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*For the series' main character, Kamen Rider 1, see Takeshi Hongo.*
***Kamen Rider*** (仮面ライダー, *Kamen Raidā*?, "Masked Rider"), is a Japanese tokusatsu drama and the very first installment in what would be known as the Kamen Rider Series. The debut entry of the Showa Era, the series was created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori and aired from April 3, 1971 to February 10, 1973 on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and NET TV (now TV Asahi). With 98 episodes, it is the longest entry of the franchise to date.

The average ratings of the series was 21.2%.

It was rebooted two times: one in the Heisei Era and one in the Reiwa Era. *Kamen Rider The First* was released in 2005 and *Shin Kamen Rider* was released in 2023.

## Legacy

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Since its end, it has spawned many sequels and spin-offs, ultimately shaping its own franchise. A manga adaptation was also featured in *Shōnen Magazine* around the same period. The cultural impact of the series in Japan resulted in Akimasa Nakamura naming two minor planets in honor of the series: 12408 Fujioka, after actor Hiroshi Fujioka, known for his portrayal of Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider #1, and 12796 Kamenrider, after the series itself.

## Story

The story took place in a world plagued by Shocker, a mysterious terrorist organization. To further its plans for world domination, Shocker recruited its agents through kidnapping, turning their victims into mutant cyborgs and, ultimately, brainwashing them. However, one victim named Takeshi Hongo escaped just before the final brainwashing. With his sanity and moral conscience intact, Hongo battled Shocker's minions as the grasshopper-themed cyborg (改造人間, *kaizō ningen*?) superhero Kamen Rider #1. Another of Shocker's victims, freelance photographer Hayato Ichimonji, had also been given cyborg implants, but was saved by Kamen Rider from the brainwashing process to become Kamen Rider #2. Assisted by motorcycle race team manager Tobee Tachibana and FBI agent Kazuya Taki, the Kamen Riders fought in both solo and partnered missions against both Shocker and its successor organization Gel Shocker.

## Characters

#### Concepts

* Kamen Rider One
	+ Kamen Rider Skull Man
	+ Kamen Rider Hopper Kick
	+ Kamen Rider Grass Hopper
* Kamen Rider 3
* Kamen Rider 4
* Kamen Rider (Arewa Kamen Rider)

### Allies

* Tobee Tachibana
	+ Mayu Tachibana
* Kazuya Taki
* Professor Midorikawa
* Snack Amigo
	+ Ruriko Midorikawa
	+ Hiromi Nohara
	+ Shiro
* Tachibana Racing Club
	+ Yuri
	+ Mari
	+ Michi
	+ Emi
	+ Mika
	+ Tokko
	+ Yokko
	+ Choko
	+ Goro Ishikura
* The Boys' Kamen Rider Squad
	+ Naoki
	+ Mitsuru

### Villains

#### Shocker

*Main article: Shocker*
* Shocker Leader
* Colonel Zol/Wolf Man (a.k.a. Golden Wolf Man) (26-39)
* Dr. Shinigami/Ika Devil (40-52, 61, 63 & 68)
* Jigoku Taishi/Garagaranda (53-62, 64-67 & 69-79)
* Shocker Combatmen
* Big Machine

#### Gel Shocker

*Main article: Gel Shocker*
* Gel Shocker Leader
* General Black/Hilchameleon (80-98)
* Gel Shocker Combatmen

#### Nova Shocker

* Urga
* Igura
* Buffal
* Nova Shocker Combatmen

## Episodes

*Main article: Kamen Rider Episodes*
*Main article: Kamen Rider Episodes*
1. The Mysterious Spider Man (怪奇蜘蛛男, *Kaiki Kumo Otoko*?)
2. The Terrifying Bat Man (恐怖蝙蝠男, *Kyōfu Kōmori Otoko*?)
3. Monster, Scorpion Man (怪人さそり男, *Kaijin Sasori Otoko*?)
4. Cannibalism, Sarracenian (人喰いサラセニアン, *Hitokui Sarasenian*?)
5. Monster, Mantis Man (怪人かまきり男, *Kaijin Kamakiri Otoko*?)
6. Grim Reaper, Chameleon (死神カメレオン, *Shinigami Kamereon*?)
7. Duel With Grim Reaper Chameleon! World Fair Impression (死神カメレオン決闘！万博跡, *Shinigami Kamereon Kettō! Banpaku Ato*?)
8. Strangeness! Bee Woman (怪異！蜂女, *Kaii! Hachi Onna*?)
9. The Terrifying Cobra Man (恐怖コブラ男, *Kyōfu Kobura Otoko*?)
10. The Revived Cobra Man (よみがえるコブラ男, *Yomigaeru Kobura Otoko*?)
11. Bloodsucking Monster, Gebacondor (吸血怪人ゲバコンドル, *Kyūketsu Kaijin Gebakondoru*?)
12. Murder, Yamogelas (殺人ヤモゲラス, *Satsujin Yamogerasu*?)
13. Tokageron and the Big Monster Army (トカゲロンと怪人大軍団, *Tokageron to Kaijin Dai Gundan*?)
14. Raid of the Demon Sabotegron (魔人サボテグロンの襲来, *Majin Saboteguron no Shūrai*?)
15. Counterattack, Sabotegron (逆襲サボテグロン, *Gyakushū Saboteguron*?)
16. Wrestler of the Devil, Pirasaurus (悪魔のレスラーピラザウルス, *Akuma no Resurā Pirazaurusu*?)
17. Death Match in the Ring: Defeat! Pirasaurus (リングの死闘倒せ！ピラザウルス, *Ringu No Shitō Taose! Pirazaurusu*?)
18. Fossil Man: Hitodanger (化石男ヒトデンジャー, *Kaseki-Otoko Hitodenjā*?)
19. Monster Kanibubbler Appears in Hokkaido (怪人カニバブラー北海道に現る, *Kaijin Kanibaburā Hokkaidō ni Arawaru*?)
20. Fire-Breathing Caterpillar Monster: Dokugander (火を吹く毛虫怪人ドクガンダー, *Hi o Fuku Kemushi Kaijin Dokugandā*?)
21. Dokugander, Confrontation at Osaka Castle (ドクガンダー　大阪城の対決！, *Dokugandā Ōsaka-jō no Taiketsu!*?)
22. Suspicious Merman Amazonia (怪魚人アマゾニア, *Kai Kyojin Amazonia*?)
23. Sky-Flying Monster Musasabedol (空飛ぶ怪人ムササビードル, *Soratobu Kaijin Musasabīdoru*?)
24. Deadly Poison Monster Kinokomolg's Sortie! (猛毒怪人キノコモルグの出撃！, *Mōdoku Kaijin Kinokomorugu no Shutsugeki!*?)
25. Defeat Kinokomolg! (キノコモルグを倒せ！, *Kinokomorugu o Taose!*?)
26. The Terrifying Antlion (恐怖のあり地獄, *Kyōfu no Arijigoku*?)
27. Mukadelas Monster Classroom (ムカデラス怪人教室, *Mukaderasu Kaijin Shōshitsu*?)
28. Underground Monster Mogurang (地底怪人モグラング, *Chitei Kaijin Mogurangu*?)
29. Electric Monster Kuragedall (電気怪人クラゲダール, *Denki Kaijin Kuragedāru*?)
30. Revived Fossil, Bloodsucking Trilobite (よみがえる化石吸血三葉虫, *Yomegaeru Kaseki Kyūketsu San'yōchū*?)
31. Deathmatch! Anteater Demon Arigabari (死斗！ありくい魔人アリガバリ, *Shitō! Arikui Majin Arigabari*?)
32. Cannibalism Flower, Dokudalian (人喰い花ドクダリアン, *Hitokui Hana Dokudarian*?)
33. Steel Monster, Armadillong (鋼鉄怪人アルマジロング, *Kōtetsu Kaijin Arumajirongu*?)
34. Japan in Danger! Gamagiller's Invasion (日本危うし！ガマギラーの侵入, *Nihon Ayaushi! Gamagirā no Shinnyū*?)
35. Murderous Ant Queen, Archimedes (殺人女王蟻アリキメデス, *Satsujin Joōari Arikimedesu*?)
36. Resurrected Mummy Monster, Egyptus (いきかえったミイラ怪人エジプタス, *Ikikaetta Miira Kaijin Ejiputasu*?)
37. Poisonous Gas Monster Trickabuto's G-Plan (毒ガス怪人トリカブトのＧ作戦, *Dokugasu Kaijin Torikabuto no Jī Sakusen*?)
38. Lightning Monster Rayking's World Darkness Plan (稲妻怪人エイキングの世界暗黒作戦, *Inazuma Kaijin Eikingu no Sekai Ankoku Sakusen*?)
39. Monster Wolf Man's Huge Murder Party (怪人狼男の殺人大パーティー, *Kaijin Ōkami Otoko no Satsujin Dai Pātī*?)
40. Deathmatch! Monster Snowman vs. Two Riders (死斗！怪人スノーマン対二人のライダー, *Shitō! Kaijin Sunōman Tai Futari no Raidā*?)
41. Magma Monster Ghoster, Decisive Battle at Sakurajima (マグマ怪人ゴースター 桜島大決戦, *Maguma Kaijin Gōsutā Sakurajima Dai Kessen*?)
42. The Devil's Messenger, Mysterious Fly Man (悪魔の使者　怪奇ハエ男, *Akuma no Shisha Kaiki Hae Otoko*?)
43. Mysterious Birdman Pranodon's Attack (怪鳥人プラノドンの襲撃, *Kai Chōjin Puranodon no Shūgeki*?)
44. Graveyard Monster, Moldbinga (墓場の怪人カビビンガ, *Hakaba no Kaijin Kabibinga*?)
45. Monster Namewhale's Gas Explosion Plan (怪人ナメクジラのガス爆発作戦, *Kaijin Namekujira no Gasu Bakuhatsu Sakusen*?)
46. Showdown!! Snow Mountain Monster Bearconger (対決！！雪山怪人ベアーコンガー, *Taiketsu!! Yukiyama Kaijin Beākongā*?)
47. The Death-Calling Ice Devil Todogiller (死を呼ぶ氷魔人トドギラー, *Shi o Yobu Kōri Majin Todogirā*?)
48. Bloodsucking Marshes of Leechguerilla (吸血沼のヒルゲリラ, *Kyūketsu Numa no Hirugerira*?)
49. Cannibalistic Monster, Sea Anemone (人喰い怪人イソギンチャック, *Hitokui Kaijin Isoginchakku*?)
50. Monster Turtlestone's Murderous Aurora Program (怪人カメストーンの殺人オーロラ計画, *Kaijin Kamesutōn no Satsujin Ōrora Keikaku*?)
51. Stone Monster Unicornos vs. Double Rider Kick (石怪人ユニコルノス対ダブルライダーキック, *Ishi Kaijin Yunikorunosu Tai Daburu Raidā Kikku*?)
52. My Name is Mysterious Birdman Gilgalass (おれの名は　怪鳥人ギルガラスだ！, *Ore no Na wa Kai Chōjin Girugarasu*?)
53. Monster Jaguarman's Ready-to-Die Motorbike War (怪人ジャガーマン決死のオートバイ戦, *Kaijin Jagāman Kesshi Ōtobai Ikusa*?)
54. Sea Serpent Man of the Phantom Village (ユウレイ村の海蛇男, *Yūrei Mura no Umihebi Otoko*?)
55. Cockroach Man!! The Terrifying Bacterial Ad-Balloon (ゴキブリ男！恐怖の細菌アドバルーン, *Gokiburi Otoko!! Kyōfu no Saikin Adobarūn*?)
56. Amazon's Poison Butterfly Gireera (アマゾンの毒蝶ギリーラ, *Amazon no Doku Chō Girīra*?)
57. Tsuchigumo Man Poisonmondo (土ぐも男ドクモンド, *Tsuchigumo Otoko Dokumondo*?)
58. Monster Poison Lizard, Duel in Fear Valley!! (怪人毒トカゲ　おそれ谷の決闘！！, *Kaijin Doku Tokage Osore Tani no Kettō!!*?)
59. The Bottomless Swamp Monster, Earthworm Man! (底なし沼の怪人ミミズ男！, *Sokonashi Numa no Kaijin Mimizu Otoko!*?)
60. Mysterious Owl Man's Murderous X-Rays (怪奇フクロウ男の殺人レントゲン, *Kaiki Fukurō Otoko no Satsujin Rentogen*?)
61. Monster Catfishgiller's Electric Hell (怪人ナマズギラーの電気地獄, *Kaijin Namazugirā no Denki Jigoku*?)
62. Monster Hedgehoras' Murder Skull Plan (怪人ハリネズラス　殺人どくろ作戦, *Kaijin Harinezurasu Satsujin Dokuro Sakusen*?)
63. Monster Rhinogang's Autorace of Death (怪人サイギャング　死のオートレース, *Kaijin Saigyangu Shi no Ōtorēsu*?)
64. Monster Cicadaminga's Song to Kill Everyone (怪人セミミンガ　みな殺しのうた！, *Kaijin Semiminga Mina Koroshi no Uta*?)
65. Monster Dr. Insect and the Shocker School (怪人昆虫博士とショッカースクール, *Kaijin Konchū-hakase to Shokkā Sukūru*?)
66. Shocker Graveyard, Revived Monsters (ショッカー墓場よみがえる怪人たち, *Shokkā Hakaba Yomigaeru Kaijin-tachi*?)
67. The Shocker Leader Appears! Riders in Danger (ショッカー首領出現！！ライダー危うし, *Shokkā Shuryō Shutsugen!! Raidā Ayaushi*?)
68. Doctor Shinigami, the True Meaning of Terror? (死神博士恐怖の正体？, *Shinigami Hakase Kyōfu no Shōtai?*?)
69. Monster Gillercricket's Claws of Impending Death (怪人ギラーコオロギせまる死のツメ, *Kaijin Girākōrogi Semaru Shi no Tsume*?)
70. Monster Electric-Guitarbotal's Fireball Attack (怪人エレキボタル火の玉攻撃！！, *Kaijin Erekibotaru Hi no Tama Kōgeki!!*?)
71. Monster Horseflygomes' Rokkoudai Mountain Pursuit (怪人アブゴメス六甲山大ついせき！, *Kaijin Abugomesu Rokkōsan DaiTsuiseki!*?)
72. Vampiric Mosquilas vs. Two Riders (吸血モスキラス対二人ライダー, *Kyūketsu Mosukirasu Tai Futari Raidā*?)
73. Double Riders' Defeat! Shiomaneking (ダブルライダー　倒せ！シオマネキング, *Daburu Raidā Taose! Shiomanekingu*?)
74. Deadly Bloodsucking Fiends!! Good Luck, Rider Boys' Squad (死の吸血魔　がんばれ！！ライダー少年隊, *Shi no Kyūketsu Ma Ganbare!! Raidā Shōnen Tai*?)
75. Poison Flower Monster Roseranga - The Secret of the House of Terror (毒花怪人バラランガ 恐怖の家の秘密, *Doku Hana Kaijin Bararanga Kyōfu no Uchi no Himitsu*?)
76. Three Head of Generator Monster Seadragons!! (三匹の発電怪人シードラゴン！！, *Sanbiki no Hatsuden Kaijin Shīdoragon!!*?)
77. Monster Newtgeth, Duel at the Farm of Hell!! (怪人イモリゲスじごく牧場の決闘！！, *Kaijin Imorigesu Jigoku Bokujō no Kettō!!*?)
78. The Dreadful Urchindogma + The Phantom Monster (恐怖のウニドグマ＋ゆうれい怪人, *Kyōfu no Unidoguma + Yūrei Kaijin*?)
79. Hell Ambassador!! The True Meaning of Fear? (地獄大使！！恐怖の正体？, *Jigoku Taishi!! Kyōfu no Shōtai?*?)
80. Gel-Shocker Appears! Kamen Rider's Last Day! (ゲルショッカー出現！仮面ライダー最後の日!!, *Gerushokkā Shutsugen! Kamen Raidā Saigo no Hi!!*?)
81. Kamen Rider Dies Twice! (仮面ライダーは二度死ぬ！, *Kamen Raidā wa Nido Shinu!*?)
82. Monster Jellyfish Wolf, Dreadful Rush Hour (怪人クラゲウルフ　恐怖のラッシュアワー, *Kaijin Kurage Urufu Kyōfu no Rasshuawā*?)
83. Monster Inokabuton, Defeat the Rider With Crazy Gas (怪人イノカブトン　発狂ガスでライダーを倒せ, *Kaijin Inokabuton Hakkyō Gasu de Raidā o Taose*?)
84. Watch Out, Rider! Isoginjaguar's Hell Trap (危うしライダー！イソギンジャガーの地獄罠, *Ayaushi Raidā! Isoginjagā no Jigoku Wana*?)
85. Sludge Monster, Dreadful Murder Smog (ヘドロ怪人恐怖の殺人スモッグ, *Hedoro Kaijin Kyōfu no Satsujin Sumoggu*?)
86. Monster Eaglemantis' Human Hunt (怪人ワシカマギリの人間狩り, *Kaijin Washikamagiri no Ningen Kari*?)
87. Gel-Shocker's Delivery Man of Death (ゲルショッカー　死の配達人, *Gerushokkā Shi no Haitatsunin*?)
88. Bizarre! The Picture of the Black Cat That Calls for Blood (怪奇！血をよぶ黒猫の絵, *Kaiki! Chi o Yobu Kuroneko no E*?)
89. Fear's Pet Strategy, Drop Rider into Hell! (恐怖のペット作戦　ライダーを地獄へ落とせ！, *Kyōfu no Petto Sakusen Raidā o Jigoku e Otose!*?)
90. Fear's Pet Strategy, Rider SOS (恐怖のペット作戦　ライダーＳＯＳ, *Kyōfu no Petto Sakusen Raidā Esu Ō Esu*?)
91. Gel-Shocker, Enroll in Terror School (ゲルショッカー恐怖学校に入学せよ, *Gerushokkā Kyōfu Gakkō ni Nyūgaku Seyo*?)
92. Atrocity! Fake Kamen Riders!! (凶悪！にせ仮面ライダー！！, *Kyōaku! Nise Kamen Raidā!!*?)
93. 8 Kamen Riders (８人の仮面ライダー, *Hachinin no Kamen Raidā*?)
94. The True Identity of the Gel-Shocker Leader (ゲルショッカー首領の正体, *Gerushokkā Shuryō no Shōtai*?)
95. Monster Garaox's Sky-Flying Car (怪人ガラオックスの空飛ぶ自動車, *Kaijin Garaokkusu no Sora Tobu Jidōsha*?)
96. Takeshi Hongo, Cactus Monster Exposed!? (本郷猛　サボテン怪人にされる！？, *Hongō Takeshi Saboten Kaijin ni Sareru!?*?)
97. Takeshi Hongo, Transformation Impossible (本郷猛変身不可能, *Hongō Takeshi Henshin Funō*?)
98. Gel-Shocker Annihilated! The End of the Leader!! (ゲルショッカー全滅！首領の最後！！, *Gerushokkā Zenmetsu! Shuryō no Saigo!!*?)

**Movies**

1. *Go Go Kamen Rider* (ゴーゴー仮面ライダー, *Gō Gō Kamen Raidā*?) (movie version of episode 13)
2. *Kamen Rider vs. Shocker* (仮面ライダーVSショッカー, *Kamen Raidā tai Shokkā*?)
3. *Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell* (仮面ライダーVS地獄大使, *Kamen Raidā tai Jigoku Taishi*?)

## Other media

### Manga

1. *Kamen Rider (manga)* (仮面ライダー, *Kamen Raidā*?)
2. *Kamen Rider (TV Magazine manga)* (仮面ライダー, *Kamen Raidā*?)
3. *Kamen Rider (Adventure King manga)* (仮面ライダー, *Kamen Raidā*?)
4. *Kamen Rider (Tanoshi Youchien manga)* (仮面ライダー, *Kamen Raidā*?)
5. *Kamen Rider (O Tomodachi manga)* (仮面ライダー, *Kamen Raidā*?)
6. *Kamen Rider (Disneyland manga)* (仮面ライダー, *Kamen Raidā*?)
7. *Kamen Rider (1978 manga)* (仮面ライダー, *Kamen Raidā*?)

### S.I.C. Hero Saga

1. *Missing Link*
2. *Special Episode: Escape* (SPECIAL EPISODE -脱出-, *SPECIAL EPISODE: Dasshutsu*?)
3. *From Here to Eternity* (ここより永遠に, *Koko yori Towa ni*?)
4. *Kamen Rider: Episode 99* (仮面ライダー #99, *Kamen Raidā Dai Kyūjukyū*?)

### Novel

1. *Kamen Rider Eve -Masked Rider Gaia-* (仮面ライダーEVE-MASKED RIDER GAIA-, **Kamen Rider Eve -Masked Rider Gaia-**?)
2. *Kamen Rider: 1971-1973* (仮面ライダー 1971-1973, **Kamen Rider: 1971-1973**?)

## Title cards

Episodes 1-13 (Hongo)KR14-39Title.pngEpisodes 14-39 (Ichimonji)KR40-52Title.pngEpisodes 40-52 (Ichimonji)KR53-67Title.pngEpisodes 53-67 (Hongo)KR68-98Title.pngEpisodes 68-98 (Hongo)
## Cast

* Takeshi Hongo (本郷 猛, *Hongō Takeshi*?): Hiroshi Fujioka (藤岡 弘, *Fujioka Hiroshi*?)
* Hayato Ichimonji (一文字 隼人, *Ichimonji Hayato*?): Takeshi Sasaki (佐々木 剛, *Sasaki Takeshi*?)
* Tobee Tachibana (立花 藤兵衛, *Tachibana Tobee*?): Akiji Kobayashi (小林 昭二, *Kobayashi Akiji*?)
* Kazuya Taki (滝 和也, *Taki Kazuya*?): Jiro Chiba (千葉 治郎, *Chiba Jirō*?)
* Colonel Zol (ゾル大佐, *Zoru Taisa*?): Jirō Miyaguchi (宮口 二郎, *Miyaguchi Jirō*?)
* Dr. Shinigami (死神博士, *Shinigami Hakase*?): Hideyo Amamoto (天本 英世, *Amamoto Hideyo*?) (Played as Eisei Amamoto)
* Jigoku Taishi (地獄大使, *Jigoku Taishi*?): Kenji Ushio (潮 健児, *Ushio Kenji*?)
* General Black (ブラック将軍, *Burakku Shōgun*?): Matasaburō Niwa (丹羽 又三郎, *Niwa Matasaburō*?)
* Ruriko Midorikawa (緑川 ルリ子, *Midorikawa Ruriko*?): Chieko Morigawa (森川 千恵子, *Morigawa Chieko*?) (Played as Chieko Maki (真樹 千恵子, *Maki Chieko*?))
* Hiromi Nohara (野原 ひろみ, *Nohara Hiromi*?): Yōko Shimada (島田 陽子, *Shimada Yōko*?)
* Mari (マリ, *Mari*?): Linda Yamamoto (山本 リンダ, *Yamamoto Rinda*?)
* Yuri (ユリ, *Yuri*?): Wakako Oki (沖 わか子, *Oki Wakako*?)
* Michi (ミチ, *Michi*?): Katsumi Nakajima (中島 かつみ, *Nakajima Katsumi*?)
* Emi (エミ, *Emi*?): Emily Takami (高見 エミリー, *Takami Emirī*?)
* Mika (ミカ, *Mika*?): Yōko Sugibayashi (杉林 陽子, *Sugibayashi Yōko*?)
* Tokko (トッコ, *Tokko*?): Machiko Nakajima (中島 マチ子, *Nakajima Machiko*?) (Played as Machiko Nakajima (中島 真智子, *Nakajima Machiko*?))
* Yokko (ヨッコ, *Yokko*?): Yoshiko Nakada (中田 喜子, *Nakada Yoshiko*?)
* Choko (チョコ, *Choko*?): Mimi Hagiwara (ミミ 萩原, *Mimi Hagiwara*?) (Played as Mimy (ミミー, *Mimī*?))
* Gorō (五郎, *Gorō*?): Yasuharu Miura (三浦 康晴, *Miura Yasuharu*?)
* Naoki (ナオキ, *Naoki*?): Tomonori Yazaki (矢崎 知紀, *Yazaki Tomonori*?)
* Mitsuru (ミツル, *Mitsuru*?): Hōichi Yamada (山田 芳一, *Yamada Hōichi*?)
* Shirō (史郎, *Shirō*?): Jō Honda (本田 じょう, *Honda Jō*?)
* The Great Leader of Shocker/Gel Shocker (ショッカー/ゲルショッカー首領, *Shokkā/Geru Shokkā Shuryō*?, Voice): Gorō Naya (納谷 悟朗, *Naya Gorō*?)
* Narrator (ナレーター, *Narētā*?): Shinji Nakae (中江 真司, *Nakae Shinji*?)

### Suit Actors

* Kamen Rider 1: Hiroshi Fujioka (藤岡 弘, *Fujioka Hiroshi*?)
* Kamen Rider 2 (episodes 14, 15 & 25): Takeshi Sasaki (佐々木 剛, *Sasaki Takeshi*?)
* Kamen Rider 1, Kamen Rider 2 (understudy), Kamen Rider 2 (part of episode 72), Monsters (Man Spider, etc.): Masaru Okada (岡田 勝, *Okada Masaru*?)
* Kamen Rider 2, Kamen Rider 1 (sub), Monsters: Bunya Nakamura (中村 文弥, *Nakamura Bun'ya*?)
* Kamen Rider 1 (sub), Kamen Rider 2 (understudy), Monsters (Sabotegron, etc.): Tatsuyoshi Sejima (瀬島 達佳, *Sejima Tatsuyoshi*?)
* Kamen Rider 1 (sub), Kamen Rider 2 (understudy), Monsters (Hitodanger, etc.): Kenji Amari (甘利 健二, *Amari Kenji*?)
* Kamen Rider 1 (sub), Kamen Rider New 2, Monsters, Shocker Rider: Kazuo Niibori (新堀 和男, *Niibori Kazuo*?)
* Kamen Rider 1 (Sakurajima 1), Kamen Rider 2 (understudy; episode 46), Kamen Rider New 1: Tetsuya Nakayashiki (中屋敷 哲也, *Nakayashiki Tetsuya*?)
* Kamen Rider 1 (trampoline), Gel Shocker Combatmen (episode 84): Jyunichi Haruta (春田 純一, *Haruta Jun'ichi*?)
* Kamen Rider 2 (understudy): Minoru Iizuka (飯塚 実, *Īzuka Minoru*?)
* Kamen Rider New 1, Monsters: Yutaro Osugi (大杉 雄太郎, *Ōsugi Yūtarō*?)
* Kamen Rider New 2: Keisuke Chiyoda (千代田 恵介, *Chiyoda Keisuke*?) (episodes 72 & 73), Hiroo Kawarazaki (河原崎 洋夫, *Kawarazaki Hiroo*?) (episodes 93, 94 & 98)
* Monsters, Combatman: Tsuyoshi Ishimaru (石丸 強志, *Ishimaru Tsuyoshi*?)
* Monsters (Bat Man, etc.): Boshin Sano (佐野 房信, *Sano Bōshin*?)
* Monsters (Jaguarman, etc.): Hiroshi Namekawa (滑川 広志, *Namekawa Hiroshi*?)

## Music

Opening themes
* "Let's Go!! Rider Kick" (レッツゴー!!ライダーキック, *Rettsu Gō!! Raidā Kikku*?)
	+ Lyrics: Shōtarō Ishinomori
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
	+ Artist: Hiroshi Fujioka with Male Harmony (メール・ハーモニー, *Mēru Hāmonī*?) (1-13)/[Masato Shimon]] (as Kōichi Fuji) with Male Harmony (14-88)
	+ Episodes: 1-88
* "Rider Action" (ライダーアクション, *Raidā Akushon*?)
	+ Lyrics: Shōtarō Ishinomori
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
	+ Artist: Masato Shimon
	+ Episodes: 89–98

Ending themes
* "Kamen Rider no Uta" (仮面ライダーの歌, *Kamen Raidā no Uta*?, "The Song of Kamen Rider")
	+ Lyrics: Saburō Yatsude
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
	+ Artist: Masato Shimon (as Kōichi Fuji) with Male Harmony
	+ Episodes: 1–71
* "Rider Action" (ライダーアクション, *Raidā Akushon*?)
	+ Lyrics: Shōtarō Ishinomori
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
	+ Artist: Masato Shimon
	+ Episodes: 72–88
* "Lonely Kamen Rider" (ロンリー仮面ライダー, *Ronrī Kamen Raidā*?)
	+ Lyrics: Mamoru Tanaka
	+ Composition & Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
	+ Artist: Masato Shimon
	+ Episodes: 89–98

## Other Songs

* Tatakae! Cyclone
* Kaettekuru Rider
* Akuma no Shocker
* Rider No Komoriuta
* Kaijin no Uta
* Kamen Rider Kazoeuta
* Bokura No Kamen Rider
* Oh! Shocker
* Kamen Rider Christmas

## Release

### Broadcast

* The series premiered on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and NET TV (now TV Asahi) on April 3, 1971. It ran for 98 episodes, with the final episode airing on February 10, 1973.
* On March 10th, 2020, Shout! Factory temporarily streamed the series on Tubi TV for one day. One week later, Shout! announced the series would be brought to a dedicated channel for Tokusatsu called TokuSHOUTsu.

### Home Media

* A total of 26 volumes of VHS tapes for the series has been released since 1984, however the order in which the episodes are shown do not match the original show's broadcast order.
* The series was released on LaserDisc on August 25, 1992.
* The series was released on DVD on July 21, 2002, with a re-release in 2005 to commemorate the premiere o *Kamen Rider The First*.
* The series was released on Blu-Ray in four re-occurring volumes from December 9, 2015 to June 8, 2016. A 4K resolution remaster is set to be released on August 2, 2023.

## External links

* *Kamen Rider* at Wikipedia
* *Kamen Rider* at Japanese Wikipedia
* *Ishimori@Style* - Shotaro Ishinomori on Ishimori Productions official website
* *Kamen Rider series on Region 2 DVD* - A complete list of all official releases to date.
* *Toei Kyoto Studio Park* - A theme park with official events, exhibitions and shops related to the Kamen Rider.
* Watch Kamen Rider on Shout! Factory TV
* Official website at Kamen-Rider-Official

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## References

1. ↑ https://tokusatsunetwork.com/2020/03/tokusatsu-streaming-service-tokushoutsu-coming-to-the-us/
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/HKR20\_official/status/1630765324810305538