spoke english frequently on the show.
 * The name Kakuranger is derived from "kakure" (隠れ) which translates as "to hide."
 * The Super Sentai World has the third largest amount of rangers gathered together. The Largest amount was in The Special episode of Turboranger with 53 while the second amount appearing in Gaoranger Vs Super Sentai with 33, with 25 of them being red rangers. Ironically, 16 of them appeared in the other 2 specials with the turboranger special featuring 11(battle japan to red turbo) and 5 in Super Sentai World (fivered to ninja red)

Episodes
Main article: Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Episodes