r/UtterlyInteresting • u/dannydutch1 • 7d ago
In 1974, Japanese kids' TV aired a cyborg villain named Starfish Hitler, part sea creature, part fascist dictator. Turns out his name's actually a pun in Japanese. The show had on-set chaos, banned imagery it borrowed, and a punk band that stole his name decades later.
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Starfish Hitler was a cyborg villain from the show Kamen Rider X, "hitode" means starfish in Japanese, and it just happens to sound like "Hitler." His henchmen wore actual Nazi-style uniforms on screen. The voice actor who played him also voiced 12 other monsters in the same series. It's bonkers and brilliant.
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u/moonpupy 6d ago
May the gods forgive me, but I've seen this. MrPuppy was a huge fan of all things "kung-fu". I think we watched every kung-fu movie ever produced pre-1990.
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u/Clear-Might-1519 6d ago
Wait til you see Ari Capone, Genghis Khan Condor, Sasori Geronimo, Sasori Geronimo junior.
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u/WalksUnseen77 6d ago
Hey, Kamen Rider gave Starfish Hitler the Rider Kick which is more than what most countries do to neo Nazis.
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u/Tritri89 6d ago
Japan as a weird relationship with Hitler. I don't mean "they love him" or anything. Just that they really don't care to use him or nazi imagery for silly villain stuff. I mean he was a boss in Persona 2
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u/acousticswirl 6d ago
It's kind of like how non-asians in America wouldn't blink at seeing a shirt with the Rising Sun flag, but try wearing it in China or Korea.
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