Tokusatsu File 1: Kamen Rider (Original Series) Version 1.1 95.12.18.2:39/19.13:00 (c) 1995 Marc H. Miyake miyake@Hawaii.Edu This copyright applies only to this Manual and not to the Kamen Riders and or any other properties of Ishimori Productions, Toei, or Mainichi Housou. This document may be distributed in part or in whole as long as this copyright notice is preserved. What's new in this edition: Thanks go to Eugene Glover for devising a better song lyrics format. The song section has been expanded. Monster lists have been added, separate from the episode guide. The cast section has been reformatted for easier reading; notes on Fujioka Hiroshi and Kobayashi Shouji have been added. Kamen Rider (Original Series) 71.4.3-73.2.10 Network: Mainichi Housou (in Kansai)/NET (in Kantou; Nippon Educational Television; today's TV Asahi) 16 mm, 30 minutes, color, 98 episodes Saturdays, 19:30-20:00 Creator: Ishimori Shoutarou (today, Ishinomori Shoutarou) Planning: Hirayama Tooru, Abe Seiji Directors: Takemoto Kouichi, Orita Itaru, Kitamura Hidetaka, Yamada Minoru, Uchida Issaku, Taguchi Katsuhiko, Tsukada Masaki, Ishimori Shoutarou (!), others Writers: Igami Masaru, Ichikawa Shin'ichi, Shimada Sadayuki, Takizawa Mari, Yamazaki Hisashi, Hirayama Kimio, Ishimori Shoutarou (!), others Music: Kikuchi Shunsuke Cast: Hongou Takeshi/Kamen Rider 1: Fujioka Hiroshi (Also appears in Submersion of Japan/Tidal Wave, Espy, Tokusou saizensen [Special Investigation Frontline], Swordkill) Ichimonji Hayato/Kamen Rider 2: Sasaki Takeshi Tachibana Toubee: Kobayashi Shouji (Also appears in Ultraman as Capt. Muramatsu, The Kagestar, Seibu Keisatsu [Western Police] Part-III) Taki Kazuya: Chiba Jirou Midorikawa Ruriko: Maki Chieko Dr. Midorikawa: Nonomura Kiyoshi Nohara Hiromi: Shimada Youko Shirou: Honda Jou Gorou: Miura Yasuharu Mari: Linda Yamamoto Michi: Nakajima Kazumi Yuri: Oki Wakako Emi: Emily Takami Mika: Sugibayashi Youko Yokko: Nakada Yoshiko Choko: Mimi Tokko: Nakajima Machiko Naoki: Yazaki Kazunori Mitsuru: Yamada Houichi Colonel Sol: Miyaguchi Jirou Dr. Deathgod: Amamoto Eisei Hell's Ambassador: Ushio Kenji General Black: Tanba Matasaburou Voice of Shocker Leader: Naya Gorou Narrator: Nakae Shinji Kamen Rider (1971) is the first of a long line of 'henshin hero' TV series from Toei that continues almost unbroken to the present day. (Henshin 'metamorphosis, transformation' refers to the process the hero undergoes when he changes from human to inhuman superhero. 'Morphing' may be a more modern, MMPR-oriented translation. The word has been used in tokusatsu contexts long before Kamen Rider [it is the title of Ultra Q (1966) episode 22, for example] but it was Kamen Rider that popularized the word. Kamen Rider is the henshin hero par excellence, but the term can refer to any human-sized hero who can change from one form to another.) Without Kamen Rider, there would be no sentai or metal heroes. Kamen Rider debuted in 1971, the year when the Second [TV] Kaijuu Boom began. (The First [TV] Kaijuu Boom began in 1966, with Ultra Q, Ultraman, and Ambassador Magma, which were not the first TV series to spotlight kaijuu; that honor probably goes to Kaijuu Marinekong [1960].) Coming Home Ultraman had debuted the night before Kamen Rider, and Space Apeman Gori (later and better known as Spectreman) had debuted in January. In an era of giant monsters and minature sets, Kamen Rider came off as a low-budget product (which it was). Its chances for success appeared slim. But in the second half of 1971, it became a massive hit. The Second Kaijuu Boom mutated into the Henshin Boom. Kaijuu series would never dominate TV tokusatsu again. Although they would proliferate in the early 1970s (Tsuburaya was producing Ultraman Tarou, Fireman, and Jumborg Ace simultaneously in 1973), they were outnumbered by their human-sized rivals. The Kamen Rider series took its place alongside Tsuburaya's Ultraman series, resulting in 449 episodes, at least nine movies, several TV specials, and a Super Deformed anime spinoff to date. The origins of Kamen Rider date back to 1969, when producer Hirayama Tooru and scripters Ichikawa Shin'ichi, Uehara Shouzou, and Igami Masaru came together to discuss the creation of a new masked hero at the request of the Mainichi Housou network. (Masked heroes were not new to tokusatsu; they date back as far as Moonlight Mask [1958].) The group, joined by Mainichi Housou and Toei staffers, came up with the key elements for the series-to-be: an SF drama for children. In 1970, the first of many plans to emerge was Maskman K. This was to be a series that would ride on the coattails of the then-hot 'Sports Spirit Boom' with its emphasis on athletic heroes. The main character, Kujou Gou (Chiba Jirou, Kamen Rider's Taki Kazuya was one of the actors considered for the role), having learned the fighting arts of the world and a sense of patriotism from his father, would defend Japan from the secret organization Shocker, which planned an economic invasion (!) as 'Maskman K'. This Shocker would be defeated after the first cours of 13 episodes, to be replaced by yet another secret organization. Maskman K's abilities were not to be superhuman; he was closer to Toei's Captain Ultra (1967) (or to DC's Batman) than to Kamen Rider, a ordinary human in a funny costume relying on his wits and skills, honed to human limits. Kujou would normally be a middle school physical education instructor who would become quite a different person when wearing the mask of Maskman K. This show would have been quite like the late 1950s and early 1960s tokusatsu hero series rather than the henshin hero series as we know them today. It probably would not have set off the Henshin Boom. Kaijuu series would have continued to dominate the tokusatsu world, perhaps until the present day. The next plan to emerge was Masked Angel. The protagonist, Hongou Takeshi, falsely accused of murdering his teacher Prof. Midorikawa, would be hunted down by the police. Takeshi had been framed by evil industrialist Ishigami Daizou, who planned to amass profits from Midorikawa's inventions. Together with Midorikawa's son Masao and daughter Michiru, Takeshi would guard Midorikawa's inventions from Ishigami. The story would begin ten years after Midorikawa's death, when Ishigami would be sending kaijin assassins after the Midorikawa children. Takeshi would defend them as Masked Angel. After having been charged with 300,000 volts of electricity, Takeshi had gained superhuman powers. These elements were reused in a plan titled Crossfire (later Crossmask). Ten years ago, Hongou Takeshi (to have been played by Kondou Masaomi) had created a great invention at the University of California with Dr. Midorikawa. One day, Takeshi was fried by 300,000 volts of electricity. Dr. Midorikawa saved him at the cost of his own life. Claude Kurohara, an agent of the evil organization Shocker, testified that Takeshi murdered Midorikawa. Midorikawa's children, Ruriko (Shimada Youko, Kamen Rider's Nohara Hiromi) and Masao, believed Takeshi to be guilty. Thus Takeshi protected them from Shocker as the Masked Angel. His accident had given him superhuman abilities, activated whenever he became enraged. The 'cross' in Crossfire/Crossmask refers to the red, cross-shaped scar on Takeshi's face that was also a product of the accident. Crossmask was to have worn a white or beige motorcyclist's outfit with a helmet adorned with a cross, goggles, and a featureless cloth mask. Crossmask resembled Kikaider's Saburou or Jiraiya's Mafuuba.) Tachibana Toubee would have appeared, though he would have been played by Takamatsu Hideo. The first episode planned was "The Strange Spider Man"--the same as Kamen Rider's first episode. The design of the first Shocker cyborg monster, the Spider Man, was nearly identical to that actually used in Kamen Rider. The title and monster of this first episode were carried over into the next draft, titled Mask Rider X, in which Takeshi would have made a living as the mysterious pro bowler 'Mister X'. (I for one am very glad none of these plans materialized.) By 1971, Toei had come up with Skullman, a property which the manga artist Ishimori Shoutarou strongly wished for...and got. Skullman appears as a 100-page one-shot story by Ishimori in the 11 January issue of Shonen Magazine. The planned series' full title was Kamen Rider Skullman. Ishimori's Skullman design strongly resembled Kamen Rider, except for his lack of antennae. The helmet would have had an articulated jaw that opened to reveal the stuntman's mouth. The black bodysuit, the belt with the trademark Typhoon buckle, the scarf, and the huge oval eyes were all there. The premise of Skullman was so close to that of Kamen Rider that I will not summarize it here. The differences were minor: Shocker was a 'kingdom' and its monsters would appear at a ratio of one per two to three episodes. Ishimori played with the Skullman design until he came up with a grasshopper-based variant that captured the fancy of his then five-year-old son, Jou. Subsequently, Skullman was revised as Kamen Rider Hopper King. Hopper King looked exactly like Kamen Rider, except that his chest had eight plates instead of six. The cast as we know it signed on, the 'Hopper King' part of the title was excised, and production began on 7 February 1971 with the filming of the climactic dam fight scene of the first episode. This episode aired on 3 April 1971, and tokusatsu has never been the same since. The debut got a 8.1% rating in the Kantou area and a 20.8% rating in the Kansai area; not the great success Toei had wanted (what did Toei want, 30%!? Later Rider series would get far worse ratings)...yet. The 98-episode run of Kamen Rider can be divided into several cycles. The first, episodes 1-13, concern Hongou Takeshi (Fujioka Hiroshi), the Kamen Rider (not yet called '1'). Fujioka did many of his own stunts, in and out of costume. This proved to be a mistake, for Fujioka suffered multiple fractures in his thighbone during a bike chase sequence filmed for episode 9 around the time the first episode was being aired. Toei worked around this until episode 13, minimalizing the use of Fujioka's character out of costume, using stock footage of Fujioka whenever possible, and having Naya Rokurou play the voice of Takeshi/Kamen Rider. Shocker-hunting FBI agent Taki Kazuya (Chiba Jirou) debuted in episode 11 to give the series an active male protagonist. Of course, this state of affairs could not continue indefinitely. Things would have to change from the second cours (episodes 14-26) onward. Toei panicked and came up with three possible plans of action: A. Maintain the Hongou Takeshi character but change the actor without any effect on the story. B. Introduce a new character, 'Kamen Rider 2', in an entirely different setting. C. Introduce a new character, 'Kamen Rider 2', in the same setting as before. D. Have Shocker capture Takeshi and put him through surgery to make him a new man (i.e., a different actor. Toei used plan C. Ichimonji Hayato/Kamen Rider 2 (Sasaki Takeshi) debuted in episode 14, telling Toubee and Kazuya, "Hongou Takeshi, pursuing a different project of Shocker's, has left Japan. In place of Hongou Takeshi, I shall defend Japan. I'll show you. Kamen Rider...Henshin!" Hayato was a far less serious character than Takeshi, lightening the series' tone considerably. Some consider the dark initial cycle of Kamen Rider to be the quintessential Kamen Rider, and everything else thereafter an aberration. Nevertheless, without the accident that had befallen Fujioka, the concept of multiple Riders would not have existed, and the series might have gone off the air far sooner without any sequels. The success of Kamen Rider really began with the Ichimonji cycle. The third cours (episodes 27-39) introduced Colonel Sol, the first of Shocker's three officers. By this point, the series was gathering ratings of 20% even in the Kantou area. The fourth cours (episodes 40-52) began with the return of Kamen Rider 1, Hongou Takeshi. Fujioka Hiroshi had recovered sufficiently to make five guest appearances (episodes 40, 41, 49, 51, and 52). The Double Riders were born! Colonel Sol died in episode 39 and was replaced with Dr. Deathgod (Amamoto Eisei). Hell's Ambassador (Ushio Kenji) debuted in episode 53, the first of the fifth cours (episodes 53-65), to cope with Kamen Rider 1, who was back as the star for good with many improvements to his costume. The sixth cours (episodes 66-79) brought back Kamen Rider 2, also with an improved costume, as a guest (episodes 72 and 73) and depicted the ends of Dr. Deathgod, Hell's Ambassador, and Shocker itself. The seventh and final cycle (episodes 80-98) concerned the rise and fall of Shocker's successor, Gelshocker, bringing the series to a close. What was to have been Kamen Rider episodes 99 and 100 ended up as the first two episodes of Kamen Rider V3. Characters Hongou Takeshi/Kamen Rider 1 (episodes 1-13, 40, 41, 49, 51-98) Born: 15 August 1948 (age 22 at time of first surgery) Height: 180 cm Weight: 70 kg Jumping ability: 15 m (originally); 25 m (episode 53-) Hongou Takeshi was a biologist at Jouhoku (Jounan from episode 2 onward) University with an IQ of 600 who doubled as a motorcycle racer. While on a practice bike run, he was captured by Shocker's Spider Man and was transformed into a cyborg during a week-long operation. He awoke in an operating room in a body with the proportionate abilities of a grasshopper (hence his jumping ability). Saved by his teacher Dr. Midorikawa, he escaped before Shocker could perform the surgery on his brain that would have made him their slave. Originally, Takeshi would henshin into Kamen Rider by riding his motorcycle into the wind, letting it blow into the 'Typhoon' fan on his belt, giving him the energy to change. His bike would also simultaneously change into the Cyclone. Initially, his powers and abilities included the Rider Jump, Rider Kick, Rider Throw, Rider Scissors, Rider Chop, Rider Reversal, and the Lightning Light Rider Kick. The 'old' Kamen Rider 1 (episodes 1-13) was distinguished by his lack of stripes and dark green coloration. His 'old' Cyclone(s) (multiple versions exist, with varying fairings or even no fairing, though for story purposes he only had one bike) had 200 hp and a top speed of 300-400 km/h (accounts vary). After episode 13, Kamen Rider 1 left to pursue Shocker's other schemes outside of Japan. In episode 40, Kamen Rider 1, having fought Shocker in Switzerland, returned to Japan to chase after Dr. Death. Thereafter in the fourth cours, Kamen Rider 1 would reappear whenever Kamen Rider 2 faced a particularly powerful kaijin. Kamen Rider 1 returned for good in episode 53. He was more powerful than ever, for he had deliberately let Shocker recapture him and give him additional surgery to give him increased abilities which he intended to use against them. The 'new' Kamen Rider 1 had silver gloves and boots and twin stripes on his arms, legs, and sides. He could now jump 25 meters instead of 15. He no longer needed his bike to change; all he had to do was swing his arms in a 'henshin pose'. His new fighting techniques included the Rider Reverse Spin Kick, Rider Lightning Kick, Rider Point Kick, Rider Screw Kick, Rider Moon Surface Kick, Rider Hammer Kick, Rider Drop Kick, Rider Knee Block, Rider Head Crusher, Rider Crusher, Rider Spinning Shoot, Rider Hammer, Rider Swing, Rider Screw Block, Rider Power, Rider Back Jump, and the Rider Flying Chops. >From episode 68 onward, he drove an all-new Cyclone with retractable wings, short-term gliding ability, a 250 (or 700; accounts vary) hp engine, and a top speed of 500 km/h. Ichimonji Hayato/Kamen Rider 2 (episodes 14-52, 72, 73, 83, 94, 98) Born: 10 October 1949 (age 21 at time of first surgery) Height: 172 cm Weight: 65 kg Jumping ability: 15 m (originally); 35 m (episode 72-) A professional, independent, world-travelling cameraman, Ichimonji Hayato was captured by Shocker and underwent surgery to become Kamen Rider 2, Shocker's living weapon against the first Rider. Saved by Kamen Rider 1--the very man he was supposed to kill--he joined the fight against Shocker. He has a 6th dan in judo and 5th dan in karate. He was the first Rider to have a 'henshin pose'. Initially, his powers and abilities included the Rider Kick, Rider Reversal, Rider Fylfot Kick, Rider Spinning Kick, Rider Two-Step Reversal, Electric Discharge Attack, Rider Power, Rider Jump, and Rider Punch. The 'old' Kamen Rider 2 (episodes 14-52) was distinguished by his single, thick silver stripes on his arms, legs, and sides. He rode the same Cyclone(s) as the 'old' Kamen Rider 1. He left for South America after episode 52 in pursuit of Dr. Deathgod. He returned in episode 72 with red gloves and boots and an increased level of power (but no new abilities). By episode 93, he too gained an all-new Cyclone, identical to Kamen Rider 1's all-new Cyclone. When together, the Double Riders are capable of the following: Rider Double Kick, Rider Double Jump, Rider Reversal, Rider Hammer Kick, Rider Wheel, Head Crusher, Rider Double Chop, Rider Double Jump, and Rider Throw. Tachibana Toubei (episode 1-) Hongou Takeshi's bike race trainer and manager of the snack bar Amigo. Later opened the Tachibana Racing Club. The only man who understood the pain Takeshi and Hayato were undergoing as cyborgs. Fought with them and served as their advisor in their battles against Shocker and Gelshocker. Midorikawa Ruriko (episodes 1-13) Dr. Midorikawa's only daughter, a student in the literature department at Jouhoku University. Saw Takeshi trying to save her father, but believed him to be her father's killer until convinced otherwise by his sincerity. Worked at Amigo with her classmate Nomura Hiromi. Fought side by side with Takeshi against Shocker and followed him out of Japan after episode 13, never to return. Dr. Midorikawa Hiroshi (episode 1) Takeshi's teacher. Forced to work with Shocker. Chose Takeshi to be Shocker's guinea pig for the Kamen Rider operation. Despite having saved Takeshi from the brainwashing operation, he escaped Shocker with deep regrets, dying at the hands of Spider Man. Taki Kazuya (episode 11-) FBI special investigator on the trail of Shocker who aided Takeshi and Hayato. Later the leader of the Boys' Kamen Rider Team. Marries fellow FBI agent Youko in episode 11. The Rider Girls Supposedly members of Tachibana's racing team, these women hardly drove any motorcycles. They existed primarily for cheesecake purposes. Hiromi (episodes 1, 2, 4-25, 34) Yuri (episodes 14-98) Mari (episodes 14-39) Michi (episodes 14, 15, 18, 20, 24, 25) Emi (episodes 41-69) Mika (episodes 41-52) Tokko (episodes 52-69) Choko (episodes 70-98) Yokko (episodes 70-98) Shirou (episodes 2, 4-15) Bartender at Amigo. Ishikura Gorou (episodes 14, 16-19, 21-37, 39-62, 65) Boy who hangs out with the Tachibana Racing Club. Naoki and Mitsuru (episodes 62-98) Friends of Gorou who eventually join the Boys' Kamen Rider Team (episode 74). The Anti-Shocker League (Anchi Shokkaa Doumei; episodes 92-94) Alliance of victims of Shocker and Gelshocker who fight against Gelshocker. Repesented by Kogure and Ishigami Chie, among others. Shocker (Shokkaa) A secret organization plotting world conquest using its army of cyborgs--elite young men given the powers of plants and animals by Nazi surgical techniques. Its symbol, worn on the belts of its monsters and soldiers, is an eagle with spread wings. Shocker is the archetypal tokusatsu evil organization, complete with the canoncial shuryou (leader)-daikanbu (officer)-kaijin (monster)-sentouin (soldier) hierarchy. Practically every evil organization ever since has followed the Shocker model. The Leader (Shuryou) A disembodied voice who speaks through the eagle symbols on the walls of Shocker bases. Originally called 'Shocker'. See the entry for episode 98 below. Colonel Sol (Zoru Taisa; in German word-initial 'z' is spelled 's'; episodes 26-39) Nazi who had been an executioner at Auschwitz. First of Shocker's officers. Brought in from Shocker's Middle Eastern branch. Wears a paramilitary uniform. Armed with a whip. Revealed to be Wolf Man in episode 39. Dr. Deathgod (Shinigami Hakase; episodes 40-52, 61, 63, 68) Second of Shocker's officers. Brought in from Shocker's Western European branch. Mad scientist involved in cyborg research. A long-haired aging man in white with a long black and red cape. Sent to the South American branch after repeated failures in episode 52. Brought back to japan in episode 61. Revealed to be Squid Devil in episode 68. Hell's Ambassador (Jigoku Taishi; episodes 53-62, 64-67, 69-79) Last of Shocker's officers. Brought in from Shocker's American branch. Wears a silver and gold helmet reminiscent of a pharaoh's headdress. Armed with a whip. Revealed to be Garagaranda in episode 79. Shocker monsters (kaijin) All cyborgs with the powers of animals, plants, or very rarely, inanimate objects. Below I list them by first appearances: 1. Kumo Otoko/Spider Man 2. Koumori Otoko/Bat Man 3. Sasori Otoko/Scorpion Man 4. Sarasenian/Sarracenian (Sarracenias are pitcher plants.) 5. Kamakiri Otoko/Mantis Man 6. Shinigami Kamereon/Deathgod Chameleon 8. Hachi Onna/Bee Woman 9. Kobura Otoko/Cobra Man 11. Gebakondoru/Gebacondor (What is a 'geba'?) 12. Yamogerasu/Yamogeras (What is this monster based on?) 13. Tokageron/Lizardron 14. Saboteguron/Cactigron 16. Pirazaurusu/Pirasaurus 18. Hitodenjaa/Starfish Danger 19. Kanibaburaa/Crabbobbler 20. Dokugandaa/Poison Mothunder (larva) 21. Dokugandaa/Poison Mothunder (adult) 22. Amazonia/Amazonia 23. Musasabiitoru/Flying Squirreetle 24. Kinokomorugu/Mushroom Morgue 26. Jigoku Sandaa/Ant Lion Thunder 27. Mukaderasu/Centipedrus 28. Mogurangu/Molang 29. Kuragedaaru/Jellyfish Dahl 30. Zanburonzo/Drilobronzo 31. Arigabari/Antgabari 32. Dokudarian/Poison Darian 33. Arumajirongu/Armadillong 34. Gamagiraa/Toad Giller 35. Arikimedesu/Antimedes 36. Ejiputasu/Egyptus 37. Torikabuto/Wolfsbane 38. Eikingu/Rayking 39. Ookami Otoko/Wolf Man (True form of Colonel Sol) 39. Jikkenyou Ookami Otoko/Experimental Wolf Man 40. Sunooman/Snowman 41. Goosutaa/Ghoster 42. Hae Otoko/Fly Man 43. Puranodon/Pranodon (based on a pteranodon?) 44. Kabibinga; Mold Binga 45. Namekujira/Slugra 46. Beaakongaa/Bearconger 47. Todogiraa/Walrus Giller 48. Hirugerira/Leech Guerilla 49. Isoginchakku/Anemonne (a deliberate misspelling in the translation) 50. Kamesutoon/Turtlestone 51. Yunikorunosu/Unicornus 52. Girugarasu/Gillcrow 53. Jagaaman/Jaguarman 54. Umihebiotoko/Sea Snake Man 55. Gokiburi Otoko/Cockroach Man 56. Giriira/Gireela 57. Dokumondo/Poisonmondo 58. Dokutokage Otoko/Poison Lizard Man 59. Mimizu Otoko/Earthworm Man 60. Fukurou Otoko/Owl Man 61. Namazugiraa/Catfish Giller 62. Harinezurasu/Hedgehogrus 63. Saigyangu/Rhinogang 64. Semiminga/Cicadaminga 65. Kabutorongu/Beetlong 66. Kamakirikiddo/Mantis Kid 67. Girizamesu/Girisharkus 68. Ikadebiru/Squid Devil (True form of Dr. Deathgod) 69. Giraakoorogi/Giller Cricket 70. Erekibotaru/Electric Firefly 71. Abugomesu/Horsefly Gomes 72. Mosukirasu/Mosquirus 73. Shiomanekingu/Tidecrab King 74. Shirakyurasu/Licequrus 75. Bararanga/Roseranga 76. Shiidoragon I/II/III/Seadragon I/II/III 77. Imorigesu/Newtges 78. Unidoguma/Urchin Dogma 79. Garagaranda (True form of Hell's Ambassador) Sanjioo (from the films KR vs. Shocker, KR vs. Hell's Ambassador) Shocker soldiers (sentouin) Altered humans that are 1.5-3 times stronger than normal (accounts vary). Organized into teams, each accompanying a specific monster. Wore red (squad leaders), black (grunts), or white (scientists) tights. Originally, makeup (episodes 1-13 only), masks, and forehead emblems varied according to the monster they accompany. Only the last generation (episodes 53-79) of soldiers invariably wore exactly the same uniform (black tights with a white skeletal design). Gelshocker (Gerushokkaa) The Leader of Shocker, disgusted with the performance of his organization, set up a successor organization, the Geldam Group, on the shores of the Congo River, secretly training its members in the deserts of Africa. The Leader purged Shocker and combined what remained of it with the Geldam group to create Gelshocker. Its symbol, worn on the belts of its monsters and soldiers, is an eagle with a snake wrapped around it General Black (Burakku Shougun) First and only Gelshocker officer. Brought in from the African desert. Originally a general of the Russian Empire. Wears a 19th century military uniform. Armed with a baton in his right hand and a drill on his left (in early appearances). Revealed to be Leechchameleon in episode 98. Gelshocker monsters (kaijin) All cyborgs with the powers of two living things (mostly animals; sometimes plants). Below I list them by first appearances: 78. Ganikoumori/Grabbat 81. Sasoritokagesu/Scorpionlizardus 82. Kurageurufu/Jellyfishwolf 83. Inokabuton/Boarbeetlon 84. Isoginjagaa/Anemonejaguar 85. Utsubogamesu/Morayturtlus 86. Washikamakiri/Eaglemantis 87. Kumoraion/Spiderlion 88. Nekoyamori/Catgecko 89. Kanarikobura/Canarycobra 89. Nezukondoru/Ratcondor 91. Mukadetaigaa/Centipedetiger 92. Haetoribachi/Flytrapbee 93. Eidokugaa/Raypoisonmoth 94. Namekujikinoko/Slugmushroom 95. Garaokkusu/Crowox 96. Sabotenbatto/Cactusbat 97. Hirukamereon/Leechchameleon (True form of General Black) Gelshocker soldiers (sentouin) Altered humans that are 4 times stronger than normal. Must take the drug 'Gelper' ever three hours to avoid death. Wore blue and yellow (soldier) or white (scientist) tights with red bat emblems on their masks. Episode guide 1. The Strange Spider Man (71.4.3; Kumo Otoko/Spider Man) Shocker, plotting world conquest, captures Hongou Takeshi and performed surgery on him. Having escaped right before brain surgery, Hongou changes into Kamen Rider to fight Shocker. 2. The Fearsome Bat Man (71.4.10; Koumori Otoko/Bat Man) Bat Man infects the residents of an apartment building with a virus that turns them into vampires. While struggling with Bat Man, who uses an infected Ruriko as a shield, Hongou gets the antidote serum and saves the apartment residents. 3. Monster Scorpion Man (71.4.17; Sasori Otoko/Scorpion Man) Hongou's friend Hayase is turned into Scorpion Man, who leads the M1 Project. Although Hongou struggles with the truth about Scorpion Man, he defeats Hayase with the Rider Scissors. 4. The Man-Eating Sarracenian (71.4.24; Sarasenian/Sarracenian) People turn up missing in the vicinity of a tropical garden. Hongou, acting on the wishes of a boy, Kenji, defeats the pitcher plant monster and rescues Kenji's sister Yukie. 5. Monster Mantis Man (71.5.1; Kamakiri Otoko/Mantis Man) Hongou looks for his childhood friend Chikako, a seismologist kidnapped by Mantis Man. Mantis Man is manipulating Chikako into assisting Shocker's artificial earthquake project. 6. Deathgod Chameleon (71.5.8; Shinigami Kamereon/Deathgod Chameleon) Hongou, who learns of the Nazi secret Shocker is after from former Japanese Imperial Navy Commander Sunada, discovers a mysterious iron box. Chameleon steals the iron box, and in pursuit of it, Hongou falls into a trap. 7. Deathgod Chameleon: Decisive Battle at Japan World Expo! (71.5.15; Deathgod Chameleon) Chameleon realizes he stole a fake and goes to Osaka (site of the Japan World Exposition of 1970) in pursuit of the real thing. Hongou defeats him. The treasure in the box sinks into the sea. 8. Strange! The Bee Woman (71.5.22; Hachi Onna/Bee Woman) People keep disappearing at the Kagemura optical store. Ruriko sets herself up as a decoy and disappears. Hongou saves the people who had disappeared from Shocker's base, but... 9. The Fearsome Cobra Man (71.5.29; Kobura Otoko/Cobra Man) During a gold heist, Cobra Man loses his fangs when barked upon by a watchdog, Dummy. To retrieve his fangs, Cobra Man goes after Dummy's owner, Takehiko. 10. The Cobra Man Lives Again (71.6.5; Kobura Otoko/Cobra Man) Animals keep disappearing. Cobra Man, injected with animal blood, comes back to live and resumes his thieving ways. 11. Bloodsucking Monster Gebacondor (71.6.12; Gebakondoru/Gebacondor) Needing the blood of young women to live, Gebacondor attacks the wedding of Hongou's friend Taki Kazuya. 12. Killer Yamogeras (71.6.19; Yamogerasu/Yamogeras) Yamogeras steals Dr. Shirakawa's Dangerlight ray, only to be killed by it. 13. Lizardron and the Monster Army (71.6.26; Tokageron/Lizardron and all kaijin up to episode 12) Ten revived monsters attack an atomic laboratory. The attack fails, and Shocker brings out Lizardron. Defeated by Lizardron, Hongou devises a new technique, the Lightning Light Rider Kick. (This would be Fujioka Hiroshi's last episode as a series regular until episode 53.) 14. The Raid of the Demon Cactigron (71.7.3; Saboteguron/Cactigron) Impersonating an FBI agent, Cactigron entraps Taki. A mysterious new Kamen Rider appears to save Taki. (This is Sasaki Takeshi's first episode.) 15. Cactigron's Counterattack (71.7.10; Cactigron) Ichimonji Hayato settles into his role as Japan's new defender after Hongou left in pursuit of Shocker's other projects. Having had Project Z stopped by Ichimonji, Cactigron attacks, knowing he will blow up. 16. The Devil's Wrestler Pirasaurus (71.7.17; Pirazaurusu/Pirasaurus) Shocker, having discovered an ancient creature called a Pirasaurus, kidnaps pro wrestler Kusaka and transforms him into the monster Pirasaurus, sending him on a mission of assassination. 17. Death Battle in the Ring: Defeat Pirasaurus! (71.7.24; Pirasaurus) Ichimonji and Pirasaurus, disguised as the masked wrestler Satan Mask, duel in the ring. 18. Fossil Man Starfish Danger (71.7.31; Hitodenjaa/Starfish Danger) While climbing mountains, the Tadokoro brothers accidentally spot a Shocker base. Starfish Danger hunts them down. 19. The Monster Crabbobbler Appears in Hokkaido (71.8.7; Kanibaburaa/Crabbobbler) While travelling in Hokkaido, Mari and her friends run into Crabbobbler. Ichimonji goes to Hokkaido and breaks into Shocker's undersea base there. 20. The Fire-Breathing Hairy Caterpillar Poison Mothunder (71.8.14; Dokugandaa/Poison Mothunder) Toubee et al. visit a village and are captured by the larva form of Poison Mothunder. Ichimonji defeats the larva, who then becomes a pupa... 21. Poison Mothunder's Decisive Battle at Osaka Castle! (71.8.21; Poison Mothunder) Impersonating the biologist Prof. Koizumi, the mature Poison Mothunder seeks the medicine invented by Asst. Prof. Yoshioka. 22. The Strange Fish-Man Amazonia (71.8.28; Amazonia) Amazonia captures swimmers training for the next Olympics. 23. Flying Monster Flying Squirreetle (71.9.4; Musasabiitoru/Flying Squirreetle) Toubee, hunting Flying Squirreetle, who stole a new liquid fuel, falls into the monster's hands when he discovers a Shocker base. 24. Attack of the Poison Monster Mushroom Morgue (71.9.11; Kinokomorugu/Mushroom Morgue) Mari's friends are kidnapped by Mushroom Morgue. Ichimonji is captured and about to be killed by an electric saw. 25. Defeat Mushroom Morgue! (71.9.18; Mushroom Morgue) Taki saves Ichimonji. An antidote brings Mushroom Morgue's victims out of their near-death state. 26. The Fearsome Ant Lion (71.9.25; Jigoku Sandaa/Ant Lion Thunder) Col. Sol arrives in Japan and wreaks havoc, disguised as Taki. 27. Centipedrus' Monster Classroom (71.10.2; Mukaderasu/Centipedrus, Sarracenian, Geba Condor) Centipedrus captures bright schoolchildren, recruiting them into 'Junior Shocker'. Ichimonji tries to save them, only to run into a resurrected Sarracenian and Geba Condor. 28. Underground Monster Molang (71.10.9; Mogurangu/Molang) Molang emerges from underground, capturing people to be converted into mindless Mole People slaves. 29. Electric Monster Jellyfish Dahl (71.10.16; Kuragedaaru/Jellyfish Dahl) A boy photographs Jellyfish Dahl, thinking him to be an alien. Jellyfish Dahl captures the boy's mother and plots Ichimonji's assassination. 30. The Fossil Bloodsucker Trilobite Lives Again (71.10.23; Zanburonzo/Drilobronzo) Dr. Shimura brings a trilobite back to life from a fossil. Shocker captures the trilobite and transforms it into Drilobronzo. 31. Death Battle! The Ant-Eating Demon Antgabari (71.10.30; Arigabari/Antgabari) Antgabari uses Tengu Peak in the southern Japan Alps as a lab for germ warfare tests. 32. The Man-Eating Flower Poison Darian (71.11.6; Dokudarian/Poison Darian) Poison Darian uses a flower shop to sell hypnotic flowers. 33. Steel Monster Armadillong (71.11.13; Arumajirongu/Armadillong) Armadillong comes to Japan from Brazil, chased by the Japanese-Brazillian nisei Cony Yamada, whose family was murdered by Armadillong. 34. Japan in Danger! Toad Giller's Raid (71.11.20; Gamagiraa/Toad Giller) Toad Giller seeks the files exposing Shocker's Japan Archipelago Split Project. 35. Killer Queen Ant Antimedes (71.11.27; Arikimedesu/Antimedes) Antimedes goes after her eggs, which were stolen by Ichimonji and Taki. 36. The Mummy Monster Egyptus Comes Back to Life (71.12.4; Ejiputasu/Egyptus) Shocker brings Egyptus back to life to seek Egyptain treasures. The problem is that Egyptus can only speak Egyptian. Thus Shocker hunts historians to interpret Egyptus' speech. 37. Poison Gas Monster Wolfsbane's Operaton G (71.12.11; Torikabuto/Wolfsbane, Crabbobbler, Centipedrus, Molang, Armadillong) Shocker plans mass murder via the 'Operation G,' involving plants discharging poison gas. 38. Lightning Monster Rayking's World Darkness Operation (71.12.18; Eikingu/Rayking) Rayking captures Dr. Seki's daughter to force him to help Shocker execute the World Darkness Operation. 39. Monster Wolf Man's Great Murder Party (71.12.25; Ookami Otoko/Wolf Man, Jikkenyou Ookami Otoko/Experimental Wolf Man) Ichimonji learns of Shocker's Wolf Operation from Kumiko, a girl who witnessed an experimental Wolf Man. Col. Sol turns into a Wolf Man to do battle with Ichimonji. 40. Death Battle! Monster Snowman vs. Two Riders (72.1.1; Sunooman/Snowman) Dr. Deathgod comes from Switzerland with Snowman--and Hongou in hot pursuit. 41. Magma Monster Ghoster's Great Decisive Battle on Sakura Island (72.1.8; Goosutaa/Ghoster, Armadillong, Molang) Shocker captures Hongou, whom it intends to brainwash and turn against Ichimonji. 42. The Devil's Messenger, the Strange Fly Man (72.1.15; Hae Otoko/Fly Man) Fly Man manipulates Tachibana et al. into trying to kill Ichimonji. 43. The Strange Bird Man Pranodon's Attack (72.1.22; Puranodon/Pranodon) Pranodon frames Ichimonji for attempted murder. 44. Graveyard Monster Moldbinga (72.1.29; Kabibinga; Mold Binga) Moldbinga grows a killer mold that feeds on humans. 45. Monster Slugra's Explosive Gas Operaton (72.2.5; Namekujira/Slugra) Shocker plots to set Tokyo aflame by blowing up gas tanks. Dr. Yajima is forced to implant the small artificial brain he invented into Slugra, making him nearly unbeatable. 46. Confrontation! Snow Mountain Monster Bearconger (72.2.12; Beaakongaa/Bearconger) Shocker forces Dr. Mikawa to aid them in the Snow Operation, which will melt snow and create floods. 47. Ice Monster Walrus Giller Calls Death (72.2.19; Todogiraa/Walrus Giller) Walrus Giller freezes people who will be surgically altered into new Shocker agents. 48. Leech Guerilla of the Bloodsucking Marsh (72.2.26; Hirugerira/Leech Guerilla) People disappear at Bloodsucking Marsh. Ichimonji falls into a trap and emerges a pawn of Leech Guerilla. 49. Man-Eating MonsterAnemonne (72.3.4; Isoginchakku/Anemonne) Anemonne arrives from Africa in search of a diamond mine, with Hongou trailing him. 50. Monster Turtlestone's Killer Aurora Operation (72.3.11; Kamesutoon/Turtlestone) People who see Turtlestone's auroras go blind. Even Ichimonji goes blind. 51. Stone Monster Unicornus vs. the Double Rider Kick (72.3.18; Yunikorunosu/Unicornus) Unicornus turns Gorou and Emi into stone. Even Ichimoji has a foot turn to stone. Hongou teams up with Ichimonji against Unicornus. 52. My Name is Strange Bird Man Gillcrow! (72.3.25; Girugarasu/Gillcrow) Gillcrow commits mass murder with his Deadman Gas. The Double Riders defeat him. Dr. Deathgod leaves for South America, with Ichimonji in pursuit. 53. Monster Jaguarman's Desperate Motorcycle Battle (72.4.1; Jagaaman/Jaguarman) Hongou, now the 'new' Kamen Rider 1, fights Shocker's Killer Rider Team of motorcyclists. 54. Sea Snake Man of the Ghost Village (72.4.8; Umihebiotoko/Sea Snake Man) Taki discovers a Shocker training camp in a mountain village. 55. Cockroach Man!! The Fearsome Bacterium Adballoon (72.4.15; Gokiburi Otoko/Cockroach Man) Cockroach Man plans to spread bacteria that speeds up human aging. 56. Gireela, Poison Moth of the Amazon (72.4.22; Giriira/Gireela) Gireela plans to poison resevoirs with venomous moth scales. 57. Earth Spider Man Poisonmondo (72.4.29; Dokumondo/Poisonmondo) Poisonmondo kidnaps Sawada, the inventor of a liquid explosive. 58. Monster Poison Lizard: Decisive Battle of the Valley of Fear (72.5.6; Dokutokage Otoko/Poison Lizard Man) Poison Lizard Man seeks the X Alpha Liquid, which can bring the dead back to life. 59. Earthworm Man of the Bottomless Marsh (72.5.13; Mimizu Otoko/Earthworm Man) Shocker plans to use a new element, 'Cobalt 120', in its 'Operation Radiation'. 60. The Strange Owl Man's Killer Roentgen (72.5.20; Fukurou Otoko/Owl Man) Owl Man murders with Killer Roentgen X-rays. 61. Monster Catfish Giller's Electric Hell (72.5.27; Namazugiraa/Catfish Giller) Dr. Deathgod returns to Japan, brining Catfish Giller with him. 62. Monster Hedgehogrus' Killer Skull Operation (72.6.3; Harinezurasu/Hedgehogrus) Hedgehogrus seeks the Killer Virus, which he needs for his Killer Needles. 63. Monster Rhinogang's Autorace of Death (72.6.10; Saigyangu/Rhinogang) Rhinogang manipulates a racer friend of Hongou's in a plot to kill him. 64. Monster Cicadaminga's Song of Genocide (72.6.17; Semiminga/Cicadaminga) Cicadaminga pursues a boy who witnessed him committing a murder. 65. Monster Insect Doctor and the Shocker School (72.6.24; Kabutorongu/Beetlong) Beetlong brainwashes children into becoming students of the Shocker School. 66. Shocker Graveyard: The Monsters That Came Back to Life (72.7.1; Kamakirikiddo/Mantis Kid, Hedgehogrus, Jaguarman, Rhinogang, Poison Lizard Man, Zanjio) Katou, a Shocker escapee, comes to Toubee for refuge. But Katou is really Mantis Kid, who kidnaps Toubee et al. to be used as sacrifices in a ceremony to bring the dead Shocker monsters back to life. 67. The Shocker Leader Appears!! Rider in Danger (72.7.8; Girizamesu/Girisharkus) Taki and Hongou fall into a trap when they enter the site for the Shocker World Conference. 68. Dr. Deathgod's Fearsome True Identity? (72.7.15; Ikadebiru/Squid Devil) Hongou, testing his new Cyclone, is attacked by Squid Devil, the true identity of Dr. Deathgod. 69. Monster Giller Cricket's Approaching Claws of Death (72.7.22; Giraakoorogi/Giller Cricket) Hongou falls into a trap set by a brainwashed friend. 70. Monster Electric Firefly's Fireball Attack (72.7.29; Erekibotaru/Electric Firefly) Naoki, who saw Electric Firefly, is brainwashed into leading Hongou and Taki into a trap. 71. Monster Horsefly Gomes' Great Chase at Rokkouzan! (72.8.5; Abugomesu/Horsefly Gomes) Horsefly Gomes arrives from Mexico, killing the FBI agent on his tail. 72. Bloodsucker Mosquirus vs. Two Riders (72.8.12; Mosukirasu/Mosquirus) Ichimonji returns as the 'new' Kamen Rider 2 to save Hongou. 73. Double Riders, Defeat Tidecrab King!! (72.8.19; Shiomanekingu/Tidecrab King) Hongou and Ichimonji team up to rescue Dr. Sakai's wife and child. Shocker once again is using its make-scientists-do-what-it-wants-by-kidnapping-their-relatives strategy. 74. Bloodsucking Demon of Death: Persevere!! Rider Boys' Team (72.8.26; Shirakyurasu/Licequrus) The Boys' Rider Team forms. 75. The Secret of Poison Flower Monster Roseranga's House of Fear (72.9.2; Bararanga/Roseranga) Taki falls into Roseranga's trap and is brainwashed. 76. The Three Electrifying Monster Seadragons (72.9.9; Shiidoragon/Seadragon I/II/III) Seadragon returns again and again with new weapons to menace Hongou. 77. Monster Newtges' Decisive Battle at Hell Ranch (72.9.16; Imorigesu/Newtges) Shocker builds a secret airfield beneath the ranches at Ikaho Hot Springs from which it will send bombers to Japan's cities. 78. Fearsome Urchin Dogma Plus the Ghost Monster (72.9.23; Unidoguma/Urchin Dogma, Grabbat) Shocker plans to turn Japan into a nest for Urchin Dogma monsters. Meanwhile, a mystery monster not belonging to Shocker goes after Hongou and Taki. 79. Hell's Ambassador!! His Fearful True Identity? (72.9.30; Garagaranda, Grabbat) The Leader sentences Hell's Ambassador to death. Hongou and Taki save him, who turns out to be the monster Garagaranda, still loyal to Shocker. His last words: "Shocker Army Banzai!!" The Leader destroys his own organization, which is to be born again as... 80. Gelshocker Appears! Kamen Rider's Last Day!! (72.10.7; Ganikoumori/Grabbat) An inaugural ceremony is held for Shocker's successor, Gelshocker. The mystery monster turns out to be Grabbat, Gelshocker's first hybrid cyborg. 81. Kamen Rider Dies Twice!! (72.10.14; Sasoritokagesu/Scorpionlizardus) Scorpionlizardus hunts former Shocker member Mine. Taki tells Toubee that Hongou is...dead!? 82. Monster Jellyfishwolf's Terrifying Rush Hour (72.10.21; Kurageurufu/Jellyfishwolf) Toubee's old racing comrade, Nakamura, comes to the Rider Team Headquarters. In reality, Nakamura is Jellyfishwolf. 83. Monster Boarbeetlon, Defeat Rider with the Maddening Gas (72.10.28; Inokabuton/Boarbeetlon) Boarbeetlon attacks a park with maddening gas. 84. Rider in Danger! Anemonejaguar's Hell Trap (72.11.4; Isoginjagaa/Anemonejaguar) Anemonejaguar uses his own daughter to lure Hongou into a trap. (This episode was directed and co-written by Rider creator Ishimori Shoutarou, who also has a cameo as a fisherman.) 85. The Pollution Monster's Terrifying Killer Smog (72.11.11; Utsubogamesu/Morayturtlus) Morayturtlus seeks the waste he needs to carry out Operation Tokyo Annihilation, which will unleash Killer Smog that will reduce humans to skeletons. 86. Monster Eaglemantis' Manhunting (72.11.18; Washikamakiri/Eaglemantis) Hongou meets a boy whose father was kidnapped by Eaglemantis. 87. Gelshocker's Deliveryman of Death! (72.11.25; Kumoraion/Spiderlion) Shocker sends out death announcements to VIPs whom Spiderlion kills shortly after delivery. Hongou is Shocker's next target. 88. The Picture of the Black Cat that Calls for Strange Blood (72.12.2; Nekoyamori/Catgecko) A picture of a black cat appears in Hongou's room, and Catgecko emerges from it to kill him. 89. The Terrifying Pet Operation: Drop Rider into Hell! (72.12.9; Kanarikobura/Canarycobra, Nezukondoru/Ratcondor) Canarycobra infiltrates Rider Team Headquarters, disguised as a canary. 90. The Terrifying Pet Operation: Rider SOS (72.12.16; Ratcondor) Ratcondor partially blinds Hongou with bacteria. 91. Enroll in Gelshocker's School of Fear! (72.12.23; Mukadetaigaa/Centipedetiger) General Black forms the Boys' Gelshocker Team, using brainwashed members of the Boys' Rider Team. The Shocker Riders, copies of Rider 1 with golden gloves and boots and scarves of varying colors (yellow, white, green, blue, purple, and pink) debut. 92. Diabolical! The Fake Kamen Riders (72.12.30; Haetoribachi/Flytrapbee) The Antishocker League mistakenly gives secret information to a Shocker Rider. 93. The Eight Kamen Riders (73.1.6; Flytrapbee, Eidokuga/Raypoisonmoth) Raypoisonmouth realizes the information was fake. Ichimonji returns to Japan. 94. The True Identity of the Gelshocker Leader!! (73.1.13; Namekujikinoko/Slugmushroom, Raypoisonmoth) Hongou and Ichimonji go to where they think the Gelshocker Leader is, only to fall into yet another trap. The Double Riders defeat the six Shocker Riders. 95. Monster Crowox's Flying Car!! (73.1.20; Garaokkusu/Crowox) Crowox uses the Misty Gas which he discharges from his horns to cause cars to rise high into the air and then drop to the ground, killing their drivers and passengers. 96. Will Hongou Takeshi Be Made into a Cactus Monster!? (73.1.27; Sabotenbatto/Cactusbat) Cactusbat turns people into cacti. Hongou is no exception. 97. Hongou Takeshi Can't Henshin!! (73.2.3; Hirukamereon/Leechchameleon, Grabbat) General Black freezes Hongou at absolute zero, so he cannot henshin into Kamen Rider. 98. Gelshocker Annihilated! The End of the Leader!! (73.2.10; Leechchameleon, Spiderlion, Jellyfishwolf, Morayturtlus, Crowox, Cactusbat, Boarbeetlon, Flytrapbee, Raypoisonmoth, Centipedetiger) Ichimonji returns. Leechchameleon is revealed to be General Black before he dies. The Double Riders defeat an army of revived monsters before facing the Leader, finally revealed (?) at last (despite earlier episode titles claiming otherwise). Is the Leader a cyclops, a medusa, a sphere, or something else entirely? You decide. (The 'real' answer didn't appear until the final episode of Kamen Rider Stronger.) The Leader blows him/itself up. Gelshocker is completely destroyed. Taki goes back to FBI headquarters in America. Hongou, Ichimonji, and Toubee stay around for Kamen Rider V3. Kamen Rider film guide 1. Go Go Kamen Rider (71.7.18; 24 min) Except for the title change, merely a theatrical showing of episode 13. 2. Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (72.3.18; 32 min) The Double Riders face off against Sanjio and 38 monsters back from the dead as Shocker plans to implement Operation GX, utilizing the gravity-generating GX device to drown the world. 3. Kamen Rider vs. Hell's Ambassador (72.7.16; 34 min) Hell's Ambassador sets up a Super Destructive Beam Cannon in a Shocker Fortress at the peak of Mount Fuji, guarded by Mantis Kid and an army of over a dozen monsters back from the dead, led by Sanjio. Kamen Rider theme songs "Rettsu goo raidaa kikku" (Let's Go Rider Kick; OP; episodes 1-88) Lyrics: Ishimori Shoutarou Music: Kikuchi Shunsuke Vocals: Fujioka Hiroshi (episodes 1-13); Fuji Kouichi (pseudonym for Shimon Masato, which is in turn a pseudonym for Fujikawa Masaharu; episodes 14-88) Semaru shokkaa (Shocker approaches) Jigoku no gundan (An army of hell) Warera o nerau kuroi kage (A black shadow after us) Sekai no heiwa o mamoru tame (To defend the peace of the world) Goo goo rettsugoo (Go, go, let's go) Kagayaku mashin (Shining machine) Raidaa janpu (Rider Jump) Raidaa kikku (Rider Kick) Kamen raidaa kamen raidaa (Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider) Raidaa raidaa (Rider, Rider) "Kamen raidaa no uta" (Kamen Rider's Song; ED; episodes 1-71) Lyrics: Hatte Saburou (Toei house pseudonym) Music: Kikuchi Shunsuke Vocals: Fuji Kouichi (Shimon Masato) Arashi to tomo ni yattekita (He came with the storm) Dare da, dare da (Who is he, who is he?) Aku o kechirasu arashi no otoko (The man of the storm who kicks apart the enemy) Kamen raidaa seigi no masuku (Kamen Rider, mask of justice) Kaze fukase enjin fukase (Blow, wind, blow, engine!) Supiido zenkai saikuron (Full speed, Cyclone!) Ikari o komete buchiatare (Strike with anger!) Shokkaa domo o buchinomese (Defeat Shocker!) Raidaa raidaa kamen raidaa (Rider, Rider, Kamen Rider) "Raidaa akushon" (Rider Action; ED; episodes 72-88; OP; episodes 89-98) Lyrics: Ishimori Shoutarou Music: Kikuchi Shunsuke Vocals: Shimon Masato Daichi o kette raidaa janpu (Kicking the ground--Rider Jump) Kuuchuu kaiten daifuush (Mid-air spin, Great Wind Wheel) Inazuma o yobu raidaa kikku (Calling lightning--Rider Kick) Teki o taoshita raidaa choppu (Defeated the enemy--Rider Chop) Ou ou raidaa kamen raidaa (Oh, oh, Rider, Kamen Rider) "Ronrii kamen raidaa" (Lonely Kamen Rider; ED; episodes 89-98) Lyrics: Tanaka Mamoru Music: Kikuchi Shunsuke Vocals: Shimon Masato Kouya o wataru kaze (The wind crossing the plains) Hyou hyou to (Aimlessly) Hitori yuku hitori yuku (Alone he goes, alone he goes) Kamen raidaa (Kamen Rider) Kanashimi o kamishite (Meditating on sadness) Hitori hitori tatakau (Alone, alone he fights) Saredo waga tomo waga furusato (Despite that, our friend, our home) Hitori demo hitori demo (Though alone, though alone) Mamoru mamoru ore wa (I defend, I defend, I am) Kamen raidaa (Kamen Rider) Other vocals (all music by Kikuchi Shunsuke): 1. "Kaettekuru raidaa" (Rider Who Comes Home) Lyrics: Takizawa Mari, Vocals: Shimon Masato 2. "Akuma no shokkaa" (Satanic Shocker) Lyrics: Igami Masaru, Vocals: Sunny Singers 3. "Raidaa no komoriuta" (Rider's Lullaby) Lyrics: Takizawa Mari, Vocals: Onogi Kumiki 4. "Tatakae! Saikuron" (Fight! Cyclone) Lyrics: Shimada Sadayuki, Vocals: Shimon Masato 5. "Kaijin no uta" (The Monsters' Song) Lyrics: Doi Nobu, Vocals: Sunny Singers 6. "Kamen raidaa kazoeuta" (The Kamen Rider Counting Song) Lyrics: Nakase Touichi, Vocals: Shimon Masato, Columbia Yurikago Kai 7. "Oo! Shokkaa" (Oh! Shocker) Lyrics: Tanaka Mamoru, Vocals: Miki Kazuyuki, Sunny Singers 8. "Bokura no kamen raidaa" (Our Kamen Rider) Lyrics: Igami Masaru, Vocals: Columbia Yurikago Kai 9. "Kamen raidaa no kurisumasu" (Kamen Rider Christmas) Lyrics: Tanaka Mamoru, Vocals: Mizuki Ichirou (c) 1995 Marc H. 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