1980 - Kamen Rider Super-1 (Series) - Ultimate Riders Review

Kamen Rider Super-1 is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the seventh installment in the Kamen Rider Series. The series was broadcast on the Mainichi Broadcasting System 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 Shōtarō Ishinomori.

Story

Kazuya Oki 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 and 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 to fight the evil Dogma Kingdom and later the Jin Dogma.

Publication Information

Title : Kamen Rider Super-1
Japanese : 仮面ライダースーパー1
Genre : Tokusatsu
Created by : Shotaro Ishinomori
Written by :
- Takashi Ezure
- Tsutomu Tsukushi
- Kyoko Kigiyama
- Setsu Kumagai
- Masaru Igami
- Sukehiro Tomita
- Kosuke Yoshida
Directed by :
- Minoru Yamada
- Shigeho Hirota
- Takaharu Saeki
- Michio Konishi
- Hideo Tanaka
- Atsuo Okunaka
- Yoshiharu Tomita
Composer(s) : Shunsuke Kikuchi
Country of origin : Japan
No. of episodes : 48
Producer(s) :
- Toru Hirayama
- Masashi Abe
Running time : 30 minutes
Original network : MBS
Original release : October 17, 1980 – October 3, 1981
Preceded by : Skyrider
Followed by : Kamen Rider Black

After six months of training, learning his transformation functions on the same principle as the Sekishin Shaolin Fist that he needs to master, Kazuya's training is intensified when news from Genjiro Tani, a friend of Henry's, that Saruwatari is setting up a base in Tokyo is brought to Genkai's attention. Setting up base in Tani's Motorcycle Shop, Kazuya confronts Saruwatari before the two assume their cyborg forms with Super-1 destroying Fire Kong.

Episodes

The Remodelled Human's Great Transformation for the Planet
The Time of Battle Has Come! The Move is the Sincere Shaolin Fist
Go! The Ends of the Earth, Dogma's El Dorado
Run, Kazuya! Dogma's Wedding March of Death
Jump, Kazuya! The Demonic Machine Race
Help, The Lovers of the Spider's Nest Mansion
Dogma Equation, the Living Computer
Fight, Kazuya! Dogma's Trial of Death
Seen!! The Secret of the Dogma Monster Remodelling Factory
Danger!! The Demonic Christmas Present
SOS! Kazuya! Cooperate with Dogma!!
A Formidable Enemy Appears! The Sincere Shaolin Fist is Defeated
Discovered! The Deadly "Plum-blossom" Technique
Dogma Annihilation? The Demon Doctor's Laughing Gas
Genius Monster vs. Rider in a Contest of Wits
Help! The One-Eyed Monster Comes to Attack!
I Want Kazuya's Blood! The Strange Sword Calls
Five Hands Change Impossible!!
The Demonic Tutoring School!! The Dreadful Radio-Cassette Monster
To Your House! Dogma's Phone Rings Tonight
Emergency Order! Steal the Five Hands!!
Duel at the Monster Graveyard! The End of General Megirl
Immortal Emperor Terror Macro's True Identity?
Let's Go!! Junior Rider Squad
It Even Attacts Airplanes!! The Strong Magnet Monster
In the Care of a Clock? Jin Dogma's Trap
A Friend of Children! Child X's Identity?
The Bizarre Video Monster Who Makes Copies of People
Rain, Rain, Fall, Fall! The Bizarre Umbrella Man!!
The Evil Super Express! Rollerskate Monster
It Sucks up Humans! Fear of Spray Monster
Bait the Rider! Fishing Rod Monster Appears
Let's Fight Everyone! The Dreadful RC Monster
The Magic Red Light That Masaru Found
The Bizarre Chair Human! The Execution Room!
Scissors Monster's Snip-snap Operation!!
Big Arm Top Monster! Deathmatch at the Lighthouse!!
Dangerous! Don't Enter Where Refrigerator Monster is In!!
Where is Powerful Lighter Monster's Weak Point!!
Oh, Humans are Melting! Soap Monster Appears
Kazuya in the Zoo, Escape from the Underwater Cage Impossible?
Marshal Demon's Great Costume Party
The World is Freezing!? Electric Fan Monster's Might!
Lengthening Ladder Monster's Evil Influence
Most Excellent Monster ShokaKing That You Considered
Marshal Demon Gets Angry! Transform, Onibi! Princess!!
Golden Rain! Doctor Ghost's Final Trap!!
Farewell, Earth! Kazuya Heads Off to Space!!

Movies

Kamen Rider Super-1 : The Movie

Cast

Kazuya Oki / Kamen Rider Super-1 : Shunsuke Takasugi
Genjirō Tani : Nobuo Tsukamoto
Masao Kozuka (Choro) : Teru Satō
Harumi Kusanami : Yumiko Tanaka
Ryō Kusanami : Katsuya Hayakawa
Master Genkai : Munemaru Kōda
Benkei : Kenji Nishiyama
Professor Henry : Wolf Ōtsuki
Masako Mizunuma : Rieko Nagatsuka
Daisuke Akita : Kazunori Tanaka
Shigeru Matsuoka : Tadaomi Watanabe
Mamoru Murayama : Ayumu Iwaki
Takeshi Tanaka : Moriyuki Ogidō
Michiru Ishikawa : Izumi Nakamura
Masaru Ishikawa : Hitoshi Hagiwara
Emperor Terror Macro : Akira Shioji
General Megirl : Toshihiko Miki
Marshal Devil : Kentarō Kachi
Commander Onibi : Hiroo Kawarazaki
Professor Ghost : Kazuo Suzuki
Princess Yōkai : Yuki Yoshizawa
Staff Officer Witch : Yōko Tōdō
Narrator : Shinji Nakae

Songs

Opening theme

Kamen Rider Super-1
- Lyrics : Shotaro Ishinomori
- Composition : Shunsuke Kikuchi
- Artist : Shunsuke Takasugi with Kōrogi '73

Ending themes

The Fiery Rider Fist
- Lyrics : Saburō Yatsude
- Composition : Shunsuke Kikuchi
- Artist : Shunsuke Takasugi with Korōgi '73
- Episodes : 1-23

The Song of the Junior Rider Team
- Lyrics : Kei Akai
- Composition : Shunsuke Kikuchi
- Artist : Ichirou Mizuki with the Columbia Yurikago-kai and Kōrogi '73
- Episodes : 24-48