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Ray William Johnson

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

I told you that Yasutomo was a stuntman in a bunch of popular Japanese action-type TV shows like Tenso Sentai Goseiger and Kamen Rider OUS.

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

Well, Tenso Sentai Goseiger was actually later imported to the US as what you might know as Power Rangers Megaforce.

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

Now, the American versions of these Power Rangers shows, they use different actors than the Japanese versions.

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

But they actually will often use the same old footage from the fight scenes where the characters are in full costume.

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

So if you've ever seen an episode of Power Rangers Megaforce, it's possible that you've seen Yasutomo performing in one of the Rangers' suits.

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

Although there's no proof that Yasutomo was ever specifically a Green Ranger.

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

That part's actually an urban legend perpetuated by this specific meme that's been shared over and over again by people on Facebook.

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

This meme talks about the 43 burglaries and it shows the original Green Ranger next to a picture of Yasutomo's face.

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

So for years, people believed that the Green Ranger actor was out here robbing people.

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

Until... Until I came along and made this video and debunked it.

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

Anyway, back to Yasutomo.

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

Around 8 months go by, and it's now 2014, and Yasutomo is still out here Spider-Man-ing his way into houses in the area.

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

Then one day, police, I assume, get another call about yet another break-in, and they go investigate.

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

But this time, they find a set of footprints at the scene of the crime, and they're able to trace these footprints back to the local park, the same park that Yasutomo works out at.

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

So they search the park, and eventually they find some items that Yasutomo had stolen from some of the houses.

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

So now they know that their suspect spends time at this park.

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

And I guess they scope out the place and one day they see a guy there, Yasutomo, doing his training exercises.

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

And they're like, hey, I bet that's the Spider-Man thief.

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

And they approach him and they're able to match his footprints to the footprints that they found at one of the crime scenes.

Ray William Johnson: True Story Podcast
The Green Ranger Is In Prison For This? // The Yasutomo Ihara Scandal

And so, bam, they arrest him.