Underplayed Gems

Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (1972)

Kamen Rider vs. Shocker poster
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
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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.

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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)

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