Kamen Rider Amazon (1974)

Original title

仮面ライダーアマゾン

Genre

tokusatsu

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 24 episodes

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man raised in the jungle transforms into a lizard-themed superhero. He fights against evil organizations and monsters to protect humanity.

darkintensegrittyfast-pacedmonster-filledviolentearnestlow-budget

What happens

Kamen Rider Amazon (仮面ライダーアマゾン, Kamen Raidā Amazon) is a Japanese tokusatsu, horror, adventure television series. The fourth installment to be produced as part of the Kamen Rider Series, the series aired in Japan from late 1974 to early 1975 on the NET and Mainichi Broadcasting System. Unlike preceding Kamen Riders who were based on grasshoppers, the character of Kamen Rider Amazon was based on a komodo dragon or other large lizard. It was the shortest Kamen Rider series ever, lasting only 24 episodes. While this was believed to be due to the show's heavy amounts of graphic violence, in reality, this was due to a pre-planned changeover between networks airing the program, from NET and its ANN network to Tokyo Broadcasting System and its JNN network. This was a result of ABC switching to the former and MBS switching to the latter, which requested a clean break in airing series, thus resulting in a pre-planned end at episode 24. Its timeslot on NET was taken over by Himitsu Sentai Gorenger a week after its finale aired. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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