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1971 – 1973 · Series · 24m

Kamen Rider

AudienceAudience: 7.3

Takeshi Hongo is a promising young man with a passion for motorcycle racing. However, his dreams are suddenly ruined when he gets kidnapped by Shocker, the evil secret organization planning to dominate the world. After being remodeled into a cyborg, Takeshi escapes and swears to protect the world from the inhuman monsters.

My take

A groundbreaking tokusatsu series following Takeshi Hongo, an ordinary college student transformed into a cyborg superhero by an evil organization, who must fight against the forces of Shocker to protect humanity. With its blend of martial arts, practical effects, and philosophical themes about humanity versus technology, Kamen Rider became a cultural phenomenon that defined the superhero genre in Japan and influenced global television for decades.

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Cast

Shinji NakaeHiroto YoshimitsuKanna MoriKimiko TanakaHiroaki MurakamiHidekazu ChinenTakashi TabataRenji Ishibashi

Directors

Hideo TanakaHidetoshi KitamuraHirofumi FukuzawaKatsuya WatanabeKenzō MaiharaKoichi SakamotoMinoru YamadaNaosuke KurosawaOsamu KanedaRyuta TasakiSatoshi MorotaShotaro IshinomoriTakao NagaishiTarou SakamotoKiyotaka TaguchiShojiro NakazawaTakayuki ShibasakiKatsuhiko TaguchiHidenori IshidaKimio Hirayama

If tonight is a Kamen Rider night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

Want one picked out for tonight?

Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.