Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie (2012)

Original title

海賊戦隊ゴーカイジャーVS宇宙刑事ギャバンTHE MOVIE

Directed by

Shōjirō Nakazawa

Genre

crossover fiction

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 04m

Rated

E

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Space pirates the Gokaigers team up with space sheriff Gavan to fight a common enemy. The movie also introduces the main heroes of a later series. It celebrates the anniversaries of both the Super Sentai and Metal Hero franchises.

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What happens

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie (海賊戦隊ゴーカイジャーVS宇宙刑事ギャバン THE MOVIE, Kaizoku Sentai Gōkaijā Tai Uchū Keiji Gyaban Za Mūbī) is a superhero film adaptation of the 35th anniversary Super Sentai Series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. The film is part the Super Sentai VS film series, but unlike previous films which featured two Super Sentai teaming up, it features a team up between the Gokaigers and the eponymous Space Sheriff Gavan, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Gavan and Toei's Metal Hero Series as a whole. The movie also features the debut of the main three heroes of Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters. The catchphrase of the movie is "Space Pirates vs. Space Sheriff" (宇宙海賊VS宇宙刑事, Uchū Kaizoku Tai Uchū Keiji). Gokaiger vs. Gavan was released on January 21, 2012, and features the casts and characters of both Gokaiger and Gavan, Kenji Ohba not only portrays his character from Gavan, but also reprises his roles from Battle Fever J and Denshi Sentai Denjiman. The film debuted at #2 on its opening weekend at the Japanese box-office with a gross of ¥160,750,000, exceeding the opening sales of 2011's Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku by approximately 14%. The film ultimately grossed ¥520,000,000 in its entire run. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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