Kamen Rider Stronger
- For the series’ main character, see .
Kamen Rider Stronger (仮面ライダーストロンガー Kamen Raidā Sutorongā, “Masked Rider Stronger” in English) is a Japanese television series. The fifth program to be created as part of the , the series was broadcast on and from April 5, 1975 to December 27, 1975, lasting 39 episodes, and aired every Saturday at 7:00 p.m. Stronger was a co-production between and , and was created by .
While the series is relatively popular among tokusatsu fans, it has not garnered much mainstream attention. However, the series is unique in several respects, and has influenced other series in the franchise in many ways.
Story
joins the evil organization after the death of his close friend , who he considered his mentor. He, promised power, and fueled by a desire for revenge, undergoes surgery to become one of Black Satan’s super warriors. However, Shigeru knows that Black Satan were in fact the murderers of his friend; he was using Black Satan in order to gain new powers. The newly powered up Shigeru escapes from the Black Satan headquarters before they can brainwash him into following their campaign of evil and becomes . While escaping from Black Satan, Stronger meets Yuriko Misaki another cyborg warrior created by Black Satan who has the ability to transform into . Together they fight the evil Black Satan and later the to restore peace in .
Overview
Shigeru Jō, played by the late Shigeru Araki, joins the evil organization Black Satan after the death of a close friend, one whom he considered his mentor. Promised power, and fueled by a desire for revenge, he undergoes surgery to become one of Black Satan’s super warriors. However, Shigeru knows that Black Satan were in fact the murderers of his friend; he was using Black Satan in order to gain new powers. The newly powered up Shigeru escapes from the Black Satan headquarters before they can brainwash him into following their campaign of evil.
Frustrated, Black Satan scientists devise a plan to capture and kill the warrior they have just created, along with continuing the goal they’ve had all along—world domination. Shigeru plans on fighting back in his new form, Kamen Rider Stronger. While escaping from Black Satan, Stronger meets Yuriko Misaki (played by Kyōko Okada) another cyborg warrior created by Black Satan. They team up, with Yuriko now becoming Electro Wave Human Tackle. The two eventually meet Tōbei Tachibana as well.
Stronger, Tackle, and Tōbei fight valiantly against the evil cyborg forces of Black Satan, continually meeting the head agents General Shadow, and the One-Eyed Titan. The Titan is defeated in episode 13, but manages to return in episode 17 as the One-Hundred Eyed Titan, posing an even greater threat than before. Despite sharing the similar goals of defeating Stronger and conquering the world, General Shadow and the Titan cannot seem to agree on a few other issues—for instance, which one of them gets to kill Stronger. Often, their bickering inadvertently allows him to escape their wrath.
In episode 26, Stronger is able to topple Black Satan once and for all. With his former organization in ruins, General Shadow forms the “Delza Army” to continue his malicious goals. There were two further defining moments for the series: first, in episode 30, Tackle sacrifices herself to save Stronger from Doctor Kate, a Delza Army general. Her death affects Stronger greatly, and he vows to keep fighting until evil is defeated. In the following episode, Stronger’s fight against evil is greatly assisted when he undergoes surgery and gains a devastating new power—the ability to power up into a new, stronger, form—”Charge Up!”.
Ultimately, all the former Riders, , from the original Kamen Rider, from , from , and from , all appear in the final few episodes to help Stronger finally defeat the Delza Army and General Shadow. This sequence of episodes has attracted some praise from fans.
Characters
Allies
Villains
Black Satan
- Main article:
- (Mr. Titan) / One-Eyed Titan
Episodes
- Main article:
- (おれは電気人間ストロンガー!! Ore wa Denki Ningen Sutorongā!!)
- (ストロンガーとタックルの秘密! Sutorongā to Takkuru no Himitsu!)
- (スリラーハウスが子どもを呼ぶ!! Surirā Hausu ga Kodomo o Yobu!!)
- (悪魔のオートバイ暴走作戦!! Akuma no Ōtobai Bōsō Sakusen!!)
- (ブラックサタンの学校給食!? Burakku Satan no Gakkō Kyūshoku!?)
- (先生に化けたクラゲ奇械人! Sensei ni Baketa Kurage Kikkaijin!)
- (ライダー大逆転!! Raidā Dai Gyakuten!!)
- (溶けるなライダー!とどめの電キック!! Tokeru na Raidā! Todome no Den Kikku!!)
- (悪魔の音楽隊がやって来た!! Akuma no Ongakutai ga Yattekita!!)
- (恐怖のガンマー虫!人間を狙う!! Kyōfu no Ganmā Mushi! Ningen o Nerau!!)
- (カメレオーン!悪魔のフィルム!? Kamereōn! Akuma no Firumu!?)
- (決闘!ストロンガーの墓場!? Kettō! Sutorongā no Hakaba!?)
- (一ツ目タイタン!最後の逆襲!! Hitotsume Taitan! Saigo no Gyakushū!!)
- (謎の大幹部シャドウの出現! Nazo no Dai Kanbu Shadō no Shutsugen!)
- (死を呼ぶシャドウのトランプ!! Shi o Yobu Shadō no Toranpu!!)
- (吸血ブブンガー悪魔のプレゼント! Kyūketsu Bubungā Akuma no Purezento!)
- (怪談 悪魔の復活祭 Kaidan Akuma no Fukkatsusai)
- (怪談 底なし沼 Kaidan Sokonashi Numa)
- (怪談 呪われた古城! Kaidan Norowareta Kojō!)
- (恐怖の大砂漠!二人の藤兵衛!? Kyōfu no Dai Sabaku! Futari no Tōbei!?)
- (鮫ヶ島海中大決戦! Samegashima Kaichū Dai Kessen!)
- (12時00分ライダー処刑!? Jūniji Zerofun Raidā Shokei!?)
- (地底王国の魔王!! Chitei Ōkoku no Maō!!)
- (怪奇!無人電車が走る!! Kaiki! Mujin Densha ga Hashiru!!)
- (死ぬな!!電気椅子の城茂 Shinu na!! Denki Isu no Jō Shigeru)
- (見た!!大首領の正体!! Mita!! Dai Shuryō no Shōtai!!)
- (改造魔人!デルザー軍団現わる!! Kaizō Majin! Deruzā Gundan Arawareru!!)
- (あ!ストロンガーがこなごなに…?! A! Sutorongā ga Konagona ni…?!)
- (魔人ケイト血ののろい! Majin Keito Chi no Noroi!)
- (さようならタックル!最後の活躍!! Sayōnara Takkuru! Saigo no Katsuyaku!!)
- (ストロンガー大改造!! Sutorongā Dai Kaizō!!)
- (必殺!超電三段キック!! Hissatsu! Chō Den Sandan Kikku!!)
- (ストロンガー満月に死す!? Sutorongā Mangetsu ni Shisu!?)
- (ヘビ女の吸血地獄! Hebi Onna no Kyūketsu Jigoku!)
- (帰って来た男!その名はV3!! Kaettekita Otoko! Sono Na wa Bui Surī!!)
- (三人ライダー対強力デルザー軍団! Sannin Raidā Tai Kyōryoku Deruzā Gundan!)
- (ライダー捕らわる!デルザー万才!! Raidā Torawaru! Deruzā Banzai!!)
- (出現!ライダー1号2号!! Shutsugen! Raidā Ichigō Nigō!!)
- (さようなら!栄光の七人ライダー! Sayōnara! Eigō no Shichinin Raidā!)
Movie
- (theatrical edit of episode 7)
Special
Other media
Manga
- (仮面ライダーストロンガー Kamen Raidā Sutorongā)
- (仮面ライダーストロンガー Kamen Raidā Sutorongā)
- (仮面ライダーストロンガー Kamen Raidā Sutorongā)
- (仮面ライダーストロンガー Kamen Raidā Sutorongā)
- (仮面ライダーストロンガー Kamen Raidā Sutorongā)
- (かえってきた7人ライダー Kaettekita 7-nin Raidā)
- (仮面ライダー Kamen Raidā)
Cast
- (城 茂 Jō Shigeru): (荒木 茂 Araki Shigeru)
- (岬 ユリ子 Misaki Yuriko): (岡田 京子 Okada Kyōko)
- (立花 藤兵衛 Tachibana Tōbee): (小林 昭二 Kobayashi Akiji)
- (正木 洋一郎 Masaki Yōichirō): (小笠原 弘 Ogasawara Hiroshi)
- (タイタン Taitan): (浜田 晃 Hamada Akira)
- (デッドライオン Deddo Raion, Voice): (辻村 真人 Tsujimura Mahito)
- , , (ブラックサタン大首領, デルザー軍団大首領, 岩石大首領 Burakku Satan Daishuryō, Deruzā Gundan Daishuryō, Ganseki Daishuryō, Voice): (納谷 悟朗 Naya Gorō)
- (ジェネラルシャドウ Jeneraru Shadō, Voice): (柴田 秀勝 Shibata Hidekatsu)
- (マシーン大元帥 Mashīn Daigensui, Voice): (市川 治 Ichikawa Osamu)
- (ナレーター Narētā): (中江 真司 Nakae Shinji)
Suit actors
- :
- Kamen Rider Stronger (understudy), :
- Kamen Rider Stronger (trampoline), :
- :
- Electro-Wave Human Tackle (Action) :
- Electro-Wave Human Tackle (Action):
- :
- :
- :
- , :
- General Shadow (trampoline), Monsters (trampoline), :
- , combatmen:
Songs
- Opening theme
- “” (仮面ライダーストロンガーの歌 Kamen Raidā Sutorongā no Uta, “The Song of Kamen Rider Stronger”)
- Lyrics:
- Composition:
- Artist:
- Ending theme
- “” (今日もたたかうストロンガー Kyō mo Tatakau Sutorongā, “Stronger Fights Today”)
- Lyrics: Saburō Yatsude
- Composition: Shunsuke Kikuchi
- Artists: & (1 & 2)/Ichirou Mizuki & Mitsuko Horie (3-31)
- Episodes: 1-31
- “” (ストロンガーアクション Sutorongā Akushon)
- Lyrics:
- Composition: Shunsuke Kikuchi
- Artists: Ichirou Mizuki & Mitsuko Horie
- Episodes 32-39
Other Songs
Notes
- The original name for this show was Kamen Rider Spark.
- The show replaced Ultraman Leo on TBS being one of the few times Kamen Rider and Ultraman air on the same network.
- It aired on TBS instead of it’s former network of due to it’s former network passing on the next Rider season after Amazon to air the start of a new series spun off from the Kamen Rider franchise, .
External links
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