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Kamen Rider Super-1

1980–1981 · 1 season

A brisk, earnest weekly hero show full of martial-arts flair, colourful monsters and simple, satisfying victories.

Created by: Yoshiharu Tomita, Atsuo Okunaka
Starring: Shunsuke Takasugi, Nobuo Tsukamoto, Teru Satō

Overview: Kazuya Oki volunteers to undergo cybernetic surgery in the International Space Development Program in the United States 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 can escape and is 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 can transform into the powerful Kamen Rider Super-1 to fight the evil Dogma Kingdom and later Jin Dogma.

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Created by: Yoshiharu Tomita, Atsuo Okunaka
Starring: Shunsuke Takasugi, Nobuo Tsukamoto, Teru Satō

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
justice
identity
survival
friendship
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	7
Horror	3
Humour	3
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Created by: Yoshiharu Tomita, Atsuo Okunaka, Takaharu Saeki, Minoru Yamada, Michio Konishi, Hideo Tanaka
Written by: Sukehiro Tomita, Kyōko Sagiyama, Takashi Ezure, Tatsuhiko Takada
Starring: Shunsuke Takasugi, Nobuo Tsukamoto, Teru Satō, Yumiko Tanaka, Katsuya Hayakawa, Rieko Nagatsuka, Kazunori Tanaka, Tadaomi Watanabe
Length: 1 seasons, 48 episodes, 24 min each
Network: tv asahi
Languages: Japanese

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