Kamen Rider Ghost
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Genre | Tokusatsu |
Created by | Shotaro Ishinomori |
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Narrated by | Kazuya Ichijō Shun Nishime |
Opening theme | "Warera Omou, Yue ni Warera Ari" by Kishidan |
Composer | Go Sakabe |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
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Running time | 24-25 min. (per episode) |
Production company | Toei Company |
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Network | TV Asahi |
Release | October 4, 2015 |
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 an Eyecon (眼魂(アイコン), Aikon, lit. "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 Kamen Riders of Kamen Rider Ghost use Eyecons to transform and to 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 |
Director | Writer | Original airdate |
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1 | "Eyes Open! It's Me!" Transliteration: "Kaigan! Ore!" (Japanese: 開眼!俺!) | Satoshi Morota | Takuro Fukuda | October 4, 2015 |
2 | "Shocking! The Invention King!" Transliteration: "Dengeki! Hatsumeiō!" (Japanese: 電撃!発明王!) | Satoshi Morota | Takuro Fukuda | October 11, 2015 |
3 | "Bull's-eye! Archery of Justice!" Transliteration: "Hitchū! Seigi no Yumiya!" (Japanese: 必中!正義の弓矢!) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Takuro Fukuda | October 18, 2015 |
4 | "Amazing! The Castle in the Sky!" Transliteration: "Kyōgaku! Sora no Shiro!" (Japanese: 驚愕!空の城!) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Takuro Fukuda | October 25, 2015 |
5 | "Shocking! The Mysterious Kamen Rider!" Transliteration: "Shōgeki! Nazo no Kamen Raidā!" (Japanese: 衝撃!謎の仮面ライダー!) | Satoshi Morota | Takuro Fukuda | November 8, 2015 |
6 | "Fate! The Comeback Melody!" Transliteration: "Unmei! Saiki no Merodi!" (Japanese: 運命!再起のメロディ!) | Satoshi Morota | Nobuhiro Mouri | November 15, 2015 |
7 | "Quick Draw! The Legendary Gunman!" Transliteration: "Hayauchi! Densetsu no Ganman!" (Japanese: 早撃!伝説のガンマン!) | Takayuki Shibasaki | Takuro Fukuda | November 22, 2015 |
8 | "Activation! Another Monolith!" Transliteration: "Hatsudō! Mō Hitotsu no Monorisu!" (Japanese: 発動!もう一つのモノリス!) | Takayuki Shibasaki | Takuro Fukuda | November 29, 2015 |
9 | "Imposing! The Loyal Man!" Transliteration: "Dōdō! Chūgi no Otoko!" (Japanese: 堂堂!忠義の男!) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Nobuhiro Mouri | December 6, 2015 |
10 | "Gathered! Fifteen Eyecons!" Transliteration: "Shūketsu! Jūgo no Aikon!" (Japanese: 集結!15の眼魂!) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Nobuhiro Mouri | December 13, 2015 |
11 | "Magnificent! Mysterious Eyes!" Transliteration: "Shōgon! Shinpi no Me!" (Japanese: 荘厳!神秘の目!) | Satoshi Morota | Takuro Fukuda | December 20, 2015 |
12 | "Heroic! A Man's Resolve!" Transliteration: "Sōzetsu! Otoko no Kakugo!" (Japanese: 壮絶!男の覚悟!) | Satoshi Morota | Takuro Fukuda | December 27, 2015 |
13 | "Exciting! A Free Man!" Transliteration: "Gōkai! Jiyū na Otoko!" (Japanese: 豪快!自由な男!) | Nobuhiro Suzumura | Nobuhiro Mouri | January 10, 2016 |
14 | "Superb View! The Dawn of the Earth!" Transliteration: "Zekkei! Chikyū no Yoake!" (Japanese: 絶景!地球の夜明け!) | Nobuhiro Suzumura | Nobuhiro Mouri | January 17, 2016 |
15 | "Agony! The Stubborn Escape King!" Transliteration: "Kunō! Ganko na Dasshutsu-ō!" (Japanese: 苦悩!頑固な脱出王!) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Takuro Fukuda | January 24, 2016 |
16 | "Perfect! The White Kamen Rider!" Transliteration: "Kanpeki! Shiroi Kamen Raidā!" (Japanese: 完璧!白い仮面ライダー!) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Takuro Fukuda | January 31, 2016 |
17 | "Gorgeous! The Phantom Queen!" Transliteration: "Kenran! Maboroshi no Joō!" (Japanese: 絢爛!幻の女王!) | Satoshi Morota | Keiichi Hasegawa | February 7, 2016 |
18 | "Turn-Around! Mysterious Science!" Transliteration: "Gyakuten! Shinpi na Kagaku!" (Japanese: 逆転!神秘な科学!) | Satoshi Morota | Keiichi Hasegawa | February 14, 2016 |
19 | "Explosion! Paint From Your Heart!" Transliteration: "Bakuhatsu! E o Kaku Kokoro!" (Japanese: 爆発!絵を描く心!) | Katsuya Watanabe | Takuro Fukuda | February 21, 2016 |
20 | "Eruption! The Flames of Friendship!" Transliteration: "Sakuretsu! Honō no Yūjō!" (Japanese: 炸裂!炎の友情!) | Katsuya Watanabe | Takuro Fukuda | February 28, 2016 |
21 | "Amazing! The Gamma's World!" Transliteration: "Kyōi! Ganma no Sekai!" (Japanese: 驚異!眼魔の世界!) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Keiichi Hasegawa | March 6, 2016 |
22 | "Conspiracy! Adel's Trap!" Transliteration: "Bōryaku! Aderu no Wana!" (Japanese: 謀略!アデルの罠!) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Keiichi Hasegawa | March 13, 2016 |
23 | "Possessed! The Giant Eyecon!" Transliteration: "Nyūkon! Dekkai Aikon!" (Japanese: 入魂!デッカい眼魂!) | Satoshi Morota | Takuro Fukuda | March 20, 2016 |
24 | "Appearance! The Mysterious Warrior!" Transliteration: "Shutsugen! Nazo no Senshi!" (Japanese: 出現!謎の戦士!) | Satoshi Morota | Nobuhiro Mouri | March 27, 2016 |
25 | "Disaster! The Red Sky!" Transliteration: "Ihen! Akai Sora!" (Japanese: 異変!赤い空!) | Katsuya Watanabe | Keiichi Hasegawa | April 3, 2016 |
26 | "Conflict! The Terms of Resolution!" Transliteration: "Kattō! Ketsudan no Jōken!" (Japanese: 葛藤!決断の条件!) | Katsuya Watanabe | Keiichi Hasegawa | April 10, 2016 |
27 | "Do-or-Die! Ready for Infiltration!" Transliteration: "Kesshi! Kakugo no Sennyū!" (Japanese: 決死!覚悟の潜入!) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Takuro Fukuda | April 17, 2016 |
28 | "Bursting! The Power of the Abyss!" Transliteration: "Bakugen! Shin'en no Chikara!" (Japanese: 爆現!深淵の力!) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Takuro Fukuda | April 24, 2016 |
29 | "Second Coming! Ordeal of the Escape King!" Transliteration: "Sairin! Dasshutsu-ō no Shiren!" (Japanese: 再臨!脱出王の試練!) | Koichi Sakamoto | Nobuhiro Mouri | May 1, 2016 |
30 | "Forever! Cries of the Heart!" Transliteration: "Eien! Kokoro no Sakebi!" (Japanese: 永遠!心の叫び!) | Koichi Sakamoto | Nobuhiro Mouri | May 8, 2016 |
31 | "Bizarre! The Power of the Gammisers!" Transliteration: "Kimyō! Ganmaizā no Chikara!" (Japanese: 奇妙!ガンマイザーの力!) | Katsuya Watanabe | Keiichi Hasegawa | May 15, 2016 |
32 | "Reminiscence! The Hidden Heart!" Transliteration: "Tsuioku! Himeta Kokoro!" (Japanese: 追憶!秘めた心!) | Katsuya Watanabe | Keiichi Hasegawa | May 22, 2016 |
33 | "Miracle! Infinite Feelings!" Transliteration: "Kiseki! Mugen no Omoi!" (Japanese: 奇跡!無限の想い!) | Katsuya Watanabe | Keiichi Hasegawa | May 29, 2016 |
34 | "Wandering! The World of Dreams!" Transliteration: "Meisō! Yume no Sekai!" (Japanese: 迷走!夢の世界!) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Nobuhiro Mouri | June 5, 2016 |
35 | "Real Worth! The Power of Fun!" Transliteration: "Shinka! Tanoshisa no Chikara!" (Japanese: 真価!楽しさの力!) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Nobuhiro Mouri | June 12, 2016 |
36 | "Vehement! Idol Declaration!" Transliteration: "Mōretsu! Aidoru Sengen!" (Japanese: 猛烈!アイドル宣言!) | Koichi Sakamoto | Keiichi Hasegawa | June 19, 2016 |
37 | "Mastered! Everyone's Paths!" Transliteration: "Shūtoku! Sorezore no Michi!" (Japanese: 修得!それぞれの道!) | Koichi Sakamoto | Keiichi Hasegawa | June 26, 2016 |
38 | "Return! The Souls of Heroes!" Transliteration: "Fukkatsu! Eiyū no Tamashii!" (Japanese: 復活!英雄の魂!) | Koichi Sakamoto | Nobuhiro Mouri | July 3, 2016 |
39 | "Opposition! Father and Daughter!" Transliteration: "Tairitsu! Chichi to Musume!" (Japanese: 対立!父と娘!) | Katsuya Watanabe | Takuro Fukuda | July 10, 2016 |
40 | "Courage! A Tragic Resolution!" Transliteration: "Yūki! Hisō na Ketsudan!" (Japanese: 勇気!悲壮な決断!) | Katsuya Watanabe | Takuro Fukuda | July 17, 2016 |
41 | "Upheaval! The Secretary's Decision!" Transliteration: "Gekidō! Chōkan no Ketsudan!" (Japanese: 激動!長官の決断!) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Keiichi Hasegawa | July 24, 2016 |
42 | "Astonishment! The Truth About the Hermit!" Transliteration: "Gyōten! Sennin no Shinjitsu!" (Japanese: 仰天!仙人の真実!) | Kyohei Yamaguchi | Keiichi Hasegawa | July 31, 2016 |
43 | "Connection! The Boy Genius!" Transliteration: "Setsuzoku! Tensai Shōnen!" (Japanese: 接続!天才少年!) | Ryuta Tasaki | Nobuhiro Mouri | August 7, 2016 |
44 | "Activation! The Terror of Demia!" Transliteration: "Kidō! Demia no Kyōfu!" (Japanese: 起動!デミアの恐怖!) | Ryuta Tasaki | Nobuhiro Mouri | August 14, 2016 |
45 | "Horror! A Disappearing World!" Transliteration: "Senritsu! Kieyuku Sekai!" (Japanese: 戦慄!消えゆく世界!) | Katsuya Watanabe | Keiichi Hasegawa | August 21, 2016 |
46 | "Duel! Words from the Swordsman!" Transliteration: "Kettō! Kengō kara no Kotoba!" (Japanese: 決闘!剣豪からの言葉!) | Katsuya Watanabe | Keiichi Hasegawa | August 28, 2016 |
47 | "Concord! Everyone's Resolutions!" Transliteration: "Koō! Sorezore no Kakugo!" (Japanese: 呼応!それぞれの覚悟!) | Satoshi Morota | Takuro Fukuda | September 4, 2016 |
48 | "End! The Chain of Sorrow!" Transliteration: "Shūketsu! Kanashimi no Rensa!" (Japanese: 終結!悲しみの連鎖!) | Satoshi Morota | Takuro Fukuda | September 11, 2016 |
49 | "Infinity! The Power of Humanity!" Transliteration: "Mugen! Hito no Chikara!" (Japanese: 無限!人の力!) | Satoshi Morota | Takuro Fukuda | September 18, 2016 |
50 (Finale) | "Future! Connected Feelings!" Transliteration: "Mirai! Tsunagaru Omoi!" (Japanese: 未来!繋がる想い!) | Osamu Kaneda | Takuro Fukuda | September 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
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) will be 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 and three Kamen Rider Dark Necroms,[4] and the movie's supporting protagonist Kamen Rider Zero Specter.[5]
Special episodes
- Kamen Rider Ghost: Ikkyu Eyecon Contention! Quick Wit Battle!! (仮面ライダーゴースト 一休眼魂争奪! とんち勝負(バトル)!!, Kamen Raidā Gōsuto Ikkyū Aikon Sōdatsu! Tonchi Batoru!!) is a special Televi-Kun DVD. It features both the Ikkyu Ghost Eyecon and the Pythagoras Ghost Eyecon.
- Kamen Rider Ghost: Ikkyu Intimacy! Awaken, My Quick Wit Power!! (仮面ライダーゴースト 一休入魂! めざめよ、オレのとんち力!!, Kamen Raidā Gōsuto Ikkyū Nyūkon! Mezameyo, Ore no Tonchi-ryoku!!) is Televi-Kun's "Hyper Battle DVD" (超(ハイパー)バトルDVD, Haipā Batoru Dī Bui Dī). It features both Kamen Rider Ghost Ikkyu Damashii and Kamen Rider Specter Pythagoras Damashii.
- Kamen Rider Ghost: Legendary! Riders' Souls! (仮面ライダーゴースト 伝説! ライダーの魂!, Kamen Raidā Gōsuto Densetsu! Raidā no Tamashii!) is a web series released on YouTube. It is connected to Kamen Rider 1 and features Kamen Rider Ghost and Kamen Rider Specter's Legend Rider Damashii confronting villains from past Kamen Rider Series. It comprises seven episodes, but the final episode is exclusive to the DVD.
- The Legend of Hero Alain (アラン英雄伝, Aran Eiyūden) is included as part of the Blu-ray releases of Kamen Rider Ghost. It comprises four episodes and focuses on a side story of Alain. The theme song is "TIMELESS BLUE" performed by SUNAHO.
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
- Takeru Tenkūji (天空寺 タケル, Tenkūji Takeru): Shun Nishime (西銘 駿, Nishime Shun)
- Akari Tsukimura (月村 アカリ, Tsukimura Akari): Hikaru Ohsawa (大沢 ひかる, Ōsawa Hikaru)
- Makoto Fukami (深海 マコト, Fukami Makoto): Ryosuke Yamamoto (山本 涼介, Yamamoto Ryōsuke)
- Onari (御成): Takayuki Yanagi (柳 喬之, Yanagi Takayuki)
- Chikara Saionji (西園寺 主税, Saionji Chikara): Yoshiyuki Morishita (森下 能幸, Morishita Yoshiyuki)
- Alain (アラン, Aran): Hayato Isomura (磯村 勇斗, Isomura Hayato)
- Javel (ジャベル, Jaberu): Sotaro (聡太郎, Sōtarō)
- Adel (アデル, Aderu): Akihiro Mayama (真山 明大, Mayama Akihiro)
- Igor (イゴール, Igōru): Hiroshi Yamamoto (山本 浩司, Yamamoto Hiroshi)
- Alia (アリア, Aria): Reon Kadena (かでな れおん, Kadena Reon)
- Gyro (ジャイロ, Jairo): Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, Takaiwa Seiji)
- Shibuya (シブヤ): Takuya Mizoguchi (溝口 琢矢, Mizoguchi Takuya)
- Narita (ナリタ): Reo Kansyuji (勧修寺 玲旺, Kanshūji Reo)
- Kanon Fukami (深海 カノン, Fukami Kanon): Mio Kudo (工藤 美桜, Kudō Mio)
- Yasushi Onodera (小野寺 靖, Onodera Yasushi): Yasuomi Sano (佐野 泰臣, Sano Yasuomi)
- Fumi Fukushima (福嶋 フミ, Fukushima Fumi): Hisako Ohkata (大方 斐紗子, Ōkata Hisako)
- Steve Bills (スティーブ・ビルズ, Sutību Biruzu): Thane Camus (セイン・カミュ, Sein Kamyu)
- Adonis (アドニス, Adonisu): Hiroshi Katsuno (勝野 洋, Katsuno Hiroshi)
- Ryū Tenkūji (天空寺 龍, Tenkūji Ryū): Kazuhiko Nishimura (西村 和彦, Nishimura Kazuhiko)
- Hermit (仙人, Sennin), Edith (イーディス, Īdisu): Naoto Takenaka (竹中 直人, Takenaka Naoto)
- Yurusen (ユルセン, Voice): Aoi Yūki (悠木 碧, Yūki Aoi)
- Hoodie Ghosts (パーカーゴースト, Pākā Gōsuto, Voice) and Gamma Transformation Eyecons (眼魂変身眼魂, Ganma Henshin Aikon): Tomokazu Seki (関 智一, Seki Tomokazu)
- Gammisers (ガンマイザー, Ganmaizā, Voice; 27-34): Sayaka Ohara (大原 さやか, Ōhara Sayaka)[6][7]
- Ghost Driver Equipment Voice: m.c.A.T
- Mega Ulorder and Equipment Voice: Peter von Gomm
- Narration: Kazuya Ichijō (一条 和矢, Ichijō Kazuya)
Guest cast
- Yoshinori Sonoda (園田 義則, Sonoda Yoshinori, 2): Torata Nanbu (南部 虎弾, Nanbu Torata, of Tokyo Shock Boys)
- Mari Shirase (白瀬 マリ, Shirase Mari, 3): Yukari Taki (滝 裕可里, Taki Yukari)
- Nobuyoshi Hashiba (羽柴 信良, Hashiba Nobuyoshi, 4): Takeyuki Yue (湯江 健幸, Yue Takeyuki)
- Hideo Kuroda (黒田 秀夫, Kuroda Hideo, 4): Koichi Sudo (須藤 公一, Sudō Kōichi)
- Yamato Kazakiri (風切 大和, Kazakiri Yamato, 24): Masaki Nakao (中尾 暢樹, Nakao Masaki)
- Yuki Shirai (白井 ユキ, Shirai Yuki, 29, 30): Arisa Komiya (小宮 有紗, Komiya Arisa)
- Honami (ホナミ, 36, 37): Makoto Okunaka (奥仲 麻琴, Okunaka Makoto)
Theme songs
- Opening theme
- "Warera Omou, Yue ni Warera Ari" (我ら思う、故に我ら在り, "We Think, Therefore We Are")
- Lyrics & Composition: Show Ayanocozey
- Arrangement: Takeshi Kiuchi
- Artist: Kishidan
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