Shin Kamen Rider (film)

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Shin Kamen Rider
Shin Kamen Rider poster.jpg
Teaser poster
Japaneseシン・仮面ライダー
HepburnShin Kamen Raidā
Directed byHideaki Anno[1]
Written byHideaki Anno
Based onKamen Rider
by Shotaro Ishinomori
Starring
Production
companies
Distributed byToei Co. Ltd
Release date
  • March 2023 (2023-03)
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Shin Kamen Rider (シン・仮面ライダー, Shin Kamen Raidā) is an upcoming Japanese tokusatsu superhero film written and directed by Hideaki Anno, produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series and is a reboot of the original 1971 Kamen Rider series.[3] It is the third of Anno's reboots of tokusatsu franchises, following 2016's Shin Godzilla and the upcoming Shin Ultraman.[4] The film is scheduled for release in March 2023.

Premise[]

College student and motorcycle enthusiast Takeshi Hongo is abducted by the evil organization Shocker and converted into a cyborg as part of their plans for world domination. Before they can brainwash him to do their bidding, he escapes and uses his new enhanced abilities as Kamen Rider to wage a one-man war against Shocker.[5]

Cast[]

  • Takeshi Hongo (本郷 猛, Hongō Takeshi): Sosuke Ikematsu (池松 壮亮, Ikematsu Sōsuke)[1]
  • Ruriko Midorikawa (緑川 ルリ子, Midorikawa Ruriko): Minami Hamabe (浜辺 美波, Hamabe Minami)[1]
  • Hayato Ichimonji (一文字 隼人, Ichimonji Hayato): Tasuku Emoto (柄本 佑, Emoto Tasuku)[6]

Production[]

Anno first proposed Shin Kamen Rider after growing close with Toei producer Muneyuki Kii during production of Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo. Planning for the film began in 2015 with Anno as director and screenwriter. Toei initially aimed for release in 2021, the year of the Kamen Rider franchise’s 50th anniversary; However, production was delayed due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

The film was announced in a press conference on April 3, 2021, the 50th anniversary of the franchise’s first episode.[3][8][9] Anno, who grew up with the original 1971 Kamen Rider series, expressed his admiration for the franchise, calling it “epoch-making” and expressing a desire to "give back in some small way".[5][4][10] Producer Shinichiro Shirakura revealed the teaser poster, illustrated by Mahiro Maeda, as well as plans for a simultaneous global release in March 2023.[7]

In September 2021, the film's official Twitter account announced the script had been finalized, and shooting was soon to begin.[11] The first teaser was revealed at a press conference on September 30, along with the casting of leads Ikematsu and Hamabe.[1][12][13][14] The teaser is a faithful recreation of the original series’ opening title sequence,[15] and revealed the designs of Kamen Rider, his Cyclone motorcycle and the iconic villain Spider Man.[16] A statue of the film’s iteration of Kamen Rider was displayed at the Hideaki Anno Exhibition, alongside statues of Shin Godzilla and Shin Ultraman’s titular characters.[17]

On October 10, the film's official Twitter account revealed that Hayato Ichimonji/Kamen Rider 2 will appear in the film.[18] On January 1, 2022, it was revealed that Tasuku Emoto would play the role.[6]

Principal photography for the film wrapped in late 2021.[19]

Design[]

The film's version of Kamen Rider was designed by Anno, Maeda, and Ikuto Yamashita.[20] A number of approaches to modernizing the design were considered, but the designers felt they steered too close to previous reimaginings such as Kamen Rider: The First and Kamen Rider Black.[21] It was ultimately decided to go "back to basics," retaining the overall design of the original 1971 suit with only subtle alterations.[22][20]

Yamashita also designed the film’s incarnation of the Cyclone, Kamen Rider's motorcycle.[23] Use of a fully computer-generated bike was proposed, but ultimately rejected due to concerns over budget and screentime.[24] The designer realized it would be impossible to faithfully recreate the original Cyclone’s silhouette with a modern bike; As such, production focused on finding a practical vehicle suited for the film’s action sequences, which then served as the base for Yamashita’s design.[25]

Yutaka Izubuchi, a veteran designer who worked on the previous film reboot, Kamen Rider: The First, designed the film's incarnation of Spider Man.[26][27]

Release[]

Marketing[]

In February 2022, Toho, Khara, Toei, and Tsuburaya Productions announced a collaborative project titled "Shin Japan Heroes Universe" for merchandise, special events and tie-ins. The project will unite properties that Anno had worked on bearing the title "Shin", such as Rebuild of Evangelion,[a] Shin Godzilla, Shin Ultraman and Shin Kamen Rider.[28][29]

Theatrical[]

Shin Kamen Rider is targeted for a March 2023 release.[7]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Known in Japan as Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版, Evangerion Shin Gekijōban)

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