Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue

A grim, body-horror take on a superhero origin, blending pulpy sci-fi with a slow, unsettling dread.

Directed by

Makoto Tsuji

Genres

Action, Adventure, Science fiction

Starring

Shin Ishikawa, Yumi Nomura, Akira Ishihama

Tagline

Kamen Rider's TRUE century is about to begin!

Overview

Doctors Kazamatsuri and Onizuka are geneticists researching cures on diseases such as AIDS and cancer by performing experiments to strengthen the human body. The test subject is Shin Kazamatsuri, motorcycle racer son of Doctor Kazamatsuri. Unknown to them, their operation is funded by a syndicate group, who plan to use this research to have the bodies of men strengthened for their own gain—they have already been experimenting in the field of cyborg soldiers, to a less-than-successful attempt. However, they did not count on Onizuka's own secret ambitions; the mad Onizuka wanted to create a new species, by fusing a grasshopper's DNA with the test subject's, in order to start a new civilization and be their god. He has tested on himself, but seems to be having greater success with Shin.

How it feels

Dark, eerie, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, obsession, madness, betrayal

Content

Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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