Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (1972)

Original title

仮面ライダー対ショッカー

Directed by

Minoru Yamada

Genre

action film, horror film, science fiction film, tokusatsu, superhero film, mystery film

Country

Japan

Runtime

32 min

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A masked superhero battles a secret evil organization. This short film shows the first time the hero strikes his famous transformation pose.

fast-pacedaction-packedcampydramaticheroicretrosurprisingtheatrical

What happens

Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (仮面ライダー対ショッカー, Kamen Raidā Tai Shokkā) is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero short film based on the original Kamen Rider TV series. It's the second Kamen Rider movie ever after Go Go Kamen Rider and the first one that isn't a theatrical rerelease of an episode. It was followed by Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell. The movie is notable for being the first time Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1 uses his iconic transformation pose. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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