Kamen Rider Kuuga

From TV-Nihon
Revision as of 09:37, 27 May 2020 by Decade12866 (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Kamen Rider Kuuga
仮面ライダークウガ
Genre Kamen Rider
Creator Ishinomori Shoutarou
Writer Arakawa Naruhisa and others
Director Ishida Hidenori and others
Starring Odagiri Joe
Katsuyama Shingo
Murata Kazumi
Ootsuka Yoshitaka
Mizushima Kaori
Narrator Tachiki Fumihiko
Opening theme Kamen Rider Kuuga!
Singer: Tanaka Masayuki
Ending theme Aozora ni Naru
Singer: Hashimoto Jin
Composer(s) Sahashi Toshihiko
No. of episodes 49
Production
Producer(s) Shimizu Yumi (TV Asahi)
Suzuki Takeyuki
Takadera Shigenori (Toei)
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) TV Asahi
Toei
ADK
Fan Rating N/A / 5 Stars
Broadcast
Original channel TV Asahi
Time 8:00 am Sun
Original run January 30, 2000 (2000-01-30) – January 21, 2001 (2001-01-21)
Chronology
Followed by Kamen Rider Agito
External links
TV Asahi site
Show Logo
Kuuga title logo.png
1st Heisei Rider series
Main Page Characters Staff Chronology Trivia File List
Voice Actor Stunt Actors Other Releases Actor Trivia Links
Merchandise Characters Grongi Media Fan Art Transcripts
Discography Guests Ancient Text Splashes
< Kamen Rider Black RX (Television continuity)

< Kamen Rider J (Kamen Rider series continuity)

Kamen Rider Agito >

仮面ライダークウガ Masked Rider Kuuga

Catchphrase:

A New Hero. A New Legend.
(新しい英雄、新しい伝説。)

Series Synopsis

An ancient race, the Grongi, have revived in the modern day. Godai Yuusuke is a young man who discovers the power of Kuuga that dwells within an ancient belt. He is the only one who can fight against the monstrous threat of the Grongi.

Characters

The Linto (リント)

Godai Family and Friends

  • Godai Yuusuke / Kamen Rider Kuuga - Odagiri Joe 五代雄介 / 仮面ライダークウガ - オダギリジョー
  • Godai Minori - Aoi Wakana 五代みのり - 葵若菜
  • Sawatari Sakurako - Murata Kazumi 沢渡桜子 - 村田和美
  • Jean Michel Sorrel - Vasilov Serge ジャン・ミッシェル・ソレル - セルジュ・ヴァシロフ
  • Oyassan - Kitarou おやっさん - きたろう
  • Asahina Nana - Mizuhara Shio 朝比奈奈々 - 水原詩生

Police

Police Related Agencies

Grongi

グロンギ

Referred by the police as Unidentified Lifeforms (未確認生命体).

  • Ra Baruba De (No.B1) - Nanamori Mie ラ・バルバ・デ (未確認生命体B1号) - 七森美江
  • Zu Gooma Gu (No.3) - Fujio Mitsuru ズ・ゴオマ・グ (未確認生命体3号) - 藤王みつる

Links to pages explaining the Grongi language

Voice Actor

Stunt Actors

  • Kamen Rider Kuuga - Tominaga Kenji 仮面ライダークウガ - 富永研司
  • Kamen Rider Kuuga (motorcycle stunts) - Narita Takumi 仮面ライダークウガ (オートバイスタント) - 成田匠
  • Grongi - Ito Makoto グロンギ怪人 - 伊藤慎
  • Grongi - Fukuzawa Hirofumi グロンギ怪人 - 福沢博文
  • Go Zazaru Ba (No.43) - Hachisuka Shoji ゴ・ザザル・バ (未確認生命体43号) - 蜂須賀昭二
  • Go Jaraji Da (No.42) - Ogura Toshihiro ゴ・ジャラジ・ダ (未確認生命体42号) - おぐらとしひろ
  • Go Badaa Ba (No.41) - Narita Ryo ゴ・バダー・バ (未確認生命体41号) - 成田亮

Terms

Ruins of Mountain Kurogatake - The mountain in Nagano where the Unidentified Lifeforms were revived.

Locations

  • Bunkyou District - Pore-Pore Tea Cafe
  • Chiba - Police Science Research Institute
  • Jounan University - Archeology Research Lab
  • Toshima District - Wakaba Nursery

Chronology

Aired on Super Hero Time alongside Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo V and Mirai Sentai TimeRanger.

January 30, 2000 (2000-01-30) - January 21, 2001 (2001-01-21) (49 episodes)

Episode Title 日本語 Air date Writer Director Viewership
Episode 01 Revival 復活 January 30, 2000 (2000-01-30) Arakawa Naruhisa Ishida Hidenori 8.9%
Episode 02 Henshin 変身 February 6, 2000 (2000-02-06) 9.2%
Episode 03 Tokyo 東京 February 13, 2000 (2000-02-13) Watanabe Katsuya 10.8%
Episode 04 Sprint 疾走 February 20, 2000 (2000-02-20) 9.2%
Episode 05 Distance 距離 February 27, 2000 (2000-02-27) Nagaishi Takao 10.3%
Episode 06 Blue Dragon 青龍 March 5, 2000 (2000-03-05) 8.6%
Episode 07 Grief 傷心 March 12, 2000 (2000-03-12) Ishida Hidenori 9.7%
Episode 08 Archer 射手 March 19, 2000 (2000-03-19) 9.2%
Episode 09 Siblings 兄妹 March 26, 2000 (2000-03-26) Watanabe Katsuya 9.1%
Episode 10 Violence 熾烈 April 2, 2000 (2000-04-02) 8.4%
Episode 11 A Promise 約束 April 9, 2000 (2000-04-09) Nagaishi Takao 8.6%
Episode 12 Impactful Teacher 恩師 April 16, 2000 (2000-04-16) 8.5%
Episode 13 Doubt 不審 April 23, 2000 (2000-04-23) Inoue Toshiki Ishida Hidenori 9.3%
Episode 14 Omen 前兆 April 30, 2000 (2000-04-30) 9.5%
Episode 15 Armored 装甲 May 7, 2000 (2000-05-07) Arakawa Naruhisa Watanabe Katsuya
Episode 16 Faith 信条 May 14, 2000 (2000-05-14) 10.8%
Episode 17 Battle Preparations 臨戦 May 21, 2000 (2000-05-21) Suzumura Nobuhiro 8.5%
Episode 18 Loss 喪失 May 28, 2000 (2000-05-28) Inoue Toshiki Nagaishi Takao 10.4%
Episode 19 Spirit Stone 霊石 June 4, 2000 (2000-06-04) Arakawa Naruhisa Ishida Hidenori 11.0%
Episode 20 Smile 笑顔 June 11, 2000 (2000-06-11) 8.1%
Episode 21 Secret Maneuvers 暗躍 June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) Watanabe Katsuya 10.0%
Episode 22 Game 遊戯 July 2, 2000 (2000-07-02) 10.9%
Episode 23 Unease 不安 July 9, 2000 (2000-07-09) Inoue Toshiki Nagaishi Takao 7.2%
Episode 24 Augmentation 強化 July 16, 2000 (2000-07-16) 10.7%
Episode 25 Wander 彷徨 July 23, 2000 (2000-07-23) Arakawa Naruhisa Ishida Hidenori 8.9%
Episode 26 Self 自分 July 30, 2000 (2000-07-30) 10.1%
Episode 27 Ripple 波紋 August 6, 2000 (2000-08-06) Inoue Toshiki Watanabe Katsuya 8.5%
Episode 28 Explanation 解明 August 13, 2000 (2000-08-13) 8.1%
Episode 29 Crossroads 岐路 August 20, 2000 (2000-08-20) Arakawa Naruhisa Nagaishi Takao 7.6%
Episode 30 Fate 運命 August 27, 2000 (2000-08-27) 9.1%
Episode 31 Return Fire 応戦 September 3, 2000 (2000-09-03) Suzumura Nobuhiro 9.7%
Episode 32 Obstacle 障害 September 10, 2000 (2000-09-10) Inoue Toshiki Kaneda Osamu 11.1%
Episode 33 Cooperation 連携 September 17, 2000 (2000-09-17) 9.6%
Episode 34 Shudder 戦慄 October 1, 2000 (2000-10-01) Arakawa Naruhisa Ishida Hidenori 10.2%
Episode 35 Likes and Dislikes 愛憎 October 8, 2000 (2000-10-08) 9.3%
Episode 36 Complication 錯綜 October 15, 2000 (2000-10-15) Watanabe Katsuya 10.4%
Episode 37 Approach 接近 October 22, 2000 (2000-10-22) 11.7%
Episode 38 Change 変転 October 29, 2000 (2000-10-29) Nagaishi Takao 11.2%
Episode 39 Powerful Demon 強魔 November 12, 2000 (2000-11-12) 11.3%
Episode 40 Impulse 衝動 November 19, 2000 (2000-11-19) Ishida Hidenori 10.4%
Episode 41 Control 抑制 November 26, 2000 (2000-11-26) 10.2%
Episode 42 Battlefield 戦場 December 3, 2000 (2000-12-03) Kaneda Osamu 10.9%
Episode 43 Reality 現実 December 10, 2000 (2000-12-10) 11.0%
Episode 44 Crisis 危機 December 17, 2000 (2000-12-17) Watanabe Katsuya 11.4%
Episode 45 Powerful Enemy 強敵 December 24, 2000 (2000-12-24) 10.9%
Episode 46 Persistence 不屈 December 31, 2000 (2000-12-31) 8.1%
Episode 46.5 First Dream 初夢 January 2, 2001 (2001-01-02) Takenaka Kiyoshi Kofuji Koichi 5.1%
Episode 47 Determination 決意 January 7, 2001 (2001-01-07) Arakawa Naruhisa Ishida Hidenori 8.4%
Episode 48 Kuuga 空我 January 14, 2001 (2001-01-14) 10.5%
Episode 49 Yuusuke 雄介 January 21, 2001 (2001-01-21) 11.8%
Kamen Rider Kuuga Special Version
仮面ライダークウガ 特別篇
October 21, 2001 (2001-10-21) N/A

Viewership

Average: 9.7% (All Episodes)
Highest: 11.8% (Episode 49)
Lowest: 7.2% (Episode 23)

Wiki on TV ratings

Other Releases

On the Chronology

Trivia

  • Unlike the Showa Riders, Kuuga was filmed in 16:9, the ratio for widescreen.
  • Kuuga is the only series featuring a single Rider in the Heisei era.
  • Kuuga aired on Super Hero Time alongside with Super Sentai. This tradition is followed by all Heisei Riders after Kuuga.
  • Tominaga Kenji returns as Kuuga's stunt actor on Kamen Rider Decade.
  • Toei producer, Shirakura Shinichiro, mentioned that Toei originally planned not to make sequels after the conclusion of Kuuga. They wanted to stop airing the Kamen Rider franchise on TV. However, Kuuga received positive feedbacks from the audiences while airing on TV and the producers changed their minds. A sequel was eventually made, thus starting the trend of Heisei Riders. Shirakura mentioned this discussion when he was interviewed about the Kamen Rider Taisen movie. [1]

Actor Trivia

  • Odagiri Joe himself spoke negatively about his overall experience in playing Godai Yuusuke/Kuuga. Despite passing the audition for the titular role, he didn't like to be involved in such project. He never wanted to play such role aiming at childrens; he wants to be an actor who can instantly become famous in playing roles that are aiming at adults. Throughout filming the Kuuga episodes, Odagiri considered about resigning from being an actor because he couldn't tolerate any longer in playing Godai / Kuuga. Toei producer, Takadera Shigenori, persuaded him that he's just a novice in the entertainment industry; he should be patient and finish Kuuga first if he really wants to be famous. Odagiri reluctantly changed his mind and stayed on until Kuuga finally concluded. [2]

Staff

Staff
Original Creator: Ishinomori Shoutarou (石ノ森章太郎)
Supervisor: Onodera Akira (小野寺章)
Writer:
Director:
Producer:
Music: Sahashi Toshihiko (佐橋俊彦)
Cinematographer: Inokuma Masao (いのくままさお)
Editor: Osada Naoki (長田直樹)
Action Director:
Production:
  • TV Asahi (テレビ朝日)
  • Toei (東映)
  • ADK (エーディーケー)

T-N Release List

Press link to expand
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_01-02Sp[630CB1A7]DVD_Release2200.avi
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_Promo[3D1B50EF]DVD.avi
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_03[17C04622]DVD.avi
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_04[E7FEDFC8]DVD.avi
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_05[3254CCF0]DVD.avi
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_06[062095C0]DVD.avi
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_07[FEA9AC4C]DVD.avi
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_08[6D5072E2]DVD.avi
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_09[F029BBD2]DVDver2.mp4
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_10[FFC64725]DVD.mp4
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_11[ED7E62A7]DVD.mp4
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_12[D60341A9]DVD.mp4
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_13[B7781544]DVD.mp4
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_14[CC10778B]DVD.mp4
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_15[4660BE15]DVD.mp4
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_16[3B14D3F6]DVD.mp4
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_17[CFE53D1A]DVD.mp4
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_18[CC9712F8]DVD.mp4
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_19[7E7C4471]DVD.mp4
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_20[59F0EF91]DVD.mp4
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_21[18101C77].mp4
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_22[FE483FE7]DVD.mp4
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_23[C9F42324]DVD.mp4
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_24[AEC9D6EF]DVD.mp4
[T-N]Kamen_Rider_Kuuga_OP[02D1F91A]DVD.mp4

Related Links

External Links