

Takeshi Hongo is a man of extraordinary intellect, but his promising future is about to be maliciously snuffed out by and evil secret society known as Shocker. Reinvented against his will and transformed into a powerful experimental cyborg, Hongo will forever be known as Kamen Rider The First.
Practical Effects
Suit actors bringing painful weight to every punch
Cinematography
Rain-soaked Tokyo nights that reek of beautiful decay
Costume
Redesigned suits that honor 1971 while looking genuinely militarized

Director
Takao Nagaishi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This reboot arrived during Japan's 2005 tokusatsu revival, when gritty reimaginings of 70s heroes became a trend. It deliberately rejects the camp of later Kamen Rider decades.
Hiroshi Miyauchi, who plays mentor Tobei Tachibana, was the original Kamen Rider V3 in 1973. His casting bridges 32 years of franchise history.
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