Kamen Rider (1979 TV series)
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)) 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.
| Kamen Rider | |
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Title card and logo as seen in the second opening of the show, depicting the titular character Skyrider driving his Sky Turbo motorcycle. | |
| 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 – October 10, 1980 |
| Related | |
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.
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