Kamen Rider Amazon

This article is about the television series. For the series' main character, see Kamen Rider Amazon (character).
Kamen Rider Amazon
Genre Tokusatsu
Created by Shotaro Ishinomori
Starring Tōru Okazaki
Akiji Kobayashi
Narrated by Gorō Naya
Opening theme "Amazon Rider is Here"
Ending theme "Amazon Da-Da-Da!!"
Composer(s) Shunsuke Kikuchi
Country of origin Japan
No. of episodes 24
Production
Running time 25 minutes approx. per episode
Release
Original network MBS
Original release October 19, 1974 – March 29, 1975
Chronology
Preceded by Kamen Rider X
Followed by Kamen Rider Stronger

Kamen Rider Amazon (仮面ライダーアマゾン Kamen Raidā Amazon, Masked Rider Amazon in English) is a Japanese tokusatsu 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 Mainichi Broadcasting System. It was the shortest Kamen Rider series ever, lasting only 24 episodes due to the show's heavy amounts of graphic violence, and starred Tōru Okazaki as the title character.

Plot summary

A plane crashes in the Amazon rainforest, leaving young Amazon (Daisuke Yamamoto) stranded without his parents. Soon adopted by an Incan tribe, Amazon becomes a wild child, living off the land. However, Amazon's idyllic existence is cut short when Gorgos, the Ten Faced Demon, massacres his village, slaughtering everyone except himself in search for the powerful "GiGi Armlet", which gives the bearer fantastic power. Elder Bago, last of the Incas, gives the GiGi Armlet to Amazon for safekeeping while using his knowledge of Incan science and magic to perform a mystical ceremony on Daisuke, transforming him into the powerful "Kamen Rider Amazon" before he died. Arriving at Japan, Amazon battles Geddon without full knowledge of their reason of pursuing him. Befriending the nephew and niece of Professor Kousaka, Amazon learns the nature of the GiGi Armlet as he defeats Geddon and then the Garanda Empire.

Characters

Geddon

Geddon (ゲドン Gedon) is the evil organization based in the Amazon before moving to Japan, bent on world dominion and fueled by human blood.

Garanda Empire

The Garanda Empire (ガランダー帝国 Garandā Teikoku) makes its appearance prior to Gorgos's death, taking the Gaga Bracelet for their own use as they go on a campaign of terrorist attacks on Tokyo to make it into their seat of power before going after the rest of the world. Led by the mysterious "Ruler" and stationed underground in trap-filled base, the Garanda Empire also uses Beastmen as their kaijin.

List of episodes

  1. Man or Beast? The Cool Guy Who Came From the Jungle! (人か?野獣か?密林から来た凄い奴! Hito ka? Yajū ka? Mitsurin Kara Kita Sugoi Yatsu!) (Original Airdate: October 19, 1974)
  2. Ten-Faced Demon! God or Devil? (十面鬼!神か?悪魔か? Jūmenki! Kami ka? Akuma ka?) (Original Airdate: October 26, 1974)
  3. The Strong, Naked, Fast Guy! (強くてハダカで速い奴! Tsuyokute Hadaka de Hayai Yatsu!) (Original Airdate: November 2, 1974)
  4. Run! The Raging Jungler (走れ!怒りのジャングラー Hashire! Ikari no Jangurā) (Original Airdate: November 9, 1974)
  5. The Weirdo Who Came From Underground!! (地底から来た変なヤツ!! Chitei Kara Kita Hen na Yatsu!!) (Original Airdate: November 16, 1974)
  6. The Inca Rope-Pattern Writing Mystery!! (インカ縄文字の謎!! Inka Nawa Moji no Nazo!!) (Original Airdate: November 23, 1974)
  7. Melt! Melt! The Terrifying Snake Beastman (とける!とける!恐怖のヘビ獣人 Tokeru! Tokeru! Kyōfu no Hebi Jūjin) (Original Airdate: November 30, 1974)
  8. The Crocodile Beastman Who Attacked the School (学校を襲ったワニ獣人 Gakkō o Osotta Wani Jūjin) (Original Airdate: December 7, 1974)
  9. Go, Amazon! The Crab Beastman's Island! (ゆけアマゾン!カニ獣人の島へ! Yuke Amazon! Kani Jūjin no Shima e!) (Original Airdate: December 14, 1974)
  10. Black Cat Beastman Aiming at the Nursery School! (黒ネコ獣人保育園をねらう! Kuro Neko Jūjin Hoikuen o Nerau!) (Original Airdate: December 21, 1974)
  11. The Golden Snail's the Reaper's Envoy!? (金色のカタツムリは死神の使い!? Kin'iro no Katatsumuri wa Shinigami no Tsukai!?) (Original Airdate: December 28, 1974)
  12. Seen! Geddon's Beastman Modification Room (見た!ゲドンの獣人改造室!! Mita! Gedon no Jūjin Kaizōshitsu) (Original Airdate: January 4, 1975)
  13. Approaching! Ten-Faced Demon! Danger, Amazon!! (迫る!十面鬼!危うしアマゾン!! Semaru! Jūmenki! Ayaushi Amazon!!) (Original Airdate: January 11, 1975)
  14. The Ten-Faced Demon Dies! And a New Enemy? (十面鬼死す!そして新しい敵? Jūmenki Shisu! Soshite Atarashii Teki?) (Original Airdate: January 18, 1975)
  15. He Came Forth! The Terrible Great Emperor Zero (出たぞ!恐怖のゼロ大帝 Deta zo! Kyōfu no Zero-taitei) (Original Airdate: January 25, 1975)
  16. Garander's Tokyo Sea of Flames Operation!! (ガランダーの東京火の海作戦!! Garandā no Tōkyō Hi no Umi Sakusen!!) (Original Airdate: February 1, 1975)
  17. Mt. Fuji Big Explosion? The Tokyo Fry Pan Operation (富士山大爆発?東京フライパン作戦! Fujisan Dai Bakuhatsu? Tōkyō Furaipan Sakusen!) (Original Airdate: February 8, 1975)
  18. Zero's Terror! The Massive Earthquake Operation!! (ゼロの恐怖!大地震作戦!! Zero no Kyōfu! Ōjishin Sakusen!!) (Original Airdate: February 15, 1975)
  19. Going into Action, The Garander Youth Squad (出動、ガランダー少年部隊 Shutsudō, Garandā Shōnen Butai) (Original Airdate: February 22, 1975)
  20. Mole Beastman's Last Activity!! (モグラ獣人最後の活躍!! Mogura Jūjin Saigo no Katsuyaku!!) (Original Airdate: March 1, 1975)
  21. Cannibal Beastman to Eat the Frozen Rider (冷凍ライダーを食べる人食い獣人! Reitō Raidā o Taberu Hitokui Jūjin) (Original Airdate: March 8, 1975)
  22. Inca Doll's Day to Annihilate Greater Tokyo (インカ人形大東京全滅の日!? Inka Ningyō Dai Tōkyō Zenmetsu no Hi!?) (Original Airdate: March 15, 1975)
  23. Imitation Riders vs. Amazon Rider! (にせライダー対アマゾンライダー! Nise Raidā Tai Amazon Raidā!) (Original Airdate: March 22, 1975)
  24. You Did It, Amazon!! The End of Great Emperor Zero!! (やったぞアマゾン!ゼロ大帝の最後!! Yatta zo Amazon! Zero-taitei no Saigo!!) (Original Airdate: March 29, 1975)

Movie

The Kamen Rider Amazon movie is a theatrical version of episode 16, depicting Gengoro Beastman's attempt to execute Garanda's Tokyo Sea of Flame plan.

S.I.C. Hero Saga

The S.I.C. Hero Saga story for Amazon as published in the May through July 2004 issues of Monthly Hobby Japan magazine is titled Masked Rider Amazon Edition: Pre-Stage (MASKED RIDER AMAZON -プレ・ステージ- Kamen Raidā Amazon Pure Sutēji). It serves as a prologue to the Amazon series, and features the original characters Pre-Amazon (プレ・アマゾン Pure Amazon), the Ten-Faced Demon Gorgos (Complete) (十面鬼ゴルゴス(完全体) Jūmenki Gorugosu (Kanzentai)), Kitty (キティ Kiti), and the Jungler (Bago Production) (ジャングラー(バゴー製作) Jangurā (Bagō Seisaku)).

Chapter titles
  1. Human-Faced Stone (人面岩 Jinmen'iwa)
  2. Meteorite (隕石 Inseki)
  3. Armlet (腕輪 Udewa)

Kamen Rider Amazons

Main article: Kamen Rider Amazons

To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series, Toei and Amazon.com collaborated on an original Amazon Video series titled Kamen Rider Amazons (仮面ライダーアマゾンズ Kamen Raidā Amazonzu), serving as a reimagining of Kamen Rider Amazon in a modern setting.

Cast

Songs

Opening theme
Ending theme

References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.