Kamen Rider (1979 TV series)
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This article is about the 1979 TV series. For other uses, see Kamen Rider (disambiguation) and Shin Kamen Rider (disambiguation).
Kamen Rider (仮面ライダー, Kamen Raidā), also referred to as (New) Kamen Rider (仮面ライダー(新), Kamen Raidā (shin))[1] or Skyrider (スカイライダー, Sukairaidā) (after the main character), is a Japanese tokusatsu television series created by Shotaro Ishinomori and the sixth program in the Kamen Rider Series. The series was a co-production between Toei and Ishinomori Productions. The series aired every Friday at 7:00 PM on MBS from October 5, 1979 to October 10, 1980.
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Kamen Rider | |
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Also known as | Skyrider |
Genre | Tokusatsu Superhero fiction Science fiction Action/Adventure Fantasy |
Created by | Shotaro Ishinomori |
Developed by | Masaru Igami (eps 1-24) Takashi Ezure (eps 25-54) |
Written by | Masaru Igami Kimio Hirayama Takashi Ezure Katsuhiko Taguchi Tsutomu Tsukushi Kyoko Sagiyama Ikuro Suzuki |
Directed by | Minoru Yamada Katsuhiko Taguchi Atsuo Okunaka Hideo Tanaka Kimio Hirayama Shigeho Hirota |
Starring | Hiroaki Murakami Kimiko Tanaka Naoko Fushimi Kaori Tatsumi Mie Suzuki Sayako Eguchi Jin Takase Nobuo Tsukamoto Shinzo Hotta Yosuke Naka |
Composer | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 54 |
Production | |
Producers | Toru Hirayama (Toei) Masashi Abe (Toei, eps 18-54) |
Running time | 24 minutes |
Production companies | Toei Company Ishimori Productions |
Original release | |
Network | MBS |
Release | October 5, 1979 (1979-10-05) – October 10, 1980 (1980-10-10) |
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The 1979 series was intended as a revival of the original 1971 series of the same name, going back to the basic, essential themes established in that show.