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Japanese | 仮面ライダー THE FIRST |
Hepburn | Kamen Raidā Za Fāsuto |
Directed by | Takao Nagaishi |
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Kazuo Katō Shinichirō Shirakura Naomi Takebe Kōichi Yada |
Written by | Toshiki Inoue |
Based on |
Kamen Rider by Shotaro Ishinomori |
Starring |
Masaya Kikawada Hassei Takano Komine Rena Hiroshi Miyauchi Eiji Wentz Ryoko Kobayashi Sada Mayumi Issa Hentona Hideyo Amamoto Itsuji Itao Kanji Tsuda |
Music by | Gorou Yasukawa |
Cinematography | Issei Tanaka |
Edited by | Hiroshi Sunaga |
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Distributed by | Toei Company |
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Running time
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90 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Kamen Rider: The First (仮面ライダー THE FIRST Kamen Raidā Za Fāsuto?, Masked Rider: The First) is a 2005 Japanese tokusatsu superhero film. The film is an reboot adaptation of the television series Kamen Rider, though there are many differences between the film and the original programme; some of these, however, are due to a closer reliance on the original Kamen Rider manga by Shotaro Ishinomori. Written by Toshiki Inoue and directed by Takao Nagaishi, the film stars Masaya Kikawada as Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1 and Hassei Takano as Hayato Ichimonji/Kamen Rider 2.
The film was released theatrically on December 5, 2005, though it had several early screenings around Tokyo during the previous two months, beginning on October 23, at the Tokyo Film Festival. It was released on Region 2 DVD on April 21, 2006. American anime distributor Media Blasters released the film subtitled-only on Region 1 DVD on April 3, 2007, but this version of the film is no longer in print.
The film's theme song is "Bright! our Future" by Da Pump, though the opening features a small portion of the original Kamen Rider theme song, "Let's Go!! Rider Kick", sung by Masato Shimon.