An index piece on the live action Japanese superhero. The early tokusatsu character Kamen Rider was a famous part of Japan's super-hero explosion. The 1971 weekly live action series created by Shotaro Ishinomori became a cultural fixture, living on through sequel movies, video games, and toys. Takeshi Hongo, a college student with a motorcycle becomes an insect-themed crime fighter! Think of it as the progenitor of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers craze in America two decades ago! A contemporary program called Super Sentai was actually the basis for that one. In Japan, however, as with much of the pop culture, novelty's a part of the game. American audiences may develop a decades-long relationship with its super-heroes (like Superman and Batman!), but Japanese superheroes tend to come and go. Wiki says: Kamen Rider 1 (仮面ライダー１号 Kamen Raidā Ichigō?) is a fictional character and main superhero or henshin character featured in Japanese tokusatsu. He first appeared in the tele...