Special Rescue Exceedraft
Special Rescue Exceedraft is the last part of the Rescue Police Series trilogy in Toei Company's Metal Hero Series franchise of superhero TV series. It was aired in Japan from February 2, 1992 to January 24, 1993. The series was initially conceived as taking place in a new continuity, leading to weaker ties to Solbrain and Winspector.
Exceedraft Team
- Hayato Kano/Draft Redder: Exceedraft team leader, 24 years old. An Interpol inspector. Speaks 5 languages and practices sports. He is calm and responsible, being kind with children. But, when it is about working, he becomes very strict. To uphold justice, he challenges his own limit. His Try Jacket, Redder, is later upgraded to SyncRedder. His Try Jacket colour is red.
- Kosaku Muraoka/Draft Blues: Exceedraft member, skilled in investigating. Also 24 years old. He is a person with a great humanitarism, although being impassive with his weapon. He fights crime trying to restaure the familiar bonds, trying to seek forgiveness for having lost his parents in the childhood. Other than that, he is a master of disguise. His Try Jacket colour is blue.
- Ken Okuma/Draft Keace: Exceedraft's youngest member, skilled in martial arts. 23 years old. He is the superintendent of the Fire Brigade, as well of the Police. An influent person, he won the karate tournament when he was at school. Despite his sporty attitude, he becomes extremely serious when facing evil. His hobby is cooking. His Try Jacket colour is yellow.
- Ai Hyuga: Exceedraft's communication officer and police inspector; also helps team in fighting. 22 years old. When the cases occur, she operates a computer to back up the Exceedraft Team members. She has a brilliant mind and excels in sports, especially Kendo.
- Jukichi Katsuragi: Once, he was a member of Interpol. He is Exceedraft's General Manager. In appearance he looks carefree, but, when the cases occur, he gives precise instructions to the members. 54 years old. His hobbies are fishing and he appreciates Rōkyoku. During the top-secret mission during Episodes 11-18, he had travelled to his ICPO old haunt.
- Tetsuo Isshiki - 50 years old. He is Exceedraft's superintendent supervisor. He served as the deputy general manager of Katsuragi, who went to Paris on a top secret mission in Episodes 11-18.
Other characters
- Masaru Hyūga: Ai's younger brother. 10 years old. Like his sister, he practices Kendo. He encountered Akiba many times in the incident in charge, Like when he was taken captive by Togo or by God's Santa. In the final episode, he was alongside his sister Ai during the duel between Hayato and Daimon.
- David Akiba: A special investigator from the Committee to Eradicate Terrorism in Latin America, he was killed in harness and a space lifeform transferred with his body. As for the space life body which transferred with the space criminal investigator which chases the younger brother, Carlos Togo, who became a space criminal.
- Shunsuke Masaki - Former Winspector and Solbrain chief.
- Mika - A mysterious girl that appears often in front of Hayato. Her true form is Michael, an angel sent by God. She has received the mission to proitect a part of human race from Daimon's devil hands in order to make that human beings could survive as species. Although ruthless ad cold for individual human beings, Originally, she did not care about sacrificing nonhumans to protect human beings as well the children's feelings. For example, trying to obliterate the Team Exceedraft against the God's will as a person, she cannot choose the means if for the purpose, as well as showing of her power in the Exceedraft's headquarters at that time she remarked looking down on humankind, that they do not follow the God's will as a matter of course and are not aware of it. However, she changed her mind and regenerated Hayato after his battle against Daimon. She operates as Santa Claus' messenger.
Enemies
- Carlos Togo: An international terrorist. He shot David Akiba to death, but the latter had his body possessed by a space lifeform. Actually, he is David's younger brother. He was on the wrong path due to the matter of losing his parents due to a crime, he has been engaged in a deathmatch with his brother, that was an investigator. However, he burdened for the feelings of his brother, shedding tears even preventing him of committing suicide by throwing off.
- Iwao Daimon: - The president of Daimon Concern. He first appeared in Episode 33. He often started to challenge the Exceedraft Team. His true form is a demon. To win the "battle between God and the Devil", he recurred to every means. He could manipulate his opponents using psychological attacks. Being skilled in fighting, in the last episode, he overpowered Hayato, only to disappear being blown off to the Earth, which has been an incandescent hell, after being struck by Hayato's Cyclone Nova, right after the Earth went back to the normal.
Weapons
- EDRT-001 Revolback G-3: Exceedraft Team's weapon. It can be used in 3 different modes, how is mounted. These are Hyper Blast Mode, Thunder Grenade Mode and Freeze Laser Mode, even its catdrige is just a normal weapon's catdrige.
- EDRT-002 Try Shaft: A special baton used by the Exceedraft team
- EDRT-003 Access Lock S: Exceedraft's Transformation Device. Multi-purpose compact radio used by Exceedraft members. it can be used for voice communication, encrypted communication using the buttons, with functions such as remote control of the SIM spacecraft information. Connecting it into the Access Lock Catcher near the seat of the Scramhead or of the Varias 7 will move the seat to the armor hangar of the vehicle to equip the Try Jacket armors. The transformation call is Implement!.
- EDRT-004 Hydrander: A portable water cannon installed on the hangar of the Scramhead
- EDRT-005 Turbo Unit W: An Accelerator mounted on the armor's ankle. The turbine can spin in high speed and run in the Mach 1 approximated speed and the jumping power is boosted to 100 meters.
- EDRT-006 Guardler: An Equipment shield-like to make Turbo Unit W's performance more efficient.
- EDRT-007 E.M-Blade: A scalpel-shaped laser sword, used by Redder. It can be stored in the Guardler. Is frequently used in close combat,Shrinking the portion of its blade, can also be loaded with the Heavy Cyclone.
- EDRT-008 Buildriver: A Rescue Tool that appears in the middle of the series. It changes the equipment power replacing a unit with one of its modes: Drill mode or Disk Mode. On the other hand, the power is boosted 10 times when is combined with the Reovolback G-3 and it is used as Revol Driving Mode.
- EDRT-009 Special Rescue Badge: The Badge used by the Exceedraft Team. It contains a data chip to provide quick data required for investigation and rescue activities. Its system is similar to Solbrain's Solindicater or Winspector's SP License, but differently from the previous shows, the badges appeared after the Episode 25.
- EDRT-00X Heavy Cyclone: A multi-purpose firearm developed specifically for SyncRedder. The cartridges used are "Magnum", "Gel" and "Vulcan", loading it with the E.M-Blade, it can perform the Cyclone Nova hissatsu.
Try Jackets
- SWAT Mode : Special armor which has the specialty in being resistant to impacts and bulletproof.
- Enhanced TryJacket: The enhanced version of the Try Jackets, upgraded by Ai Hyuuga after a crushing defeat, that appeared in the second half of the series. The Try Jackets are powered-up are specialized in rescue-oriented functions, with an emphasis on the combat. Blues' and Keace's Try Jackets have an aesthetically minor change, with white bands on the arms and on the legs. A similar version of Redder's Try Jacket with these minor changes appeared in Episode 35. Sometimes, prior to this upgrade, the Varias 7 was immediately deployed and Blues and Keace started to implement these upgraded suits inside the Scramhead.
- Battle Jacket: Redder's upgraded Try Jacket with a changed design, known also as SyncRedder. Differently from the Enhanced TryJackets, the Battle Jacket has 2 white stripes in each leg and arm. SyncRedder's helmet is equipped with two gates as Shock Guns for criminal repression.
- Arrest Mode : Special armor which has the ability of absorbing electricity and has high capacity for investigations.
- Fire Mode : Special heat-resistant armor which is capable of firefighting and is well adapted to rescues.
Vehicles
- SRED-01 Scramhead: Redder, Blues and Keace's SUV, a modified, armor-clad Chevrolet K5 Blazer. It is extremely fast, and runs well even on bad roads. The armor's wallet is stored inside of it, being mounted externally. When Redder uses it, he gets into the vehicle and the seat moves to the armored top on the back of Scramhead, where the armor is mounted. The armored wings are attached outside the car.
- SRED-02 Varias 7: SyncRedder's car, a modified Chevrolet Corvette C4. It is equipped with seven functions. Patrol and emergency modes are used, depending on the situation.
- Intelligence Acquiring Satellite SIM: The team's satellite that floats in earth's orbit. Is operated by Ai. It can track the crime scene and even a radio signal from Access Lock S. The top of the fuselage is equipped with a laser cannon. In addition, it can also display the database of various weapons and criminal databases.
- Undercover Patrol CarsUndercover Personnel Cars: a Yellow car and a Black car, both Autozam AZ-3.
Episode list
- Kindergarten Bus of Death
- Rupture City SOS!
- Shadow of Red Spade
- Organism Weapon Girl
- Space of One Person
- Track/Truck Mother
- Hayato Designation Arrangement!
- Spade Last Maneuvers
- Dangerous Family
- Hayato's Longest Day
- Super-High-Speed Robot of Flame
- The Robot Front of Mach
- Underworld Fist of Withdrawal!
- The Return of the Distant Father
- Front Abbreviation Gold and Silver Son
- Love of Absolute Decease
- Rescue Cinderella
- My Father, the Lying Policeman
- The Intruder Who Tears Light
- The Boundless Friendship
- I Am Saiko
- I Am Saiko
- Seductive Danger
- Straying of the Lazy Scar
- Take off, Super Machine!
- Sprint To Tomorrow!
- Ken's Love Story
- Again, Warrior of Light!
- Good-bye, Warrior of Light
- Escort Maneuvers
- Time Travel Rescue
- Kōsaku's Stubborn Father
- Completion! Battle Dress - Apocalypse of Flame
- The Contract Which Sells Life - Apocalypse of Flame
- The Invisible Giant
- The Captain Betrayed!?
- Blast Running Road of Vengeance
- One Even Number Before the Dud and the Exit
- Fly! White Sphere of Oath
- Death Bomb Punishment Games
- Confrontation - Two Ken
- Special Police Commanded to Impose House Arrest
- God, Demon and Revelations
- Christmas Eve of the Final Fight
- Death's Snipe Order!
- The Beauty Who Raises the Beast
- Masaki Returns!
- Decisive Battle! Last Judgment
- Good-bye, Rescue Police
Cast
- Hayato Kano: Shigeki Kagemaru
- Kōsaku Muraoka: Mamoru Kawai
- Ken Okuma: Iori Sakakibara
- Ai Hyuga: Yuri Nakamura
- Masaru Hyuga: Yūki Nirasaki
- Jukichi Katsuragi: Toyoto Fukuda
- Computer Voice: Kaname Shimura
- Tetsuo Isshiki: Shunsuke Mizoguchi
- Shunsuke Masaki: Hiroshi Miyauchi
- David Akiba: Shūhei Saga
- Carlos Tōgō: Kyōji Kamui
- Mika: Kayoko Moriyasu
- Iwao Daimon: Yūji Abe
- Narrator: Yoshinari Torii
- Narrator : Akira Murayama
- Narrator : Masaki Terasoma
Guest stars
- Matsuo Himuro: Naoya Hayasaka
- Umeo Himuro: Shinichi Satō
- Takeko Himuro: Kumiko Imai
- Akane: Yuka Koide
- Tsuneo Bando: Taishi Horikoshi
- Kenzo Kurita: Yasushi Yamanaka
- Hideo Kurita: Yuichi Komine
- Bill Iwaki: Takeshi Ishikawa
- Tashiro: Gen Inayama
- Mayumi: Yuki Nishida
- Hitomi Matsuda: Shōko Imura
- Toru Ayabe: Takao Nakamura
- Fumio Tsuyama: Takafumi Moriyama
- Nishiwaki: Tadashi Takatsuki
- Red Spade Man, Bunzo Yazaki: Jyunichi Haruta
- Lewis Osaki: Toshimichi Takahashi
- Tetsuya Mukai: Riki Gonoue
- Kunio Kitagawa: Atsuo Mori
- Radio Waves Institute Director: Takeshi Kuwabara
- NASA Observation Satellite Seagull: Akiko Muta
- Hidemi Takeuchi: Atsuko Takahata
- Kajiyama: Akira Nakagawa
- Okabe: Ryō Suga
- Hayakawa: Hiroshi Satō
- Bunzo Yazaki : Mamoru Miyano
- Seiji Nagai: Kenichi Endō
- Housekeeper Robot: Atsuko Koganezawa
- Masahiko Eda: Nobuyuki Kamate
- Kazuya Nonomura: Miku Kuga
- Fumio Tamaki: Kaitarō Nozaki
- Kiyoyasu Fujiō: Toshihiko Miki
- Kogure: Kazutoshi Yokoyama
- Ryūzō Kudō: Yoshizō Yamaguchi
- Kinta Maeda: Kazuhiro Tsuboi
- Ginnosuke Maeda: Shoji Hayashi
- Maeda Brothers' mother: Sayoko Tanimoto
- Shozo Inagaki: Noboru Akima
- Duke: Kazuhiko Kishino
- Tahei Ōtori: Kazuhiko Kobayashi
- Prof. Sugihara: Fumiaki Sakabe
- Akira Ishizuka: Maroshi Tamura
- Mika: Mayumi Andō
- Eiji Sawada: Ryousuke Kaizu
- Takashi Aida: Tsutomu Tsuji
- Susumu Aida: Junichi Ogino
- 1x1 : Rieko Yoshikawa
- Ayako Ogawa: Maha Maruyama
- Kinu Ogawa: Kazuko Honjō
- Dr. Obayashi: Daisuke Odera
- Gondō: Kaname Shimura
- Detective Takada: Sadao Nagawa
- Detective Inui: Takahiko Ōta
- Detective Takada: Sadao Nagawa
- Koji Natori: Toshihide Wakamatsu
- Takeshi Morino: Masayuki Koyama
- Fumio Takanashi: Seiji Shioyama
- Hologram Girl: Nagiko Tono
- Hiroshi Asakura: Ryosuke Sakamoto
- Yuichi Asakura: Shota Miyano
- Nobuo Atsumari: Hirako Hideya
- Agawa: Joji Nakata
- Mayumi Nanjo: Keiko Hayase
- Dr. Nanjo: Mikio Shimizu
- Keizo Kobari: Norishi Yamada
- Tamotsu Moriyama: Touta Tarumi
- Chief Eiichi Kitajima: Kozo Soma
- Kato:
- Tadao Jinno: Yasuyoshi Hara
- Yamazaki: Shin Tatsuma
- Yamaguchi Yoichi: Takashi Kojima
- Dr. Inagaki: Shiro Saito
- Saburo Shibata: Tetsu Masuda
- Shingo Godai: Dai Kanai
- Taro Ozaki: Issei Takahashi
- Mokichi: Eisuke Yoda
- Negoro: Kozaburo Onogawa
- Atsuo Yasukawa: Tetsuji Endo
- Jewelry Robbers: Seiji Takaiwa, Jiro Okamoto
- Naoki: Hidetaro Moriya
- Yoichi Kurihara: Akira Otani
- Toru Koide: Kousuke Daigo
- Hiroshi Koide: Chiaki Sonobe
- Tsuneo Inui: Hideki Ishida
- Takeshi Kuroda: Ken Musashi
- Hiroshi's Teacher: Daisuke Tachi
- Kamezo Shimizu: Shotaro Tanaka
- Tsurukichi Shimizu: Toshi
- Death Dealers: Eiichi Kikuchi, Toshimichi Takahashi
- Ryozo Kojima: Shinzo Hotta
- Long Longyun: Iwao Dan
- Sayaka Kawamura: Miki Fujita
- Harada: Susumu Kurobe
- Fumio Muraoka: Tokuju Masuda
- Keiko Honda: Mami Nishiwaki
- Yumiko Honda: Seiko Fujiki
- Shiraishi: Kazuaki Ito
- Silkhat Old Gentleman: Toshiyuki Kikuchi
Crew
- Story and Screenplay by Saburō Yatsude
- Scripts: Jun'ichi Miyashita, Tatsuoki Hosono, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Takashi Yamada, Naoyuki Sakai, Nobuo Ōgizawa, Takahiko Masuda, Mutsumi Nakano, Kyōko Sagiyama
- Original Music by Kaoru Mizuki
- Photography: Susumu Seo, Takakazu Koizumi
- Assistant Directors: Hidenori Ishida, Masashi Taniguchi, Kenji Koyama
- Action directors: Junji Yamaoka, Jun Murakami
- Special effects director: Nobuo Yajima
- Produced by Kyōzō Utsunomiya, Atsushi Kaji, Nagafumi Hori
- Directed by Kaneharu Mitsumura, Michio Konishi, Kiyoshi Arai, Masao Minowa, Hidenori Ishida
- Production: TV Asahi, ASATSU, Toei
Songs
- "Tokusō Exceedraft"
- *Lyrics: Keisuke Yamakawa
- *Composition: Kisaburō Suzuki
- *Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano
- *Artist: Takayuki Miyauchi
- "Goal wa Mirai"
- *Lyrics: Keisuke Yamakawa
- *Composition: Kisaburō Suzuki
- *Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano
- *Artist: Takayuki Miyauchi