Kamen Rider Super-1

*Kamen Rider Super-1*
Kamen Rider Super-1
Genre	Tokusatsu; Superhero fiction
Created by	Shotaro Ishinomori
Written by	Takashi Ezure; Tsutomu Tsukushi; Kyoko Kigiyama; Setsu Kumagai; Masaru Igami; Sukehiro Tomita; Kosuke Yoshida
Directed by	Minoru Yamada; Shigeho Hirota; Takaharu Saeki; Michio Konishi; Hideo Tanaka; Atsuo Okunaka; Yoshiharu Tomita
Starring	Shunsuke Takasugi
Composer	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	48
Production
Producers	Toru Hirayama; Masashi Abe
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	MBS
Release	October 17, 1980 –; October 3, 1981

Kamen Rider Super-1 (仮面ライダースーパー1, Kamen Raidā Sūpā Wan, Masked Rider Super-1 in English) is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the seventh installment in the Kamen Rider Series. The series was broadcast on the Mainichi Broadcasting System from October 17, 1980 to October 3, 1981, lasting 48 episodes. The series was a co-production between Toei and Ishinomori Productions, and was created by Shōtarō Ishinomori.

Story

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

Cast and characters

Shunsuke Takasugi as Kazuya Oki/Kamen Rider Super-1 (沖　一也／仮面ライダースーパー１, Oki Kazuya/Kamen Raidā Sūpā Wan)
Nobuo Tsukamoto as Genjirō Tani (谷源次郎, Tani Genjirō)
Teru Satō (Played as Teruaki Satō (佐藤輝昭, Satō Teruaki)) as Masao Kozuka (Choro) (小塚政夫（チョロ）, Kozuka Masao (Choro))
Yumiko Tanaka as Harumi Kusanami (草波ハルミ, Kusanami Harumi)
Katsuya Hayakawa as Ryō Kusanami (草波良, Kusanami Ryō)
Munemaru Kōda as Master Genkai (玄海老師, Genkai Rōshi): Kazuya's master and practitioner of the Sekishin Shaolin Fist martial arts.
Kenji Nishiyama as Benkei (弁慶, Benkei)
Rieko Nagatsuka as Masako Mizunuma (水沼マサコ, Mizunuma Masako)
Kazunori Tanaka as Daisuke Akita (秋田大助, Akita Daisuke)
Tadaomi Watanabe as Shigeru Matsuoka (松岡シゲル, Matsuoka Shigeru)
Ayumu Iwaki as Mamoru Murayama (村山マモル, Murayama Mamoru)
Moriyuki Ogidō as Takeshi Tanaka (田中タケシ, Tanaka Takeshi)
Izumi Nakamura as Michiru Ishikawa (石川ミチル, Ishikawa Michiru)
Hitoshi Hagiwara as Masaru Ishikawa (石川マサル, Ishikawa Masaru)
Ulf Ōtsuki as Professor Henry (ヘンリー博士, Henrī Hakase)
Shinji Nakae as Narrator

Dogma Kingdom

The Dogma Kingdom (ドグマ王国, Doguma Ōkoku) is a secret extremist organization originating from Dark-Nebula B-26 who are seeking to kill Super-1 and rule the earth with their cyborgs, purging all those deemed unworthy of the utopia.

Akira Shioji as Emperor Terror Macro/Kaiser Crow (帝王テラーマクロ／カイザーグロウ, Teiō Terā Makuro/Kaizā Gurō, 1-23): The leader of the Dogma Kingdom, an ancient looking man who surrounds himself with bodyguards. The bells that hang down under his throne ring to announce his arrival, and also serve as a means of discipline. After General Megirl's failure to destroy Super-1, he transforms into Kaiser Crow to fight him personally, and is destroyed by Super-1 Super Rider Moon Surface Kick.
Toshihiko Miki as General Megirl/Death Buffalo (メガール将軍／死神バッファロー, Megāru Shōgun/Shinigami Baffarō, 1-22): The Dogma Kingdom's only eminent chief, he was a human named Masato Okuzawa (奥沢正人, Okuzawa Masato) until an event five years prior resulted in his joining Dogma. He rides the horse Baraga (バラガ, Baraga) and is a master of the sword. After all his subordinates are killed, he transforms into Death Buffalo to fight Kamen Rider Super-1, and is destroyed by Super-1 Super Rider Spark Kick.
Dogma Bodyguards (ドグマ親衛隊, [1-23] Error: {{nihongo}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 4) (help)): As their name states, they won't let anyone get too close to Terror Macro. They are higher ranks than General Megirl.
Dogma Fighters (ドグマファイター, Doguma Faitā, 1-23): The Dogma Kingdom's foot soldiers. Scientists wear white gowns.

Jin Dogma

After the destruction of the Dogma Kingdom, the Jin Dogma (ジンドグマ, Jin Doguma) organization appeared to take its place in terrorizing Japan.

Kentarō Kachi as Marshal Demon/Satan Snake (悪魔元帥／サタンスネーク, Akuma Gensui/Satan Sunēku, 24-48): The leader of the Jin Dogma, a coldhearted cyborg fighter who praises the glory of cybernetics. After his servants were killed by Kamen Rider Super-1, he transformed into Satan Snake to fight Kamen Rider Super-1. He was destroyed by Super-1 with the Lightning Sword (稲妻電光剣, Inazuma Denkōken).
Yuki Yoshizawa as Princess Yōkai/Satan Doll (妖怪王女／サタンドｰル, Yōkai Ōjo/Satan Dōru, 24-46): Wearing a butterfly mask, she has no interest in Jin Dogma's affairs. She was destroyed by Super-1's Super Rider Horizon Kick.
Hiroo Kawarazaki as Commander Onibi/Onibibinba (鬼火司令／オニビビンバ, Onibi Shirei/Onibibinba, 24-46): A quick-tempered character. He was destroyed by Super-1's Super Rider Horizon Kick.
Kazuo Suzuki as Doctor Ghost/Gold Ghost (幽霊博士／ゴールドゴースト, Yūrei Hakase/Gorudo Gōsuto, 24-47): An unusaul figure. He is destroyed by Super Rider's Sky Continual Kick.
Yōko Tōdō as Staff Officer Witch/Majoringa (魔女参謀／マジョリンガ, Majo Sanbō/Majoringa), 24-48): A voluptuous sorceress. Assuming the form of Majoringa, she was destroyed fighting Super-1 with the Lightning Sword while praising Jin Dogma with her last breath.
Jin Fighters (ジンファイター, Jin Faitā, 24-48): The Jin Dogma's footsoldiers who brainwashed and upgraded the Dogma Fighters of the Dogma Kingdom. Footsoldiers have a silver mask and silver lines, and bodyguards have a golden mask and golden lines.

List of episodes

No.	Title	Original airdate