Kamen Rider Faiz 01

Episode 01 The Start of a Trip 旅の始まり
Kamen Rider 555 episode
Writer	Inoue Toshiki
Director	Tasaki Ryuuta
Original air date	January 26, 2003 (2003-01-26)
Viewership	10.5%
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Aired with Hurricaneger Scroll 49

Air date: January 26, 2003 (2003-01-26)

Important things that happened

• An Orphenoch attacks the Smart Brain scientists to take the Faiz Belt.
• Kiba Yuuji is caught in a car accident. He has been in coma for the past two years and he eventually dies. Kiba mysteriously comes back to life and awakens his Orphenoch power.
• Kiba pays a visit to his relatives, but he realizes they sold his parents' property for their own purpose. His cousin, Kiba Kazuaki, is currently dating his girlfriend, Morishita Chie. Kiba transforms into his Orphenoch form and kills his cousin for all the betrayals he heard.
• Sonoda Mari travels to Tokyo. She is attacked by the StingFish Orphenoch who wants to take the Faiz Gear from her. While being attacked, Mari meets Inui Takumi.
• Mari uses the belt from the Faiz Gear briefcase to transform, but the transformation doesn't activate. She tests it on Takumi and the transformation initiates.

TV Asahi site

Toei site

Orphenoch

StingFish Orphenoch Sutingufisshu Orufenoku スティングフィッシュオルフェノク Human form: Izawa Hiroshi (井沢博司) Played by: Kinoshita Masanobu (木下政信) Height: 1m93cm Weight: 108kg This Orphenoch poses as a traveling fellow to get the Faiz Gear from Mari. TV Asahi site

Horse Orphenoch Hosu Orufenoku ホースオルフェノク Human form: Kiba Yuuji (木場勇治) Played by: Izumi Masayuki (泉 政行) Height: 2m10cm Weight: 137kg A young man who gets caught in a car accident. TV Asahi site

Guest Stars

• Morishita Chie - Katsumura Mika → 森下千恵 - 勝村美香
• Kiba Kazuaki - Abe Shinnosuke → 木場一彰 - 阿部進之介
• Kiba Yuuji's Father - Kase Shinichi → 木場勇治の父 - 加瀬慎一
• Kiba Yuuji's Mother - Takei Midori → 木場勇治の母 - 竹井みどり
• Makino Daisuke - Koyama Yutatsu → 牧野大介 - 小山裕達
• Noma Kouhei - Sugiuchi Hisashi → 野間航平 - 杉内 尚
• Izawa Hiroshi - Kinoshita Masanobu → 井沢博司 - 木下政信

Song Used

• Justiφ's (instrumental at the next episode preview)

Trivia

Takaiwa Seiji's cameo at the beginning of the episode

• Kiba learns his relatives have already betrayed him because his Orphenoch power increases his sense of hearing.
• Smart Brain's advertisement slogan: Life is frail. Life is limited. So why don't you think about true life? Be smart. True life is your start.

Actor Trivia

• Katsumura Mika portrayed Yuuri / TimePink on Mirai Sentai TimeRanger.
• Faiz's stunt actor, Takaiwa Seiji, appears as a scientist in the beginning of the episode. He pours liquid into a tank that contains the Faiz Belt before eventually being killed by a mysterious Orphenoch.

Staff

Staff

Original Creator: Ishinomori Shoutarou (石ノ森章太郎) Supervisor: Onodera Akira (小野寺 章) Writer: Inoue Toshiki (井上敏樹) Director: Tasaki Ryuuta (田崎竜太) Producer: Hamada Chika (濱田千佳) (TV Asahi) Shirakura Shinichirou (白倉伸一郎) Takebe Naomi (武部直美) Utsunomiya Takaaki (宇都宮孝明) (Toei) Music: Matsuo Hayato (松尾早人) Cinematographer: Matsumura Fumio (松村文雄) Editor: Osada Naoki (長田直樹) Action Director: Miyazaki Takeshi (宮崎 剛) (Japan Action Enterprise) Tokusatsu Director: Butsuda Hiroshi (佛田 洋) Production: TV Asahi (テレビ朝日) Toei (東映) ADK (エーディーケー)

Corrections

• As of episode 02, a different font is used as the main sub for the series. Please use that font if this episode going to be re-released.
• 05:50 - missed translation “someone!”.
• 08:14 - should be “Life is frail” instead of “Life is brief”.
• 08:28 - missed translation.
• 11:13 - missed “Three!”.

Transcript

Kamen Rider Faiz 01 Transcript

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