Kamen Rider: The First

Kamen Rider The First THE FIRST , Kamen Raid Za Fsuto? , Masked Rider The First is a 2005 Japanese tokusatsu superhero film. The film is an adaptation of the television series Kamen Rider, though there are many differences between the film and the original programme some of these, however, are due to a closer reliance on the original Kamen Rider manga by Shotaro Ishinomorivague . Written by Toshiki Inoue and directed by Takao Nagaishi, the film stars Masaya Kikawada as Takeshi HongoKamen Riderand Hassei Takano as Hayato IchimonjiKamen Rider 2.

College student Takeshi Hongo is abducted into terrorist organisation Shocker Sacred Hegemony Of Cycle Kindred Evolutional Realm, at the hands of a cyborg Inhumanoid Kaijin known as the Bat. There, he undergoes painful reconstructive surgery, turning him into an Inhumanoid himself. Unlike the original series, he does not escape prior to mental condition by Shocker, and becomes one of their soldiers, nicknamed Hopper. He carries out a mission successfully, and meets Shockers Major Agents, including Dr. Shinigami. Hongo receives his orders Kill those who have seen Shockers Inhumanoid soldiers. However, what he doesnt realise is that the two witnesses are the journalist who had interviewed him prior to his kidnapping, Asuka Midorikawa Rena Komine and her fianc Katsuhiko Yano Hassei Takano. Attacking the two along with Shocker soldier Spider, it is here that Hongo remembers his humanity, and has an epiphany with regards to what he should do. Despite his efforts, Katsuhiko is killed by Spider, and Asuka finds Hongo next to the body. Blaming him for Katsuhikos death, she begins to follow him, attempting to ascertain why who she thought was a normal college student is a murderer.Meanwhile, at Shocker headquarters, it is revealed that those who undergo Shockers treatment need periodic blood transfusions, lest they reject their cybernetic components. Though Hongo seems to lack the need for the transfusions, he is labeled a traitor by Shocker and must be destroyed. It is here that Dr. Shinigami reveals his plan to create a second soldier based on Hoppers design to do the job. Hongo, having now abandoned Shocker, visits Tbei Tachibana, who gives him his motorcycle, the Cyclone. He is then able to defeat Spider. Asuka meets Hayato Ichimonji, who is identical to her fianc, who she thought was dead. He reveals that Katsuhiko Yano was an alias. What he doesnt tell Asuka is that he has been kidnapped by Shocker and turned into the 2nd Hopper. His mission defeat Hongo at any cost.

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