Kamen Rider (Original Series)
| Kamen Rider 仮面ライダー | |
|---|---|
| File:KRxSS-Live&Show-RiderIchigou.jpg | |
| Genre | Kamen Rider |
| Creator | Ishinomori Shoutarou |
| Writer | Igami Masaru and others |
| Director | |
| Starring | |
| Narrator | Nakae Shinji |
| Opening theme | |
| Ending theme | |
| Composer(s) | Kikuchi Shunsuke |
| No. of episodes | 98 |
| Production company(s) | Toei |
| Fan Rating | / 5 Stars |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | MBS TV |
| Time | 7:30 pm Sat |
| Original run | April 3, 1971 – February 10, 1973 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Kamen Rider V3 |
仮面ライダー
April 3, 1971 - February 10, 1973 (98 episodes)
The Original Kamen Rider series.
Characters
- Hongou Takeshi / Kamen Rider Ichigou - Fujioka Hiroshi → 本郷猛 / 仮面ライダー1号 - 藤岡弘
- Ichimonji Hayato / Kamen Rider Nigou - Sasaki Takeshi → 一文字隼人 / 仮面ライダー2号 - 佐々木剛
- Tachibana Toubei - Kobayashi Akiji → 立花藤兵衛 - 小林昭二
Shocker
ショッカー
- Colonel Zol / Werewolf - Miyaguchi Jiro → ゾル大佐 / 狼男 - 宮口二朗
- Professor Shinigami / Ikadevil - Amamoto Hideyo → 死神博士 / イカデビル - 天本英世
- Jigoku Taishi / Garagaranda - Ushio Kenji → 地獄大使 / ガラガランダ - 潮健児
Voice Actors
- Narration - Nakae Shinji → ナレーション - 中江真司
- Shocker Leader - Naya Goro → ショッカー首領 - 納谷悟朗
Stunt Actors
- Kamen Rider Ichigou - Fujioka Hiroshi → 仮面ライダー1号 - 藤岡弘
- Kamen Rider Nigou - Sasaki Takeshi → 仮面ライダー2号 - 佐々木剛
Chronology
| Episode | Title | Air date | Writer | Director | Viewership |
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Viewership
Average: 21.2% (All Episodes)
Highest: 30.1% (Episode 41)
Lowest: 8.1% (Episode 01)
Home Video Release
Kamen Rider was the third Showa Rider to have its TV series rereleased in Blu-ray format.
- Box 1: December 9, 2015
- Box 2: February 10, 2016
- Box 3: April 13, 2016
- Box 4: June 8, 2016
Trivia
- Igami Masaru's son, Inoue Toshiki, became a writer for the Heisei Riders, Kuuga to Decade (except Den-O). He also wrote for the Kamen Rider The First and Kamen Rider The Next movies.
- Amamoto Hideyo passed away on March 23, 2003. He made an appearance in Kamen Rider The First through archive footages with Maruyama Eiji doing the voice work.
- On Kamen Rider Kabuto 25, there is a talk about the beginning of the Masked Rider Project 35 years ago. The talk refers to this series since it's the start of the Kamen Rider franchise.
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