A sinister organization launches a wave of audacious attacks in an attempt to gain world domination. Commanded by the evil Professor Gill, masked androids and fearsome DARK Destructoid monsters terrorize innocent victims and wreak havoc throughout Japan. A solitary figure emerges to combat the menace. Whenever DARK attacks, a denim-clad road warrior appears, strumming a haunting refrain on his guitar. His name is Jiro, and a secret lies at the heart of his lonely existence. Jiro is a mechanical man. Vulnerable to Professor Gill's shrill flute wooing him to the DARK side, Jiro battles the evil menace by transforming into the mighty red-and-blue android known as...Kikaida.
Practical Effects
Foam rubber monsters and visible wires = pure practical magic.
Score
That guitar riff haunts dreams. Whistle it and summon chaos.
Costume
Half-red half-blue android suit: accidental bisexual icon.
Director
Hidetoshi Kitamura
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shotaro Ishinomori created Kikaider after Android 8 in Dragon Ball; this is THE original tragic android hero before it was cool. The red-blue split design represents his incomplete conscience circuit.
Daisuke Ban performed all motorcycle stunts himself because the studio couldn't afford a double. The visible guitar is his actual instrument, not a prop.
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