Kamen Rider
In 2005, "" was produced. Written by Toshiki Inoue, the film reimagines the manga and original television series and characters from the original series had their storylines altered to fit the film's time span. Masaya Kikawada played Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1 and Hassei Takano (previously Miyuki Tezuka/Kamen Rider Raia in "Kamen Rider Ryuki") was Hayato Ichimonji/Kamen Rider 2. This was followed in 2007 by "Kamen Rider The Next", an adaptation of "Kamen Rider V3" starring Kazuki Kato (previously Daisuke Kazama/Kamen Rider Drake in "Kamen Rider Kabuto") as Shiro Kazami/Kamen Rider V3 and with Kikawada and Takano reprising their roles.