"Kamen Raidâ" (1971) TV series 1971-1973

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Creator:

Shotaro Ishinomori

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

3 April 1971 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A grasshopper-like, motorcycle-riding cyborg (joined by another one later in the show) fights the evil organization that transformed him for their evil deeds.

Plot Keywords:

Kamen Rider | Cyborg | Biker | Tokusatsu | Motorcycle

Cast

Chieko Morikawa	...	Ruriko Midorikawa (7 episodes, 1971)
Yôko Shimada	...	Hiromi Nohara (7 episodes, 1971)
Gorô Naya	...	Shocker / ... (7 episodes, 1971)
Ritsuo Sawa	...	Chameleon (2 episodes, 1971)

Also Known As:

"Kamen Rider"
"Masked Rider"

Runtime:

Japan:30 min (98 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Osaka, Japan

Company:

Ishinomori Productions

Trivia:

This show has similarities with another creation by Shotaro Ishinomori: "Cyborg 009," where the nine heroes are turned into cyborgs by the villains, but escape to fight them. This time, it's one hero (and later, two).

Quotes:

Takeshi Hongô: Rider-Jump!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Lonely Masked Rider

A different type of superhero

I've just seen an episode of Kamen Rider, and i've never seen a Superhero so dark, with such cool and dark villans. For a show made in the 70's,it can still attract newcomers. I think the only american superheroes that can come close to the darkness that is Kamen Rider are Batman, Spawn and Blade. I give this show a 10