It's August 15 in Japan, which means that on this day in 1948 Hongo Takeshi was born (Hongo was 23 while Fujioka himself was actually 25).
What would the face of Japanese special effects hero shows be like without this character or if a different actor had gotten the role?
If you wan to get technical, it was actually Sasaki and Rider 2 that boosted the show into being a huge hit, as Sasaki was a more established actor. Not to mention it was Rider 2 who came up with the actual transformation pose. It's really not fair he's been second fiddle all these years.
>>15780067
Housefires will do that
Was it a good send off?
>>15780207
Fuck no it wasn't. As expected of Inoue.
>>15780207
Could have been better. Could have been a lot worse.
>It's August 15 in Japan, which means that on this day in 1948 Hongo Takeshi was born
Where does this come from?
>>15780783
no idea but Japs have observed it for years, there's a twitter tag and everything
>>15780207
>>15780626
I forgot all about this. Who subbed it? Trying to find it.
>>15780854
Pretty sure you're stuck with TVN
>>15780207
Definitely. I even didn't mind Ghost in there and liked how he thaught Takeru something that tied with his own show ending.
>>15781478
I'm actually impressed /krg/ even recognized this character enough to come in here to post this.
>>15780039
I want to start watching the original Kamen Rider. Where a bloke like me can find it to download?
>>15781524
Thanks, chief.
>>15781509
https://kitsubs.tumblr.com/
https://anidex.info/?q=kamen%20rider%20XIG
>>15781563
Many thanks for you, too.
Is Rider 1 the Rider with the most different interpretations? Off the top of my head there's the tv show, the manga, the novel (where he actually mentions being born at the end of the World War), The First / Next, I believe also SIC Hero Saga.
>>15782243
probably but I'm pretty sure most riders have a manga version
>>15782243
Isn't that novel where Hongo is literally a grasshopper monster and he just wears the suit to hide it? If I remember right had Shin been successful that was going to be the second movie.
>>15784597
Yeah all of that was based on Ishinomori's original intent, it's a shame Shin was his best on camera go at the idea.