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Hiroshi Fujioka to Suit Up as 1st Kamen Rider, 38 Years Later

posted on by Egan Loo
Kamen Rider 1's original actor to transform in March's Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider War feat. Super Sentai

Actor Hiroshi Fujioka will transform into Kamen Rider 1 — the original Kamen Rider — for the first time in 38 years in the Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider War feat. Super Sentai film this March. While Fujioka has voiced the character over the past four decades, he himself will assume the transformation pose as Kamen Rider 1 (aka Takeshi Hongo) for the first time since Zenin Shūgō! 7-nin no Kamen Rider!! (All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!!) aired back on January 3, 1976.

Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider War feat. Super Sentai will feature a total of 30 Riders, including 15 Showa-era (1926-1989) Riders led by Kamen Rider 1 and 15 Heisei-era (1989-current) Riders such as those from the ongoing Kamen Rider Gaim television series. The franchise debuted 43 years ago when Fujioka played Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1 in the first Kamen Rider series' premiere on April 3, 1971. The late manga pioneer Shōtarō Ishinomori created or co-created Kamen Rider, Himitsu Sentai Go-Ranger (the first Super Sentai/Ranger series), Jinzou Ningen Kikaida, Cyborg 009, and dozens of other projects.

Principal photography on the new film began in December and ended in mid-January. Takayuki Shibasaki (various Heisei Kamen Rider series) is directing off a screenplay written by Shoji Yonemura (last year's Kamen Rider x Super Sentai x Uchū Keiji Super Hero Taisen Z).

The new film will open on March 29.

Thanks to ukiyaseed for the news tip

Source: Cinema Today


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