Kamen Rider Super-1

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Kamen Rider Super-1 (仮面ライダースーパーワン, Kamen Raidā Sūpā Wan, Masked Rider Super-1 in English ^?) is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the seventh installment in the Kamen Rider franchise. The series was broadcast on TBS from October 17, 1980 to October 3, 1981, lasting 48 episodes. The series was a co-production between Toei and Ishinomori Productions, and was created by Shotaro Ishinomori.

1 Overview
2 List of episodes
3 Trivia
4 References

[edit] Overview

Kamen Rider Super-1

Kazuya Oki, played by Shunsuke Takasugi, volunteers to undergo cybernetic surgery in the International Space Development Program in the United States in order to become an astronaut who can survive in outer space without the need for a bulky external suit. After a successful operation, he is given the codename "Super-1". Before he can depart for space, however, the base where he received his operation is attacked by the Dogma Kingdom. Only Kazuya is able to escape.

Determined to avenge the deaths of the scientists, he returns to Japan and is trained by a martial arts expert, Master Genkai. With this knowledge, he is able to transform into the powerful Kamen Rider Super-1.

As Super-1, Kazyua possesses super-powered attachments called the "Five Hands". They are as follows:

Super Hands: Super-1's default silver gloves. He can perform the Super Punch with them.
Electric (Eleki) Hands: Super-1's blue gloves. They can shoot an electric beam.
Power Hands: Super-1's red gloves. He gains the ability to lift heavy objects.
Radar Hands: Super-1's gold gloves. He can shoot missiles that emit radar waves, allowing him to see further from the radar screen on his gloves.
Hot/Cold (Reinetsu) Hands: Super-1's green gloves. The left glove is a cryogenic sprayer, while the right glove is a flamethrower.

Super-1 also has two motorcycles, "Rider Machines" in the series' parlance. One is called the "V-Machine", which can transform into the more-complex "V-Jet". He also rides the lightweight "Blue Version", which can cover rough terrain better than the V-Machine.

In episode 24, Super-1 finally topples the Dogma Kingdom, only to encounter another evil group called the Jin Dogma. At this point, the series became much more lighthearted, with the introduction of the Junior Riders, who serve as comic relief, and the bizarre Jin Dogma kaijin. Jin Dogma's monsters are based on household objects, such as ladders, basketballs, and refrigerators.

Ultimately, Kazuya defeats Jin Dogma, allowing Japan to exist in peace. He then finally fufills his childhood dream and ventures into outer space with the help of a new team of scientists.

[edit] List of episodes

The Remodelled Human's Great Transformation for the Planet (惑星用改造人間の大変身, Wakusei Yō Kaizō Ningen no Dai Henshin^?)
The Time of Battle Has Come! The Move is the Sincere Shaolin Fist (闘いの時来たり! 技は赤心少林拳, Tatakai no Toki Kitari! Waza wa Sekishin Shōrin Ken^?)
Go! The Ends of the Earth, Dogma's Golden Village (行け! 地の果てドグマの黄金郷, Ike! Chi no Hate Doguma no Ōgon Gō^?)
Run, Kazuya! Dogma's Wedding March of Death (走れ一也! ドグマ死の結婚行進曲, Hashire Kazuya! Doguma Shi no Kekkon Kōshinkyoku^?)
Fly, Kazuya! The Demonic Machine Race (跳べ一也! 悪魔のマシーンレース, Tobe Kazuya! Akuma no Mashīn Rēsu^?)
Help~ The Lovers of the Spider's Nest Mansion (助けて～くもの巣館の恋人たち, Tasukete~ Kumo no Su Tachi no Koibito-tachi^?)
Dogma Equation, the Living Computer (ドグマ式生きているコンピューター, Doguma Shiki Ikite Iru Konpyūtā^?)
Fight, Kazuya! Dogma's Trial of Death (闘え一也! 死のドグマ裁判, Tatakae Kazuya! Shi no Doguma Saiban^?)
Seen!!! The Secret of the Dogma Monster Remodelling Factory (見たぞ!! ドグマ怪人製造工場の秘密, Mita zo!! Doguma Kaijin Kaizō Kōjō no Himitsu^?)
Danger!! The Demonic Christmas Present (危うし!! 悪魔のクリスマスプレゼント, Ayaushi!! Akuma no Kurisumasu Purezento^?)
SOS! Kazuya! Cooperate with Dogma!! (SOS! 一也よドグマに協力せよ!!, Esu Ō Esu! Kazuya yo Doguma ni Kyōryoku Seyo!!^?)
A Formidable Enemy Appears! The Sincere Shaolin Fist is Defeated (強敵あらわる! 赤心少林拳敗れたり, Kyōteki Arawaru! Sekishin Shōrin Ken Yaburetari^?)
Discovered! The Deadly "Ume Blossom" Technique (見つけたり! 必殺"梅花"の技, Mitsuketari! Hissatsu "Baika" no Waza^?)
Dogma Annihilation? The Demon Professor's Laughing Gas (ドグマ全滅? 悪魔博士の笑いガス, Doguma Zenmetsu? Akuma Hakase no Warai Gasu^?)
Genius Monster vs. Rider in a Contest of Wits (天才怪人対ライダーの知恵くらべ, Tensai Kaijin Tai Raidā no Chie Kurabe^?)
Help! The One-Eyed Monster Comes to Attack! (助けて! 一つ目怪人が襲ってくるよ, Tasukete! Hitotsume Kaijin ga Osotte Kuru yo^?)
I Want Kazuya's Blood! The Strange Sword Calls (一也の血が欲しい! 不思議な剣が呼ぶ, Kazuya no Chi ga Hoshii! Fushigi na Tsurugi ga Yobu^?)
Five Hand Change Impossible!! (ファイブ・ハンドチェンジ不能!!, Faibu Hando Chenji Funō!!^?)
The Demonic Tutoring School!! The Dreadful Radio-Cassette Monster (悪魔の学習塾!! 恐怖のラジカセ怪人, Akuma no Gakushūjuku!! Kyōfu no Rajikase Kaijin^?)
To Your House! Dogma's Phone Rings Tonight (君の家に! ドグマの電話が今夜鳴る, Kimi no Ie ni! Doguma no Denwa ga Konya Naru^?)
Emergency Order! Steal the Five Hands!! (緊急指令! ファイブ・ハンドを奪え!!, Kinkyū Shirei! Faibu Hando o Ubae!!^?)
Duel at the Monster Graveyard! The End of General Megirl (怪人墓場の決闘! メガール将軍の最期, Kaijin Hakaba no Kettō! Megāru-shōgun no Saigo^?)
Immortal Emperor Terror Macro's True Identity? (不死身の帝王テラーマクロの正体は?, Fujimi no Teiō Terā Makuro no Shōtai wa?^?)
Let's Go!! Junior Rider Squad (レッツゴー!! ジュニア・ライダー隊, Rettsu Gō!! Junia Raidā Tai^?)
It Even Attacts Airplanes!! The Strong Magnet Monster (飛行機も吸いよせる!! 強力磁石怪人, Hikōki mo Suiyoseru!! Kyōryoku Jishaku Kaijin^?)
In the Care of a Clock? Mandogma's Trap (時計にご用心? ジンドグマの罠!!, Tokei ni Go-yōjin? Jindoguma no Wana!!^?)
A Friend of Children! Child X's Identity? (子供の味方! チャイルドXの正体は?, Kodomo no Mikata! Chairudo Ekkusu no Shōtai wa?^?)
The Bizarre Video Monster Who Makes Copies of People (人間を写しとる怪奇ビデオ怪人, Ningen o Utsushi Toru Kaiki Bideo Kaijin^?)
Rain, Rain, Fall, Fall! The Bizarre Umbrella Man!! (雨あめ降れふれ! 怪奇傘男!!, Ame Ame Fure Fure! Kaiki Kasa Otoko!!^?)
The Evil Super Express! Rollerskate Monster (悪の超特急! ローラースケート怪人, Aku no Chō Tokkyū! Rōrāsukēto Kaijin^?)
It Sucks up Humans! Fear of Spray Monster (人間を吸いこむ! スプレー怪人の恐怖, Ningen o Suikomu! Supurē Kaijin no Kyōfu^?)
Bait the Rider! Fishing Rod Monster Appears (ライダーを餌にしろ! 釣り竿怪人出現, Raidā o Esa ni Shiro! Tsurizao Kaijin Shutsugen^?)
Let's Fight Everyone! The Dreadful RC Monster (みんなで闘おう! 恐怖のラジコン怪人, Minna de Tatakaou! Kyōfu no Rajikon Kaijin^?)
The Magic Red Light That Masaru Found (マサルがひろった魔法の赤ランプ, Masaru ga Hirotta Mahō no Aka Ranpu^?)
The Bizarre Chair-Person! The Execution Room! (怪奇イス人間! 処刑の部屋!, Kaiki Isu Ningen! Shokei no Heya!^?)
Scissors Monster's Scissorsscissors Operation!! (ハサミ怪人のチョキンチョキン作戦!!, Hasami Kaijin no Chokinchokin Sakusen!!^?)
Big Arm Coma Monster! Deathmatch at the Lighthouse!! (巨腕コマ怪人! 灯台の死闘!!, Kyo Ude Koma Kaijin! Tōdai no Shitō!!^?)
Dangerous! Don't Enter Where Fridge Monster is In!! (危い! 冷蔵庫怪人の中に入るな!!, Ayai! Reizōko Kaijin no Naka ni Hairu na!!^?)
Where is Powerful Rider Monster's Weak Point?!! (強力ライター怪人の弱点はどこだ!!, Kyōryoku Raidā Kaijin no Jakuten wa Doko da!!^?)
Oh, Humans are Melting! Soap Monster Appears (あっ人間が溶ける！石けん怪人出現, Ā Ningen ga Tokeru! Sekken Kaijin Shutsugen^?)
Kazuya in the Zoo, Escape from the Underwater Tank Impossible? (動物園の一也、水中檻から脱出不能?, Dōbutsuen no Kazuya, Suichū Ari Kara Dasshutsu Funō?^?)
Demon Marshal's Great Costume Party (悪魔元帥の大仮装パーティー, Akuma Gensui no Dai Kazō Pātī^?)
The World is Freezing!? Electric Fan Monster's Might! (世界が凍る!? 扇風機怪人の威力!, Sekai ga Kōru!? Senpūki Kaijin no Iryoku!^?)
Building of Nyokinyoki Hashigo Monster's Evil Influence (ニョキニョキのびるハシゴ怪人の魔手, Nyokinyoki no Biru Hashigo Kaijin no Mashu^?)
Most Excellent Monster Anthem King That You Considered (君の考えた最優秀怪人ショオカキング, Kimi no Kangaeta Sai Yūshū Kaijin Shōka Kingu^?)
Demon Marshal Gets Angry! Transform, Will-o'-the-Wisp! Princess!! (悪魔元帥怒る! 変身せよ鬼火! 王女!!, Akuma Gensui Okoru! Henshin Seyo Onibi! Ōjo!!^?)
Golden Rain! The Phantom Professor's Final Trap!! (黄金の雨! 幽霊博士最後のワナ!!, Ōgon no Ame! Yūrei Hakase Saigo no Wana!!^?)
Farewell, Earth! Kazuya Heads Off to Space!! (地球よさらば! 一也宇宙への旅立ち!!, Chikyū yo Saraba! Kazuya Uchū e no Tabidachi!!^?)

Kamen Rider Super-1 Movie

The Dogma Kingdom attacks the Matagi (mountain tribe) village of Yamabiko to steal the sacred Flying Dragon Fortress and wreak havoc all over Japan. Six children from the fallen village take refuge in a nearby town, keeping their identities as Matagi citizens a secret. Kamen Rider Super-1 must protect these chidren from the Dogma Kingdom, as they hold the secret to the Flying Dragon Fortress' weakness.

[edit] Trivia

Just like Skyrider, Kamen Rider Super-1 elder mentor was Genjiro Tani, the replacement for Tachibana Tobei.

Kamen Rider Super-1 is the second Kamen Rider series not to have a team-up with previous Kamen Riders, although the previous Kamen Riders appeared in the movie.

Lead actor Shunsuke Takasugi sings the opening theme song ("Masked Rider Super-1") as well as the original ending theme song ("The Fiery Rider Fist"). The second ending theme song ("Junior Rider Team's Song") was recorded by singer Ichiro Mizuki.

[edit] References

Paul "Igadevil" Sullivan. Kamen Rider Super-1 at "Igadevil's Kamen Rider Page".
Stuart Johnson. Kamen Raida Suupa Wan at the Henshin Hall of Fame.

Preceded by "New" Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider 1980 – 1981	Succeeded by Kamen Rider BLACK

Classic Riders v • d • e
Kamen Riders:	1 • 2 • V3 • Riderman • X • Amazon • Stronger • Skyrider • Super-1 • ZX
Others:	Shocker

Kamen Rider franchise v • d • e Created by Shotaro Ishinomori and Toru Hirayama
TV series:	Shōwa:	Kamen Rider • V3 • X • Amazon • Stronger • Skyrider • Super-1 • Black • RX
TV series:	Heisei:	Kuuga • Agito • Ryuki • 555 • Blade • Hibiki • Kabuto • Den-O
Specials:		Birth of the 10^th! (ZX) • Prologue (Shin) • SD • Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider • Hyper Battle series
Original films:		ZO • J • World • The First
Manga:		Spirits • Card Warrior
American series:		Saban's Masked Rider • Kamen Rider Dragon Knight