Kamen Rider Kuuga

Kamen Rider Kuuga (stylish in English as Masked Rider Kuuga) is a Japanese television series. It is the tenth installment of the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows and the first of air entirely in the Heisei, as well as the first standalone Kamen Rider TV series since Kamen Rider Black RX and the first series of the revived run of Kamen Rider, bringing Kamen Rider into the 21st century.

Schedule
It was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and has shown on TV Asahi from January 30, 2000, to January 21, 2001, replacing Moero!! Robocon in its timeslot. Kamen Rider Kuuga is the Kamen Rider Series to be broadcast in a Widescreen (letterboxed) format. it aired alongside Mirai Sentai Timeranger.

Syonspis
Long ago, the Grongi Tribe terrorized the Linto Tribe until a warrior acquired the power of Kuuga and defeated the Grongi, sealing their leader within a cave. In the present day, Kuuga's mysterious stone belt is excavated, freeing the Grongi as they resume their murderous game on the Linto Tribe's descendants: humanity itself. But a multi-talented man named Yusuke Godai finds himself drawn to the belt and becomes the new Kuuga. He helped assemble the Science Police to fight the Grongi to ensure the happiness and safety of others. But as the endgame draws near, Yusuke learns of a horrible revelation between Kuuga and the Grongi Tribe's leader.

Cast
 Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga: Joe Odagiri
 Kaoru Ichijo: Shingo Katsurayama
 Sakurako Sawatari: Kazumi Murata
 Pops (Tamasaburo Kazari): Kitaro
 Minori Godai: Wakana Chizaki (Played as Wakana Aoi)
 Shuichi Tsubaki: Yoshitaka Otsuka
 Hikari Enokida: Kaori Mizushima
 Nana Asahina: Shio Mizuhara
 Jean Michael Sorrel: Serge Vasilov
 Mika Natsume: Yuka Takeshima
 Sadao Nakamura: Yudai Ishiyama
 Morimichi Sugita: Takashi Matsuyama
 Tsuyoshi Sakurai: Nobuyuki Yoneyama
 Nozomi Sasayama: Eri Tanaka
 Hitoshi Kashihara: Takashi Kikuchi
 Junichi Shiina: Makoto Hatayama
 Gohei Ebisawa: Fujio Mori
 Tsurumaru Kameyama: Katsuaki Nishide
 Akiji Kanzaki: Takashi Inoue
 Junichi Chono: Daisuke Uchida
 Keiko Motoki: Rie Okada
 Atsuko Enokida: Machiko Naka
 Sae Enokida: Kentaro Niibo
 Hiroyuki Yashiro: Yutaro Kamata
 Shuto Terashima: Tomoaki Takagi
 Kanako Suyama: Yukako Mino
 Woman With the Rose Tattoo (Ra-Baruda-De): Mie Nanamori
 Zu-Goma-Gu: Mitsuru Fujio
 Zu-Zain-Da: Akira Nogami
 Me-Garume-Re: Masaharu Mori
 Me-Garima-Ba: Miho Kido (Played as Miho Iijima)
 Nu-Zario-Re: Tadashi Takatsuki
 Zu-Badzu-Ba, Go-Bada-Ba: Nobuyuki Ogawa
 Ra-Dorudo-Gu: Tenmei Basara
 Go-Gadoru-Ba: Masato Gunji
 N-Daguva-Zeba: Kenji Urai
 Narration: Fumihiko Tachiki

Theme songs
 Opening theme
 "Kamen Rider Kuuga"
 Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
 Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Sahashi
 Artist: Masayuki Tanaka
 Ending theme
 "Aozora ni Naru" ("Become the Blue Sky")
 Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
 Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Sahashi
 Artist: Jin Hashimoto
Category:2000s Japanese television series
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Category:Japanese action television series
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