Kamen Rider Ghost

Kamen Rider Ghost

Kamen Rider Ghost series logo
Genre Tokusatsu
Created by Shotaro Ishinomori
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Narrated by
Opening theme "Warera Omou, Yue ni Warera Ari" by Kishidan
Composer(s) Go Sakabe
Country of origin Japan
Original language(s) Japanese
No. of episodes 50 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)
  • Motoi Sasaki (TV Asahi)
  • Ayumi Kanno (TV Asahi)
  • Kazuhiro Takahashi (Toei)
Running time 24–25 min. (per episode)
Production company(s) Toei Company
Distributor Toei Company
Release
Original network TV Asahi
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04) – September 25, 2016 (2016-09-25)
Chronology
Preceded by Kamen Rider Drive
Followed by Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
External links
Website
Production website

Kamen Rider Ghost (仮面ライダーゴースト Kamen Raidā Gōsuto) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series serving as the 17th Heisei Kamen Rider Series, and 26th series over all. Takuro Fukuda serves as Ghost's lead screenwriter, with Satoshi Morota as director. It premiered on TV Asahi and affiliate stations throughout Japan on October 4, 2015, the week following the finale of its predecessor series Kamen Rider Drive, joining Shuriken Sentai Ninninger, and later, Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger in the Super Hero Time programming block.

Story

Takeru Tenkūji, whose father was a ghost hunter who died 10 years earlier, dies at the hands of an evil monster known as a Gamma (眼魔 Ganma, lit. "Eye Demon") while trying to protect his childhood friend Akari Tsukimura from an attack. A mysterious hermit brings Takeru back to life and bestows upon him the Ghost Driver transformation belt and a Ghost Eyecon (ゴースト眼魂 Gōsuto Aikon, lit. "Ghost Eye Soul"), an orb-shaped device which can see ghostly creatures like spirits of dead creatures, Gamma, and other Riders. The hermit tells Takeru that he has 99 days to gather 15 additional heroic Eyecons in order to be brought back to life permanently, and must fight the Gamma as Kamen Rider Ghost to obtain them. He is assisted by the Buddhist monk Onari, who previously supported his father as a ghost hunter, and Akari, who tries to find more scientific and logical reasons behind their supernatural encounters. In his way are Makoto Fukami, a mysterious living young man capable of utilizing a Ghost Driver to transform into Kamen Rider Specter (仮面ライダースペクター Kamen Raidā Supekutā), and the Gamma led by Chikara Saionji, an associate of Takeru's late father, and Alain, the son of the Gamma leader, who later acquires the means to transform into the anti-hero Kamen Rider Necrom (仮面ライダーネクロム Kamen Raidā Nekuromu).

The Riders of Kamen Rider Ghost use Eyecons to transform and summon the hooded jacket-like spirits called Hoodie Ghosts (パーカーゴースト Pākā Gōsuto) like the spirits of historical figures such as Miyamoto Musashi, Thomas Edison, and Isaac Newton to grant them new powers.[1]

Casting and production

Shun Nishime is the lead actor of Kamen Rider Ghost, portraying the hero Takeru Tenkūji. At only 17 years old, he is one of the youngest actors to portray the leading role in a Kamen Rider Series, coming after Masaki Suda from Kamen Rider W who was 16 at the time of filming and tying with Takeru Satoh from Kamen Rider Den-O. The rest of the cast includes female lead Hikaru Ohsawa, the rival Kamen Rider Ryosuke Yamamoto, Takayuki Yanagi, Yoshiyuki Morishita, Hayato Isomura, and Naoto Takenaka.[2]

Japanese rock band Kishidan performs the television series' opening theme song. When Kishidan's involvement was announced, lead singer Show Ayanocozey joked that he was very worried about writing the song, but consulted with Takashi Niigaki on how to write songs about ghosts.[3]

Episodes

No. English title
Original Japanese title
Writer Original airdate
1 "Eyes Open! It's Me!"
"Kaigan! Ore!" (開眼!俺!) 
Takuro FukudaOctober 4, 2015
2 "Shocking! The Invention King!"
"Dengeki! Hatsumeiō!" (電撃!発明王!) 
Takuro FukudaOctober 11, 2015
3 "Bull's-eye! Archery of Justice!"
"Hitchū! Seigi no Yumiya!" (必中!正義の弓矢!) 
Takuro FukudaOctober 18, 2015
4 "Amazing! The Castle in the Sky!"
"Kyōgaku! Sora no Shiro!" (驚愕!空の城!) 
Takuro FukudaOctober 25, 2015
5 "Shocking! The Mysterious Kamen Rider!"
"Shōgeki! Nazo no Kamen Raidā!" (衝撃!謎の仮面ライダー!) 
Takuro FukudaNovember 8, 2015
6 "Fate! The Comeback Melody!"
"Unmei! Saiki no Merodi!" (運命!再起のメロディ!) 
Nobuhiro MouriNovember 15, 2015
7 "Quick Draw! The Legendary Gunman!"
"Hayauchi! Densetsu no Ganman!" (早撃!伝説のガンマン!) 
Takuro FukudaNovember 22, 2015
8 "Activation! Another Monolith!"
"Hatsudō! Mō Hitotsu no Monorisu!" (発動!もう一つのモノリス!) 
Takuro FukudaNovember 29, 2015
9 "Imposing! The Loyal Man!"
"Dōdō! Chūgi no Otoko!" (堂堂!忠義の男!) 
Nobuhiro MouriDecember 6, 2015
10 "Gathered! Fifteen Eyecons!"
"Shūketsu! Jūgo no Aikon!" (集結!15の眼魂!) 
Nobuhiro MouriDecember 13, 2015
11 "Magnificent! Mysterious Eyes!"
"Shōgon! Shinpi no Me!" (荘厳!神秘の目!) 
Takuro FukudaDecember 20, 2015
12 "Heroic! A Man's Resolve!"
"Sōzetsu! Otoko no Kakugo!" (壮絶!男の覚悟!) 
Takuro FukudaDecember 27, 2015
13 "Exciting! A Free Man!"
"Gōkai! Jiyū na Otoko!" (豪快!自由な男!) 
Nobuhiro MouriJanuary 10, 2016
14 "Superb View! The Dawn of the Earth!"
"Zekkei! Chikyū no Yoake!" (絶景!地球の夜明け!) 
Nobuhiro MouriJanuary 17, 2016
15 "Agony! The Stubborn Escape King!"
"Kunō! Ganko na Dasshutsu-ō!" (苦悩!頑固な脱出王!) 
Takuro FukudaJanuary 24, 2016
16 "Perfect! The White Kamen Rider!"
"Kanpeki! Shiroi Kamen Raidā!" (完璧!白い仮面ライダー!) 
Takuro FukudaJanuary 31, 2016
17 "Gorgeous! The Phantom Queen!"
"Kenran! Maboroshi no Joō!" (絢爛!幻の女王!) 
Keiichi HasegawaFebruary 7, 2016
18 "Turn-Around! Mysterious Science!"
"Gyakuten! Shinpi na Kagaku!" (逆転!神秘な科学!) 
Keiichi HasegawaFebruary 14, 2016
19 "Explosion! Paint From Your Heart!"
"Bakuhatsu! E o Kaku Kokoro!" (爆発!絵を描く心!) 
Takuro FukudaFebruary 21, 2016
20 "Eruption! The Flames of Friendship!"
"Sakuretsu! Honō no Yūjō!" (炸裂!炎の友情!) 
Takuro FukudaFebruary 28, 2016
21 "Amazing! The Gamma's World!"
"Kyōi! Ganma no Sekai!" (驚異!眼魔の世界!) 
Keiichi HasegawaMarch 6, 2016
22 "Conspiracy! Adel's Trap!"
"Bōryaku! Aderu no Wana!" (謀略!アデルの罠!) 
Keiichi HasegawaMarch 13, 2016
23 "Possessed! The Giant Eyecon!"
"Nyūkon! Dekkai Aikon!" (入魂!デッカい眼魂!) 
Takuro FukudaMarch 20, 2016
24 "Appearance! The Mysterious Warrior!"
"Shutsugen! Nazo no Senshi!" (出現!謎の戦士!) 
Nobuhiro MouriMarch 27, 2016
25 "Disaster! The Red Sky!"
"Ihen! Akai Sora!" (異変!赤い空!) 
Keiichi HasegawaApril 3, 2016
26 "Conflict! The Terms of Resolution!"
"Kattō! Ketsudan no Jōken!" (葛藤!決断の条件!) 
Takuro FukudaApril 10, 2016
27 "Do-or-Die! Ready for Infiltration!"
"Kesshi! Kakugo no Sennyū!" (決死!覚悟の潜入!) 
Takuro FukudaApril 17, 2016
28 "Bursting! The Power of the Abyss!"
"Bakugen! Shin'en no Chikara!" (爆現!深淵の力!) 
Takuro FukudaApril 24, 2016
29 "Second Coming! Ordeal of the Escape King!"
"Sairin! Dasshutsu-ō no Shiren!" (再臨!脱出王の試練!) 
Nobuhiro MouriMay 1, 2016
30 "Forever! Cries of the Heart!"
"Eien! Kokoro no Sakebi!" (永遠!心の叫び!) 
Nobuhiro MouriMay 8, 2016
31 "Bizarre! The Power of the Gammisers!"
"Kimyō! Ganmaizā no Chikara!" (奇妙!ガンマイザーの力!) 
Keiichi HasegawaMay 15, 2016
32 "Reminiscence! The Hidden Heart!"
"Tsuioku! Himeta Kokoro!" (追憶!秘めた心!) 
Keiichi HasegawaMay 22, 2016
33 "Miracle! Infinite Feelings!"
"Kiseki! Mugen no Omoi!" (奇跡!無限の想い!) 
Keiichi HasegawaMay 29, 2016
34 "Wandering! The World of Dreams!"
"Meisō! Yume no Sekai!" (迷走!夢の世界!) 
Nobuhiro MouriJune 5, 2016
35 "Real Worth! The Power of Fun!"
"Shinka! Tanoshisa no Chikara!" (真価!楽しさの力!) 
Nobuhiro MouriJune 12, 2016
36 "Vehement! Idol Declaration!"
"Mōretsu! Aidoru Sengen!" (猛烈!アイドル宣言!) 
Keiichi HasegawaJune 19, 2016
37 "Mastered! Everyone's Paths!"
"Shūtoku! Sorezore no Michi!" (修得!それぞれの道!) 
Keiichi HasegawaJune 26, 2016
38 "Return! The Souls of Heroes!"
"Fukkatsu! Eiyū no Tamashii!" (復活!英雄の魂!) 
Nobuhiro MouriJuly 3, 2016
39 "Opposition! Father and Daughter!"
"Tairitsu! Chichi to Musume!" (対立!父と娘!) 
Takuro FukudaJuly 10, 2016
40 "Courage! A Tragic Resolution!"
"Yūki! Hisō na Ketsudan!" (勇気!悲壮な決断!) 
Takuro FukudaJuly 17, 2016
41 "Upheaval! The Secretary's Decision!"
"Gekidō! Chōkan no Ketsudan!" (激動!長官の決断!) 
Keiichi HasegawaJuly 24, 2016
42 "Astonishment! The Truth About the Hermit!"
"Gyōten! Sennin no Shinjitsu!" (仰天!仙人の真実!) 
Keiichi HasegawaJuly 31, 2016
43 "Connection! The Boy Genius!"
"Setsuzoku! Tensai Shōnen!" (接続!天才少年!) 
Nobuhiro MouriAugust 7, 2016
44 "Activation! The Terror of Demia!"
"Kidō! Demia no Kyōfu!" (起動!デミアの恐怖!) 
Nobuhiro MouriAugust 14, 2016
45 "Horror! A Disappearing World!"
"Senritsu! Kieyuku Sekai!" (戦慄!消えゆく世界!) 
Keiichi HasegawaAugust 21, 2016
46 "Duel! Words from the Swordsman!"
"Kettō! Kengō kara no Kotoba!" (決闘!剣豪からの言葉!) 
Keiichi HasegawaAugust 28, 2016
47 "Concord! Everyone's Resolutions!"
"Koō! Sorezore no Kakugo!" (呼応!それぞれの覚悟!) 
Takuro FukudaSeptember 4, 2016
48 "End! The Chain of Sorrow!"
"Shūketsu! Kanashimi no Rensa!" (終結!悲しみの連鎖!) 
Takuro FukudaSeptember 11, 2016
49 "Infinity! The Power of Humanity!"
"Mugen! Hito no Chikara!" (無限!人の力!) 
Takuro FukudaSeptember 18, 2016
Finale "Future! Connected Feelings!"
"Mirai! Tsunagaru Omoi!" (未来!繋がる想い!) 
Takuro FukudaSeptember 25, 2016

Films

Kamen Rider Ghost has his debut appearance as a cameo in Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future.

Super Movie War Genesis

Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive: Super Movie War Genesis (仮面ライダー×仮面ライダー ゴースト&ドライブ 超MOVIE大戦ジェネシス Kamen Raidā × Kamen Raidā Gōsuto Ando Doraibu Chō Mūbī Taisen Jeneshisu) was released in Japanese theaters on December 12, 2015. It featured a crossover between Kamen Rider Ghost and Kamen Rider Drive.

Kamen Rider 1

Main article: Kamen Rider 1 (film)

Kamen Rider 1 (仮面ライダー1号 Kamen Raidā Ichigō) was released in Japanese theaters on March 26, 2016. It is part of the 45th anniversary of Kamen Rider series, featuring the cast from Kamen Rider Ghost and a new form of Kamen Rider 1, with Hiroshi Fujioka reprising his role as his character.

The 100 Eyecons and Ghost's Fated Moment

Kamen Rider Ghost the Movie: The 100 Eyecons and Ghost's Fated Moment (劇場版 仮面ライダーゴースト 100の眼魂とゴースト運命の瞬間 Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Gōsuto Hyaku no Aikon to Gōsuto Unmei no Toki) was released in Japanese theaters on August 6, 2016, double-billed with the film for Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger. It introduces the antagonists Kamen Rider Dark Ghost/Extremer, three Kamen Rider Dark Necroms,[4][5] and the movie's supporting protagonist Kamen Rider Zero Specter.[6] It also features a cameo appearance of the next titular character, Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, whom later reappeared in the final episode, along with the appearance of Bugstars, while Kamen Rider Gemn only appeared in two last episodes.

Kamen Rider Heisei Generations

A Movie War film, titled Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider (仮面ライダー平成ジェネレーションズ Dr.パックマン対エグゼイド&ゴーストwithレジェンドライダー Kamen Raidā Heisei Jenerēshonzu Dokutā Pakkuman Tai Eguzeido Ando Gōsuto Wizu Rejendo Raidā), will be released in Japan on December 10, 2016. The film features Kamen Rider Ghost teaming up with Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, Kamen Rider Drive, Kamen Rider Gaim, and Kamen Rider Wizard as they battle against a virus based on Bandai Namco Entertainment's video game character, Pac-Man.[7][8]

Special episodes

Ghost Re:Birth

Ghost Re:Birth: Kamen Rider Specter (ゴーストRE:BIRTH 仮面ライダースペクター Gōsuto Ribāsu Kamen Raidā Supekutā) is a V-Cinema release that focuses on a side story of Makoto Fukami as Kamen Rider Specter, it is set after the end of the series and also features flashback when Makoto first meet Alain. It features both final forms of both Specter and Necrom respectively.[9] The V-Cinema is planned to be released on April 19, 2017.[10][11]

Video game

Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis (仮面ライダー バトライド・ウォー 創生 Kamen Raidā Batoraido Wō Sōsei), is the third installment of the Kamen Rider: Battride War series, was released on February 26, 2016 for the Playstation consoles (PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita). It features characters from Kamen Rider Ghost, Kamen Rider Drive, characters in previous versions of the game that were included as NPCs or assistants, as well as the Shōwa era Kamen Riders.

Cast

Guest cast

Theme songs

Opening theme

References

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