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Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World

2008 · 71 min

A campy, energetic superhero adventure with time travel, family drama, and over-the-top monster battles.

Directed by: Ryuta Tasaki
Genres: Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Starring: Koji Seto, Kouhei Takeda, Shouma Yamamoto

Tagline: An aerial war that challenges the ancient King. The strongest parent-child Rider in history attacks a giant Rider.
Overview: When a powerful new foe known as the Legendorga arises in 2008, Wataru investigates the mystery behind the crisis, which brings him in contact with a man Nago once knew, Shiramine Takato, whose 3WA also possess their own Rider System. When Shiramine explains how everything began in 1986, Wataru uses Castle Doran’s Time Door to travel back in time, leading him to meet his father face-to-face at last. But has Wataru managed to change the future, or will the Legendorga still rise and enslave humanity?

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Directed by: Ryuta Tasaki
Genres: Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Starring: Koji Seto, Kouhei Takeda, Shouma Yamamoto

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Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 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: family
identity
betrayal
loyalty
redemption
Places: big city
school
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	8
Horror	4
Humour	5
Realism	3
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: science fiction, action, adventure
Directed by: Ryuta Tasaki
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Starring: Koji Seto, Kouhei Takeda, Shouma Yamamoto, Ken Horiuchi, Nana Yanagisawa, Tomokazu Sugita, Keisuke Kato, Yu Takahashi
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Runtime: 71 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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