 This article is about a series entry (the 4th) in the Kamen Rider Series.
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WARNING: This series contains scenes of body mutilation. Viewer discretion is advised! |
- For the series' main character, see Daisuke Yamamoto.
Kamen Rider Amazon (仮面ライダーアマゾン, Kamen Raidā Amazon, "Masked Rider Amazon" in English) is a Japanese tokusatsu drama and the fourth installment of the Kamen Rider Series. It is the fourth series to debut in the Showa Era and aired from October 19, 1974 to March 29, 1975 on NET and the Mainichi Broadcasting System. With 24 episodes produced and aired, it is the shortest Kamen Rider series ever.
Today Kamen Rider Amazon is considered to be a cult classic due to its violence, which attributed to its short run. A modern-day re-imagination, titled Kamen Rider Amazons, was released in 2016 to commemorate the franchise's 45th anniversary.
Story[]
A plane crashes in the Amazon rainforest, leaving young Amazon (Daisuke Yamamoto) stranded without his parents. Soon adopted by an Incan tribe, Amazon becomes a wild child, living off the land. However, Amazon's idyllic existence is cut short when Golgos, the Jyumenki, massacres his village, slaughtering everyone except himself in search for the powerful "GiGi Armlet", which gives the bearer fantastic power. Elder Bago, last of the Incas, gives the GiGi Armlet to Amazon for safekeeping while using his knowledge of Incan science and magic to perform a mystical "operation" on Daisuke, transforming him into the powerful "Kamen Rider Amazon" before he died. Arriving at Japan, Amazon battles Gedon without full knowledge of their reason of pursuing him. Befriending the nephew and niece of Professor Kousaka, Amazon learns the nature of the GiGi Armlet as he defeats Gedon and then the Garander Empire.
Characters[]
Kamen Riders[]
| Kamen Rider Amazon | Amazon (Daisuke Yamamoto) |
Debatable Riders[]
| Fake Amazon | Salamander Beastman |
Allies[]
Villains[]
Gedon[]
- Main article: Gedon
- Jyumenki Golgos (1-14)
Garander Empire[]
- Main article: Garander Empire
- Ruler (Real Zero the Great)
- "Zero the Great" (14-24)
Episodes[]
- Main article: Kamen Rider Amazon Episodes
- Man or Beast? The Cool Guy Who Came From the Jungle! (人か？野獣か？密林から来た凄い奴！, Hito ka? Yajū ka? Mitsurin Kara Kita Sugoi Yatsu!)
- Jyumenki! God or Devil? (十面鬼！神か？悪魔か？, Jūmenki! Kami ka? Akuma ka?)
- The Strong, Naked, Fast Guy! (強くてハダカで速い奴！, Tsuyokute Hadaka de Hayai Yatsu!)
- Run! The Raging Jungler (走れ！怒りのジャングラー, Hashire! Ikari no Jangurā)
- The Weirdo Who Came From Underground!! (地底から来た変なヤツ！！, Chitei Kara Kita Hen na Yatsu!!)
- The Inca Rope-Pattern Writing Mystery!! (インカ縄文字の謎！！, Inka Jōmon Ji no Nazo!!)
- Melt! Melt! The Terrifying Snake Beastman (とける！とける!恐怖のヘビ獣人, Tokeru! Tokeru! Kyōfu no Hebi Jūjin)
- The Crocodile Beastman Who Attacked the School (学校を襲ったワニ獣人, Gakkō o Osotta Wani Jūjin)
- Go, Amazon! The Crab Beastman's Island! (ゆけアマゾン！カニ獣人の島へ!, Yuke Amazon! Kani Jūjin no Shima e!)
- Black Cat Beastman Aiming at the Nursery School! (黒ネコ獣人保育園をねらう！, Kuro Neko Jūjin Hoikuen o Nerau!)
- The Golden Snail's the Reaper's Envoy!? (金色のカタツムリは死神の使い！？, Kin'iro no Katatsumuri wa Shinigami no Tsukai!?)
- Seen! Gedon's Beastman Modification Room (見た！ゲドンの獣人改造室！！, Mita! Gedon no Jūjin Kaizō Shitsu)
- Approaching! Jyumenki! Danger, Amazon!! (迫る！十面鬼！危うしアマゾン！！, Semaru! Jūmenki! Ayaushi Amazon!!)
- The Jyumenki Dies! And a New Enemy? (十面鬼死す！そして新しい敵？, Jūmenki Shisu! Soshite Atarashii Teki?)
- He Came Forth! The Terrible Zero the Great (出たぞ！恐怖のゼロ大帝, Deta zo! Kyōfu no Zero-taitei)
- Garander's Tokyo Sea of Flames Operation!! (ガランダーの東京火の海作戦！！, Garandā no Tōkyō Hi no Umi Sakusen!!)
- Mt. Fuji Big Explosion? The Tokyo Fry Pan Operation (富士山大爆発？東京フライパン作戦！, Fujisan Dai Bakuhatsu? Tōkyō Furaipan Sakusen!)
- Zero's Terror! The Massive Earthquake Operation!! (ゼロの恐怖！大地震作戦！！, Zero no Kyōfu! Ōjishin Sakusen!!)
- Going into Action, The Garander Youth Squad (出動、ガランダー少年部隊, Shutsudō, Garandā Shōnen Butai)
- Mole Beastman's Last Activity!! (モグラ獣人最後の活躍！！, Mogura Jūjin Saigo no Katsuyaku!!)
- Cannibal Beastman to Eat the Frozen Rider (冷凍ライダーを食べる人食い獣人！, Reitō Raidā o Taberu Hitokui Jūjin)
- Inca Doll's Day to Annihilate Greater Tokyo (インカ人形大東京全滅の日！？, Inka Ningyō Dai Tōkyō Zenmetsu no Hi!?)
- Fake Riders vs. Amazon Rider! (にせライダー対アマゾンライダー！, Nise Raidā Tai Amazon Raidā!)
- You Did It, Amazon!! The End of Zero the Great!! (やったぞアマゾン！ゼロ大帝の最後！！, Yatta zo Amazon! Zero-taitei no Saigo!!)
Movie
- Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie (劇場版仮面ライダーアマゾン, Gekijō-ban Kamen Raidā Amazon) (theatrical edit of episode 16)
Other media[]
Manga[]
- Kamen Rider Amazon (manga) (仮面ライダーアマゾン, Kamen Raidā Amazon)
- Kamen Rider Amazon (Adventure King manga) (仮面ライダーアマゾン, Kamen Raidā Amazon)
- Kamen Rider Amazon (TV Land manga) (仮面ライダーアマゾン, Kamen Raidā Amazon)
- Kamen Rider Amazon (Tanoshi Youchien manga) (仮面ライダーアマゾン, Kamen Raidā Amazon)
- Kamen Rider Amazon (O Tomodachi manga) (仮面ライダーアマゾン, Kamen Raidā Amazon)
- Kamen Rider Amazon (Disneyland manga) (仮面ライダーアマゾン, Kamen Raidā Amazon)
- Kamen Rider (1978 manga) (仮面ライダー, Kamen Raidā)
S.I.C. Hero Saga[]
- Pre-Stage (プレ・ステージ, Pure Sutēji)
Cast[]
- Amazon (アマゾン, Amazon): Toru Okazaki (岡崎 徹, Okazaki Tōru)
- Tobee Tachibana (立花 藤兵衛, Tachibana Tōbei): Akiji Kobayashi (小林 昭二, Kobayashi Akiji)
- Masahiko Okamura (岡村 まさひこ, Okamura Masahiko): Yoji Matsuda (松田 洋治, Matsuda Yōji)
- Ritsuko Okamura (岡村 りつ子, Okamura Ritsuko): Mariko Matsuoka (松岡 まりこ, Matsuoka Mariko)
- Mogura Beastman (モグラ獣人, Mogura Jūjin, Voice): Ryuji Saikachi (槐 柳二, Saikachi Ryūji)
- Elder Bago (長老バゴー, Chōrō Bagō): Ushio Akashi (明石 潮, Akashi Ushio)
- Jyumenki Golgos (十面鬼ゴルゴス, Jūmenki Gorugosu, Voice): Ritsuo Sawa (沢 りつお, Sawa Ritsuo)
- Zero the Great (ゼロ大帝, Zero Taitei): Hirohisa Nakata (中田 博久, Nakata Hirohisa)
- The Ruler of Garander Empire (ガランダー帝国支配者, Garandā Teikoku Shihaisha, Voice): Osamu Saka (阪 脩, Saka Osamu)
- Narrator (ナレーター, Narētā): Goro Naya (納谷 悟朗, Naya Gorō)
Suit Actors[]
- Kamen Rider Amazon: Kazuo Niibori (新堀 和男, Niibori Kazuo), Yutaka Nakamura (中村裕, Nakamura Yutaka, Sub)
- Kamen Rider Amazon (sub), Golgos' rock face, Beastmen, Black Follower: Bunya Nakamura (中村 文弥, Nakamura Bun'ya)
- Kamen Rider Amazon (sub), Golgos' rock face, Beastman: Tetsuya Nakayashiki (中屋敷 哲也, Nakayashiki Tetsuya)
- Kamen Rider Amazon (trampoline): Takumi Sato (佐藤巧, Satō Takumi), Yasuo Yukawa (湯川 泰男, Yukawa Yasuo)
- Jyumenki Golgos, Beastmen, Golgos' rock face: Hiroo Kawarazaki (河原崎 洋夫, Kawarazaki Hiroo)
- Beastmen, Golgos' rock face: Masaru Okada (岡田 勝, Okada Masaru)
- Mole Beastman, Golgos' rock face: Shoji Ozawa (小沢 章治, Ozawa Shōji)
- Golgos rock face: Shigeru Yamada (山田 茂, Yamada Shigeru)
- Red Followers:
- Keiko Mita (三田 恵子, Mita Keiko)
- Yasue Toyama (遠山 康江, Tōyama Yasue)
- Kyoko Yoshida (吉田 恭子, Yoshida Kyōko)
- Chieko Takeshita (竹下 千恵子, Takeshita Chieko)
- Michiko Masuda (増田 美智子, Masuda Michiko)
- Toshiko Watanabe (渡辺 敏子, Watanabe Toshiko)
- Maki Kiyota (清田 真妃, Kiyota Maki)
- Akiyo Hirata (平田 晃代, Hirata Akiyo)
- Kazue Takahashi (高橋 和恵, Takahashi Kazue)
- Miyako Takagi (高木 美弥子, Takagi Miyako)
- Mayumi Shishido (宍戸 真由美, Shishido Mayumi)
- Unknown: Naoko Maeda (前田 直高, Maeda Naokō), Masato Amano (天野 正登, Amano Masato)
Songs[]
- Opening theme
- "Amazon Rider Koko ni Ari" (アマゾンライダーここにあり, Amazon Raidā Koko ni Ari, "Amazon Rider is Here")
- Lyrics: Shotaro Ishinomori
- Composition: Shunsuke Kikuchi
- Artist: Masato Shimon
- Ending theme
- "Amazon Da-Da-Da!!" (アマゾンダダダ!!)
- Lyrics: Saburō Yatsude
- Composition: Shunsuke Kikuchi
- Artist: Masato Shimon with the Columbia Yurikago-kai
- Episodes: 1-14 (1st Verse); 15-24 (2nd Verse)
Other Songs[]
- Amazon Rider Action
- Amazon Hitori
- Amazon Issho Ni Tatakaou
- Amazon Oshiete Okure
- Amazon Taose
- Boku-Ra No Amazon Rider
- Sono Na Wa Amazon
- Hashire Honoo No Jungler
- Tokyo Jungle
- Ore Wa Tachibana Tobee
Release[]
Broadcast[]
- The series premiered on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and NET TV (now TV Asahi) on October 19, 1974. It ran for 24 episodes, with the final episode airing on March 29, 1975.
Home Media[]
Kamen Rider Amazon is released in several DVD volumes.[1]
Notes[]
- This is the first season to not feature previous Riders appearing.
- This would be the last Kamen Rider season to air on NET until the series' revival in 2000 with Kamen Rider Kuuga, which aired on the channel now known as TV Asahi. The Kamen Rider franchise would move to TBS starting from Kamen Rider Stronger until Kamen Rider Black RX.
- This is the last Kamen Rider Series to not have a Sentai episode air alongside.
- This is the shortest Kamen Rider season, running for only 24 episodes.
External links[]
- Kamen Rider Amazon at Wikipedia
- Kamen Rider Amazon at Japanese Wikipedia
- Official website at Kamen-Rider-Official
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