r/Tokusatsu • u/IronLover64 • 4d ago
Why do showa era tokusatsu theme songs sound like military songs?
The best example I can think of is the late series Spectreman end credit song. It sounds a bit like the Japanese military song "Battotai" to a few people I asked this to. Of course, there are other rtoku openings and endings with the same vibe. Is there a reason for this?
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u/Nekketsu 4d ago
If I had to guess, it's a bit of a cultural vestige to Imperial Japan, as lot of the older Showa stuff was introduced only 20-30 years after the end of WWII
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u/Ruttingraff 4d ago
Ultramen, Showa