Kamen Rider Series Guide: Staff & Cast Information

The original Kamen Rider series premiered one Saturday evening in April of 1971, and the world hasn't been the same since.
Despite proving a tough sell early on, when giant-sized heroes like Ultraman still ruled, Kamen Rider quickly gained popularity
thanks partly to the behind-the-scenes mayhem that brought about the advent of Rider 2 (and thankfully, the return of Rider 1 later
on) as well as a little snack called "Rider Chips". Created by Calbee, one of the show's main sponsors, they featured the simple
idea of putting a trading card in a bag of potato chips, and soon became a national phenomenon along with the TV series that
inspired them. Kamen Rider officially kicked off the "Henshin Boom" that lasted for many years thereafter, and just as significantly
launched "Ridermania", my pet name for the continued popularity of the franchise all the way up to today.

Kamen Rider
Original Broadcast Dates: April 3rd, 1971~February 10th, 1973
Main Networks: Mainichi Broadcasting, NET
Timeslot: Saturdays at 7:30~8:00PM (varies by prefecture)

MAIN STAFF

Original Concept: Ishinomori Shôtarô

Producers/Planning: Hirayama Tôru, Abe Seiji

Scenario Writers: Igami Masaru, Ichikawa Moriichi, Shimada Masayuki, Takizawa Mari, Yamasaki Hisashi, Nagaishi Takao,
Tsuguda Masahiro, Suzuki Ikuo, Ôno Takeo, Ishimori Shirô, Hasegawa Kimiyuki, Hirayama Kimio, Yamada Minoru, Oketani
Gorô, Ishinomori Shôtarô, Maruyama Fumiô

Directors: Takemoto Kôichi, Orita Itaru, Kitamura Hidetoshi, Yamada Minoru, Uchida Issaku, Taguchi Katsuhiro, Tsukuda
Masaki, Ishinomori Shôtarô, Okunaka Atsuo

Fight Choreographers: Takahashi Kazutoshi, Okada Masaru

Music: Kikuchi Shunsuke

"Let's Go!! Rider Kick" (Opening Theme, episodes #1~88)
Lyrics: Ishinomori Shôtarô
Music: Kikuchi Shunsuke
Vocals: Fujioka Hiroshi, Male Harmony (episodes #1~13), Fuji Kôichi*, Male Harmony (episodes #14~88)

"Rider Action" (Opening Theme, Episodes #89~98, Ending Theme, episodes #72~88)
Lyrics: Ishinomori Shôtarô
Music: Kikuchi Shunsuke
Vocals: Shimon Masato

"Song of Kamen Rider" (Ending Theme, episodes #1~71)
Lyrics: Hatte Saburô**
Music: Kikuchi Shunsuke
Vocals: Fuji Kôichi, Male Harmony

"Lonely Kamen Rider" (Ending theme, episodes #89~98)
Lyrics: Tanaka Mamoru***
Music: Kikuchi Shunsuke
Vocals: Shimon Masato

*A psuedonym used by Masato Shimon
**The infamous psuedonym used by various Toei Staff
***A psuedonym used by Hirayama Tôru

MAIN CAST

Hongô Takeshi/Kamen Rider 1: Fujioka Hiroshi (episodes #1~13, 40~41, 49, 51~65, 68~98)*
Ichimonji Hayato/Kamen Rider 2: Sasaki Takeshi (episodes #14~52, 72~73, 93~94, 98)
Tachibana Tôbei: Kobayashi Akiji
Taki Kazuya: Chiba Jirô (episodes #11, 13~19, 21~82, 84~98)

Midorikawa Ruriko: Maki Chieko (episodes #1~13)
Nohara Hiromi: Shimada Yôko (episodes #1~2, 4~25, 34)
Shirô: Honda Jô (episodes #1~15)

Mari: Yamamoto Linda (episodes #14~26, 29~38)
Yuri: Oki Wakako (episodes #14~59, 61~64, 66~67, 69~98)
Michi: Nakajima Katsumi (episodes #14~25)
Emi: Takami Emily (episodes #40~66, 68)
Mika: Sugibayashi Yôko (episodes #40~52)
Tokko: Nakajima Machiko (episodes #53~68)
Yokko: Nakata Yoshiko (episodes #70~98)
Choko: Mimi Hagiwara (episodes #70~98)

Ishikura Gorô: Miura Yasuharu (episodes #14~65)
Naoki: Yazaki Tomonori (episodes #62~98)
Mitsuru: Yamada Yoshikazu (episodes #62~98)

Colonel Zol: Miyaguchi Jirô (episodes #26~39)
Doctor Shinigami: Amamoto Hideyo (episodes #40~52, 61, 63, 68)
Ambassador Hell: Ushio Kenji (episodes #53~62, 64~67, 69~79)
Black Shôgun: Niwa Matasaburô (episodes #80~98)
The Leader of Shocker/Gelshocker: Naya Gorô (Voice)

Narrator: Nakae Shinji

*Due to schedule conflicts, Fujioka isn't in episodes #66~67, and Rider 1's voice is provided by Ichikawa Osamu.

MAIN SUIT ACTORS

Kamen Rider 1 (Old):
Fujioka Hiroshi (episodes #1~10)
Okada Masaru (episodes #11~13, 49)
Nakyashiki Tetsuya (episodes #40~41, 51~52)

Kamen Rider 2 (Old):
Nakamura Bunya (Main)
Okada Masaru (Sub)
Sasaki Takeshi (episodes #14~15, 21, basic posing & fighting only)

Kamen Rider 1 (New):
Nakayashiki Tetsuya (Main)
Ôsugi Yuutarô (Sub, episodes #65~96)

Kamen Rider 2 (New):
Choda Keisuke (episodes #72~73)
Ôsugi Yuutarô (episodes #93~94)
Nakayashiki Tetsuya (episodes #93~94)
Kawarazaki Hirô (episode #98)