Tokkei Winspector

***Tokkei Winspector*** (特警ウインスペクター, *Tokkei Uinsupekutā*?, Special Rescue Police Winspector) is a Japanese tokusatsu TV series, part of the Metal Hero Series and the first piece of the *Rescue Hero* trilogy. The series follows the adventures and missions of a special "Rescue Police" team known as *Special Police Winspector*, as they stop crimes and respond to dangerous events where regular police force is not sufficient. The team is made up of one human (a hero clad in armor) and two robotic assistants.

Every episode of *Special Rescue Police Winspector* begins with the statement: "Special Rescue Police Winspector: loves peace, have faith in friendship, facing the crime to protect of the life of the person, at the "Police Headquarters Special Emergency Police Team"!" (特警ウインスペクターとは、平和を愛し、友情を信じ、人の命を守るため犯罪に立ち向かう、「警視庁特別救急警察隊」のことである!, *Tokkei Uinsupekutā to wa, Heiwa o Itoshi, Yūjō o Shinji, Hito no Inochi o Mamorutame Hanzai ni Tachimukau, "Keishichō Tokubetsu Kyūkyū Keisatsu Tai" no koto de aru!*?)

## Story

Tokkei Winspector takes place in a near-future Japan of the year 1999. As the country is facing a great threat from criminals, new methods of protecting people are created. The Winspector squad consisting of the robot brothers Walter and Bikel along with Ryouma wearing the Fire Tector armor defend against super powered threats ranging from mob attacks to scientific experiments gone terribly wrong. It (and Solbrain) are unique among tokusatsu as there is no central villain.

## Team

### Winspector

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Main article: Winspector (team)

* Shunsuke Masaki
* Junko Fujino
* Hisako Koyama
* Ryota Koyama
* Shin'ichi Nonoyama
* Yuko Kagawa
* Madocks
* Demitasse

## Arsenal

* GigaStreamer (ギガストリーマー, *GigaSutorīmā*?): Strongest weapon in the world. First used to defeat an evil robot cop named Brian, who was created by the same system as Bikel and Walter. GigaStreamer has two modes-plasma bullet shooter and hand drill. On their 1st mission, Ryoma puts inside it his MaxCalibur. Later Daiki (SolBraver) used it to defeat chameleon-robot.
* MaxCalibur (マックスキャリバー, *MakkusuKyaribā*?): Used by Fire like a sword, that also shoots lasers.
* BiSpear (バイスピアー, *BaiSupiā*?): Bikel's two swords, which can be combined to form a long rod and these are the handlebar of WinChaser.
* Dislider (ディスライダー, *DiSuraidā*?): Walter's wings. He also can catch Biker and fly. It can also transform to shield.
* Multi Pack (マルチパック, *MaruchiPakku*?): A box with water-shooters and first aid equipment. Used by Fire, Bikel and Walter.
* Daytric M2 (デイトリックM2, *Deitorikku Emu Tsū*?): Each member has one. This is a gun stored in leg hostler.
* HandWapper (ハンドワッパー, *Handowappā*?): Cuffs.
* WinBadge/FireBadge (特警手帳, *Tokkei Techō*?): Ryoma's police license. Becomes white, when he wears the Crush Tector.
* WinChaser (ウインチェイサー, *UinCheisā*?): Bikel's bike.
* WinSquad (ウインススコード, *UinSukōdo*?): Ryoma's car. A custom modified 3rd generation Chevrolet Camaro. Can transform him in Fire. Also when Ryoma put the SPCard (SPカード, *EsuPī Kādo*?) it transforms to FireSquad (ファイヤースコード, *FaiyāSukōdo*?).

## Villains

Main article: List of Criminals in Winspector

## Episodes

1. The Runaway Baby (赤ちゃん暴走, *Akachan Bōsō*?)
2. Strange R/C (笑うラジコン弾, *Warau Rajikon Dan*?)
3. Cheers to Friendship (友情に乾杯, *Yūjō ni Kanpai*?)
4. The Life Taking Thief (命を運ぶドロボウ, *Inochi o Hakobu Dorobō*?)
5. Attack! The Giant Bird (襲う!巨大怪鳥, *Osou! Kyodai Kaichō*?)
6. The Couple That Reverted to Children (子供に戻った両親, *Kodomo ni Modotta Ryōshin*?)
7. The Happy, Praying Holy Girl (幸せ祈る聖少女, *Shiawase Inoru Seishōjo*?)
8. Police Agents in Family (脱線!親子救急隊, *Dassen! Oyako Kyūkyūtai*?)
9. The Bomb-Setting Dog (爆弾仕掛けの犬, *Bakudan Jikake no Inu*?)
10. Revenge of the Adults (大人をやっつけろ, *Otona o Yattsukero*?)
11. Ryouta's First Love Letter (良太の初恋急行便, *Ryōta no Hatsukoi Kyūkōbin*?)
12. My Robot Friend (僕の友達ロボット, *Boku no Tomodachi Robotto*?)
13. Ryouma is Dead!? (竜馬が死んだ!?, *Ryōma ga Shinda!?*?)
14. The Death-God Moss' Counterattack!! (死神モスの逆襲!!, *Shinigami Mosu no Gyakushū!!*?)
15. Ryouma! Destroy Masaki (竜馬!正木を射て, *Ryōma! Masaki o Ute*?)
16. Lovable Walter (大好きウォルター, *Daisuki Worutā*?)
17. The Scary Space Creatures (怖い宇宙の贈り物, *Kowai Uchū no Okurimono*?)
18. Super Abilities! The Determined Girl (超能力!孝行少女, *Chō Nōryoku! Kōkō Shōjo*?)
19. The Bridge of Love and Courage (愛と勇気の父子橋, *Ai to Yūki no Oyako Bashi*?)
20. Burning K.O. Punch! (熱いKOパンチ!, *Atsui Kei Ō Panchi!*?)
21. Tears And the Fatal Ball (涙に散った銃弾, *Namida ni Chitta Jūdan*?)
22. The Murderer Dies Twice (殺人犯は二度死ぬ, *Satsujinhan wa Nido Shinu*?)
23. Father's Comic Postcard (父のマンガはがき, *Chichi no Manga Hagaki*?)
24. My Piiko-chan (私のピーコちゃん, *Watashi no Pīkochan*?)
25. The Robot Which Cries in the Rain (雨に泣くロボット, *Ame ni Naku Robotto*?)
26. The Sad Girl's Journey (薄幸少女の旅立ち, *Hakkō Shōjo no Tabidachi*?)
27. The Star Summoning 100-Year-Old Beauty (星を呼ぶ百歳美女, *Hoshi o Yobu Hyakusai Bijo*?)
28. Fly! Yuuko Rocket (飛べ!優子号, *Tobe! Yūko-gō*?)
29. The Ghost of the Village (昆虫採集の妖!?怪, *Konchū Saishū no Yō!? Kai*?)
30. Mama... Mama, Help Me (ママ…ママ助けて, *Mama... Mama Tasukete*?)
31. The Pain of the Strongest Robo (悲しみの最強ロボ, *Kanashimi no Saikyō Robo*?)
32. Onslaught Against the Police Station (警視庁を占拠せよ, *Keishichō o Senkyo Seyo*?)
33. Urashima Taro Awakens (目覚めた浦島太郎, *Mezameta Urashima Tarō*?)
34. A Reversed Trip (逆転ばあちゃん, *Gyakuten Bāchan*?)
35. Mother and Child's SOS! (母と子のSOS!, *Haha to Ko no Esu Ō Esu!*?)
36. Bikel's Father (バイクルのパパ, *Baikuru no Papa*?)
37. Attack of the Amazoness (アマゾネス来襲, *Amazonesu Raishū*?)
38. The Chosen Man (選ばれた男, *Erabareta Otoko*?)
39. The Mysterious Thief (悲しい老怪盗, *Kanashii Rōkaitō*?)
40. Ohashi Seto's Mutant - Part 1 (瀬戸大橋の怪人Ⅰ, *Seto Ōhashi no Kaijin Pāto Wan*?)
41. Ohashi Seto's Mutant - Part 2 (瀬戸大橋の怪人Ⅱ, *Seto Ōhashi no Kaijin Pāto Tsū*?)
42. The Treasonous Investigator (裏切りの捜査官, *Uragiri no Sōsakan*?)
43. The Boy Who Became a Bomb (爆弾になった少年, *Bakudan ni Natta Shōnen*?)
44. A Very Different Day (一日だけの晴れ舞台, *Ichinichi Dake no Harebutai*?)
45. Love Just Before the Explosion at 0 Seconds (爆破0秒前の愛, *Bakuha Zerobyō Mae no Ai*?)
46. One Bad Boy (一日一悪の少年, *Ichinichi Ichiaku no Shōnen*?)
47. Naive Ambition's Trap (億ションの甘い罠, *Okushon no Amai Wana*?)
48. Attack the Special Police! (特警を壊滅せよ!, *Tokkei o Kaimetsu Seyo!*?)
49. Fly into the Sky of Hope (翔べ希望の空へ, *Tobe Kibō no Sora e*?)

## Cast

* Ryōma Kagawa (香川 竜馬, *Kagawa Ryōma*?) - Masaru Yamashita (山下 優, *Yamashita Masaru*?)
* Bikel (バイクル, *Baikuru*?, Voice) - Kaoru Shinoda (篠田 薫, *Shinoda Kaoru*?)
* Walter (ウォルター, *Worutā*?, Voice) - Seiichi Hirai (平井 誠一, *Hirai Seiichi*?)
* Junko Fujino (藤野 純子, *Fujino Junko*?) - Mami Nakanishi (中西 真美, *Nakanishi Mami*?)
* Shunsuke Masaki (正木 俊介, *Masaki Shunsuke*?) - Hiroshi Miyauchi (宮内 洋, *Miyauchi Hiroshi*?)
* Hisako Koyama (小山 久子, *Koyama Hisako*?) - Sachiko Oguri (小栗 さち子, *Oguri Sachiko*?)
* Shin'ichi Nonoyama (野々山 真一, *Nonoyama Shin'ichi*?) - Masaru Ōbayashi (大林 勝, *Ōbayashi Masaru*?)
* Madocks (マドックス, *Madokkusu*?, Voice) - Kazuhiko Kishino (岸野 一彦, *Kishino Kazuhiko*?)
* Demitasse (デミタス, *Demitasu*?, Voice) - Issei Futamata (二又 一成, *Futamata Issei*?)
* Toragorō Rokkaku (六角 虎五郎, *Rokkaku Toragorō*?) - Shin'ichi Satō (佐藤 信一, *Satō Shin'ichi*?)
* Yūko Kagawa (香川 優子, *Kagawa Yūko*?) - Yura Hoshikawa (星川 揺, *Hoshikawa Yura*?)
* Ryōta Koyama (小山 良太, *Koyama Ryōta*?) - Ryō Yamamoto (山本 亮, *Yamamoto Ryō*?)
* Narrator (ナレーター, *Narētā*?) - Issei Masamune (正宗 一成, *Masamune Issei*?)

### Suit actors

* Fire: Kazutoshi Yokoyama (横山 一敏, *Yokoyama Kazutoshi*?), Hiroyuki Nonaka (野中 博之, *Nonaka Hiroyuki*?)
* Bikel: Noriaki Kaneda (金田 憲明, *Kaneda Noriaki*?), Hisayuki Kikuchi (菊地 寿幸, *Kikuchi Hisayuki*?), Katsumi Shiono (塩野 勝美, *Shiono Katsumi*?)
* Walter: Tokio Iwata (岩田 時男, *Iwata Tokio*?)

## Crew

* Story and screenplay by: Saburo Yatsude
* Scripts: Noboru Sugimura, Jun'ichi Miyashita, Susumu Takahisa, Nobuo Ogizawa, Kunio Fujii, Kyōko Sagiyama, Takashi Yamada, Ken'ichi Araki, Yoshichika Shindō, Takahiko Masuda
* Original Music by: Seiji Yokoyama
* Assistant Director: Hidenori Ishida
* Photography: Susumu Seo, Takakazu Koizumi
* Action directors: Junji Yamaoka, Jun Murakami
* Special effect director: Nobuo Yajima
* Character design: Keita Amemiya
* Produced by: Kyōzō Utsunomiya (TV Asahi), Nagafumi Hori (Toei)
* Directions: Shouhei Toujou, Takeshi Ogasawara, Kaneharu Mitsumura, Michio Konishi, Kiyoshi Arai
* Production: TV Asahi, ASATSU, Toei

## Songs

Opening theme
* "Tokkei Winspector" (特警ウインスペクター, *Tokkei Uinsupekutā*?)
	+ Lyrics: Keisuke Yamakawa (山川 啓介, *Yamakawa Keisuke*?)
	+ Composition: Kisaburō Suzuki (鈴木 キサブロー, *Suzuki Kisaburō*?)
	+ Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano (矢野 立美, *Yano Tatsumi*?)
	+ Artist: Takayuki Miyauchi (宮内 タカユキ, *Miyauchi Takayuki*?)

Ending theme
* "Kyō no Ore kara Ashita no Kimi e" (今日の俺から明日の君へ, *"Kyō no Ore kara Ashita no Kimi e"*? "From Today's Me to Tomorrow's You")
	+ Lyrics: Keisuke Yamakawa
	+ Composition: Kisaburō Suzuki
	+ Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano
	+ Artist: Takayuki Miyauchi
	+ Chorus: Morinoki Children Choir

Others
* Ai Suru Daichi, Ai Suru Umi Yo
* Fire Hurricane
* Gekisou! Rescue Machine
* Hero Wa Yatte Kuru
* Honoo Wa Mirai E
* Just Giga Streamer
* Let's Go! Fire Squad
* Kimi Ga Shiawase Nara
* Kono Inochi Eien Ni
* Moyase Hitomi Wo
* Taiyou No Yuusha Fire
* Yume Mo Hitotsu No Nakama-Tachi
* Yuuja Winspector

## Trivia

* Although some of the original background music were composed by Seiji Yokoyama for this show, it also recycled some BGMs from *Metalder*.

## External links

* *Tokkei Winspector* at Wikipedia
* *Tokkei Winspector* at Japanese Wikipedia
* Tokkei Winspector at IMDB
* Metal Hero FAQ