Kamen Rider J (original) (raw)

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For the movie's main character, see Koji Segawa.

Kamen Rider J (仮面ライダーJ, Kamen Raidā Jei), translated as Masked Rider J, is a Japanese superhero tokusatsu film, serving as the 13th entry of the Kamen Rider series and was triple-billed with film versions of Ninja Sentai Kakuranger and Blue SWAT.

Due to Shotaro Ishinomori's death in 1998, the film served as the final work to release in the Showa era out of respect for Ishinomori's death. The franchise entered a six-year hiatus until the premiere of Kamen Rider Kuuga in 2000, which kickstarted the Heisei Era.

Much like its predecessor, Kamen Rider ZO, footage from this movie was used in the American adaptation Saban's Masked Rider. All of the monsters except for Garai were used for this adaptation.

Plot[]

After fulfilling the praying ceremony, the three oldest children of the alien Fog Mother hunt an ideal human, in order to feed that person to their newly hatched siblings. They find such a person in Kana, the young friend of environmentalist reporter Koji Segawa as he was investigating the pollution by the lake.

Protecting his young friend from the fiends as they escape them, Koji is thrown over the cliff by the reptilian Agito as Kana is taken by the insectoid Zu. However, Koji is resurrected by the Earth Spirits as a J-Powered Warrior, Kamen Rider J, acting on their will to fight the Fog with their emissary Berry as his guide. With Fog Mother sensing Koji's presence, Agito attempts to finish the job in his true form, only to be killed by J. Hurrying to Kana, Koji enters their domain and faces Zu as she assumes her true form. Facing her, J manages to mortally wound Zu as she grabs him, taking him, before they crash into the fortress which is Fog Mother.

After she dies, Koji learns of Fog's intention of feeding humanity to them as Garai completes the ritual and sends Kana to the hatching chamber while manhandling Koji. Berry intervenes to free Kana from Fog's spell before being struck down by Garai as Kana is sent down to her death while Fog Mother begins attacking a nearby city to prepare for her children's awakening. Assuming his Rider form, J fights Garai in his true form, Cobra Man, in a heated battle.

After killing Garai, J is almost digested by Fog Mother as he attempts to save Kana. However, by absorbing the life energy around him, J kills off Fog's newly born spawn as he escapes the bowels of Fog Mother and assumes Jumbo Formation. After ripping Kana out of Fog Mother, J battles the monster before killing her as she attempted to take him down with her. Escaping Fog Mother's destruction, Koji takes Kana to a serene environment with Berry watching from a distance.

Characters[]

Kamen Riders[]

Movie[]

Novel-exclusive[]

Allies[]

Villains[]

Fog[]

Other media[]

Manga[]

  1. Kamen Rider J (manga) (仮面ライダーJ, Kamen Raidā Jei)

S.I.C. Hero Saga[]

  1. ZO VS J

Novel[]

  1. Kamen Rider J (novel) (仮面ライダーJ, Kamen Raidā Jei)

Cast[]

Suit Actors[]

Songs[]

Insert song

Ending theme

Release[]

Theatrical[]

Home Media[]

J was released on VHS on November 1994.

Kamen Rider J (VHS Cover)

Kamen Rider J
(VHS Cover)

J was released on Laserdisc on November 1994.

Kamen Rider J (Laserdisc Cover)

Kamen Rider J
(Laserdisc Cover)

J was released on DVD on December 21, 2003.

Kamen Rider J (DVD Cover)

Kamen Rider J
(DVD Cover)

J was released in a Blu-ray Box set alongside Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue, Kamen Rider ZO and Kamen Rider SD: Strange!? Man Spider.

Kamen Rider Shin · ZO · J Blu-ray BOX

Kamen Rider Shin · ZO · J Blu-ray BOX

Notes[]

See also[]

Icon-kamenrider Kamen Rider Series
Showa Era (1971-1994)
Kamen Rider • V3 • X • Amazon • Stronger • Skyrider • Super-1 • ZX (TV special) • Black • Black RX
Shin (movie) • ZO (movie) • J (movie)
Heisei Era (2000-2009)
Kuuga • Agito • Ryuki • 555 • Blade • Hibiki • Kabuto • Den-O • Kiva • Decade
Heisei Era Phase 2 (2009-2019)
W • OOO • Fourze • Wizard • Gaim • Drive • Ghost • Ex-Aid • Build • Zi-O
Reiwa Era (2019-)
Zero-One • Saber • Revice • Geats • Gotchard • Gavv
Remakes, Spin-Offs and Other Series
SD (OVA) • Imagin Anime • G • The First (remake) • The Next (remake) • Amazons • Shinobi • Black Sun • Shin Kamen Rider • Fuuto PI • Outsiders
English Adaptations
Masked Rider • Dragon Knight
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