Kabuki

"Even if you're fat, when you go on a diet, some of the fat will still rebound."

- Kabuki mocking Kaendaishou in a staged act

Kamen Rider Kabuki (仮面ライダー歌舞鬼) was a Kamen Rider and the main antagonist of the Kamen Rider Hibiki movie Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Senki.

Kabuki
Kabuki is a Taiko Oni and is one of the antagonists in the movie, having double-crossed Asumu and the others into believing he cares for humans (as per his staged fight with a Makamou). He also caused trouble among the seven Oni when they were accused of attacking humans (with Nishiki's weapons found beside a murdered man, while it was actually him who committed it).

He revealed that he was disillusioned with his relation with humans because no matter how hard he fights and risks his life for them, they just call him an Oni, a monster, or an animal. Thus he forms a pact with the Makamou to become one of them. He has a soft spot, however, for children because even upon his defeat by Hibiki and death at the hands of Hitotsumi, he pleads for Asumu's safety.

Devices

 * Henshin Onsa: A tuning fork transformation device.
 * Ongekikou: A taiko buckle.
 * Disk Animals: Kabuki's disk-like support robots.

Weapon

 * Meitō - Onsaken: The Henshin Onsa's sword form.
 * Ongekibou - Ressui:A pair of drum sticks Ongeki weapons that Kabuki use.

Attacks

 * Ongeki Da: Gōka Kenran (音撃打・業火絢爛): Ongeki Finisher.

Rider Cards

 * KamenRide: Kabuki: A Rider Card containing the power of Kamen Rider Kabuki. Used by Kamen Rider Diend to summon Kamen Rider Kabuki. First used in the World of Faiz to battle Lucky Clover. It is also one of the eight cards used by Diend Complete Form.

Later appearances

 * In episode 9 of Kamen Rider Decade, Kamen Rider Diend summons Kabuki alongside with Kamen Rider Rey in the World of Faiz to battle Lucky Clover.
 * During the events of Episode Yellow: Treasure de End Pirates, Kamen Rider Diend Complete Form summons Kabuki alongside seven other Movie Riders using the Attack Ride Card Gekijouban to defeat Kamen Rider G Den-O.  Here, Kabuki's Gōka Kenran is depicted as a gong-like attack, possibly in order to better go along with the other Riders' ranged finishing moves (as occurred with Kamen Rider Glaive's Gravity Slash).

Portrayal
Kabuki was portrayed by Toshinobu Matsuo (松尾 敏伸) in Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Senki. Toshinobu Matsuo previously played Yoshimasa Morishita/Armadillo Orphnoch in episode 17 of Kamen Rider 555.

In Kamen Rider Kabuki's appearance in Episode Yellow: Treasure de End Pirates, his suit actor was Hirofumi Fukuzawa (福沢 博文).