Kamen Rider

This article is about a series entry (the 1st) in the Kamen Rider Series.

WARNING: This series contains scenes of blood and occasional graphic violence. Viewer discretion is advised!

Kamen Rider
Information
Number	1
Number of episodes	98 3 movies
First episode	The Mysterious Spider Man
Last episode	Gel Shocker Annihilated! The End of the Leader!!
Intro	Let's Go!! Rider Kick (ver1: 1–13; ver2: 14-88) Rider Action (89–98)
Airdate	April 3, 1971-February 10, 1973
Production
Producers	Toei Company
Production Order
Next	Kamen Rider V3

This article is about the original series. "Kamen Rider (1971)", "Kamen Rider (TOS)" and "Kamen Rider (original series)" redirect here. For other uses, see Kamen Rider (disambiguation).

For the series' main character, Kamen Rider 1, see Takeshi Hongo.

Kamen Rider (仮面ライダー, Kamen Raidā, "Masked Rider"), is a Japanese tokusatsu drama and the very first installment in what would be known as the Kamen Rider Series. The debut entry of the Showa Era, the series was created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori and aired from April 3, 1971 to February 10, 1973 on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and NET TV (now TV Asahi). To date, the series is the longest entry with 98 episodes.

On March 10th, 2020, Shout! Factory began streaming the series on Tubi TV before being removed the next day. On March 16, 2020, Shout! Factory announced it would stream the show on a dedicated tokusatsu channel called TokuSHOUTsu. The series also became available on the Shout! Factory TV site and app.

The average ratings of the series was 21.2%

Legacy

Since its end, it has spawned many sequels and spin-offs, ultimately shaping its own franchise. A manga adaptation was also featured in Shōnen Magazine around the same period. The series has spawned many sequels and evolved into a franchise. The cultural impact of the series in Japan resulted in Akimasa Nakamura naming two minor planets in honor of the series: 12408 Fujioka, after actor Hiroshi Fujioka, known for his portrayal of Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider #1, and 12796 Kamenrider, after the series itself.

Story

A statue of Kamen Rider 1 outside of Bandai corporate headquarters.

The story took place in a world plagued by Shocker, a mysterious terrorist organization. To further its plans for world domination, Shocker recruited its agents through kidnapping, turning their victims into mutant cyborgs and, ultimately, brainwashing them. However, one victim named Takeshi Hongo escaped just before the final brainwashing. With his sanity and moral conscience intact, Hongo battled Shocker's minions as the grasshopper-themed cyborg (改造人間, kaizō ningen) superhero Kamen Rider #1. Another of Shocker's victims, freelance photographer Hayato Ichimonji, had also been given cyborg implants, but was saved by Kamen Rider from the brainwashing process to become Kamen Rider #2. Assisted by motorcycle race team manager Tobei Tachibana and FBI agent Kazuya Taki, the Kamen Riders fought in both solo and partnered missions against both Shocker and its successor organization Gel Shocker.

Characters

Kamen Riders

TV Show

Kamen Rider 1	Takeshi Hongo
Kamen Rider 2	Hayato Ichimonji

Manga-exclusive

Kamen Rider	Hayato Ichimonji & Takeshi Hongo
Kamen Rider 3	Kazuya Taki
Kamen Rider 1 (decoy)	Tobei Tachibana

Novel-exclusive

Kamen Rider Gaia

Jun Kadowaki

Others

Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider (Takasaki Dreaming)
Batta Man	Tatsuo Kagura (Skull Man)
Batta Man	Tsuyoshi Hioka (various) (Skull Man)
Riderwoman	Riderwomen (Skull Man)
Kamen Rider	Tsuyoshi Hioka (Skull Man)

Concepts

Kamen Rider 0

Kamen Rider Zero

• Kamen Rider One
  • Kamen Rider Skull Man
  • Kamen Rider Hopper Kick
  • Kamen Rider Grass Hopper
• Kamen Rider 3
• Kamen Rider 4
• Kamen Rider (Arewa Kamen Rider)

Allies

• Tobei Tachibana
  • Mayu Tachibana
• Kazuya Taki
• Professor Midorikawa
• Ruriko Midorikawa
• Hiromi Nohara
• Snack Amigo
• Shiro
• Tachibana Racing Club
  • Yuri
  • Mari
  • Michi
  • Emi
  • Mika
  • Tokko
  • Yokko
  • Choko
  • Goro Ishikura
• The Boys' Kamen Rider Squad
  • Naoki
  • Mitsuru

Other Heroes

• Ultraman

Villains

Shocker

Main article: Shocker

• Shocker Leader
• Oberst Zol/Werewolf (a.k.a. Gold Werewolf) (26-39)
• Doctor Death/Ikadevil (40-52, 61, 63 & 68)
• Ambassador Hell/Garagaranda (53-62, 64-67 & 69-79)
• Shocker Combatmen
• Big Machine
• Shocker Riders

Shocker Rider 1	Shocker Rider No.1 (Shocker)
Shocker Rider 2	Shocker Rider No.2 (Shocker)
Shocker Rider 3	Shocker Rider No.3 (Shocker)
Shocker Rider 4	Shocker Rider No.4 (Shocker)
Shocker Rider 5	Shocker Rider No.5 (Shocker)
Shocker Rider 6	Shocker Rider No.6 (Shocker)
Shocker Rider 7	Shocker Rider No.7
Shocker Rider 8	Shocker Rider No.8
Shocker Rider 9	Shocker Rider No.9
Shocker Rider 10	Shocker Rider No.10
Shocker Rider 11	Shocker Rider No.11
Shocker Rider 12	Hayato Ichimonji

Gel-Shocker

Main article: Gel Shocker

• Gel-Shocker Leader
• General Black/Hiruchameleon (80-98)
• Gel-Shocker Combatmen
• Shocker Riders

Shocker Rider 1	Shocker Rider No.1
Shocker Rider 2	Shocker Rider No.2
Shocker Rider 3	Shocker Rider No.3
Shocker Rider 4	Shocker Rider No.4
Shocker Rider 5	Shocker Rider No.5
Shocker Rider 6	Shocker Rider No.6

Nova Shocker

• Urga
• Igura
• Buffal
• Nova Shocker Combatmen

Rider Killer	Hayato Ichimonji
Batta Man	Batta Man

Episodes

Main article: Kamen Rider Episodes

The series is divided into four story arcs:

• Episodes 01-13 - "He's Born! The Kamen Rider" Arc (「誕生！仮面ライダー」編, "Tanjō! Kamen Raidā"-Hen), this arc introduces the main characters and plot. It features the early fights of Takeshi Hongo as Kamen Rider against Shocker.
• Episodes 14-52 & Movie 1 - "Kamen Rider 2! He's Called Hayato Ichimonji" Arc (「仮面ライダー2号！その名は一文字隼人」編, "Kamen Raidā Ni-Gō! Sono Na wa Ichimonji Hayato"-Hen), this one features the arrival of Hayato Ichimonji, the second Kamen Rider, replacing Takeshi as Kamen Rider 2.
• Episodes 53-79 & Movie 2 - "Takeshi Hongo Returns! Kamen Rider New 1" Arc (「本郷猛帰還！仮面ライダー新1号」編, "Hongō Takeshi Kikan! Kamen Raidā Shin Ichi-Gō"-Hen), this arc features the return of Takeshi who is retroactively named Kamen Rider 1. The costumes of the Double Riders would also be upgraded.
• Episode 80-98 - "Gel Shocker Appears! Fierce Fighting Double Riders" Arc (「ゲルショッカー出現！激闘ダブルライダー」編, "Geru Shokkā Shutsugen! Gekitō Daburu Raidā"-Hen), this one showcases the final fights of the Double Riders.

1. The Eerie Man Spider (怪奇蜘蛛男, Kaiki Kumo Otoko)
2. The Terrifying Bat Man (恐怖蝙蝠男, Kyōfu Kōmori Otoko)
3. The Monster Scorpion Man (怪人さそり男, Kaijin Sasori Otoko)
4. The Man-Eating Sarracenian (人喰いサラセニアン, Hitokui Sarasenian)
5. The Monster Mantis Man (怪人かまきり男, Kaijin Kamakiri Otoko)
6. The Shinigami Chameleon (死神カメレオン, Shinigami Kamereon)
7. The Shinigami Chameleon, Showdown! Old World's Fair (死神カメレオン 決闘！万博跡, Shinigami Kamereon Kettō! Banpaku Ato)
8. Creepy! Wasp Woman (怪異！蜂女, Kaii! Hachi Onna)
9. The Terrifying Cobra Man (恐怖コブラ男, Kyōfu Kobura Otoko)
10. The Reborn Cobra Man (よみがえるコブラ男, Yomigaeru Kobura Otoko)
11. The Blood-Sucking Monster Gebacondor (吸血怪人ゲバコンドル, Kyūketsu Kaijin Gebakondoru)
12. The Murderous Yamogerus (殺人ヤモゲラス, Satsujin Yamogerusu)
13. Tokageron and the Large Monster Army (トカゲロンと怪人大軍団, Tokageron to Kaijin Dai Gundan)
14. The Devil Sabotegron Attacks (魔人サボテグロンの襲来, Majin Saboteguron no Shūrai)
15. Sabotegron Strikes Back (逆襲サボテグロン, Gyakushū Saboteguron)
16. The Devil Wrestler, Pirazaurus (悪魔のレスラーピラザウルス, Akuma no Resurā Pirazaurusu)
17. Deathmatch in the Ring, Defeat! Pirazaurus (リングの死闘 倒せ！ピラザウルス, Ringu No Shitō Taose! Pirazaurusu)
18. Fossil Man Hitodanger (化石男ヒトデンジャー, Kaseki-Otoko Hitodenjā)
19. The Monster Kanibubbler Appears in Hokkaido (怪人カニバブラー北海道に現る, Kaijin Kanibaburā Hokkaidō ni Arawaru)
20. The Fire-Breathing Caterpillar Monster Dokugander (火を吹く毛虫怪人ドクガンダー, Hi o Fuku Kemushi Kaijin Dokugandā)
21. Dokugander Battle at Osaka Castle! (ドクガンダー大阪城の対決！, Dokugandā Ōsaka-jō no Taiketsu!)
22. The Monstrous Merman Amazonia (怪魚人アマゾニア, Kai Kyojin Amazonia)
23. The Soaring Monster Musasabeedle (空飛ぶ怪人ムササビードル, Soratobu Kaijin Musasabīdoru)
24. The Poisonous Monster Kinokomorgue Sortie! (猛毒怪人キノコモルグの出撃！, Mōdoku Kaijin Kinokomorugu no Shutsugeki!)
25. Defeat Kinokomorgue! (キノコモルグを倒せ！, Kinokomorugu o Taose!)
26. The Terrifying Antlion Pit (恐怖のあり地獄, Kyōfu no Arijigoku)
27. Mukadelas Monster Classroom (ムカデラス怪人教室, Mukadelasu Kaijin Shōshitsu)
28. The Underground Monster Mogurang (地底怪人モグラング, Chitei Kaijin Mogurangu)
29. The Electric Monster Kuragedarl (電気怪人クラゲダール, Denki Kaijin Kuragedāru)
30. The Reborn Fossil, Bloodsucking Trilobite (よみがえる化石 吸血三葉虫, Yomegaeru Kaseki Kyūketsu San'yōchū)
31. Deathmatch! The Ant-Eating Devil Arigabari (死斗！ありくい魔人アリガバリ, Shitō! Arikui Majin Arigabari)
32. The Man-Eating Flower Dokudalian (人喰い花ドクダリアン, Hitokui Hana Dokudarian)
33. The Steel Monster Armadillong (鋼鉄怪人アルマジロング, Kōtetsu Kaijin Arumajirongu)
34. Japan in Peril! Gamaguiler's Invasion (日本危うし！ガマギラーの侵入, Nihon Ayaushi! Gamagirā no Shinnyū)
35. The Killer Queen Ant Alikimedes (殺人女王蟻アリキメデス, Satsujin Joōari Alikimedesu)
36. The Revived Mummy Monster Egyptas (いきかえったミイラ怪人エジプタス, Ikikaetta Miira Kaijin Ejiputasu)
37. The Poison Gas Monster Torikabuto's Operation G (毒ガス怪人トリカブトのＧ作戦, Dokugasu Kaijin Torikabuto no Jī Sakusen)
38. The Lightning Monster Eiking's Operation Worldwide Blackout (稲妻怪人エイキングの世界暗黒作戦, Inazuma Kaijin Eikingu no Sekai Ankoku Sakusen)
39. The Monster Wolf Man's Big Muder Party (怪人狼男の殺人大パーティー, Kaijin Ōkami Otoko no Satsujin Dai Pātī)
40. Deathmatch! The Monster Snowman vs. The Two Riders (死斗！怪人スノーマン対二人のライダー, Shitō! Kaijin Sunōman Tai Futari no Raidā)
41. The Magma Monster Goaster, Great Decisive Battle at Sakurajima (マグマ怪人ゴースター 桜島大決戦, Maguma Kaijin Gōsutā Sakurajima Dai Kessen)
42. The Devil Messager, The Eerie Fly Man (悪魔の使者 怪奇ハエ男, Akuma no Shisha Kaiki Hae Otoko)
43. The Monstrous Bird Pranodon Attacks (怪鳥人プラノドンの襲撃, Kai Chōjin Puranodon no Shūgeki)
44. The Graveyard Monster Kabibinga (墓場の怪人カビビンガ, Hakaba no Kaijin Kabibinga)
45. The Monster Namekujira's Operation Gas Explosion (怪人ナメクジラのガス爆発作戦, Kaijin Namekujira no Gasu Bakuhatsu Sakusen)
46. Showdown!! The Snowy Mountain Monster Bearkonger (対決！！雪山怪人ベアーコンガー, Taiketsu!! Yukiyama Kaijin Beākongā)
47. The Deadly Ice Devil Todoguiler (死を呼ぶ氷魔人トドギラー, Shi o Yobu Kōri Majin Todogirā)
48. The Blood-Sucking Swamp Hilguerrilla (吸血沼のヒルゲリラ, Kyūketsu Numa no Hirugerira)
49. The Man-Eating Monster Isoguinchack (人喰い怪人イソギンチャック, Hitokui Kaijin Isoguinchackku)
50. The Monster Kamestone's Murder Aurora Plan (怪人カメストーンの殺人オーロラ計画, Kaijin Kamesutōn no Satsujin Ōrora Keikaku)
51. The Rock Monster Unicornos vs. Double Rider Kick (石怪人ユニコルノス対ダブルライダーキック, Ishi Kaijin Yunikorunosu Tai Daburu Raidā Kikku)
52. My Name is Monstrous Bird Guilgaras! (おれの名は怪鳥人ギルガラスだ！, Ore no Na wa Kai Chōjin Girugarasu)
53. The Monster Jaguarman, Decisive Deadly Autobike Battle (怪人ジャガーマン決死のオートバイ戦, Kaijin Jagāman Kesshi Ōtobai Ikusa)
54. The Ghost Village Sea Snake Man (ユウレイ村の海蛇男, Yūrei Mura no Umihebi Otoko)
55. Cockroach Man!! The Terrifying Germ Ad Balloon (ゴキブリ男！！恐怖の細菌アドバルーン, Gokiburi Otoko!! Kyōfu no Saikin Adobarūn)
56. The Poison Butterfly Gilliera of Amazon (アマゾンの毒蝶ギリーラ, Amazon no Doku Chō Girīra)
57. The Tsuchigumo Man Dokumonde (土ぐも男ドクモンド, Tsuchigumo Otoko Dokumonde)
58. The Monster Beaded Lizard, Deathmatch in Fear Valley!! (怪人毒トカゲ おそれ谷の決斗！！, Kaijin Doku Tokage Osore Tani no Kettō!!)
59. The Monster Worm Man of Bottomless Swamp! (底なし沼の怪人ミミズ男！, Sokonashi Numa no Kaijin Mimizu Otoko!)
60. The Eerie Owl Man's Killer X-Rays (怪奇フクロウ男の殺人レントゲン, Kaiki Fukurō Otoko no Satsujin Rentogen)
61. The Monster Namazuguiller's Electric Hell (怪人ナマズギラーの電気地獄, Kaijin Namazugirā no Denki Jigoku)
62. The Monster Harinezras, Murder Skull Plan (怪人ハリネズラス 殺人どくろ作戦, Kaijin Harinezrasu Satsujin Dokuro Sakusen)
63. The Monster Saigang, Deadly Auto Race (怪人サイギャング 死のオートレース, Kaijin Saigyangu Shi no Ōtorēsu)
64. The Monster Semiminga, Song of Slaughter! (怪人セミミンガ みな殺しのうた！, Kaijin Semiminga Mina Koroshi no Uta)
65. The Monster Dr. Insect and the Shocker School (怪人昆虫博士とショッカースクール, Kaijin Konchū-hakase to Shokkā Sukūru)
66. The Shocker Graveyard, The Revived Monsters (ショッカー墓場 よみがえる怪人たち, Shokkā Hakaba Yomigaeru Kaijin-tachi)
67. The Shocker Leader Appears!! Rider in Danger (ショッカー首領出現！！ライダー危うし, Shokkā Shuryō Shutsugen!! Raidā Ayaushi)
68. Dr. Shinigami, The Terrifying Truth Form? (死神博士 恐怖の正体？, Shinigami Hakase Kyōfu no Shōtai?)
69. The Monster Guiller Koorogi, Nails of Death (怪人ギラーコオロギ せまる死のツメ, Kaijin Girākōrogi Semaru Shi no Tsume)
70. The Monster Eleki Botaru, Fireball Attack!! (怪人エレキボタル火の玉攻撃！！, Kaijin Erekibotaru Hi no Tama Kōgeki!!)
71. The Monster Abugomes, Mount Rokko Great Pursuit! (怪人アブゴメス 六甲山大ついせき！, Kaijin Abugomesu Rokkōsan DaiTsuiseki!)
72. The Blood-Sucking Mosquiras vs. The Two Riders (吸血モスキラス対二人ライダー, Kyūketsu Mosukirasu Tai Futari Raidā)
73. Double Riders, Defeat!! Siomaneking (ダブルライダー 倒せ！！シオマネキング, Daburu Raidā Taose! Siomanekingu)
74. The Deadly Blood-Sucking Devil, Give It Your All!! Rider Kid Corps (死の吸血魔 がんばれ！！ライダー少年隊, Shi no Kyūketsu Ma Ganbare!! Raidā Shōnen Tai)
75. The Poison Flower Monster Bararanga, Secret of the Terrifying House (毒花怪人バラランガ 恐怖の家の秘密, Doku Hana Kaijin Bararanga Kyōfu no Uchi no Himitsu)
76. Three of Power Generation Monster Sea Dragon!! (三匹の発電怪人シードラゴン！！, Sanbiki no Hatsuden Kaijin Shīdoragon!!)
77. The Monster Imorigues, Showdown at Hell Ranch!! (怪人イモリゲス じごく牧場の決斗！！, Kaijin Imoriguesu Jigoku Bokujō no Kettō!!)
78. The Terrifying Unidogma + Ghost Monsters (恐怖のウニドグマ＋ゆうれい怪人, Kyōfu no Unidoguma + Yūrei Kaijin)
79. Jigoku Taishi!! The Terrifying True Form? (地獄大使！！恐怖の正体？, Jigoku Taishi!! Kyōfu no Shōtai?)
80. Gel Shocker's Debut! The Last Day of Kamen Rider!! (ゲルショッカー出現！仮面ライダー最後の日!!, Gerushokkā Shutsugen! Kamen Raidā Saigo no Hi!!)
81. Kamen Rider Dies Twice!! (仮面ライダーは二度死ぬ！！, Kamen Raidā wa Nido Shinu!)
82. The Monster Kurage Wolf, Terrifying Rush Hour (怪人クラゲウルフ 恐怖のラッシュアワー, Kaijin Kurage Urufu Kyōfu no Rasshuawā)
83. The Monster Ino Kabuton, Defeat Rider With Insanity Gas (怪人イノカブトン 発狂ガスでライダーを倒せ, Kaijin Ino Kabuton Hakkyō Gasu de Raidā o Taose)
84. Rider in Peril! Isoguin Jaguar's Hellish Trap (危うしライダー！イソギンジャガーの地獄罠, Ayaushi Raidā! Isoginjagā no Jigoku Wana)
85. The Sludge Monster, Terrifying Killer Smog (ヘドロ怪人 恐怖の殺人スモッグ, Hedoro Kaijin Kyōfu no Satsujin Sumoggu)
86. The Monster Washi Kamaguilli's Human Hunt (怪人ワシカマギリの人間狩り, Kaijin Washi Kamaguilli no Ningen Kari)
87. Gel Shocker Deliveryman of Death! (ゲルショッカー死の配達人！, Gerushokkā Shi no Haitatsunin)
88. Eerie, The Bloodthirsty Black Cat Paintings! (怪奇 血を呼ぶ黒猫の絵！, Kaiki! Chi o Yobu Kuroneko no E)
89. The Terrifying Operation Pet, Send Rider to Hell! (恐怖のペット作戦 ライダーを地獄へ落とせ！, Kyōfu no Petto Sakusen Raidā o Jigoku e Otose!)
90. The Terrifying Operation Pet, Rider S.O.S.! (恐怖のペット作戦 ライダーＳ・Ｏ・Ｓ！, Kyōfu no Petto Sakusen Raidā Esu Ō Esu)
91. Enroll in Gel Shocker Terror School!! (ゲルショッカー恐怖学校に入学せよ！！, Gerushokkā Kyōfu Gakkō ni Nyūgaku Seyo)
92. Atrocity! Fake Kamen Rider (兇悪！にせ仮面ライダー, Kyōaku! Nise Kamen Raidā!!)
93. The 8 Kamen Riders (８人の仮面ライダー, Hachinin no Kamen Raidā)
94. The True Form of Gel Shocker Leader!! (ゲルショッカー首領の正体！！, Gerushokkā Shuryō no Shōtai)
95. The Monster Garaox's Flying Cars!! (怪人ガラオックスの空とぶ自動車！！, Kaijin Garaokkusu no Sora Tobu Jidōsha)
96. Takeshi Hongo, Becomes a Cactus Monster!? (本郷猛 サボテン怪人にされる！？, Hongō Takeshi Saboten Kaijin ni Sareru!?)
97. Takeshi Hongo, Cannot Transform!! (本郷猛 変身不可能！！, Hongō Takeshi Henshin Funō)
98. Gel Shocker Destroyed! The Leader's End!! (ゲルショッカー全滅！首領の最後！！, Gerushokkā Zenmetsu! Shuryō no Saigo!!)

Movies

1. Go Go Kamen Rider (ゴーゴー仮面ライダー, Gō Gō Kamen Raidā, Theatrical edit of episode 13)
2. Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (仮面ライダー対ショッカー, Kamen Raidā tai Shokkā)
3. Kamen Rider vs. Jigoku Taishi (仮面ライダー対じごく大使, Kamen Raidā tai Jigoku Taishi)
4. Kamen Rider 1 (仮面ライダー1号, Kamen Raidā Ichigō)

Specials

1. Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider (ウルトラマンVS仮面ライダー, Urutoraman Tai Kamen Raidā)
2. Youth Kamen Rider (青年仮面ライダー, Seinen Kamen Raidā)

Stageshows

1. Kamen Rider: A Combatman's Diary (仮面ライダー 戦闘員日記, Kamen Raidā Sentō-in Nikki)

Other media

Manga

1. Kamen Rider (manga) (仮面ライダー, Kamen Raidā)
2. Kamen Rider (TV Magazine manga) (仮面ライダー, Kamen Raidā)
3. Kamen Rider (Adventure King manga) (仮面ライダー, Kamen Raidā)
4. Kamen Rider (Tanoshi Youchien manga) (仮面ライダー, Kamen Raidā)
5. Kamen Rider (O Tomodachi manga) (仮面ライダー, Kamen Raidā)
6. Kamen Rider (Disneyland manga) (仮面ライダー, Kamen Raidā)
7. Kamen Rider (1978 manga) (仮面ライダー, Kamen Raidā)

S.I.C. Hero Saga

1. Missing Link
2. Special Episode: Escape (SPECIAL EPISODE -脱出-, SPECIAL EPISODE: Dasshutsu)
3. From Here to Eternity (ここより永遠に, Koko yori Towa ni)
4. Kamen Rider: Episode 99 (仮面ライダー #99, Kamen Raidā Dai Kyūjukyū)

Novel

1. Kamen Rider Eve -Masked Rider Gaia- (仮面ライダーEVE-MASKED RIDER GAIA-, Kamen Rider Eve -Masked Rider Gaia-)
2. Kamen Rider: 1971-1973 (仮面ライダー 1971-1973, Kamen Rider: 1971-1973)

Title cards

Episodes 1-13 (Hongo)

Episodes 14-39 (Ichimonji)

Episodes 40-52 (Ichimonji)

Episodes 53-67 (Hongo)

Episodes 68-98 (Hongo)

Cast

• Takeshi Hongo (本郷 猛, Hongō Takeshi): Hiroshi Fujioka (藤岡 弘, Fujioka Hiroshi)
• Hayato Ichimonji (一文字 隼人, Ichimonji Hayato): Takeshi Sasaki (佐々木 剛, Sasaki Takeshi)
• Tobei Tachibana (立花 藤兵衛, Tachibana Tobei): Akiji Kobayashi (小林 昭二, Kobayashi Akiji)
• Kazuya Taki (滝 和也, Taki Kazuya): Jirō Chiba (千葉 治郎, Chiba Jirō)
• Oberst Zol (ゾル大佐, Zoru Taisa): Jirō Miyaguchi (宮口 二郎, Miyaguchi Jirō)
• Doctor Death (死神博士, Shinigami Hakase): Hideyo Amamoto (天本 英世, Amamoto Hideyo) (Played as Eisei Amamoto)
• Ambassador Hell (地獄大使, Jigoku Taishi): Kenji Ushio (潮 健児, Ushio Kenji)
• General Black (ブラック将軍, Burakku Shōgun): Matasaburō Niwa (丹羽 又三郎, Niwa Matasaburō)
• Ruriko Midorikawa (緑川 ルリ子, Midorikawa Ruriko): Chieko Morigawa (森川 千恵子, Morigawa Chieko) (Played as Chieko Maki (真樹 千恵子, Maki Chieko))
• Hiromi Nohara (野原 ひろみ, Nohara Hiromi): Yōko Shimada (島田 陽子, Shimada Yōko)
• Mari (マリ, Mari): Linda Yamamoto (山本 リンダ, Yamamoto Rinda)
• Yuri (ユリ, Yuri): Wakako Oki (沖 わか子, Oki Wakako)
• Michi (ミチ, Michi): Katsumi Nakajima (中島 かつみ, Nakajima Katsumi)
• Emi (エミ, Emi): Emily Takami (高見 エミリー, Takami Emirī)
• Mika (ミカ, Mika): Yōko Sugibayashi (杉林 陽子, Sugibayashi Yōko)
• Tokko (トッコ, Tokko): Machiko Nakajima (中島 マチ子, Nakajima Machiko) (Played as Machiko Nakajima (中島 真智子, Nakajima Machiko))
• Yokko (ヨッコ, Yokko): Yoshiko Nakada (中田 喜子, Nakada Yoshiko)
• Choko (チョコ, Choko): Mimi Hagiwara (ミミ 萩原, Mimi Hagiwara) (Played as Mimy (ミミー, Mimī))
• Gorō (五郎, Gorō): Yasuharu Miura (三浦 康晴, Miura Yasuharu)
• Naoki (ナオキ, Naoki): Tomonori Yazaki (矢崎 知紀, Yazaki Tomonori)
• Mitsuru (ミツル, Mitsuru): Hōichi Yamada (山田 芳一, Yamada Hōichi)
• Shirō (史郎, Shirō): Jō Honda (本田 じょう, Honda Jō)
• The Great Leader of Shocker/Gel Shocker (ショッカー/ゲルショッカー首領, Shokkā/Geru Shokkā Shuryō, Voice): Gorō Naya (納谷 悟朗, Naya Gorō)
• Narrator (ナレーター, Narētā): Shinji Nakae (中江 真司, Nakae Shinji)

Suit actors

• Kamen Rider One - Hiroshi Fujioka
• Kamen Rider One, Kamen Rider Two (understudy), Kamen Rider Two (part of episode 72), Monsters (Spider Man, etc.) - Masaru Okada
• Kamen Rider One (sub), Kamen Rider Two (main), Monsters - Fumiya Nakamura
• Kamen Rider One (sub), Kamen Rider Two (understudy), Monsters (Cactogron, etc.) - Tatsuyoshi Sejima
• Kamen Rider One (sub), Kamen Rider Two (understudy), Monsters (Starfinjer, etc.) - Kenji Amari
• Kamen Rider One (sub), Kamen Rider New Two, Monsters - Kazuo Niibori
• Kamen Rider One (Sakurajima One), Kamen Rider Two (understudy; episode 46), Kamen Rider New One - Tetsuya Nakayashiki
• Kamen Rider Two (Episodes 14, 15 & 25) - Tsuyoshi Sasaki
• Kamen Rider Two (understudy) - Minoru Iizuka
• Kamen Rider New One, Monsters - Yutaro Osugi
• Kamen Rider New Two - Keisuke Chiyoda (Episodes 72 & 73), Hiroo Kawarazaki (Episodes 93, 94 & 98)
• Monsters, Combatant - Tsuyoshi Ishimaru
• Monsters (Bat Man, etc.) - Boshin Sano Boshin
• Monsters (Jaguar Man, etc.) - Hiroshi Namekawa

Songs

Opening themes

• "Let's Go!! Rider Kick" (レッツゴー!!ライダーキック, Rettsu Gō!! Raidā Kikku)
  • Lyrics: Shōtarō Ishinomori
  • Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
  • Artist: Hiroshi Fujioka with Male Harmony (メール・ハーモニー, Mēru Hāmonī)
  • Episodes: 1-13
• "Let's Go!! Rider Kick" (レッツゴー!!ライダーキック, Rettsu Gō!! Raidā Kikku)
  • Lyrics: Shōtarō Ishinomori
  • Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
  • Artist: Masato Shimon (as Kōichi Fuji) with Male Harmony
  • Episodes: 14-88
• "Rider Action" (ライダーアクション, Raidā Akushon)
  • Lyrics: Shōtarō Ishinomori
  • Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
  • Artist: Masato Shimon
  • Episodes: 89–98

Ending themes

• "Kamen Rider no Uta" (仮面ライダーの歌, Kamen Raidā no Uta, "The Song of Kamen Rider")
  • Lyrics: Saburō Yatsude
  • Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
  • Artist: Masato Shimon (as Kōichi Fuji) with Male Harmony
  • Episodes: 1–71
• "Rider Action" (ライダーアクション, Raidā Akushon)
  • Lyrics: Shōtarō Ishinomori
  • Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
  • Artist: Masato Shimon
  • Episodes: 72–88
• "Lonely Kamen Rider" (ロンリー仮面ライダー, Ronrī Kamen Raidā)
  • Lyrics: Mamoru Tanaka
  • Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
  • Artist: Masato Shimon
  • Episodes: 89–98

Other Songs

• Tatakae! Cyclone
• Kaettekuru Rider
• Akuma no Shocker
• Rider No Komoriuta
• Kaijin no Uta
• Kamen Rider Kazoeuta
• Bokura No Kamen Rider
• Oh! Shocker
• Kamen Rider Christmas

External links

• Kamen Rider at Wikipedia
• Kamen Rider at Japanese Wikipedia
• Ishimori@Style - Shotaro Ishinomori on Ishimori Productions official website
• Kamen Rider series on Region 2 DVD - A complete list of all official releases to date.
• Toei Kyoto Studio Park - A theme park with official events, exhibitions and shops related to the Kamen Rider.
• Watch Kamen Rider on Shout! Factory TV